Articles | gut health | Nutrition | recipes
High protein cookies (a little sweetness)
This recipe with high protein and fibre chickpea cookies feed you and your microbiome, keeping you satisfied and feeling great
Diabetes Type 2, a scourge of the modern world: are Ultra-processed foods to blame?
Ultra-processed foods may be to blame for the rise in chronic disease even in younger people. Think Diabetes type 2, cardiovascular disease, cancers in people in their 30s and 40s. How can we shift the intended addiction?
Sarcopenia – the ageing risk you DON’T hear about so much
Muscles age like bones do – and if you don’t know to build your strength, you could be at risk of Sarcopenia (muscle loss).
Vitamin B6 in the headlines; are you at risk?
To ‘B’ or not to ‘B’ Recent coverage on the ABC reported a case of a 73 year old woman, an ex emergency physician, who was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy from exposure to Vit B6 over a 2 year period. She had been taking 2 tablets daily of Bioceuticals Ultra Muscleze which would provide a…
Articles | Cardiovascular health | Health | Herbal Medicine | honey | recipes | vinegar
Medicinal Herbal Preparation – OXYMELS
There are multiple health benefits of the traditional medicine vinegar-honey combinations called Oxymels – and how you can make them at home.
Why be concerned about those tablets that keep your reflux at bay?
One of the things that can stop working so well in our bodies is our digestion – and heartburn can get REALLY uncomfortable REALLY regularly. Take the problem to your GP and you’ll probably come out with a prescription for a PPI (some brand of a family of drugs called Proton Pump Inhibitor). This class…
CHRONIC PAIN Part 2: How Naturopathic and Complementary medicine may help you
Persistent chronic pain is debilitating. Find ways to manage without the side effects of drugs. Natural Therapies can help
CHRONIC PAIN Part 1: I’m regularly in pain – but my GP just says “You’re getting old – there’s nothing to fix that” or “you’re on the highest dose of medication your body can handle’
Chronic pain is debilitating, especially when you feel like you’ve got to the end of the line. But wait, there’s more help available
Perimenopause may happen earlier than you think: the ‘swinging’ hormones at it again!
It might be perimenopause, not a nervous breakdown or post-COVID stress and disruption. Naturopathic approaches may help you sort this out and feel heaps better.
Travel tips for the holiday season
Travel tips to keep you alert and flexible to get to your destination with minimum stress and fatigue
Don’t just “diet” – tune your food to your body’s needs
Reflections on food to enhance wellbeing and avoid ultraprocessed foods. You rely on basic nutrients to fuel your mind and body. What do you need for your situation?
Walnuts help ADD (and psychological maturation! wow, really??) in teens
Healthy food helps your whole self, not just your body, as this research on the benefits of walnuts for ADD in teenagers shows. Who would have thought!!!! Every clinician should recommend a handful of walnuts 3 times a week for every teenager to boost their Omega-3 levels. It’s a small, no-side-effects dosage to get a…