9 Ways to Balance Your Hormones Naturally – Part 2
This is part 2 of our series on 9 ways to Balance Your Hormones Naturally. If you missed Part 1 of the series on hormone health, you can read it here. Hormone health really is the most important aspect of a woman's health! In Part 2, I will discuss the research on...
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9 Ways to Balance Your Hormones Naturally – Part 1
This is a 3 part series, this is part 1 of 9 ways to balance your hormones naturally. Did you know that your hormones are the main driver of your body? Hormone health is the most important aspect of a woman's health. The power of your hormones affects mood, weight,...
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Could Taking Vitamin D Help you Lose Weight?
Key message: Taking vitamin D supplements can aid weight loss in obese and overweight people who are deficient in the vitamin. Action point: Check your vitamin D levels with your health practitioner and then use this trusty app to track your vitamin D...
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SCHOOL HOLIDAY IDEAS
When it comes to the school holidays, it can often feel daunting to find activities to do every day with your children and not leave them feeling bored. If you need a little inspiration, then check out this list of different affordable summer activities for you and...
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Why is Zinc Important for Fertility?
Why is Zinc so important? Zinc is important for the body for many functions such as smell and taste, a strong immune system, to break down of carbohydrates, cell growth and division. Zinc is important for preconception as well as throughout pregnancy for the healthy...
read moreThe Toxic Effects of Glyphosate Found in our Food
Glyphosate is the most commonly used herbicide in the world. With that in mind, the next sentence will sober your right up. In 2015 glyphosate’s toxic classification was upgraded by the World Health Organisation from “possibly” to “probably carcinogenic to humans”....
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What You Need to know about Subclinical hypothyroidism and PCOS
Did you know thyroid issues are more common in women who have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) than in women who don’t? According to the Rotterdam criteria, 5-10% of women of reproductive age will have PCOS. Thyroid disorders and PCOS are two of the most common...
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TIPS TO HAVE CALMER CHILDREN
There’s no denying it, children are stressful, but of course, that doesn’t mean we love them any less. However, wouldn’t it be nice if they were a little bit calmer? Yes of course! Thankfully, we’ve put together some tips for mums and dads on how to have calmer...
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How To Prevent & Treat Urinary Tract Infections
How Common is a UTI? Urinary tract infections are 50 times more common in women than men and it's estimated that 20% of women are affected by UTI's at some time during their lives. Many of these women will also experience recurrent episodes of UTI throughout their...
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Discover how Superfoods can increase your Sperm Quality
Hey men, have you ever thought about the term “you are what you eat”? Well this term is also true for healthy production of sperm and sperm quality. Sperm typically takes 74 days to be produced in the testes. In fact, it takes a total of three months to form a mature...
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TIPS FOR FUSSY EATERS
When you have a fussy eater it can often feel like a lot to contend with, but don't worry, there are some tips that can help make mealtimes more bearable. Below we list some top tips for fussy eaters. You often find most children go through a phase of fussy eating, so...
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What’s Holding You Back From Reaching Your Weightloss Goals?
Weightloss is a complex area and involves many drivers such as inflammation, poor sleep and stress. Have you ever noticed that your body weight stays relatively stable - if not a little higher than what we feel is comfortable? Most people in clinic say to me “if I...
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Five Essential Foods for Your Liver
Would you ignore an alarm in a building, or your iPhone not working correctly? Well, our bodies are similar; they give us warning bells to let us know that its in dire need of a clean up and support. Toxins invade our body every day from heavy metals, organic...
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Your 5 Step Guide to Cupping Therapy
1. What is Cupping Therapy? Cupping Therapy is an ancient treatment that employs the localised use of negative pressure, creating a vacuum to promote healing. Cupping uses controlled suction to open up muscle tissue and vastly increase local circulation of blood and...
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Foods to Eat and Foods to Avoid in Pregnancy
Before you become pregnant, and during your pregnancy, the health of your unborn child is essential for their future. Pregnancy nutrition is absolutely critical - not only to keep mum well but to protect the health of her baby. A nutrient dense diet during pregnancy...
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How does pregnancy change your gut health?
Pregnancy causes many changes to your body, such as hormonal fluctuations, the production of milk, increase in blood volume, and immunological, metabolic and microbial changes in the gut microbiome. These changes are essential to your body to create the perfect...
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What you need to know about Toxoplasmosis and Pregnancy
Do you know toxoplasmosis in pregnancy is caused by a parasite, which can affect your unborn baby? Toxoplasmosis is an infection that a third of the worlds population currently have, and is caused by the parasite toxoplasma gondii. Most people - and women who are not...
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A Tagine to Boost Your Mood & Reduce your Inflammation
Turmeric, saffron & ginger chicken tagine with preserved lemons, Sicilian olives and zesty greens This is a classic Moroccan tagine dish that I have tweaked and added to in order to enhance its medicinal and nutritional properties. I love cooking food that nourishes...
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Vaginal Seeding – to Seed or not to Seed?
When a baby is born it travels through the birth canal and vagina, it is exposed to many different bacteria present there. Studies have suggested bacteria passed from your vaginal canal to your baby helps to develop a healthy immune system. If your baby is born via...
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Our Best Healthy Lunch Hacks
Like everyone else, some days we struggle with our food but most often it's getting a healthy lunch on the table. It's usually a situation of either; not enough time, or not enough organisation. Buying lunch everyday is an expensive habit and you can never be sure...
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