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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Find Out How To Reduce The Risk of Eczema by Almost 50%
Key Message: Probiotics can reduce eczema Action Point: Talk to your naturopath about the most suitable supplement for you A study published last month has showed astounding results for mums and bubs alike. The incidence of childhood eczema is high with almost one in...
read moreNurture your baby: Nurture your microbiome
Key message: Gut health is an important factor in the wellbeing of mothers and their babies. Researchers have discovered that gut health starts as early as in the womb, and can be influenced by factors including diet during pregnancy, medicines given in the first few...
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Exactly How Does your Gut Health Affect your Fertility?
Gut health is a buzzword for a reason. Your gut is the largest neuron containing surface area inside your body and is constantly exposed to food and bacteria from the outside world. The gut is commonly known as “your second brain”. Consisting of a network of...
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Vaginal Seeding and Cesarean Section Delivery
The process of vaginal seeding is becoming a significant feature in some delivery rooms. The procedure currently involves incubating a piece of gauze in the mothers vagina prior to her c-section birth. Immediately after birth the baby’s mouth, face and body are...
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A Pain in the Butt? Inflammatory Bowel Disease 101
What is inflammatory bowel disease? IBD is a term used to describe conditions associated with chronic inflammation of the digestive system. It’s thought IBD is caused by immune system malfunction, and maybe more common in people with family history of the disease. ...
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How to Stay Healthy through Winter
Winter is certainly not everyone’s favourite time of year. With colder days, longer nights and a higher prevalence of seasonal chills and sniffles, it’s a period during which many of us can end up feeling drained and worn out. However, a seasonal slump is not...
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5 Reasons Breastfeeding is a Nutritious Option for your Baby
Breastfeeding - how long should you breastfeed for? What are the benefits for my child? Not all women can breastfeed and this is OK too, there are alternatives for you and your child, to allow your baby to obtain rich nutrients to grow. Horta et al (2015) showed...
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How to Choose a Sunscreen for your Family
The weather is heating up and we are all heading outdoors to spend some time in the sun. However, with the skin cancer rate so high in Australia, we definitely need to be concerned with sun protection. Aside from covering up with sun safe clothing and seeking shade,...
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Our Favourite Cough Remedies
We would love to share with you some of our favourite herbs and nutrients we are using at the moment for this awful flu season. We are seeing many of our patients relapsing with acute infections not just once but up to three times! And the cough that is associated...
read more4 Common Skin Conditions (Blackheads, Whiteheads, Congestion & Cystic Acne)
Blackheads Blackheads are open comedones, where the pore of the skin is filled with sebum that has oxidized (like the way an apple turns brown after a while of cutting it). Usually black heads are caused by an overproduction of uncontrolled oil, improper cleansing,...
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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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Is SIBO Causing Your Digestive Discomfort?
Do you suffer from symptoms of nausea, flatulence, post-meal bloating, cramping, diarrhoea and/or constipation? Have you tried all the go-to treatments and seen little improvement in your symptoms? Or perhaps your symptoms have even been made worse after common...
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How can I help my PMS symptoms?
What is PMS? Most women suffer from some form of pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) at some point in their cycle. But did you know that 8-20% of women seek medical help for these symptoms? You might hear people ask what PMS is or women discussing many different...
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Healthy food staples every family needs in their kitchen
Kinderlings Kids Radio is family-friendly kids radio for children and their grown-ups and I was delighted to be invited on their show with Shevonne Hunt to discuss what healthy food staples every family needs in their pantry? Listen to the episode below and...
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What are the Natural Medicine Alternatives to Pain Medication?
Pain is a common and complex condition with chronic pain affecting in 1 in 5 Australians. Unfortunately pain medications, such as opioids, can be addictive. Plus, long term usage of Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as Nurofen carries the risk of...
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Get the scoop on Natural Sunscreens
After the last few days of beautiful weather I started thinking about how to protect my skin, yet still enjoy the sunshine. I love summer and feel so alive after a day at the beach, with the sand in my toes and sun on my face! So, to find out what a natural sunscreen...
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When seconds count…..baby and child CPR and first aide
When seconds count, you need to be able to recall your CPR and First Aid training. All too often, when someone you love (especially your child) is sick or injured, panic overrides everything you have learned. You may have been taught the theory, but how do you put it...
read moreLove Your Liver And Improve Your PCOS
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) affects many different areas of a woman’s body and health, not only her ovaries as the name might suggest. The liver may be one of these other areas. Women with PCOS are more likely to experience what’s known as Nonalcoholic Fatty...
read moreModern Day Mothers and their Stone Age Babies
I have been studying Infant Sleep Consultancy over the last 3 months and have delved into dozens of parenting books as well as what the research has to say about this confusing topic. As a mother of a 20 month old who never slept through until 14 months, I often...
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