What is Your Environment Doing to Your Fertility?
Did you know that exposure to many products we consume and come into contact with daily cause fertility and health issues? As our lives become more convenient and fast paced, the increased exposure to many chemicals and toxins in our environment has a huge impact on...
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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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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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Vitamin D vs The Flu Vaccine – Is There a Stand out Winner?
With the government promoting the flu vaccine and pharmacies offering it for the price of an entree at a restaurant, is there evidence for using the flu vaccination for flu prevention? And is there similar evidence available for humble vitamin D, a known immune...
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Androgen Deficiency – One for the Men!
It’s time for me to write about men’s stuff – I must apologise, as I tend to overlook the blokes in my business to help women! I am seeing more and more men in clinic with undiagnosed androgen deficiency, which affects about one in 200 men under 60 years of age....
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Men’s Health Week 2018
June 1st kicks off Men’s Health Month, to bring awareness to the challenges men face in life. Men on average have shorter life spans than women, as women are more likely to visit their doctor regularly. The purpose of International Men’s Health Week is to heighten...
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Is Your Tupperware Container Giving You Hell?
After attending a seminar on Female Hormonal Disorders I delved into the current research into plastics and the chemicals found in them. The World Health Organisation calls them endocrine-disrupting chemicals and in 2012 stated “disease risk from EDC’s may be...
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Research shows Chemicals cause Early Menopause
An endocrine disrupting chemical is a chemical found outside the body that mimics or alters the endocrine (hormone) system and causes health problems in a person, their offspring and even future generations. Endocrine disrupters exert their effect at levels far below...
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How Does your Weight Weigh up on the Fertility Scale?
Are you struggling to maintain a healthy weight range, and fall pregnant? Many women are either over or under weight while planning for pregnancy. Maintaining your weight within a healthy range optimizes your chance of successful conception. Being overweight or being...
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Do you Want To Know How to Eat for Endometriosis?
Do you experience: Moderate to severe pelvic pain? Cramping that begins before your period and is associated with lower back pain and abdominal pain? Pain during intercourse, bowel movements or urination? Infertility or delayed conception? These are all symptoms of...
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Are You Having Miscarriages and Don’t Know Why?
Do you experience any of the following symptoms? If so then there might be an answer to your "unexplained" miscarriages. Rapid heart rate/ palpitations Fatigue Weight loss or gain Diarrhoea Dry skin Hair loss Excessive sweating/ Intolerance to the cold Spontaneous...
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Do You Want to Reduce Your Allergies?
Do you suffer from eczema, sinus or fatigue or bloating? Then you may be experiencing an allergy or have a reaction to something in your environment or your diet. Which symptom picture are you? Symptoms vary from person to person and can affect many body systems. You...
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Are you a super ‘busy’ woman, mum or business woman?
Every woman deserves to thrive and feel brilliant. That's our motto at Studio You, and it's also Annette's motto at Herpreneur. So, I was delighted to be interviewed on the Herpreneur Lifestyle podcast. We talk about how adrenal fatigue plays havoc on our health, and...
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Fussy Kids Eating Survival Guide
My kids won't eat greens!' ...'How can I get my toddler to try vegetables?’ Does this sound familiar? Do you have fussy kids, or are they simply unwilling to try new foods? The younger years are crucial for setting up good eating habits for children but it's also the...
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Adaptogens – the Game Changer Your Adrenals Need!
Taking care for your adrenals is the key to optimal health so today I’m sharing my favourite herbs to support adrenal health. These are adaptogenic herbs, which mean they increase the ability of your body to withstand stress. They have a balancing effect and support...
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How to Optimise Male Fertility
At Studio You we see a lot of clients who are looking to fall pregnant and women are usually the ones that put up their hand to start the ball rolling with preconception health care. But did you know you can also optimise male fertility? Preconception care offers an...
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Feel Bloated but You Don’t Know Why? Find Out now
SIBO stands for small intestinal bowel overgrowth which we are seeing more and more frequently in the clinic. SIBO means the bacteria from the large intestine, or colon, migrates up into the small intestine and begins to create overgrowths. The most common symptom of...
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Healthy food staples every family needs in their pantry
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 subscribe...
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