Beauty Starts with Breakfast (includes healthy skin recipe)
Having spent years in Holistic Beauty Therapy and Naturopathy, I can quite confidently say the usual culprit for tricky skin conditions can be found lurking deep inside the gut. Red inflamed skin is a reflection of what's happening inside your body. Conditions like...
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Packing a Healthy School Lunch Box
With the start of another school year upon us, parents are preparing themselves for the routine task of making school lunches. And did you know that over a school year, parents will pack approximately 200 lunch boxes per child!! The lunch box dilemma begins. With a...
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Maximising and Maintaining the Health of Your Gut Bacteria
A recent presentation by Marla Cunningham, a leading naturopath, has shed some fascinating new light on the underground world of our gut microbiome. Here is a takeaway summary of all the need-to-know information that will help you to take better care of your friendly...
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Introducing the Omega 3 Index Score – What’s Yours?
Introducing the Omega 3 Index Score - What’s Yours? Have you ever wondered if you are consuming enough of the essential Omega 3 fats? A survey of 12,000 Australians found that 80% of people were not meeting the recommended daily intake for these healthy, anti...
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Fluoride: A Dangerous Neurotoxin
Key Message: Fluoride is a dangerous neurotoxin Action Point: Install a high-quality water filter to help eliminate or reduce the amount of fluoride that you are exposed to on a daily basis Since the 1940’s, the introduction of fluoridation (the process of adding...
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Endometriosis and Your Body
Did you know that 5-15% of women at childbearing age worldwide are affected by endometriosis? What is endometriosis? Endometriosis is a condition where uterine tissue, or endometrium is ‘misplaced’ and grows in patches on sites outside of the uterus causing pain,...
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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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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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Why is My Child So Tired – Part 2
Why is my child so tired all the time – Part 2 of 2 This is a second part of our series on the topic of why your child is so tired. In Part 1 we discussed iron deficiency, food sensitivities, and refined sugar intake. Make sure you read Part 1 and don't miss out on...
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Keto for Epilepsy
How we used food as therapy for our daughter What first got me interested in Nutrition was that I really wanted to help people heal themselves and I never knew how much my knowledge would really come in to need for my family. My daughter was diagnosed with a sudden...
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Why is My Child So Tired – Part 1
Why is my child so tired all the time – Part I of II Have you ever stopped to wonder why your child is rubbing their eyes so often? Complaining of being tired? Lack of energy, crying and not enthusiastic about the day? Children become tired for a number of reasons....
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Is the Flu Vaccine the Only Option for you this Winter?
Is the Flu Vaccine the only option? 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...
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GREAT AND AFFORDABLE ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO IN THE SUMMER
Summer is a wonderful time of year. It's a time for gathering loved ones, creating new memories with family and having fun. To give you a boost of inspiration, we've listed some top summer fun activities for children and you to partake in that aren't only fun, but...
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Are There Toxic Oils in Your Kitchen?
Did you know that oils such as corn, rapeseed (source of canola oil), soybean, cottonseed, safflower seed oils were only introduced into the Western diet in the 1900s? And are these oils ok to use or are they toxic? These oils were originally byproducts of the soap...
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What is your Gut Flora doing while your Baby is Developing?
Did you know your gut composition changes from the time before you fall pregnant, to the third trimester of pregnancy? Your gut flora in the first trimester is similar to that of non-pregnant females. By the third trimester the gut flora becomes dysbiotic. A study by...
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A Test You Need to Know About for Hormonal Health
The Precision Analytical Dutch hormone test has an adrenal component, a sex hormone component, or a combination. Here I’m referring to the adrenal component. This is a test for HPA-D, which stands for hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis dysfunction. In order to get...
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Research shows Chemicals can cause Early Menopause
What is an Endocrine Disrupting Chemical? 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...
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Bisphenol A in your body: How it got there and how to Minimise your Exposure
The common plastic additive bisphenol A has been getting a lot of attention lately. It’s a hormone disruptor that can be found in almost everybody, and animal studies have linked it to breast and prostate cancer, and infertility. In April of 2008, the National...
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ARE PETS GOOD FOR YOUR CHILDREN?
Are you considering introducing a pet into family life? It can be a big step, and it can feel daunting if you have children. If you've been wondering if pets are actually good for children, then the good news is, yes they are! Discover the top five reasons why having...
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The Hidden Health Hazards in your Kitchen: Cookware to Avoid
Most of us spend a lot of money buying nutritious food. But when it comes to health and wellbeing, what we cook with is just as important as the food we eat. The Perils of Non-stick Cookware Certain kinds of kitchenware can discharge toxic fumes and chemicals...
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