Having a baby is a time of excitement as you prepare for the enormous life changes that are ahead of you. It is a time in life when everything needs to be adjusted: your work, your relationships and your purse strings! Incorporating massage into your life during this time of change can be a great…
Learn how to restore your gut flora and improve your health! You may have heard all the hype lately about gut health but do you know why it’s so important? One of the guts most important jobs is to act as a storage site for friendly bacteria. For every human cell there is 10 microbes…
I have been doing a fair bit of research lately on trace minerals, these minerals which are only needed in small amounts are becoming more and more absent from our diet. We don’t get the volume of minerals we used to from our food, this is largely because our soil is so over farmed that…
easles is a highly contagious disease; it is caused by direct contact and through the air. Approximately 90% of people who come into contact with the virus will contract measles. It seems that every few years we have a measles outbreak and there have been 26 cases of measles in NSW since 1st January 2015, so…
Coconut oil has been a topic of discussion since a study came out in June of 2017 questioning its safety. The study comes as a shock to people who have regarded coconut oil as a healthy alternative. Given its high saturated fat content, it’s no wonder why the American Heart Association warns against it. However,…
Auto Immune Disease occurs when the bodies immune system dysfunctions. There are ways in which symptoms can be managed, easing inflammation and calming the overactive immune response. There are 4 key areas to focus upon when embarking toward a supplement plan for reducing Immune Dysfunction. Gut Health – as 70% of our immune system is in the gut,…
There are more than 90 autoimmune diseases ranging from common to very rare. 5% of the Australian public have been diagnosed with at least one of these conditions and autoimmune diseases are on the increase. Rheumatic, endocrinological and gastrointestinal diseases such as ulcerative colitis are increasing at the fastest rate. (1) Everyone has their own…
If you suffer from IBS, autoimmune diseases, sinusitis, migraines, bloating, chronic fatigue or any inflammatory condition then the Hair Test for 500 items may be just what you are looking for. All of these conditions can be exacerbated by foods, which the body is reacting to. You do not necessarily need to be having an obvious…
As a Naturopath I have tried it all! I was a vegetarian for 5 years, I’ve been paleo, nut free, gluten free, dairy free! But, I had never done a fast. In all honesty it scared me a little. When I was in my early twenties and I was one of those girls who didn’t…
In my time working with people who have autoimmune diseases there is one thing I have found which seems to be a common theme. Many of my clients test positive to allergies such as mould, dust mites, grass and pollen. These people are sensitive! Sensitive to smells, sounds, chemicals, gluten, dairy, mosquito bites, grass, mould…