Are you transitioning from a standard western style diet to eating in a healthier sustainable way? Then read on……. We see a lot of food diaries in our Newcastle naturopathy clinic. If you’ve seen Cody or Cheree, you will know that food plays a big part of your health. It can impact you in…
Histamine intolerance occurs when there is no longer a balance of histamine in the body. It’s not a condition. It is a SIGN of a condition. There can be a build up of histamine or issues with clearing histamine out of the body. Histamine needs to be in the body. It’s used for neurotransmitters, regulates…
Veganuary is a non-profit organisation that promotes a plant-based diet as a way to improve health, and to protect the environment and animals. You can pledge to try a vegan diet for a month. It was initially all about doing this in January however you can do the pledge at any time of the year.…
The term Diverticular disease covers both diverticulosis and diverticulitis. Diverticulosis is the formation of sacs in the bowel wall due to herniation. Diverticulitis is when the diverticular (or the sacs) become infected, causing inflammation, and even perforation of the bowel wall. The symptoms linked with this vary, but include excessive flatulence, bloating, nausea, abdominal pain,…
Gout is a painful condition that usually involves severe pain and swelling of the big toe, and can cause fever, chills and can be a very intense experience that lasts anywhere from one day to two weeks. We know that most cases of gout are due to high levels of uric acid, forming crystals that…