Most of us are told we need calcium for strong, healthy bones when we are growing up but other than that we may not give our skeleton much thought (until it starts to cause us some problems). Ensuring that my clients are minimising their risk of osteoporosis as they age
Happiness is something we all strive for but sometimes struggle to find. For most of us, there will be times when we feel a bit sad or “flat”, lacking in energy and motivation or feeling a bit at odds with the world. For some of us this may extend to
If you have decided to seek help with your health issues from a naturopath or functional medicine practitioner you have made a decision to invest in your health. So it’s only natural that you would want to make sure you get the best return on your investment that you can.
More and more I am seeing men in my naturopathic clinic. It’s just wonderful to see men showing an interest in their health and particularly an interest in taking care of themselves through the food they eat and the lifestyles they adopt. In other words showing an interest in restorative
I’ve written previously about the benefits of eating seasonally so I won’t go into them again. Suffice to say that, the more you adopt food choices that reflect the season, the better for your wallet, the environment, your taste buds and your health. (If you want to know more, read
Do you find yourself dipping into the biscuit barrel, reaching for the “charity chocolates” or mindlessly eating lollies while you work? If you do, you aren’t alone. I know what it’s like…you have an attack of the munchies and your next meal is a few hours away. Your energy is
Are you in a breakfast rut? Same thing every day….coffee and a cigarette, toast and vegemite, cornflakes or even nothing at all? Are you wondering if this might not be doing your health any favours? One of the key areas I work on with my naturopathic clients is their diet.
“Who has time for breakfast? If I skip itI might gain an extra 10 or 15 minutes in the mornings. I could use that to sleep in or perhaps I would have more time for work. It would be so much easier to bypass that step in my morning routine
AKA “HPA axis dysregulation” First up I want to clarify something. Adrenal fatigue is a bit of a misnomer these days. It is a popular term to represent the effects of feeling stressed or feeling exhausted or burnt out. Sometimes it might be called “adrenal insufficiency” or “adrenal exhaustion”. It
As a naturopath, I want to help you feel better, not just by masking or suppressing symptoms but by getting to the basic triggers or causes of your ill-health. That’s why most of my naturopathic clients find their way to me. They want to understand what might be driving their