Not getting enough fresh fruits and vital greens into your diet? Making sure you eat a variety of healthy, fresh, organic foods is important for weight loss, general health and adds energy and vitality to your days. We understand that keeping a balanced diet can be difficult when you work a busy schedule five days [...]
Unzip the Fat Suit using your mind Many people I see are confused by their relationship with food. I regularly hear people talk about: • yo-yo dieting • using food as a comfort • searching the pantry or fridge when feeling hurt, angry, bored or lonely • regularly wishing they hadn’t eaten so much • [...]
A healthy gut is essential to proper digestion, absorption of nutrients and to protect from invading microbes. However gut flora health expands further than the digestive system. Research is trying to unravel the intricacies involved in the ‘gut–brain–immune’ axis, a term that refers to the communication between the gut, brain and our immune systems. Gut [...]
by Mikaela Duffy It is well known and documented that omega 3 oils are 'essential' fats, meaning they are necessary not only for cell membrane integrity and the entire nervous system, but to help reduce inflammation. Ever increasingly, inflammation is becoming recognised as the main cause of many health conditions and disease states by researchers. [...]
Natural, organic products are certainly changing the way we eat. More and more we are opting for fresh and whole foods, and alternatives to refined sugar and highly processed foods. But as we learn more about how to live the most optimal life we can, it becomes more and more apparent that healthfulness isn’t just [...]
Teflon-coated cookware pervades our domestic lives and our kitchen cupboards with many people in the dark over the health and environmental risks associated with the product. Teflon, a material invented by accident in the post-WWII era, was once lauded in the kitchen convenience-obsessed 20th century for its easy-to-clean, fuss-free properties. The active ingredient in Teflon [...]
Winter is in full-force and for many of us that means hot tea, fuzzy jumpers and extra blankets. It can also mean more time spent indoors, less time spent being active and a case of the “winter blues” when the grey skies and cold winds roll in. The good news is that massage therapy can [...]
In this article I will discuss early development and how boundary ruptures can occur. When they do what can happen. How the nervous system can recover with Somatic Experiencing from trauma which may have occurred in early development. Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a potent method for resolving the effects of trauma, trauma symptoms and relieving [...]
As a qualified Naturopath it is Alex's passion to help his clients achieve optimal health and quality of life. Over the past two years, as part of the awesome Vive Health team, he has helped numerous people living a healthier and happier life. However health is only one of many aspects of a happy life. [...]
By Mikaela Duffy 29 year old Female... (Initial visit - April 2013) Client presented with a lack of regular cycle after coming off Oral contraceptive in January 2013 (taken for 10 years) Initial period at 35 days, then none since (currently 75 days with no sign of bleeding) Recently diagnosed 6mm breast cyst, soon after [...]
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