A common question in-store is: “I’d like to start taking a protein powder - what should I be looking for?” Whether you’re supporting training goals, recovering from illness, managing appetite or simply trying to meet your daily requirements, a well-chosen protein powder can be a practical and versatile addition to your daily routine. With options ranging [...]
Requests for a “good daily probiotic supplement” come up frequently - often from people without specific symptoms, but with a general interest in supporting their microbiome. We’ve all heard how beneficial probiotics can be, so it’s a reasonable question - and one that opens the door to a more thoughtful and nuanced conversation about what [...]
What is better for you? Smoothies or juicing? This is a question I have been asked many times over the years. There are some positives and negatives to both so let’s look and compare the two Smoothies Juicing You get the whole fruit and can bulk it up with many different types of protein powders, [...]
Life commitments can be overwhelming. Unfortunately, stress is part of everyone`s life, but the good news is that there are plenty of tools to deal with it. Support your gut Gut and brain communicate with each other. Thus, a healthy gut is essential for your mental health. Focus on wholefood, including plenty of veggies and [...]
Every time we eat a bunch of sugar or something that is high in carbohydrates we get a rush of glucose into our bloodstream which signals to our pancreas to release insulin to tell the cells to let the glucose in and signals to the liver to store the sugar and not make any more. [...]
Naturopathic Approaches for Improving Skin Health: Holistic Strategies for Healthy Aging Our Naturopath Melinda Muston works extensively with skin health, bringing her holistic and individualised approach to every consult. Skin health is intrinsically linked with overall health, and when each body system is functioning optimally this encourages healthy glowing skin. Melinda, and Mun-Yee (Acupuncturist) are [...]
What is gluten? Gluten is the protein portion of a number of grains. Commonly these are wheat, rye, spelt, kamut and barley. Especially sensitive individuals, including those with Coeliac Disease, will need to avoid standard oats as well due to contamination, being that they are commonly processed along the same lines as gluten containing products. [...]
Eczema also known as atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin. It can cause extreme itching, discomfort and lesions on the skin. Eczema seems to be on the rise, affecting 20% of people worldwide with the majority living in industrialised countries such as Australia and New Zealand. Eczema typically looks like [...]
Clinical Nutritionist Megan Crockart is reviving her much loved 4 Week Detox Program! You can choose to do this in person or online. This is a 1:1 program not a group program. What to expect: In Person Package – Valued at $360 Discounted price $280: Full initial consultation with detailed health history – [...]
Vitamin A appears to be one of the least known vitamins. Everyone knows of it, but not what it does and how important it is. Many people think that beta-carotene is “vitamin A”. It’s not technically vitamin A but is a precursor that gets changed into the body into vitamin A via several chemical processes. [...]
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