Dietary fibre & prebiotics are cementing themselves as essential components to long term health & well-being. Science is beginning to confirm that without these dietary inclusions, there may be a considerable detriment to our health & subsequent increases in chronic disease risk. It's a very interesting time in the field of clinical research, especially in [...]
by Megan Crockart | Balancing Nutrition Is salt good or bad for you? Which type of salt is better? These are some of the most common questions I get asked about salt. These days there are so many options out there, it's difficult to know which one is best. Unfortunately, salt has developed a reputation [...]
Galactagogues are a group of medicines or agents that are believed to or have been proven to help breast milk production at the beginning of breast feeding or for the continuation of feeding. Herbs have a long history, in many cultures, of being recommended and used to stimulate breast milk production. Studies have been conducted [...]
What is Dietary Fibre? Dietary fibre is the part in fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, cereals and legumes that is not digestible by humans. It is also known as roughage and passes through the digestive tract and along the way it soaks up toxins and carries them out of the body. Types of Dietary Fibre & [...]
Lets face it, our modern day lives are pretty stressful, they may not appear to be obviously stressful to many of us but boy are we overstimulated. You can only truly recognise this when you step away from everyday life (the noise, sounds, imagery, thoughts etc. etc.) & experience true stillness. In order to maintain our [...]
I’m sure many of us have heard or even tried Slippery Elm before? As a Naturopath it’s one of our secret weapons. It’s a true chameleon in the gut. With the capacity to address a number of common digestive complaints including constipation, loose bowels & reflux. It’s gentle, very easy to incorporate into the daily [...]
People I work with are often very confused about themselves and why they do what they do, for instance continue to smoke, overeat or eat unhealthy foods, feel anxious or get angry. In trying to make sense of this confusion I often see people create quite harsh narratives about why they fail to achieve what [...]
As we all know Omega 3 essential fatty acids are crucial to be included in the human diet. But do you eat fish 3-4 times a week to maintain good levels of these Omega 3’s? Do you have a fish allergy or just don’t want to eat fish? There are other foods that also contain [...]
Medicinal mushrooms are fast becoming a staple supplement in many peoples regimes. To help support wellbeing & vitality as well as successfully treat a myriad of health concerns. Medicinal mushrooms have been utilised in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Over the past few decades a number of clinical studies, [...]
Spices have been traditionally used medicinally for centuries with knowledge handed down generation by generation. They didn’t need scientific studies to know these natural plants worked, they just did. Each plant, seeds, berry and root containing multiple medicinal compounds and oils that exhibit anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant, anti-microbial and anti-allergy action (plus many more!) Now with [...]
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