Our recent retreat at the Tara Hills retreat centre in the Adelaide Hills was nothing short of magical🌟 Nestled among breathtaking natural beauty, we welcomed a wonderful group of women for a transformative experience designed to rejuvenate the body, mind, and soul💚...
Cognitive Concerns? If you're worried about your cognitive function, it's important to assess your current state and potential risks. Common Question: "How does my cognition compare to others my age?" You have two options for testing at our clinic: Option 1: MoCA –...
Below are highlights from a pilot study done on mindfulness meditation in school. These types of studies are so important and hopefully we will see schools across Australia start to prioritise the emotional health of our children. Training children from young in...
As I've delved deeper into understanding my fitness journey over the years, I've realised the importance of assessing my body's needs as I age. Now, at a stage where I'm more invested in my future self, I'm eager to fine-tune my approach. Being able to measure and...
We are always looking at ways to assess, measure and improve our health! I absolutely love this great blog done by Dan Go giving 5 simple tests to check your longevity barometer! He has also included what you can do about improving things, so give these 5 tests a shot...
Do you have skin issues, allergies or autoimmunity? You will benefit from taking a good look at what you are using to clean the house and also on your body! Did you know that chronic skin irritation is mostly caused by synthetic fragrances found in household cleaning...
PAIN MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES Pain is a very common condition. Pain may be anything from a dull ache to a sharp stab and can range from mild to extreme. You may feel pain in one part of your body or it may be widespread. There are two types of pain. ACUTE PAIN – a normal...
Over the last fourteen years, I have been consulting with many clients and come across a large spectrum of different health conditions. One of the most interesting observations has been that whilst we are all at different places with our health, most of us have to pay...
Well according to this study "Long Work Hours Tied to Double the Risk for Recurrent MI" by Batya Swift Yasgur, more than 55 hours per week is too many! For those of you who don't know MI stands for myocardial infarction, otherwise known as a heart attack. The outcome...
Pantry Detox - It's Here! I teamed up with Nabula from Supermarket Swap to create this FREE guide. This is a great way to get started in identifying foods that have nasty additives or chemicals that aren't good for you or your loved ones! Learn what to watch...
I'm sure everyone has experienced warts sometime in their life, but did you know you can eradicate them with natural therapies, particularly zinc - a little old mineral !? What are warts? Warts are rapid growth of the outer layer of the skin leading to raised bumps...
Treating & Understanding Autoimmunity AUTOIMMUNITY - Stop the body's attack on itself! Autoimmunity or autoimmune conditions, relate to diseases (of which there are more than 80), where the immune system is attacking the body's own healthy tissues and cells. This...
Mediterranean Diet on Inflammatory Bowel Disease This study showed for those with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease that a Mediterranean Diet followed for 6 months significantly reduced malnutrition-related parameters and...
Intermittent Fasting - Good or Bad? Like intermittent fasting anyone? I do! This study has shown we may need to consider it further. Eating between 12 pm and 8 pm was compared to eating 3 meals per day and there was a drop in muscle mass in the fasting group!!...
Iron deficiency Nearly everyone knows that iron deficiency causes tiredness and fatigue but it's one of the best kept secrets that iron deficiency causes much more than a tired body! When we are fatigued we are not motivated for a start! But iron deficiency also...
Have you ever wondered how the body detoxifies? One of the primary function of the liver is to detoxify the body of waste products within its Phase I and Phase II detoxification pathways. Phase I and II detoxification Phase I detoxification takes waste products and...
Gut Health Gut Health is key to our overall wellbeing! It seems as though everyone is talking about it, self-prescribing supplements, using fermented foods, often not finding any relief from their symptoms. From the beginning to the end of digestion the gut has it all...
There are lots of Christmas traditions around eating and drinking but we thought we would share one that was shared with us by our client Annie Hughes. How about a traditional Christmas Cake that tastes delicious? This beautiful Christmas cake recipe from Teresa...
Lifestyle Medicine If we where to check the meaning of the word "lifestyle", its defined by the way a person chooses to live, and medicine is defined as anything that is used to treat or prevent disease. Lifestyle medicine has its roots well and truly in naturopathic...
Diabetes Part 1 - the basics According to the Diabetes Australia health report more than 100,000 Australians have developed diabetes in the past year and 280 Australians develop diabetes every day. If that isn’t enough to get your attention, every six seconds a person...
