The Secrets To Fasting Fasting is as old as time with many religions practicing fasting; Christianity, Islam and Buddhism! Our ancestors would fast at times when food was scarse, so it just occurred naturally. Many of us have heard the term fasting and may cringe just...
Mental Health
5 Simple Health Tips Post Easter!
5 Simple Health Tips Post Easter Break! Feeling a bit sluggish after over-indulging this Easter? Don’t worry, we are too! Whether it be the late nights, busy days, alcohol consumption or copious amount of chocolate contributing to your post-holiday fatigue, here are 5...
Reversing Alzheimer’s Dementia
Dr Dale Bredesen is showing us how his current scientific research is reversing of Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia.
You have access to one of only two Bredesen Protocol trained practitioners here in Adelaide to start you on your journey to health.
Overmethylation: what is it and how does it work?
METHYLATION What Is It? Let's avoid getting too technical: simply put, methylation makes things happen in your body. Methylation adds a methyl group to our DNA, and in doing so is responsible for many biochemical activities in the body, which effect our energy levels,...
Improve Your Health Through Breath Work & Meditation
If you have had trouble meditating before – or are simply put off by the idea of trying to meditate – this practical opportunity will introduce a range of simple but powerful techniques. Then you can choose what works best for you. Our team at Natural Health Medicine...
Lose a Stress Size with Meditation Classes
Lose a Stress Size with Meditation Classes Besides your diet, exercise and sleep, managing stress is a must! If the food you eat is the fuel that keeps your body functioning, meditation is fuel that helps you manage your mind. And yes, meditation can help you losing a...
LIFESTYLE MEDICINE
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...
Fasting For Renewal Of Life
Fasting For Renewal Of Life This is the title of a book by Herbert Shelton written decades ago. When my initial interest started in health, fasting is one of the first things I had come across but at the time it sounded too severe and seemed to be an unacceptable...
Rethinking Our Love Affair With COFFEE
Rethinking Our Love Affair With COFFEE When it comes to coffee, we really do love it, its got so much going for it - it socially connects us to others, its easily accessible, its got that "nurturing" quality about it, it can give us a hit of energy and these qualities...
ADDICTION RECOVERY – Practical Advise!
Addictions Addictions are becoming a major issue and whilst one of the key elements to recovery is, ones genuine want to stop and for their lives to change, there are some still some potholes that can interfere with ones recovery and rehab centres for many have not...
ENERGY DRINKS – The Dangers For Students!
ENERGY DRINKS - The Dangers For Students! "Increased alcohol consumption, non-medical prescription drug use, and illicit drug use are associated with energy drink consumption among college students" ! This is what has been revealed by the journal for addiction...
10 Tips To Set Up Toddlers For Good Eating
10 Tips To Set Up Toddlers For Good Eating Due to our fast-paced lifestyles and the convenience of fast and processed foods, setting up our toddlers for good eating habits is becoming increasingly difficult. In order provide our toddlers with all of the nutrients they...
Constipation : Gut Works
Constipation When you are constipated what happens to your body's waste products? They stay in your body longer when they really need to be eliminated. This is the single largest route for toxin and waste removal so getting things moving well should always be a top...
The Power of Retreats – Meditation
The Power of Retreats - Meditation When it comes to changing habits, particularly those related to our health, nothing is more motivating or inspiring than going on a retreat. Whether it be a weekend, or week long, retreats have all the components us humans need to...
Beyond-Autism-ADHD-Aspergers
Beyond-Autism-ADHD-Aspergers Autistc Spectrum Disorders (ASD), include autism, regressive autism, Aspergers and any pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), all of which are characterised as , neurodevelopmental disorders which include...
Shopping List for HEALTHY EATING!
Healthy - eating If you are trying to move to healthy eating patterns, one of the most important places to start is in the kitchen. You must have all your ingredients to be able to throw things together, you also need to allocate a little time each week, to being on...
Health : The Balancing Act!
Health One of the most confusing questions may be - what should I do, or what do I have to do for my health, or to become healthy? It seems we spend much time and plenty of money to find our health, but are our efforts all in vain? Where do we lose our way and when...
Depression
Depression If you have struggled most of your life with depression, been on an antidepressant for as long as you can remember, find it difficult to find joy in anything, feel tired more often than not, then maybe its time to take a closer look at your biochemistry!...
Anxiety, Depression and the MTHFR Connection!
Anxiety, Depression and the MTHFR Connection! Recently there has been a lot of press around mood issues such as anxiety and depression and the possibility, that the cause is connected to a genetic mutation, of the MTHFR gene (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase). This...
Insomnia – Sleep Issues!
Insomnia When it comes to sleeping well, many of us are just not getting what we need, both quality and quantity! If you feel tired and wired or just like you could do with a bit more energy, taking a close look at your "sleep hygiene" is a must. Poor sleep, can...
Mindfulness-Meditation-3
Mindfulness Meditation-3 If you don't know what mindfulness meditation is then come along and experience it. Research shows meditation aids in building muscle mass, so add these sessions as part of your exercise routine this year. The added bonus is mindfulness...
Australian Healthy Eating – Seasonal Produce
Australian Healthy Eating - Seasonal Produce Eating with the seasons, is an aspect of Australian Healthy Eating nearly forgotten! We can access tomatoes and cucumbers all year rounds, even though these foods, only grow naturally, in summer. Taking the lead and...
Healthy Food: What Are “Whole Foods”?
Whole Foods We hear the word "whole foods" a lot, but do you actually know what this means? Whole foods, are foods which have not been altered from the state they have been found in nature. They haven't been refined or processed. They are a healthy food, because they...
ELEVATED HOMOCYSTEINE – a heart health risk, have you had your levels checked?
Homocysteine - elevated levels, a heart health risk! Most of us know or have heard about cholesterol levels and their relationship to our cardiovascular system, but few of us have any idea about the importance of homocysteine levels. What is homocysteine? Homocysteine...
Are You Hosting Parasites?
Are parasites causing illness and pain in your body? It sounds extreme, but parasites in humans are more common than you might think. You don’t need to travel in the wilds of South America to pick one up. Parasites can be found and contracted anywhere and not just...
Food Intolerance and the Health of Your Gut
Food Intolerances or Allergies? What do we mean by food intolerance? When nuts, dairy, soy, wheat, yeast and gluten are making you bloated, giving you gut pain, diarrhoea, wind, heart burn or you generally don't feel well and are fatigued you may well have an...
A Natural Approach to Managing Depression
"It was like I was trapped in a hole with a broken leg - and I still thought I could get out on my own and be fine." This description came from one of our clients, Karen (name changed for privacy). It describes how she felt when trying to lose weight while also...
6 Ways Meditation Helps Create Positive Change
If you want to change something about your health or life (e.g. lose weight, relieve a chronic illness, reduce the stress in your life, etc.) then it means that what you are doing now isn’t working for you. It’s time to look at new ways of doing things. Making major...
Vitamin D – The Little Vitamin That Could
Vitamin D There was once a little vitamin called D, who got pushed around by the big A, B and C vitamins. Nobody thought little vitamin D was useful. Even little vitamin D. But thanks to a large number of independent studies, it was discovered that little vitamin D...
Elevated Histamine Levels Cause Undermethylation
UNDERMETHYLATION Obsessive-compulsive disorder, seasonal depression (SAD) or allergies, defiance, perfectionism. These are just some of the traits that can be related to undermethylation – which may be a result of elevated histamine levels. While slightly elevated...
Being driven to achieve – is there a better way to success?
Do you really need to be so driven? Many of us feel the need to be driven or feel like there is never enough time – to push hard towards our goals - in order to succeed. But can you imagine achieving your goals without having to push so hard? Breath Work and...
Pyroluria could be the cause of your emotional or behavioural issues
Do you have emotional or behavioural issues? It may be more biochemical than you realize. If you are dealing with depression and anxiety, along with issues such as, pessimism, emotional lability, impulsivity, poor stress tolerance, easily fatigued, then it may be more...
