Guiding Principles for Treating Menopause

Guiding Principles for Treating Menopause

Have you got a ‘Diet Mindset'? The word 'diet' actually just means food that you eat! In our modern world, it's become a term that conjures up feelings of deprivation, starvation and punishment promising more than what can be delivered in the long term but useful in...

PCOS’s and the Insulin Factor

PCOS’s and the Insulin Factor

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Polycystic ovaries (PCO) and Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) are reproductive issues.  PCO is defined by multiple cystic growths on the ovaries, whereas PCOS is a syndrome that mimics the same symptoms as PCO but without the...

Lifestyle Medicine

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...

Diabetes explained…

Diabetes explained…

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...

Treating Menopause with Accupuncture

Treating Menopause with Accupuncture

Menopause can be a difficult subject to broach. Its not a topic of open conversation for most women, so many will suffer in silence. Standard medical treatment options involve Hormone Replacement Therapy, but what if this is not an option for you? Women are told there...

THYROID – Are You Undiagnosed?

THYROID – Are You Undiagnosed?

Thyroid - Are you undiagnosed? Have you really had your thyroid checked? It's quite common to have your thyroid checked as part of the standard, routine tests, yet usually the only check made to assess thyroid status is the hormone known as Thyroid Stimulating Hormone...

Depression

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!

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...

A Natural Approach to Managing Depression

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, Betsy (name changed for privacy). It describes how she felt when trying to lose weight while also feeling...