How many different foods do you eat every day, on average? It is recommended we eat at least 30 different foods per day. The world has over 50,000 edible plants, but just three of them, rice, corn and wheat, provide 60% of the world’s energy...
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“It might take a year, it might take a day, but what’s meant to be will always find its way” Unknown I believe one of the reasons people develop burnout and mental depletion is because we have more outputs than inputs. A couple of years before I...
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Vitamin C gets all the publicity as the captain of the immune-enhancing ship, because it is essential for a properly functioning immune system. Multiple cells which comprise our immune system utilise vitamin C to perform their tasks. Vitamin C is...
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“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” Hippocrates. Traditional Medicine was developed over generations within various countries/continents of the world before the era of modern medicine. It stems from a natural and holistic view...
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When was the last time you had a bath? What about an Epsom salt bath? Epsom salt is not the salt we eat (sodium chloride), it is magnesium sulphate. Don’t ingest it because it has a laxative effect! Magnesium sulphate or magnesium bath salts...
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This blog comes from a seminar I did at the Go Green Expo in 2018 called “How to Schedule Health into a Busy Day”. The topic is so relevant, I decided to turn it into a blog for everyone to read who didn’t attend the seminar. ...
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I am thankful for my experience with leaky gut. This was the beginning of my health journey and the reason why I am a Naturopath, Nutritionist and Herbalist today. If it wasn’t for leaky gut, I was aspiring to be an accountant or a hotel...
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I love sharing my Top 10 Tips… Top 10 Tips to Improve Sleep Top 10 Tips to Detox Your Liver Top 10 Tips for More Energy Top 10 Foods to Avoid with Acne Top 10 Tips for Insulin Resistance Top 10 Tips for Eating Out Healthily Top 10 Reasons...
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Do you go straight to the pharmacy or health store to buy iron tablets at the first sign of fatigue? Without a blood test to confirm your iron levels? Do you know that it can be dangerous to take iron tablets if you don’t need to, especially...
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The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland located at the front of the neck. It plays a mighty role for its small size. It determines the body’s metabolic rate, energy levels and temperature. Hyperthyroidism is overactive thyroid, when the body...
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The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is known to be in charge of our fight, flight and freeze responses, while the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) governs rest, digest and repair. The SNS and PNS are part of our autonomic nervous system...
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Are you tired but wired? Here are my top 10 tips to enhance your body’s resilience to stress… B complex vitamins (B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and B7) are vitally important for the adrenals and energy production. B vitamins are water soluble...
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