Summer, where the days are long and time spent at the beach or next to a BBQ, enjoying the sunshine with sticky mango fingers – it can also be a time for the dreaded summer cold. When you think about it, we have just finished up another year, we have […]
It is no secret that I like fermented foods… ok, so I LOVE fermented foods! They are far from a ‘health fad’ with many different cultures passing on their own fermented recipes and traditions, each specific to their country, region and the ingredients availble that season. Traditionally fermenting and preserving […]
I met with a friend the other day and while sipping our chai tea she asked me about what supplements she should take. Sure, it sounds like a simple little question but without a full health history what might appear as a simple question can grow rather quickly! So rather […]
The thing I love about being a Naturopath is helping friends, family and clients answer the commonly asked health questions… and I get ‘them’, little text messages, day and night with different health questions or my latest favourite a ‘Is this healthy?’ question and a photo of the product front […]
Mindfulness – a word I am hearing non-stop at the moment (hooray!) but what does it mean? In the simplest of definitions it means taking a step back and enjoying each moment for the individual seconds that they are. Enjoying a few moments of mindfulness or clarity is not only […]
Everyone needs a good and restful night sleep, adults require 7 – 8 hours sleep (good sleep) per night! Our body is very active at night time, while we sleep our body is balancing hormones, creating new hormones, repairing and making new cells, cleaning toxins, waste and can even reduce risk […]