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Why Your Thyroid Tests Look Normal But You Still Feel Awful
The Reverse T3 Story Your GP Probably Hasn’t Told You If you’ve been told your thyroid is “fine” but you still feel exhausted, foggy, cold all the time, constipated, or like your metabolism has fallen off a cliff, this one is for you. It’s a story I hear in clinic...
The Hidden Cost of Hormone Therapy: What Happens After It Leaves the Body
Menopausal Hormone Therapy is having a moment. As awareness grows around perimenopause and menopause, more and more women are being prescribed menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) to try and help their energy, cognition, sleep, and sense of self. This can be oestrogen,...
Perimenopause Doesn’t Have to Suck!
On Balance, Homeostasis, and the Body’s Quiet Wisdom
Autumn Equinox - Mabon Reflections for the turning of the season I'll be honest with you, I'm feeling a little worn at the edges after the fullness of summer. There's a particular kind of weariness that comes not from hardship, but from abundance: too many things, too...
The Antidote to Your Excuses?
I’ve been speaking to my daughter a lot recently about the importance of self care. And I’m not talking about bubble baths and meditation, I’m talking about some pretty basic things like making sure she drinks her water, has her lunch, goes to sleep at a reasonable...
Should You Fast?
Fasting seems to be having time in the spotlight again recently and I’ve had quite a few new clients ask about it. What do I tell them? I pretty much tell each person a different thing. Bear with me while I explain…. There is very little quality research on fasting...
Energy Leaks
You’re filling up a bucket with water but the water never gets to the top! What do you do? You look for the leak! It’s the same with us - we think we are doing what we can to feel vital and full of energy but we never feel as good as we should - our energy is leaking...
How Does Your Garden Grow?
With calendula, rosemary, lavender too. There’s thyme, parsley, oregano, sage. Feverfew, yarrow, violets, just to name a few. Lettuces and chamomile self seed and sprout up in various places, which I then make a garden around. I don’t get a lot of time to get into the...
Your Blood Tests are a Gold Mine!
There are a LOT of fancy, expensive tests around, a lot that you can order yourself. But did you realise that some of the standard blood tests your GP orders are a goldmine of information when you know how to read them? Mostly, the standard blood tests, like the...
Herbs for Winter
We are in the depths of winter and there are some nasty colds and flus going around. It can be easy to just grab something off the shelf of your health food store to help combat symptoms, and on the most part, many herbs are fine to use acutely (though ALWAYS check...