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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...
Wonderful Winter
Here in central Victoria, the mornings are frosty, the days are brilliant blue and warm, but the trees are losing their colourful leaves and winter is coming!! Winter is coming! Sorry, after Game of Thrones, that phrase always cracks me up! As ominous as it sounds,...
Think Thyroid, Think Iodine??
Think Thyroid, Think Iodine?? Most people do. They think that if their thyroid isn’t working well, they must need iodine, because our thyroid needs iodine and there are a LOT of Australians who don’t get enough iodine. Right? Well, sort of… Yes, the thyroid needs...
Ducks and Stress
I ended up getting ducks during the pandemic. Yep, quack quack, 2 very cute little ducklings. I’m usually very good at saying ‘no’ when my young daughter gives me the puppy eyes while asking for something that she promises to look after because I know that it’s going...
What is the Initial Consult Package?
When you become a new client, you’ll most likely have signed up for an Initial Consult Package (unless you’ve jumped right into one of the other programs). This package consists of an initial appointment of 60 minutes and two follow-up appointments of 45mins. The...