Are vitamin supplements harming your health? Do you know what vitamin supplements you really need? Or are you guessing? Many are guessing - particularly after reading articles about how certain diseases are caused by low levels of certain nutrients. These articles often follow with a call to start taking (or increase) particular vitamin supplements. The question is: [...]
Are you a Mr or Ms Snuffleupagus? In other words, are you bewitched, bothered and bewildered by sinus congestion and hay fever? I know it’s not spring yet, but it is amazing how just a change in any season can make a Snuffleupagus out of many a poor sod. However, there is no need to [...]
MEDITATION FOR THE AVERAGE BEAR The word ‘meditation’ can conjure a whole bunch of images. Orange-robed bald guys (well, mainly guys…though bald female monks are growing by the day). The long-haired, pungent, tie-dyed version – sitting in a variety of extremely uncomfortable positions. Then there’s the formal type, deeply steeped in religious tradition, mostly in [...]
Sciatica Newcastle Sciatica, it’s that ache that never seems to go away whether you sit, stand or lie down. It can range from an ache to an acute sharp jolt that stops you in your tracks. In some cases it can even affect the ability to move the leg foot or toes. Sciatica is a [...]
Insomnia Newcastle You open your eyes and the light of day streams in through the bedroom window. It feels like you have just closed your eyes and opened them again but 8 hours have passed and you didn’t stir. One of the most powerful and pleasurable things in life is a solid nights sleep. The [...]
Why a wheat free diet is worth considering. Well there’s a couple of reasons and they are pretty good ones. This is not simply about the new black in diets and keeping up with the Jones. There are serious ramifications to our health when consuming wheat so for a better level of health, energy and [...]
Megan’s Gluten Free Muesli Check out this amazing gluten free muesli recipe my partner Megan recently came up with thanks to some inspiration from Talulah Bar in Newcastle, NSW and ‘Paleo Pete’ (Evans) Note: Recommend organic ingredients where possible Makes 2 servings: INGREDIENTS 3 tblspns [...]
Quinoa breakfast bowl? Trying to get away from the traditional breakfast choices such as tea and toast or cereal, which both despite the breakfast cereal company claims have little nutrition and more cons than pros, is an issue many of my clients struggle with. ‘I need something I want to eat’ and ‘I need something [...]
Healthy body - Healthy mind. Which comes first? It is a bit of a chicken and egg question really. Does a healthy body lead to a healthy mind or a healthy mind lead to a healthy body? It can be difficult to ascertain which is the most important. We know in all forms of [...]
Chronic Pain and Chinese Medicine Chronic pain is traditionally seen as pain that lasts more then 12 weeks however if any of you have experienced a pain condition lasting more than 2 weeks you will know how debilitating it can be. Pain not only affects the physical body but also the mental and emotional [...]
