Yes it’s that time of year again when all the cold and flu remedies come out of the cupboard and all of us health care practitioners start harping on about how to keep your immune system primed. Well this year I decided to do something different and go with the crowd…yes I detect the irony [...]
There was once a little vitamin called D, who got pushed around by the big A, B and C vitamins. Nobody thought little vitamin D was useful. Even little vitamin D. But, thanks to a large number of independent studies, it was discovered that little vitamin D possibly had some strong antiviral properties. And when [...]
What’s wrong with sugar? It’s the question becoming more and more common in society as we seek to find ways to better health, less pain, better performance, improved weight, more energy and a diet that is appealing. What is sugar? But first we need to understand what sugar is. Sugar is a naturally occurring [...]
What are the changes to private health insurance? Do they affect me? As of 1stApril 2019 the federal government has legislated changes to private health fund rebates for Complimentary therapies. Some of these therapies will no longer attract a rebate from private health insurance. Chinese medicine and acupuncture however will still continue to [...]
What is Autoimmune Disease? Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system identifies a particular tissue of the body incorrectly as an invader. The immune systems function is to protect the body from external invaders that might cause disease. As a result the immune system attacks the body tissue in question causing inflammation, and damage to [...]
Irritable Bowel Syndrome- more than a gut feeling. You may have heard the term ‘IBS’ thrown around, and it is often associated with certain diets such as ‘gluten-free’, ‘dairy-free’ and ‘low-FODMAP’. But what is IBS, and how do you know if you have it? Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder, that [...]
Stretching. Do you remember at primary school when you had to do some kind of sport and attached to whatever the activity was there was this quiet non committed suggestion of a stretch? You would wriggle around a bit, touch your toes and roll your shoulders a couple of times and that was it. [...]
Leave Daisy out of it Dairy alternatives? Why should I? Okay, I have something to tell you but you might need to take a seat. Are you sitting down? Okay. So here it is: dairy is not the only source of calcium. No really, there are other sources. Why is dairy a problem? Many are [...]
What does Glycaemic index mean? The Glycaemic Index (GI) is a measure of how quickly a particular carbohydrate (sugar) based food is absorbed and enters your blood stream. The higher the glycaemic index scare the faster the food is converted to blood sugar. What is the Glycaemic Index? Foods below 55 on the glycaemic [...]
What is Heartburn? Heartburn also known as indigestion is where the acid from the stomach used to help digest the food you eat moves up into the oesophagus, the tube that takes your food to your stomach. The lining of the oesophagus is not designed to cope with high acid levels and so a burning sensation [...]
