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Importance of sleeping better Let's talk about sleep! You do it every night but most likely not enough to feel energetic, healthy and well. It’s too easy to put sleep at the bottom of your priorities as our culture encourages and even glorifies skipping sleep. (At the bottom of this article you can download my [...]
Magnesium deficiency is quite common! The Australian Bureau of Statistics' recent Health Survey reveals about 1 in 3 adult Australians don't have an adequate intake of magnesium and 1 in 4 are vitamin D deficient. Magnesium is an essential mineral that is critical for proper function of a number of body systems. For example, if [...]
Goji berries are rightly called superfoods and the exciting news is the plants can now be grown in Australia! They are cultivated by the Glucina’s Wholesale Nursery in northern NSW and sold through Bunnings stores. Apparently goji is a plant that suits the Australian climate and can be successfully grown in our gardens. I just [...]
In this post I discuss and present nutrition-based strategies to strengthen your immune system, and the steps for the prevention and/or symptom relief of the flu and viral respiratory infections. There are many helpful nutrients that are beneficial for the immune system that are talked about these days. However, in my clinical experience zinc, vitamin [...]
Smoothies are such a typical 21st century food – compact, abundant in nutrients and quick and easy to make! And what a great way to start the day! Freshly made is best but if mornings are hectic, you can make your smoothie the night before, refrigerate it and then re-mix it in the morning. In [...]
Do you know your current vitamin D level? If you don’t, be sure you check this promptly by completing the short assessment to determine if you need to do a blood test to confirm your vitamin D deficiency and then take the right dose of a vitamin D3 supplement. It could be the key to [...]
High blood pressure is considered a “silent epidemic,” as many people have it but don’t know it. The usual treatment is drugs, and there are some dietary strategies, especially cutting down on salt and fat. Stress reduction is highly recommended as well. However, there is more to the issue than salt and stress. Samuel Mann [...]
As I write this, we're in the midst of devastating bushfires here in Australia that've been continuing for many months now. Even people living far away from the fires or along the coast close to water have been impacted by the smoke and dust as it travels across the land. This resulted in wide-spread bushfire [...]
Salad is such a versatile food that can serve as either a side or main dish depending on the ingredients. You can make delicious and nutritious salads any way you like from simple vegetable one to the main meal varieties by adding cheese, meat, grains or nuts. Having a healthy, homemade dressing is important as [...]
Sleep problems are common these days and there are many reasons for them both physical and emotional. However, when a client says she/ he wakes up every night say at 3 am, I always refer to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and look at the meridian clock (see below) to find out what is potentially going [...]
