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How Stress Affects the Whole Body

How Stress Affects The Whole Body Stress manifests so differently for each individual and we all perceive stress in our own unique way. Occasional worry and situational stress is a normal human ex...

Interview with Cliff Harvey

It is my absolute pleasure to share with you my interview with Cliff Harvey where we discuss the appropriate intake of carbohydrates and more. Cliff is an author, clinical nutritionist, researcher ...

Do You Eat Mindfully?

Mindful eating is about being present in the moment when you are eating a meal and enjoying every mouthful. It’s also about listening to your body's cues in respect to hunger, satiety and taste. St...

Should Your Next ‘Bath’ Be In The Forest?

Yep, it’s a thing …Forest Bathing… a big thing actually! A quick search revealed no less than 9 books on the topic, and loads of research. It’s huge on social media and the original movement across...

Sleep: How Far Down Your List?

Sleep… Mmmm… blissful, warm, dreamy, regenerative, and often times, elusive! I wanted to delve into sleep for a couple of reasons. Firstly, sleep has the power to really restore or maintain your he...

Hair Loss – A Canary In The Coal Mine

Hair loss is scarily common. In fact, hair loss can affect up to 50% of women and 20% will have significant hair loss. In men, hair loss sits at about 70%. There are two broad categories of hair lo...

My Family Camping Trip

In this video, I cover: The highlights of my camping trip Why it's important to get into nature and camp How camping benefits our nervous system How to pre-prepare nourishing food while camping Wh...

Anxiety – Our New Age Companion

We all seem to have stress and there are so many words out there for this: ‘stress and anxiety’ ‘anxiety and depression’ ‘chronic stress’. The question I have for you is this – have we suddenly bec...

Responding to Stress via our HPA Axis

Our Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis) is basically the epi-centre of our stress response. The HPA axis is the key harmony in our body’s rhythmic sync to stress; it eloquently and d...

Supporting our HPA Stress Response

Our last blog was all about how we respond to stress via our HPA axis and how, when incorrectly functioning, this can have huge effects on our health. So many of you seemed to have resona...

Mind Full…or Mindful?

What Actually Is Mindfulness? Mindfulness refers to a meditation practice that cultivates present moment awareness. It can be defined as paying attention to one’s inner and outer experiences in...

Love Your Lymphatic System

The lymphatic system is a powerhouse of activity that keeps us alive and functioning, yet so many of us are unaware of its vital functions. I know that I was in the dark until I discovered that min...

A Calm, Content Christmas For All

Tis the season to be jolly, or so they say.  However, for many of us, Christmas is one of the most stressful and busy times of the year. Party after party, family gathering after family gathering, ...

The Adventures Of Gut Healing

I left school with a dream to travel the world doing outdoor sports. I loved the adventure of the outdoors and the connection to nature brought me so much joy. The time spent with friends, conqueri...

Nutrition … Can We Regain Our Common Sense?

Once upon a time nutrition wasn’t a controversial topic. We only ate foods from a plant, from the ground, or from an animal that had been treated well right up until its slaughter. Veggies, some se...

Health Is Not Optional!

Somewhere along the way it seems that the human necessity to be thriving and vital has been misplaced. We once had no choice, for if we weren’t fit and agile we would be hunted down and killed by a...

A Kultured Christmas

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas - and for most of us, this means some time off work, family gathering, and drinks with friends. The festive season can be such a joyous time of year, but...