Nutrition

Reasons you might have low Vitamin D
The Vitamin D debate is still a very hot topic at the moment. What most people understand is that your body can manufacture Vitamin D after exposure to the sun.  Then, if you do not get enough sun, you can take a supplement and top up your levels. The truth is, there are MANY factors which go into Vitamin D absorption.  Today I thought I would share with you a few of them, just for your information… 1. The latitude where you live. At higher latitudes, the amount of vitamin D–producing …

Too much is just as bad as too little.
As one of the great founders of Nature-based Medicine, Hippocrates,  once said “Dosis Facit Venemon”.  Translated, this literally means ‘The Dosage is the Poison’… Yes.. too much of anything (or too little) will kill you. I know this might seem like a no-brainer comment to most of you, but one of the most common things I come across in clinic, is the notion that if you take an extra vitamin pill  here or there, then you get an ‘extra’ result.  With the massive influx of over-the-counter supplements available, combined with …

Glyphosate- the silent antibiotic
The Shikimate pathway is an enzymatic process used by bacteria, fungi, algae and plants, in order to make Folate. It is also responsible for the creation of three vital amino acids (tyrosine, tryptophan and phenylalanine), all of which CANNOT be made by animals, including humans. Glyphosate was deliberately made to BLOCK the Shikimate pathway, and by doing so, it will also block bacteria’s ability to create these nutrients, which then creates the knock-on effect of depriving certain plants (or weeds) of the things they required for growth and reproduction. Hence …
18Jun

Hayfever does NOT have be a life sentence
Hayfever season is upon us, yay! Spring is finally hear, and I am guessing that with all rain we have had locally of late, we will be in for a cracker of a pollen count! So I guess a lot of you are starting with the antihistamines, and pretty much just bunkering down in dread? The good news is that yes, Naturopathy is amazing for Hayfever… and we can even work to get rid of those ‘allergies’ permanently, if you’re willing to put some work in! Firstly I should start …
18Jun

Period pain is common; but not ‘normal’
Painful (or heavy) periods are not a normal event – yes it may be extremely common, but still this doesn’t make it ‘normal.’ Painful periods, technically known as Dysmenorrhoea, is one of the leading causes of all female school and work absences. Usually, the pain begins on either the day before, or the day of the start of the period, and can last up to two days.  It is more common in younger women and girls, but can hinder a woman for her entire (fertile) life if it is left …
18Jun

Break free from food stress
Last week I had two wonderful people come into the clinic who had been following certain dietary paradigms for a number of years, respectively. One had been vegan, the other had done keto. Both were ready to give it the shove because they felt like it hadn’t been working for them. I can’t tell you how proud I was of these two for having the courage to do this  – after spending a long while submersing themselves into each way of living, they were extremely knowledgeable and well-researched, and could …
01May

Perfect thyroid results? Perhaps not!
An underactive thyroid can reap havoc on many functions in the body. Symptoms can include fatigue, tiredness, exhaustion, constipation, low body temperature (feeling cold all of the time), hairloss, dry skin, cognitive impairment, menstrual abnormalities, weight gain and hairloss on the outer third of the eyebrows.. So many people I see present with some (or all) of these symptoms, yet their most recent thyroid blood results have come back as  ‘normal’.  It happens a LOT actually.. so whats really happening here? The standard medical blood test for hypothyroidism is the measurement of …
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