clinical naturopathy
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Factor affecting Vitamin D absorption
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…
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Pain; What is it really telling you?
Today i want to talk about pain. After that nice long weekend we’ve had, some of you might be noticing that your headaches, or general aches and pains have subsided a little?Or, if you’re anything like me, maybe youve acquired a few more pains after trapsing through swordgrass and forests wearing shorts? lol ( good…
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Feeling REALLY tired??
Adrenal fatigue is a fast-growing epidemic that presents itself as a vast number of physical imbalances and diseases. Western medicine has a habit of trying to treat the various symptoms, instead of identifying and treating the driving causes. This usually leaves people on a plethora of drugs, which can have other nasty side effects. If you…
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How chemicals can impact your hormones; Xenoestrogens
One of the most frequently asked questions in clinic, is about SOY and its effects on the hormones, in particular estrogen. The “SOY debate” is a very well-published one, and it frequently divides a room with opinions… Most of the research you hear about is VERY out of date. Soy isoflavones (the active phytoestrogen in…
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Vaccination pt 2; Toxins in vs toxins out
Today I’d like to talk about the liver, and the absolutely crucial role it plays in the detoxification of anything that comes near your body, including vaccines. In part one of my articles, Toxins in vs Toxins out, I referred to the “total load” that is placed on the body by chemicals and heavy metals which come from…
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Yeast and fungal infections; The hidden culprit ?
Yeasts and Moulds. Two things we may relate to are decomposing foods or dark bathrooms, yet both yeasts and moulds are common infections within the human body. Really, yeasts and moulds are almost the same things. They both belong to the Fungus part of the plant kingdom, however, yeasts are single-celled organisms, where moulds are microorganisms. So…
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Pyrroles is not a condition; It is a symptom
Hi everyone… I hope you’re all keeping warm and enjoying the school holidays.Today I wanted to take a few moments to talk to you about this condition that everyone seems to be talking about at the moment, Pyrroles.Pyrroles is not a new thing in my clinic, and but I do find it interesting that it seems…
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Hormesis; The way nature intended
So today I wanted to have a quick ramble about a thing called Hormesis. Hormesis revolves around the concept that certain systems of the body will adapt to, and even thrive from different types of shock, volatility, and stressors. Hormesis is responsible for the adaption you experience after things like exercise, intermittent fasting, vaccinations, and…
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Allergy Testing; Why Skin Prick testing doesnt always cut it
Hi guys…I’m sitting here this morning in the clinic, sifting through a number of different test results that I have lined up for people later in the week, and it dawned on me that whenever I get people to come in with undiagnosed allergies, they have usually gone down the same path from GP to Allergist… and…
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Know anybody who hates Bright lights? Loud Noises? Cold weather?
Do you know anybody who will shy away from bright lights or loud noises? Do you have a child who, when you start to ask them a question, you can get their attention initially.. but if you take too long they appear to wander or even worse, simply shut down and ignore you? Usually, these…