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What no-one tells you about Immunity? Immunity is more than just popping a probiotic and hoping for the best. While probiotics have their place in a healthy diet, 1. They don’t have to come from a pill and 2. They need to be balanced with prebiotics as well. Natural examples of both of these are…
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The months of November and December, the end of the school year here in Australia, are always challenging for families. Everyone is getting tired and feeling run-down, extra-curricular activities have their culmination events (dance concerts and sports grand finals) and the weather is increasing in temperature and humidity, especially here in Queensland. Most importantly pressure…
Read MoreAn increasing number of people are experiencing anxiety today, with numbers higher than ever before. There are many reasons suggested for this including the fast pace in which we live our lives today, our increased reliance on processed and ‘fast’ food and our increased use of devices and social media. Even our reduced time spent…
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Motherhood has changed over the years and most definitely over the last few generations. The needs of a baby haven’t changed, but because the environment they are growing up in has changed dramatically, the needs of the mother have changed. What do mums need? As humans, we all need sleep, nutrition and connection. This list…
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I have been speaking to many of my clients and their families about the benefits of melatonin lately. Many of them have heard (or experienced) the immediate benefits of adding a melatonin supplement for their child or themselves just before bedtime. If you haven’t tried it or heard about the results, it can speed up…
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Mums are often coming to see me for solutions to their kids constantly being sick, especially over winter. If it was you, I would offer you a variety of solutions but most of all I want to talk to you about preventative care – how to prevent getting sick so often and how to minimise…
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When winter comes, so do the chills and the colds and the flus. Mums start seeing the runny noses come home from daycare and school. We hear the sniffling when our kids are trying to sleep overnight. We wonder what we can do to help them. Of course there are the usual essential oils that…
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As a high school teacher, I treat the process of teaching my students holistically, just like I do any of the clients that walk through my door. At the beginning of every year I sit and have a chat with my new class about all the things they have control over in regards to their…
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Now is the perfect time for renewal. The kids are back at school and we’re well into the weekly routine now. Work has settled back in for the year. Summer holidays are a distant memory and Easter seems too far away. So let’s take some time to focus on you! We’re going to set some…
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During 2020 we were forced to reassess what was most important to us and we often had to find new ways to make it happen. Students had to learn via zoom, teachers had to educate over video conferencing, workers had to coordinate from home, we celebrated birthdays over FaceTime and our kids had playdates via…
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