Unlocking Nature’s Healing Power: Embracing Phytotherapy in Modern Medicine
In a world where pharmaceuticals dominate our healthcare landscape, the ancient practice of phytotherapy, or plant-based medicine, often remains overlooked.
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How To Support Your Microbiome – And Why It Matters
There are more bacteria in your gut than there are humans on this planet! And there may be more bacteria in your gut than cells in your entire body. Your body contains about 100 trillion bacteria. They can weigh up to 2kg (!) and they can be found on the skin’s surface, inside the mouth …
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How To Make Ginger Bug
Ginger Bug is a naturally fermented starter culture for making a variety of fermented drinks, such as root beer, ginger beer or fermented lemonade. If you’re someone who likes to drink sugary fizzy drinks, this is an easy way to start making your own healthy, fermented alternatives. Like sourdough starter, Ginger Bug is a starter …
Boost Your Brain With B Vitamins
Maybe you’ve heard that B vitamins are good for your brain, but you don’t know why. Discover how these wonderful nutrients bring enhanced health to your brain, from improving cognition to protecting your brain as it ages. B vitamins are miracle workers in our bodies, helping us produce energy from our food and acting as …
5 Enjoyable Habits That Boost Your Health
We all know that stress is detrimental to our wellbeing and plays a significant role in ill health. If stress depletes our health and vitality, it makes sense to say that fun, laughter and enjoying life are crucial for boosting our health, in particular increasing immune function and protecting us against infection. Here are 5 …
Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen List – Latest Lists
If you’re wondering which produce to buy organic, check out the Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 lists by the EWG and PAN, a shopper’s guide to pesticides in produce. Each year, they produce an update on the produce that is carrying the most pesticide residue, known as the dirty dozen foods. There are some fruit …
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Make 2023 Your Self Care Year
I invite you to spend some time reflecting on ways you can take better care of yourself, without putting pressure on yourself. You might need to lose weight or kick the booze, but instead of focusing solely on those needs and goals, shift your mindset to one that allows you to feel nurtured and supported. …
Eating The Paleo Way And Why It’s Good For You
Have you ever wondered why the Paleo diet gets so much attention and why it’s supposedly so good for your health? And what exactly is it anyway and how do you do it!? The Paleo approach to eating focuses on an abundance of natural foods like grass fed meat, wild fish, green leaves, herbs, vegetables, …
What is self care?
“Self care” is a popular phrase you’ll have heard a lot recently, especially since the challenges of Covid. I use the term self care in my own website and socials as it’s a key concept in nutritional and lifestyle medicine, but what exactly is self care? I often get asked this question by busy clients …
15 Ways To Support Your Liver
Life today exposes us to an array of toxins and chemicals on a daily basis making it almost impossible to live a toxin-free life. There are ways however to reduce your exposure to toxins and support your liver. Your liver needs many nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, amino acids and antioxidants to function properly, and …