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Candida: The silent epidemic
The term “Candida” (or Candidiasis) is used to describe yeast overgrowth within the body. It is a single cell fungus that lives in all mucus membranes in our bodies, the intestines, bladder, lungs etc. Candida under normal circumstances keeps the “bad” organisms under control and helps in the digestive processes of our food. However, if [...]
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Fishy Business!
We have all been told that fish can be a great source of heart-healthy lean protein. In fact, according to the Mayo Clinic, swapping in one or two servings of fish as your protein each week can lower heart attack risk by up to one-third. This is all thanks to heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, which [...]
Precious Little Knees
Do you remember how as soon as your child was born everyone started looking intently for bits of Mum and Dad? “Oh look, he’s got Dad’s nose, or she’s got Mum’s eyes” etc. Let’s face it the genes are 50/50 Mum and Dad, so your beautiful little mixture is staring you right in the face. [...]
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Feeding The Masses
Weather you have 1 child or 10, coming home with a new baby makes it an interesting time with mouths to feed! Whilst providing for our children is paramount, we must not loose sight of the fact that you must take care of you! In the perfect world we would have a support network in [...]
The Kids have Got Worms
Have you been woken up at night by your child thrashing around restlessly in their sleep, or by them calling out that they have a sore tummy or an itchy bottom? No group of society is immune to intestinal worms occurring at some time. There is no point in hanging your head in shame thinking [...]
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How is hypnotherapy used to help couples who are facing fertility challenges?
Falling pregnant for many can be so easy, and yet for others, it is a complete headache and incredibly frustrating. Fertility problems affect one in six couples, and one in three when a woman is over 35 years old. Infertility is on the rise, and more than one percent of births in Australia involve the [...]
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Do we need to detox?
In the western world we think of having a “detox” as very new phenomena. This is not the case. Ancient cultures such as the Chinese and Indian (Ayuvedic medicine) have been using these principles to heal many ailments for centuries. When consulting one of these more traditionally trained practitioners they look for symptoms indicating whether [...]
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You CAN have your ham and cake and eat it too!
Mmm, yummy ham, turkey, mince tarts, plum pudding with custard – oh yes, lollies and chocolates, pastries and pavlovas – some of the foods we love to celebrate Christmas with. But how do we help our kids (and ourselves for that matter) celebrate and enjoy the seasonal delights when affected by conditions such as intolerances, [...]
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ICE – In case of emergency
We all carry our mobile phones with names and numbers stored in its memory. If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would more then likely have our mobile phone but would not know who to call. There may be hundreds of numbers stored, but which [...]
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Put a little Zing in your water bottle
Drinking water is vital for good health. Up to 60% of our body is good old H2O and it is recommend the average adult drinks 2 to 3 litres a day! Zingers are a great way to add natural flavour and added nutrients to your daily intake. The Aqua Zinger The Aqua Zinger water bottle [...]
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Painful and stiff shoulders?
Frozen shoulder, or adhesive capsulitis, is a common condition that is often misdiagnosed and treated incorrectly as a result. The exact cause of frozen shoulder is unknown, it may occur out of the blue or after minor or significant trauma such as throwing a ball, reaching awkwardly, shoulder dislocations and acute rotator cuff tears. The condition [...]
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If you don’t poop, you die
Improving one’s health has – in many industries – become a commodity. One could easily become baffled by the constant stream of information through media, health professions and educational systems, etc. – often with one report contradicting another. The basics of health are fundamental, as implied by the old adage ‘if you don’t eat, you [...]
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Could your child’s immune system be compromised?
In the last 50 years, the prevalence of immune disorders such as allergic asthma, hayfever, sinusitis, bronchitis and atopic dermatitis has significantly increased in the developed world. Allergic diseases are ranked FIRST among the causes of chronic disease in children in Westernised societies. Many things in our environment can cause an allergic reaction, such as [...]
Not just skin deep!
Itchy, red, scaly, dry, weeping, painful … when our skin is showing signs of distress, what is it really trying to tell us? Our skin provides a natural barrier to protect us from our external environment, so when symptoms show up on our skin, it is important to understand that our body is trying to [...]
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Dopamine and Reaching our Goals
Goal setting is something we are taught and encouraged to do from a young age. According to scientific research what may seem like a simple plan or new years resolution affects our mind and body quite a lot. The brain can not distinguish between what is reality and what is a thought, resulting in those [...]
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10 simple rules for healthy eating
The never ending pursuit to be slim and healthy has modern society subscribing to a plethora of diet fads, but is eating really as complex as we have been lead to believe? Below are some simple rules that can help you make sense of it all. Eat FOOD - Supermarket shelves are stocked with more then 17,000 [...]
What is your biological age?
Often we feel younger or older then our years would imply, why could this be? Some say you must be young at heart, others believe it is how old you act that is truly important. A bio-impedence test will not expose your maturity levels but it will calculate your biological age. The bio-impedance test, also [...]
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Is toxicity making you unwell?
In todays world environmental and internal toxins can often affect our wellbeing. Our body has natural detoxification pathways which help elimination of these nasty elements, but when overwhelmed by too many toxins we are unable to continue functioning properly and a build up may occur. QUICK QUIZZ – If you answer yes to one [...]
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