Chronic Stress Wreaks Havoc on Your Immune System and Fuels Low-Level Inflammation
When stress becomes your constant companion it slowly chips away at your immune system, weakening your defences and triggering low-level inflammation that simmers away in the backg
Convalescing – A Lost Art
Back in the day, after an illness or setback, you were sent to the seaside to sit overlooking the waves, a crocheted rug warming your knees. Nowadays we don't allow time to convale
Getting Old Ain’t for Sissies
Now that I am in my 60’s, I feel more comfortable in my skin than my obsessed 20’s, my emotions are more stable than my neurotic 30’s, I decline commitments I felt obliged to
Spanakopita
Spanakopita, the famous Greek Spinach Pie is an easy and delicious way to eat your greens. AND it’s a great source of protein AND calcium AND magnesium AND (may as well tick
Dandelion – Food, Medicine & Weed
Dandelion root is favoured for addressing liver and digestive issues while the leaves are nutritious and also used as a diuretic.
Are you a mouth breather?
Buteyko Breathing: The Number 1 Key to Your Quality Wellbeing. We can live several weeks without food, a couple of days without water, but no more than a few minutes without air.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects around 1 in 6 people. Around half the people who visit a gastroenterologist (bowel specialist) leave with a diagnosis of IBS.
Medicine and Naturopathy Bridging the Gap
‘Truth Passes Through Three Stages: First, It Is Ridiculed. Second, It Is Violently Opposed. Third, It Is Accepted As Self-Evident’ Attributed to Arthur Schopenhauer
Candida – The 100% Cure
Candida albicans is a yeast/fungus that lives within all humans. Known as a commensal microorganism, in good times, candida happily goes about its yeasty little life causing us no
Body Dysmorphia – A Case of Stinkin’ Thinkin’
Understanding Body Dysmorphia: Strategies to Overcome Negative Self-Image In the vast expanse of mental health challenges, body dysmorphia stands out as a particularly insidious fo