Treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease Naturally

2 May, 2015
Acupuncture, Blog, Naturopathy
Inflammatory bowel disease, most commonly manifesting as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, affects approximately 1 million Australians. It is one of over a hundred autoimmune Illnesses, in which the body’s defense forces (immune system) mistakenly attacks the body—in this case…

Natural Remedies For Acid Reflux

22 Oct, 2014
Blog
Acid reflux is an extremely common health problem, affecting as many as 50 percent of Australians. Other terms used for this condition are gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or peptic ulcer disease. The hallmark symptom of acid reflux is “heartburn”—a burning…

What You Can Tell From What Floats In Your Toilet

15 Oct, 2014
Blog
When we first started studying natural medicine, poo talk was – though an essential part of understanding one’s health – a squirmish topic. Too much information, nervous laughter, brushed off with vague details — that kind of thing. BUT bodily…

The 9 Foods You Should Never Eat

12 Jun, 2013
Blog
Diet is one of those things we are all told contradictory opinions about. The raw food diet, the blood type diet, the Paleolithic diet, the Atkins diet, there are so many strands of belief claiming to be the best diet…

Why You Need To Soak Your Grains, Beans, Nuts and Seeds

5 Jun, 2013
Blog
If you’re ready to switch to a wholefoods, plant-based diet, congratulations! But before you rip open your next bag of raw nuts, or throw those dry beans into a pot to boil, there are some very important things you should…

Your Child’s Gut

28 May, 2013
Blog, Naturopathy
In the many children we treat for immune problems such as allergies, recurrent infections and skin conditions including eczema, the gut is the number one place we start assessing and this is why. A Healthy Gut For Healthy Immune Over…

What Your Body Is Telling You It Wants This Winter

22 May, 2013
Blog
Our bodies require certain things from us during the cooler months. According to Chinese medicine, winter is a time of full ‘Yin’, meaning more quiet, inward activities are required. It’s also Kidney time, which means that by abiding by what…