Yesterday I spent the day with a good friend, working and having fun. Afterwards  we went to dinner and laughed our bellies off! I’m sure the people next to us though we were drunk, but we weren’t. It was one of those moments when everything was funny, really funny – like tears streaming down my face funny! […]

The Healthy Eating Pyramid in Australia has been updated for the first time in 15 years!  The updates such as avoid sugary drinks, eat more good fats, go for whole-grains, and have more veggies – aren’t really mind-blowing unfortunately. While we all know what healthy eating should look like, why isn’t it making a difference to obesity, cholesterol, […]

I mentioned in my last post how illness, stress, frustration and hormonal problems can be a call to step up, or begin an adventure. If you haven’t read my last post, find it here Could following a dream or passion be your prescription? Or maybe allowing love back into your life could sort you out? What if you did […]

  As I mentioned in my previous post, stress and it’s hormones, are the underlying trigger for many conditions causing problems with energy, weight, digestive health, concentration, menstrual health, mental health and happiness. If you haven’t read it yet, you can read it here: Part 1 We often treat stress as something to manage. We use […]

The other day I was explaining to a new client how her Adrenal Fatigue and thyroid complications was part of a bigger picture about her life. That her symptoms had more meaning than just high cortisol, low progesterone and thyroid hormones. Most of the women I see today have hormonal imbalances, even young teenagers, women in […]

Most people drink coffee, even I do. Maybe you only have one in the morning, or perhaps you drink more throughout the day to keep awake and alert. Some people “need it”, and for some it’s just a social thing on the weekend. About this time last year I was on a mountain in Chile […]

Women’s hormones, psyche & food choices Have you been to the doctor and all your blood tests show up ‘healthy’, but you feel far from it? Have you been eating really well, maybe the paleo way or vegan? Taking your vitamins? Drinking green juice daily, eating kale….. and still you feel tired, stressed, can’t sleep and your weight is […]

Over the years in practice I’ve seen many people suffer from varying degrees of fatigue, for some they never feel really vital or energetic, for others it’s debilitating impacting their work, relationships, social lives and mental health. There are many reasons for fatigue, but when it’s consistent and combined with anxiety or depression and weight […]

How do you find meaning in the work you presently do? Finding meaning in our lives is a basic human need. Meaning is a powerful form of self-care and a primary determinant of health. The other day I was listening to a story from Rachel Naomi Remen M.D, about a study into our experience of work and […]

Back in the 80’s, Robert Adler coined the term Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) to categorise a new field of study called mind body medicine. Many others since then have discovered that there is an amazing connection between mind, body and spirit. This means our mind and the emotional thoughts we produce have an incredible impact on our physiology, […]