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Effective ways to Stress Less!
Tips to minimise Stress We’ve all experienced the more common side effects of stress like poor sleep, muscle tension and changes in energy levels – starting out wired and jittery, but over time possibly presenting as flat and burnt out. But did you know the other major impacts stress has on our body? Hormones (specifically cortisol and adrenaline) released when we’re stressed affect the following: Our Immune Response: overall immune
You’re Not Sick, You’re Thirsty
Water is critical to the body’s functions as the body is made up of more than 75% water. The remaining 25% is tissue. If we look deeper at the composition of some of the vital organs that are essential to keeping us alive and healthy, they too are majority water: Brain tissues – 85% Lung tissue – 89% Muscles – 75% + Blood 83% Heart tissue 79% Joints and cartilage
I Got 99 Problems but Mold Ain’t One
With what feels like 2 months of constant rain and the one in a life time, northern-beaches flood, Everything is damp, wet and humid, and mould is taking over. It is creeping into our homes and growing behind our mirrors, deep in our wardrobes and in our bathrooms. Exposure to some types of mould, especially the type that grows within our home, is toxic to humans. Mould can cause a
Red Light Therapy and Healthy Skin
How to Get Happy Healthy Skin that Lasts with Red-light Therapy. The state of your skin is a reflection of what is happening on the inside of your body, but fear not, your skin is also one of the most effective ways to help and heal the rest of your body. Your skin is the largest organ your body has, it protects our precious insides from the harsh outside world, with
Meet our Newest Nutritionist
Meet Amanda Amanda Ford is our resident accredited Nutritionist with over 10 years in clinical practice, as well as holding experience in pharmacy and was previously Marketing manager for a leading natural food company. So she has a wealth of experience and knowledge in the health industry. She’s also a mum of two little kids who keep her nice and busy.Originally with a background in the Advertising industry, Amanda knows
Why Being Cold Is Cool
Cryotherapy is an ever increasing trend in current times and for good reason. From professional athletes using it for recovery, to biohackers and the general population using it for overall health, the benefits seem endless. But what actually is cryotherapy? Cryotherapy is exposure to sub-zero temperatures (-120º to – 170º) for 2-3 minutes in a safe, controlled environment under supervision of a health professional. The Cryotherapy chamber at pH clinic
Red Light Therapy & Covid
Have you had to isolate recently? Red light is the perfect way to bounce back. Red light provides you with all the healing benefits from the sun without the harmful UV rays. How does standing in front of a wall of red light help you? We all know that the sun provides you with ‘ a healthy dose of Vit D’, well … There’s a bunch of recent studies showing
My Niacin Detox experience
Towards the end of 2021, we were super lucky to be able to do the Niacin Detox using Infrared Sauna as a team. It was one incredible experience that not only bonded us as a team, but was transformative for our health. When Harrison first explained this detox protocol a few months earlier, I thought to myself “I’ll never be doing that”. But alas, I found myself taking part in
Hormone Testing
By Alexandra Berecry – Naturopath First up, the preface I always make whenever I talk about ANYTHING hormonal with women is this: if you are experiencing anything more than a mild discomfort a day or 2 before your period, if you are feeling anything other than a little more tired or socially withdrawn the week or so before your bleed, or if you are changing whatever sanitary support you use
Sleep, Stress & Circadian Rhythms
By Alexandra Berecry (Naturopath) Your body’s physiological processes are the result of millions of years of adaptation to the forces of nature. These natural forces are the movement of the planets, sun, moon and the stars. In actual fact there is a field of science called chronobiology that examines cyclic phenomenon in living organisms and their adaptation to solar and lunar related rhythms. These cycles are known as biological rhythms.
Get to know: Claire our Colonic Hydrotherapist
It’s springtime and now is the perfect time to cleanse the body. What better place to start than your gut! It’s the place where all health (or disease) begins and grows. The state of your health and well-being everywhere in the body can be traced back to the state of your gut. When nourishing yourself daily with good nutrition, quality water, deep breathing, cleansing, love and care, you can be
The Emotional Side of Unmet Expectations
The Emotional Side of Unmet Expectations How to deal with disappointment, frustration and expectations hangover of our new reality. No one could predict the reality we are living in right now. Life as we knew it has been put on hold and in some ways probably will never be the same again. With all the respect, I acknowledge the grief of loosing the loved ones and financial hardships, but this
Effective ways to Stress Less!
Tips to minimise Stress We’ve all experienced the more common side effects of stress like poor sleep, muscle tension and changes in energy levels – starting out wired and jittery, but over time possibly presenting as flat and burnt out. But did you know the other major impacts stress has on our body? Hormones (specifically cortisol and adrenaline) released when we’re stressed affect the following: Our Immune Response: overall immune
You’re Not Sick, You’re Thirsty
Water is critical to the body’s functions as the body is made up of more than 75% water. The remaining 25% is tissue. If we look deeper at the composition of some of the vital organs that are essential to keeping us alive and healthy, they too are majority water: Brain tissues – 85% Lung tissue – 89% Muscles – 75% + Blood 83% Heart tissue 79% Joints and cartilage
I Got 99 Problems but Mold Ain’t One
With what feels like 2 months of constant rain and the one in a life time, northern-beaches flood, Everything is damp, wet and humid, and mould is taking over. It is creeping into our homes and growing behind our mirrors, deep in our wardrobes and in our bathrooms. Exposure to some types of mould, especially the type that grows within our home, is toxic to humans. Mould can cause a
Red Light Therapy and Healthy Skin
How to Get Happy Healthy Skin that Lasts with Red-light Therapy. The state of your skin is a reflection of what is happening on the inside of your body, but fear not, your skin is also one of the most effective ways to help and heal the rest of your body. Your skin is the largest organ your body has, it protects our precious insides from the harsh outside world, with
Meet our Newest Nutritionist
Meet Amanda Amanda Ford is our resident accredited Nutritionist with over 10 years in clinical practice, as well as holding experience in pharmacy and was previously Marketing manager for a leading natural food company. So she has a wealth of experience and knowledge in the health industry. She’s also a mum of two little kids who keep her nice and busy.Originally with a background in the Advertising industry, Amanda knows
Why Being Cold Is Cool
Cryotherapy is an ever increasing trend in current times and for good reason. From professional athletes using it for recovery, to biohackers and the general population using it for overall health, the benefits seem endless. But what actually is cryotherapy? Cryotherapy is exposure to sub-zero temperatures (-120º to – 170º) for 2-3 minutes in a safe, controlled environment under supervision of a health professional. The Cryotherapy chamber at pH clinic
Red Light Therapy & Covid
Have you had to isolate recently? Red light is the perfect way to bounce back. Red light provides you with all the healing benefits from the sun without the harmful UV rays. How does standing in front of a wall of red light help you? We all know that the sun provides you with ‘ a healthy dose of Vit D’, well … There’s a bunch of recent studies showing
My Niacin Detox experience
Towards the end of 2021, we were super lucky to be able to do the Niacin Detox using Infrared Sauna as a team. It was one incredible experience that not only bonded us as a team, but was transformative for our health. When Harrison first explained this detox protocol a few months earlier, I thought to myself “I’ll never be doing that”. But alas, I found myself taking part in
Hormone Testing
By Alexandra Berecry – Naturopath First up, the preface I always make whenever I talk about ANYTHING hormonal with women is this: if you are experiencing anything more than a mild discomfort a day or 2 before your period, if you are feeling anything other than a little more tired or socially withdrawn the week or so before your bleed, or if you are changing whatever sanitary support you use
Sleep, Stress & Circadian Rhythms
By Alexandra Berecry (Naturopath) Your body’s physiological processes are the result of millions of years of adaptation to the forces of nature. These natural forces are the movement of the planets, sun, moon and the stars. In actual fact there is a field of science called chronobiology that examines cyclic phenomenon in living organisms and their adaptation to solar and lunar related rhythms. These cycles are known as biological rhythms.
Get to know: Claire our Colonic Hydrotherapist
It’s springtime and now is the perfect time to cleanse the body. What better place to start than your gut! It’s the place where all health (or disease) begins and grows. The state of your health and well-being everywhere in the body can be traced back to the state of your gut. When nourishing yourself daily with good nutrition, quality water, deep breathing, cleansing, love and care, you can be
The Emotional Side of Unmet Expectations
The Emotional Side of Unmet Expectations How to deal with disappointment, frustration and expectations hangover of our new reality. No one could predict the reality we are living in right now. Life as we knew it has been put on hold and in some ways probably will never be the same again. With all the respect, I acknowledge the grief of loosing the loved ones and financial hardships, but this