Stress is ubiquitous in our modern lives. Everyone is suffering from ‘stress’. But not many people actually understand what it means, or about the long-term negative effects it can have on the body. The fight or flight response, the sympathetic nervous system and the adrenal glands To understand the impact of stress, we first need …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
– Tell us a little about your upbringing? I grew up in Palm beach, living with my 3 older sisters, my dad and step mum. I am one of 4 girls (my poor dad and the amount of hormones and periods he had to endure haha). My mum lived in Melbourne from when I was …
The go-go-go, “hustle” culture has created a collective urge to grind and exert ourselves to our maximum capacity; to be more, do more, earn more, look better, be better, exercise daily, eat this way, work harder, stronger, faster…. gahhhh it’s exhausting even reading that list. Don’t get me wrong, working hard is important, but when …
Food intolerances are prevalent in today’s society. Everyone knows someone with a gluten, wheat, nut, soy or dairy intolerance. As some of you may already know, I frequently test for food intolerances in my patients. This is because time and time again, food intolerances play such a huge role in people’s health and symptoms-I have …
PMS or pre-menstrual syndrome is also sometimes referred to as PMT or pre-menstrual tension. PMS is such a common complaint from many of my female patients (about 75% of women suffer from PMS) and I find that many ladies see it as a ‘normal’ part of being a woman. And yes, for around a day …
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