Reading a food label – what you need to know
When it comes to healthy eating, fresh is best and the less packaging there is, the more likely that food is to be healthy. There are though some healthy ‘packaged’ foods – you just have to know how to [...]
Chasing the perfect diet
As a naturopath who loves nutrition, when I think about ‘food’, it’s so much more than just eating. It’s an experience; an opportunity to explore new tastes and flavours, to socialise and connect with friends and family members and [...]
Learning how to walk away
The other day I had a bit of a 'moment'. Actually, it was more of an internal tantrum, where all I really wanted to do was stamp my feet, throw myself on the ground and whine loudly about things [...]
5 Tips to Spring into Health
Welcome to the first day of Spring (and on another note, can you believer we are already at September?! It only feels like the other day that I was saying that ‘I can’t believe we’re in 2014!’) As someone [...]
When a naturopath has to take medication
As a naturopath, I whole-heartedly believe in the power and healing capacity of herbal medicine, diet and nutritional supplements. I have seen them work wonders in my patients (often in record time!) and have experienced their ‘magic’ multiple times [...]
The Snowball Effect
As I sit here and think about what I want my very first blog post to be about, I'm suddenly very aware of 2 things about my personality: I strongly believe that everything in life happens for a reason, [...]