I suppose there is something I should probably disclose before I continue writing this month’s blog...I’m a complete and utter coffee lover! When I was at uni, I affectionately became known as a ‘coffee snob’ as I’d regularly walk [...]
I happen to think that brunch is one of the best inventions ever! I’m not sure why, but sitting and chatting or relaxing with a book or the paper and having your breakfast spaced out over an hour or [...]
If your Christmas holidays were anything like mine, your eating patterns may have changed a little (or a lot!) with all the socialising and festivities. And while I always remain conscious of what I am putting in my body, [...]
6 weeks ago, I considered yoga to be something I did on 'special occasions' - health retreats, holidays, the odd class to catch up with a girlfriend...but did I consider myself someone who 'did yoga'? Probably not. One morning [...]
One of the things that I really love about my job as a naturopath is the number of amazing people that I come into contact with on a daily basis. Whether it’s my patients, my students or my colleagues, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]