This was my diet for many years before developing leaky gut, food intolerances, and studying to be a Naturopath and Nutritionist. Breakfast: 5 Weetbix, 1 cup of low fat milk, pottle low fat yoghurt and fruit. Morning tea: muesli bar and fruit...
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Do you go straight to the pharmacy or health store to buy iron tablets at the first sign of fatigue? Without a blood test to confirm your iron levels? Do you know that it can be dangerous to take iron tablets if you don’t need to, especially...
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The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland located at the front of the neck. It plays a mighty role for its small size. It determines the body’s metabolic rate, energy levels and temperature. Hyperthyroidism is overactive thyroid, when the body...
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Many health conditions are linked to blood sugar imbalance, including diabetes, insulin resistance and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Hyperglycaemia is high blood sugar and hypoglycaemia is low blood sugar. These natural remedies are...
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Oestrogen dominance is a state in which a woman does not have sufficient progesterone to balance the amount of oestrogen in her body. Oestrogen and progesterone levels usually swing like a seesaw i.e. when oestrogen increases, progesterone...
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Period pain (dysmenorrhea) is pain or cramps felt in the lower abdomen that occur before and during menstruation. The pain may range from dull and heavy to severe and extreme. Primary dysmenorrhea is the most common type. It is characterised...
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The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is known to be in charge of our fight, flight and freeze responses, while the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) governs rest, digest and repair. The SNS and PNS are part of our autonomic nervous system...
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Are you tired but wired? Here are my top 10 tips to enhance your body’s resilience to stress… B complex vitamins (B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and B7) are vitally important for the adrenals and energy production. B vitamins are water soluble...
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Stuck on a low carb diet? Fearing the dreaded weight gain when you reintroduce carbs? Even Paleo advocates can benefit from this. Carb Cycling does not involve eating less, it is a smart way of timing your macronutrients (carbs, fat and...
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I believe self-experimentation is the most effective way to determine your ultimate diet. Even the best diet template is generalised and not tailored to your unique self. So I have been around the block. As a Naturopath/Nutritionist n=1 is my...
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Phytoestrogens are plant-based oestrogens that have the ability to mimic oestrogen in our body. This topic is confusing because phytoestrogens can act as both an agonist and antagonist against oestrogen, meaning they can increase or decrease our...
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Our liver synthesises 1000-1400mg (about 80%) of our cholesterol on a daily basis. While 300mg is the upper limit of our recommended daily intake (RDI). Our liver has an intelligent feedback mechanism which regulates our endogenous production...
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