The consequence of kind-heartedness
Given the current fragility of our beautiful nation and the subsequent sense of unease, what can we do on a micro level to help soothe the disquiet?
Continue Reading →The great gluten-free bake-off!
A gluten free diet is gaining popularity, even with those who don’t have coeliac disease, Many feel the health benefits whether it is a more comfortable gut, less bloating and pain, an improvement in hay fever and sinus symptoms, less mucous, and the amelioration in severity of some chronic skin conditions, not to mention clearer, brighter eyes.
Continue Reading →The iron block!
I recently saw a delightful patient who had been prescribed 300 mg of iron daily by her doctor, yet her serum iron levels were not increasing. Why?
Continue Reading →Manuka honey and cystic fibrosis
The antimicrobial effects of Manuka honey can inhibit bacteria involved in cystic fibrosis pulmonary infections.
Continue Reading →Choline for the liver, brain and foetal development
Choline is a key nutrient involved in methylation, a process important for healthy cell function, fat metabolism, gene expression, foetal brain development and detoxification.
Continue Reading →Herbs to the rescue for heavy periods
Monthly menstrual visits should never arrive with a code red warning of heavy bleeding. New research involving 102 patients investigated the use of Boswellia and ginger (both two very strong anti-inflammatory herbs) for the treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding.
Continue Reading →Let’s make this year count!
As time flies by in a rather startling fashion, it is surely best to make the most of every minute.
Continue Reading →Festive tenderness
It has been a truly challenging year climate-wise for too many. Of course, there is so much yet to be implemented at a national level. But while we await for progressive leadership, we can all contribute in our personal and individual ways. Every action counts.
Continue Reading →Inflammatory bowel disease and St Mary’s Thistle
Ulcerative colitis (UC), which is classified alongside Crohn’s disease as an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is an autoimmune condition that affects the rectum and colon.
Continue Reading →A meaty issue
A report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a group composed of 22 experts from 10 different countries, recently concluded that processed meat and most likely red meat are a cause of colorectal cancer. And this is indeed the second leading cause of cancer death in Australians.
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