I recently had the great pleasure of slipping out of bed on a nippy winter’s morning and instead of landing on cold floorboards, I stepped into my newly acquired knitted pink fluffy slippers! Certainly not elegant, but positively comforting. A warm, snug beginning to my day!
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Last month I shared my recipe for zucchini minted pea soup, but with these colder months we need something a little more hearty and substantial! Carrot, fennel seed and red lentil soup.
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A recent randomised, placebo-controlled, clinical trial evaluated the efficacy of a calendula ointment on the rate and effectiveness of healing caesarean wounds compared to standard hospital care.
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Sadly, I frequently hear these words, “Oh I took it* for a few weeks and it did nothing.” (*E.g. evening primrose oil, magnesium, B vitamins, herbal remedies etc.) Arrhh!!!
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Anxiety, panic, difficulty sleeping, feeling of worthlessness, little motivation… these are sadly common symptoms described by stressed and tired patients.
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All this nagging about getting through a Victorian winter brings me to a note regarding my escape! I know, you all are aware by now, I flee to my beloved France in June.
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As we peek into the first month of winter what do we see?
Astonishing sunsets, lemon and orange trees resplendent in their fruity glory, colourful scarfs and comforting woolly jumpers and families and friends snuggled up with a bowl of steaming soup or a fantastic coffee in the abundant quirky Melbournian cafes.
I can guarantee very, very few of you would have proceeded to the end of a consultation with me without being asked a few pertinent questions about your diet! Strangely after more than 21 years in practice, I still frequently hear the following response to my question about after-dinner snacks.
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It is definitely soup weather… hooray! Nothing easier than preparing a big batch of healthy, hearty soup on a Sunday evening, and freezing portions to provide a healthy breakfast, lunch or dinner throughout our glorious but cooler autumnal days. Zucchini and pea soup with minted yoghurt and seeds…
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The current fad of diets include the 5/2 diet, the 16-hour fasting diet, extreme ketonic diets, the Paleo diet, raw food diet, Dukan diet plus of course the plethora of, ready-to-go pre-made daily calorie-restricted meals. Have we all gone mad?!
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