Okey dokey, I am on my bandwagon again!” Oh no!” I can hear you cry, “the nagging starts again about slowing down and eating with intention. Yes, that’s it! Post the festive season it seems timely and sensible to remind ourselves of a few pointers on conscious consumption. Give your full attention on what, and […]
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As many of you know, I am a little obsessed with tabby cats. But this month I have been looking upward and embracing our feathered friends. Yes, The Aussie Bird Count concluded late October and over six days, I and many fellow nature lovers, looked to the skies, the lakes, ponds, estuaries and the ground […]
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As many of you know, I am fortunate to spend 3–4 months each year in my beloved France. Each year I pack my daily vitamin supplies for the months ahead. Normally a B complex, a probiotic, magnesium, vitamin B2 plus and a herbal anti-viral, such as Andrographis, plus a little zinc. For two weeks this […]
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Many of you who have consulted me when suffering from a sore throat or cough may not have escaped my clinic without clutching a small brown bottle of a delicious herbal mix. I’m sure you have not forgotten! Often a herbal mix for such conditions will include licorice root. Other herbs may include marshmallow root, […]
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Over the years I have provided many soup recipes. You may recall during the Covid lock down an entire newsletter was dedicated to soups! A comforting, homely cooking ritual. This lentil soup recipe is surprisingly easy, not a great deal of ingredients, but it is delicious! Originally published in the New York Times, I have […]
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Choose choice – triumphant conclusion! We are blessed indeed in this country, in the main, to having a choice. Yes, indeed, we can choose what we eat, think, drink, how and when we move. Let’s consciously and diligently apply ourselves to deciding what we put in our mouths (think before action!). Before that silent saboteur […]
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Welcome to April and ‘gigil’, the word of the month! Gigil is a Tagalog word has recently been added to that esteemed tome the Oxford English Dictionary. It describes that intense feeling we have from bearing witness to something beautiful, cute or adorable. Being momentarily overwhelmed by cuteness is a handy tool to gain some […]
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The Health Minister, Mark Butler has announced the reinstatement of health insurance rebates for naturopathy. Hooray!
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Time has marched by quickly in the last few months and now it is me who must march on! Yes, off I go! Back to my beloved France. My last day of practice will be Saturday 24 May, returning to the clinic Saturday 4 October 2025. If you need a top up of herbs or […]
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Over the years I have written extensively on the importance of zinc for immunity, reproductive health, skin conditions, hair loss, wound healing, diarrhoea and children’s brain health and development. Let’s look at a study examining the effect of zinc on the immune system to reduce pneumonia mortality. This recent meta-analysis showed zinc intake, given as […]
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