Should sleep be your health goal?

But it?s 3am!!!! This is the statement that I feel is on repeat and have experienced all too often. These days I can pinpoint to 2 or 3 precise actions and when I’m doing those actions I know the end result is going to be this statement. You see insomnia has always plagued my adult […]

My key learns on balance from an Ayurvedic practitioner

I own an organic cafe and being surrounded by the food of the quality that I would want for myself often means that I can be tempted to consume too much despite listening to my body. Sometimes, if we have made my favourite curry, then I reach for that & remember all day I was […]

Why I ask all my clients to work with functional medicine practioner

How many visits have you had with the Doctor this year? Whether it’s once a month, once every couple of months, or even rarer because maybe you just can?t face that visit, what we would all hope for is a preventative method of managing our health where we don?t have a need to see the […]

The one drink you need to reduce your caffeine intake? & it tastes like espresso!

Oh, but I love the taste of coffee!… this is an obstacle I have to overcome with many of my clients. For some of them, consuming up to 6 cups of coffee a day has become the norm. For others it may only be a 1-2 cup a day habit but the reality is their […]

Is coffee good for you?

Are you hearing conflicting information over whether coffee is good or bad for you? That’s because coffee is a controversial food group. Actually, the coffee bean is a plant source and therefore ?real food? i.e. it?s not considered as a processed food, which is usually the first thing a lot of us have to remove […]

Is it time to remove dairy?

The gurgles, the bubbles, loose stools and then looking down to notice that your stomach resembles a balloon. Sound familiar? Those are some of the symptoms of lactose intolerance. So why remove dairy (& specifically cow’s milk) from your diet? One of the things that frustrates me is how, as humans, we have somehow evolved […]

Importance of Food Preparation

Do you find yourself grateful that on Monday you can start afresh? Whatever happened the week before, or at the weekend, can almost be forgiven as we say, ?ok new week, new start? Monday starts great, good intentions carry into Tuesday, we may even get in a workout but then the old habits start to […]

Small meals often or a few big meals?

To answer this question you must understand what is a snack & why are you snacking? What is a Snack? Snacking is the small meals that we have in-between the largest meals, typically they can be around 200 calories and keep us going until the next meal. Why are you snacking? Is it because your […]

Proteins, fats & carbohydrates, what is good & bad?

So what about proteins, fats and carbohydrates? When you hear ?eat good fats?, do you feel confused? As nutrition evolves and more theories are developed, confusion can easily be created when one theory conflicts the other. Take fat. Remember when we were told it was the enemy & we scoured the supermarket for skimmed milk, […]

The Lacking Nutrient compromising your immunity

Sometimes it?s the small things that can make big differences. I recently spoke about this often overlooked nutrient deficiency as I see it regularly in my clients and was always a victim until I got used to the signs. So many nutrients to remember hey? However, this one is made by the body and therefore […]