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Bircher Muesli – a Microbiome-friendly breakfast

February 22, 2022

This Bircher Muesli is a great time saving breakfast option for my clients that handle oats. It can be made in advance and serves as a quick portable option for those that like to take their breakfast with…

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I think I have a food sensitivity? What are my options?

December 17, 2021

Do you wonder if your symptoms may be from a food sensitivity? Perhaps you have a strong feeling something you’re eating is affecting you, but you’re struggling to pinpoint exactly what? Symptoms of a food sensitivity can vary…

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Breakfast salad- a build your own breakfast adventure

December 7, 2021
A variety of breakfast salad ideas to spark creativity

Before you write me off completely thinking I’m totally mad talking about a breakfast salad, hear me out. Breakfast salads are a lovely light option to start the day in warmer weather. So much of it can be…

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Mango and Passionfruit Smoothie – the ultimate taste of Summer!

November 2, 2021
A glass of mango and passionfruit smoothie surrounded by fresh passionfruit

I don’t know about you but mango just screams summer for me and we can’t go past a mango and passionfruit smoothie in our household.  Each year as we anticipate their return, the kids and I can get…

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What Causes Autoimmune Disease?

July 19, 2020

When I speak to patients with autoimmune disease, they often feel doomed to their condition never improving, not realising that so much can be done to take the load off their immune system. There are many forms of…

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Naturopathy for Ankylosing Spondylitis

November 7, 2019

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an auto immune disease that causes the vertebrae of the spine to fuse together resulting in loss of mobility and pain. Research has found that although there is a genetic predisposition to ankylosing spondylitis,…

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ADHD- Supporting brain health, cognition and behaviour in kids

April 3, 2019

When a parent first brings their child to me with a diagnosis of ADHD, learning difficulties or behavioural challenges it can sometime be hard to know where to start. There have been so many environmental, lifestyle, and biochemical…

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Treating childhood constipation

February 5, 2019

Constipation is not uncommon in many of the children I see in clinic, including my littlest of patients. It may be something that’s troubled them for quite sometime or be a fairly recent development. At times it may…

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Making “Medicine Jelly”

May 25, 2018

“Medicine Jelly” we call it in my house. Or you could call it the kid-friendly, time saving way to give them a dose of their vitamins. I think the first term is much more catchy though don’t you?…

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5 tips for childhood constipation

May 21, 2018

In my last post I chatted about how I approach constipation in my littlest patients. It’s usually a combination of specific probiotics and prebiotics, alongside gentle, non-habit forming laxatives, all the while addressing any underlying causes. Today I’ll…

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