Understanding TSH, a key thyroid hormone
Understanding TSH When the thyroid gland isn’t working optimally, it affects your whole body—from your bowels to your brain (think brain fog), to your body temperature, energy levels and body...
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Dr Libby’s take on the protein conversation: your top questions answered.
Protein is having a major moment right now. You’ve likely come across advice pushing very high daily intakes. You may have heard that women over 40 aren’t getting enough. And you’ve probably noticed protein being added to just about everything – from...
When you don't feel right but your blood tests come back normal
Blood tests play a crucial role in assessing our health and the “normal” ranges serve as guideposts to signal when something might be amiss. Yet, when do we have blood...
The difference between nutrient deficiencies and insufficiencies
We often hear about nutrient deficiencies – a severe shortage of a specific nutrient. Yet, what about insufficiencies? While the subtler shortfall may not present as obvious symptoms, insufficiencies can...
How the body gets the message it’s safe (and why it’s important it does)
Feeling safe—physically and emotionally—is vital to our health. If we don’t feel safe, knowingly or unknowingly, it can result in the stress response being switched on more often than it...
5 neurotransmitters you want to ensure you’re producing enough of
In the intricate tapestry of human emotions, neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that play a key role in our wellbeing and happiness. There are around 100 of them in total. GABA,...
What drives inflammation in the body?
Inflammation is a term we often associate with pain, discomfort, and redness. Yet, beyond the surface-level symptoms, there’s a fascinating world at play within our body. A double-edged sword, inflammation...
Struggling to break bad habits? Try one of these 3 suggestions.
In our daily lives, we find ourselves effortlessly falling into routines and habits. Some of these contribute to our wellbeing while others diminish it. When the detrimental habits accumulate or...
This is why you need to turn into your pain instead of trying to avoid it
In today’s society, there is a prevailing notion that feeling anything other than happiness or coping well with life’s challenges is inherently not acceptable. As a result, many of us...
Is a ‘victim’ mentality driving your stress? 3 ways to shift it.
Are you familiar with those moments when you find yourself or someone you know caught up in a cycle of self-pity and the belief that the world owes you something?...
The truth about ageing
As children we typically feel excited about getting older, with milestones like reaching the double digits and dreams of what the absolute independence of adulthood will be like. Then we...
The changing face of 40ish
I could have picked any age really: 30, 40 or 50 and beyond. We notice changes at all ages, but it is often the zero years that have us honing...
How food can affect your mood (and what you can do about it)
Research tells us that the relationship between food and our mood is bidirectional – meaning that our mood affects what we eat, and what we eat affects our mood. However,...
Are you present and mindful as you go through your day?
Do you notice the rise of the sun on the horizon in the morning or the way the leaves dance as the breeze picks them up? If you go for...
How to prioritise your nourishment when travelling
Travelling often means that your ability to prepare your own meals becomes compromised. When this happens, it’s easy to just think ‘oh it’s too hard’. Yet if nourishing yourself remains...
5 ways to calm inflammation in the body
While not all inflammation is a concern (it’s actually essential for keeping us alive), when it is persistent and/or chronic, it becomes highly problematic. You will often hear about it...
Fluid or Fat? (and what it does to your mood)
I am convinced that many women “feel” fat when, really they are either bloated or retaining fluid. I have never once weighed a client, and actively encouraged clients not to...