Signs your adrenals need support
Ever wake up feeling like you’ve been hit by a truck? It could be that your adrenal glands are struggling to keep up with what you’re asking of them. Only...
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What is stress actually costing you?
Think back to the last time you felt truly relaxed. Can you remember how it felt? Now, contrast that with a moment of high stress – your heart racing, mind...
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Are your sleep habits sabotaging your energy?
12.00am, 2am, 2.15am, 3.00am – do these times look familiar? When was the last time you actually slept through the night? Or better still when was the last time you...
Is there such a thing as too much exercise?
Physical exercise is good for us right? Of course! Movement is an integral part of any healthy lifestyle and we would benefit from including more incidental exercise in our daily...
Ways to Avoid Constipation
The health of the gut is central to every aspect of health. It is through our digestive system that we absorb all of the goodness from our food, a process...
The low-down on probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics
The impact that gut health has on overall health never ceases to amaze me, and the bacteria living in the gut is an important part of this. We have anywhere...
Ask Dr Libby: Why do I get so bloated in the afternoon?
Many people tell me they experience their tummy getting more and more bloated as the day goes on, leading to extreme discomfort by the evening. Table of Contents Can stress...
The Gut-Brain Connection
We’ve all heard the term ‘go with your gut’ when it comes to decision-making. But is there really such a thing as gut feelings? And just how connected is our...
Are you one of the one in five?
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) affects around one in five New Zealanders and Australians, with women being twice as likely to be affected than men. This common condition is not normal—food...
Are you getting enough zinc?
In today’s world, meeting our zinc requirements from food alone is much harder than it was even 50 years ago. Zinc used to be present in our soil. As such,...
Do you ever get 'hangry'?
Do you have moments when you get so ravenous you can’t think straight? When hunger takes over your body and you need to eat immediately or you feel you’re at...
How deepening your compassion can make you feel healthier
Treat others how you’d like to be treated – I’m sure many of us would lose count of how many times we were reminded of this as children. Yet many...
11 ways to be kinder to yourself
In the heart of winter many people say that they feel out of sorts. People are generally drawn to comfort foods and tend to move less. They experience more difficulty...
Health gems from traditional medicine
We have learnt so much from traditional forms of medicine, whether this is their use of natural therapies or their holistic approach to the prevention and treatment of disease. Here...
Are You Getting Enough Vitamin B12?
Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin (because it contains the trace element cobalt), is an incredibly important B vitamin. It is necessary for the production of red blood cells and...
The Truth About Whether Chocolate is Good for You.
There have been books and movies written about it, its abundance rivals coffee... and it seems every second week there is a study released about the benefits of chocolate. There...
Let Food be Your Cold Medicine
The wisdom "let food be thy medicine" dates back almost 3,000 years, and the importance of this statement is no less important now than it was then. Food has the...