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...
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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...
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...
What are your habits when you feel like you want something?
What are your habits when you feel like you want something? Do you go to the fridge or the pantry and stare blankly in at the contents waiting for inspiration?...
Five foods and herbs that promote healthy liver function
The liver is responsible for some of the body’s most important processes that allow us to maintain great health. If there is one organ in the body that we could...
10 nutritional tips to boost your heart health
When it comes to looking after your heart health, there are a number of things you can do from a nutritional point of view. Most definitely genetics play a role...
5 habits that can subtly compromise your health
We all know that many of our lifestyle choices influence our health and wellbeing, however, what we don’t often consider are the small things we repeatedly do that impact our...
8 ways to increase the nutrient density of your diet
Does it ever cross your mind that you may not be obtaining all of the nutrients you need for outstanding health and energy from your food? Whether that is due...
Do you ever stop to consider where your food comes from?
Do you ever stop to consider where your food comes from? From the farmer who commits their life to feeding you through to the entire chain of production that takes...
Nutritional beauty fixes
With the popularity and scope of beauty treatments these days you are able to remedy any ‘beauty’ challenge from the outside in. From hair extensions for thinning hair to covering...
5 nutrients you’re probably not getting enough of
Despite living with an abundance of food, many people are actually under-nourished. By this, I mean low or lacking in, or even deficient in some very important nutrients. It is...
Feeding Fussy Children
Children who refuse to eat certain things (or in some cases, most things) can cause concern for parents who want to ensure their little ones are getting the nutrition they...
How to support hay fever naturally
For some, spring brings an inner rejoicing—the onset of warmer weather that allows us to pack away our winter woollies and step out into the sunshine again. For others, the...