Amp up your self-love
If your body stayed exactly the way it is now, would you be happy? When we consider our level of self-love, this is a good question to ponder. For 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...
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The Art of Saying No
Do you have trouble flexing your “no” muscle? While it’s certainly not true for everyone, if you’re a people pleaser by nature, chances are you will find it hard to...
What's your vice?
When you’ve had a rough day, what’s the thing you fall back on to make yourself feel better? Is it talking it out with your partner or a friend?
Top nutrients for beautiful skin
From the soil, health and beauty are born. The soil contains minerals, such as calcium and magnesium, which we need to live. But we can’t eat the soil, so we...
How to improve your health: the secret to lasting change.
Why you decide to make changes to improve your health is a completely personal decision. Often we are influenced by very different motivations. For some people, it may be that...
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...
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 much more incidental exercise in our...
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. Can stress cause bloating? There...
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...