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DEC

2019

Recipe: festive chocolate bark

Tags : chocolate, chocolate bark, Christmas, coconut, freeze dried raspberries, gifts, healthy gifts

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Chocolate bark is super simple to make and easy to add your own celebratory twist. If you’d like a festive theme, use a combo of red, green and/or white toppings. This makes a sweet gift, if you can resist eating it all yourself! Festive chocolate bark 200 gm dark chocolate* (...

NOV

2019

November clinic update

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : smoke, Sydney fires, wellbeing

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It’s been quite a month, with fires, dust storms and smoke haze in many parts of Australia. In Sydney we’re entering the next stage of water restrictions and it’s not even summer yet. These are “interesting” times indeed and our home, earth, is crying out...

street library orange painted wood around a glass window with read a book you've got time

NOV

2019

Simple pleasures: living

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : books, gardening, guerilla gardening, home cooking, nature, organic, persoanl finances, plants, reading, self-care, selfcare, voluntary simplicity, walking, women and money

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Back in the 1990s, I stumbled upon a book on “voluntary simplicity’’. With my city practice booming, I could no long afford the time to lecture at SSNT. However, as this coincided with taking on a mortgage, was it wise to ditch my regular part-time income in favour of the ups...

NOV

2019

Recipe: green herb sauce

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : basil, chimichurri, condiments, cooking, coriander, garlic, greens, gremalata, healthy food, parsley, pistou, salsa verde, sauce

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What’s in a name? From Europe to Mexico and South America, green herb-based condiments are all variations on a theme, regardless if they’re called chimichurri, salsa verde, pistou or gremolata. All the variations start with green herbs (often parsley), olive oil, salt and usually...

OCT

2019

October mentoring update

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : ANS 2020, Australian naturopathic summit, create a fertile life, health practitioners, herbalist, mentoring, mentoring resources, naturopath, nutritionist, resources for naturopaths

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A quarterly update for health practitioners who want to grow a business they love. Don’t miss out – subscribe to mentoring updates * indicates required Email Address * First Name * Last Name * If you don’t see the subscribe button, just hit the return...

OCT

2019

Simple pleasures: food

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : eggs, Elizabeth David, figs, food, France, home cook, Michelin star, pleasure, simple food, simple pleasures, spring food

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Like life, some of the best food experiences revolve around simple pleasures. Not so simple A few months ago I had the good fortune to dine at a Michelin-starred restaurant at a vineyard in one of Bordeaux’s wine regions. The restaurant shimmered with refined elegance and the...

SEP

2019

September update: spring

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : anxiety, change of seasons, cooking, ferments, hayfever, herbal dispensing, spring

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Spring/winter/spring There’s something in the air. It might be spring but that all depends what day it is! In NSW we’ve had both a fresh flurry of snow and bushfires, in different parts of the State. But despite the crazy weather, there’s a noticeable shift here...

SEP

2019

Recipe: brown rice and tuna salad

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : autumn, brown rice, dairy free, gluten-free, herbs, olives, pantry, rice, salad, spring, tuna

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As we transition from winter to spring, salads return to my table. While the weather is still a little cool, I like to include a cooked component to makes them easier to digest. My transitional season salads tend to include roasted or blanched vegetables and/or cooked grain...

SEP

2019

What you need for a healthy spring

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : daylight saving, hay fever, hayfever, health, herbal medicine, herbalist, microbiome, seasonal allergies, seasonal produce, spring, time change, wellbeing

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Spring is a time of creativity, new beginnings and change. Like a butterfly emerging from a chrysalis, we’re back in the world with a bang after the darkness of winter. In the Southern Hemisphere, September begins the increasingly hectic sprint to Christmas. As the season...

AUG

2019

Catastrophising anxiety

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : anxiety, catastrophising, catastrophizing, catastrophy, control, foreboding, stress, subacute anxiety, video

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I got an overwhelming response, to an impromptu video I recently shared on Facebook. Anxiety is a common and sometimes crippling condition. But I’m surprised by the number of clients who don’t consciously realise they’re anxious, until I ask them one question....

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Articles

Recipe: festive chocolate bark

November clinic update

Simple pleasures: living

Recipe: green herb sauce

October mentoring update

Simple pleasures: food

September update: spring

Recipe: brown rice and tuna salad

What you need for a healthy spring

Catastrophising anxiety

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