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OCT

2024

How to transition your practice to external dispensing

Tags : donating pracitioner only products, external dispensary, GST, health business mentor, herbal dispensing, herbalist mentor, naturopath mentor, practitioner support Australia, small business

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Have you read Part 1: how do external dispensaries compare? You’ve decided to take your practice fully online. After working through the pros and cons, you’re outsourcing prescriptions. The next step is planning a smooth transition from in-house to external dispensing. From...

SEP

2024

Naturopathic hayfever tips and tricks (updated)

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : allergies, Australia, hay fever, hayfever, herbalist, herbs, natural health, naturopath, nutrients, seasonal rhinitis, spring, youtube

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Spring has sprung in Australia and you guessed it, hay fever season is back again. If you’re struggling with seasonal allergies, this 5 minute video has my top tips on how to both reduce exposure and symptoms. This video is part of my 5 minute health series on Youtube....

SEP

2024

A secret weapon to fight hay fever and allergic rhinitis

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : air purifiers, allergic rhinitis, allergies, hay fever, hayfever, HEPA, sleep, sneezing, spring

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Spring is here and for many of us the season comes with crippling fatigue, sneezing, itchy eyes and a stuffy or runny nose. While I have some useful herbs and supplements to treat these in my arsenal, last year I accidentally stumbled upon a game changer for hay fever and other...

SEP

2024

Recipe: vegan blood orange jelly

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : agar agar, blood orange, children, dessert, elderly, family food, jelly, juice, rehydration, simple recipe, soft food, sugar-free

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With such a fleeting season, I like to make the most of blood oranges while they’re around. This super simple dessert or palate cleanser can also be made with other orange varieties or most strained fruit juices. I find the slightly tart flavour refreshing, so don’t tend to add...

SEP

2024

Migraines: 5 triggers you need to know about

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : dehydration, headache, hormones, migraine, migraines, people pleasing, posture, sinus, youtube

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A migraine are so much more than a bad headache! Most migraines aren’t random but it takes some detective work to find the triggers. From working with clients for over 30 years I’ve identified 5 triggers (hang on the the 5th – it might surprise you!). ...

AUG

2024

Will AI replace naturopaths?

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : AI, AI in complementary medicine practice, AI in health business, health technology, machine learning, will bots replace naturopaths

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Artificial intelligence is part of our world. Like all technology, this can make our lives as practitioners easier provided we know how and when to use it. But there are pitfalls to be aware of. I asked my favourite AI platform to write a stripped back summary of what it...

JUL

2024

B6: why the labelling change?

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : Australia, B6, B6 dangerous, can you take too many vitamins, peripheral neuropathy, pyridoxine, review, supplements

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Is B6 dangerous? B6 (pyridoxine) is an essential nutrient, which means the body can’t function without it. But recently there have been increased reports of peripheral neuropathy occurring at lower than previously seen doses. Consequently the Therapeutic Goods Administration...

JUN

2024

Transitions in practice

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : business coach, clinical practive, health career, herbalist, naturpath, parental leave, planning, retirement, scale up, small business, transitions

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Transition A transition is a change from one thing to the next, either in action or state of being – as in a job transition or as in the much more dramatic example of a caterpillar making a transition into a butterfly. Vocabulary.com Life is full of transitions. Our...

MAY

2024

Confused about menopause?

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : alternatives to HRT, breast cancer, controversy, health, hormones, hot flashes, hot flushes, HRT, lancet menopause series, menopause, menopause symptoms, menopausehealth, MHT, midlife, naturoralmenopause, ovarian cancer, perimenopause, safety, women

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Menopause was once rarely mentioned in public. Now if you’re a woman over 35, your social media feeds are likely plastered with ads for menopause clothing, menopause moisturiser and a plethora of dubious supplements. For some women perimenopause (the time of hormonal change...

APR

2024

Strategies to prevent practitioner burnout

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : Australia, browout, burn out, burnout, business coach, entrepreneur, herbalist, mentoring, naturopath, nutritionist, practitioner, sole trader

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As health practitioners, we know about burnout. We share social media posts and treat clients with this. But how vigilant are we when it comes to noticing the warning signs in ourselves? Early in my career I was fortunate to spend time with a group of experienced naturopaths....

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Articles

How to transition your practice to external dispensing

Naturopathic hayfever tips and tricks (updated)

A secret weapon to fight hay fever and allergic rhinitis

Recipe: vegan blood orange jelly

Migraines: 5 triggers you need to know about

Will AI replace naturopaths?

B6: why the labelling change?

Transitions in practice

Confused about menopause?

Strategies to prevent practitioner burnout

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