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APR

2023

Is intermittent fasting good for you?

Tags : 5:2 diet, disordered eating, does intermittent fasting work?, Fast Diet, HAES, healthy dieting, intermittent fasting, is intermittent fasting good?, keto, Mosley

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Intermittent fasting (IF) has been the hot ‘new ‘diet over the past decade. That’s a long time for a fad diet to remain popular. Ten years on, is there evidence to support the IF health claims? What is Intermittent fasting? IF was popularised by Dr Michael Mosley initially...

APR

2023

Book review: Use it all

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : Australia, book review, cookbook Use it All, Cornersmith, family food, healthy eating, naturopath, use it all, zero waste

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Use it all: The Cornersmith guide to a more sustainable kitchen By Alex Elliott-Howery, Jaimee Edwards With my bookshelves already packed to capacity, any new book purchases need to be ones that I’ll actually use. This has especially hit my cookbook addiction!...

APR

2023

Repeat prescriptions and EOFY price increases

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : boundaries, EOFY, naturopath mentoring, pricing, small business

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The following is a mentoring article for health practitioners. There have been some interesting discussions in mentoring sessions lately about the economy and its impact on even well-established practitioners. One of the first signs that people are spending less, has...

APR

2023

Why you need to know about Lynch Syndrome

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : bowel cancer, brain cancer, cancer, endometrial cancer, hepatobilary cancer, interview, Kidney cancer, liver cancer, lynch syndrome, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, skin cancer, small bowel cancer, stomach cancer, urinary tract cancer, video, youtube

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Since cracking the human genome, there’s been some amazing discoveries impacting families around the world. While some inherited predispositions for cancers such as the BRCA genes (breast cancer) are well known, there are many other types of cancers that can be inherited. Lynch...

APR

2023

Making location independence work

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : digital nomad, location independent, modern naturopath, online naturopath, successful naturopath, WFH

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When I took my business entirely online in 2014 (aka ‘before times’), location independence was a major motivator. Moving interstate after 22 plus years of working with clients in Melbourne, I didn’t want a build a brand new in-person business. Working online was the perfect...

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MAR

2023

March 2023 update

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : adventure, COSA survivorship 2023, experienced naturopath, kindness, online bookings, selfcare, senses, stimulation, Sydney, travel, World Pride

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With so many activities on hold in recent years, 2023 feels like it’s catch-up time! March is a busy month with two oncology conferences. It was a privilege to attend the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia’s Survivorship conference in Adelaide, thanks to being awarded a...

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MAR

2023

Is consuming news bad for us?

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : breaking addictions, change, cortisol, dopamine, internet, naturopath, news, news addiction, radio, stress cycle, television

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I grew up in a news obsessed home. The day was punctuated by local and world events from the morning newspaper and hourly radio news bulletins, through to the nightly TV news. On leaving school I undertook a political science degree, further reinforcing the necessity to be hooked...

FEB

2023

Golden clients: how to identify and nurture your hidden assets

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : client retention, golden clients, health practitioners, macrobusiness, mentoring, professional supervision, return rate, ROI, small business

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One of the most common reasons practitioners seek mentoring is to attract more clients. But sometimes shifting the focus to your existing clients, is the key to a thriving practice. Golden clients Are you aware of your golden clients? They follow your advice and return...

FEB

2023

Recipe: zero waste vegetable stock

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : cooking, family food, food hacks, HAES, vegetable stock, zero waste

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What do you do with your veggie scraps? I hate food waste. Vegetable offcuts are perfect for making stock but there’s not always the time to do this while prepping a meal. Freezing them is a great alternative. Throw the unused parts of vegetables (I love fennel, leeks, onions and...

JAN

2023

New year intentions and self-care: January 2023 update

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : #gentlejanuary, cats, covid, gentle january, kindness, new year, re-enchantment, selfcare, word for the year

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Happy New Year What are your intentions for 2023? It’s been interesting to observe the tide slowly turn against the pressure to make New Year resolutions. So many revolve around exploiting our insecurities, such as body image, with gyms and diet products being the biggest...

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Articles

Is intermittent fasting good for you?

Book review: Use it all

Repeat prescriptions and EOFY price increases

Why you need to know about Lynch Syndrome

Making location independence work

March 2023 update

Is consuming news bad for us?

Golden clients: how to identify and nurture your hidden assets

Recipe: zero waste vegetable stock

New year intentions and self-care: January 2023 update

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