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Gill Stannard
24
MAY
2010

Sad dads

The following is an updated article that I first published in 2008, entitled Fears of first time fathers. I recently came across an interesting article by Chris Woolston entitled Fear of Fathering. It had been earmarked by a first time father I know and makes great reading for...
21
MAY
2010

Chemicals in the home: How the toxic chemicals of everyday life affect our health

A friend in Sydney put me onto a radio interview she heard recently featuring two Canadians, Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie, the authors of Slow Death By Rubber Duck. The local ABC radio interview with the authors (note, their interview starts about halfway through the podcast) is...
20
MAY
2010
naturopath Sydney Melbourne tired

In search of a day of rest

I’ve been thinking recently about the benefits of reclaiming some practices that may now be considered to be old-fashioned. A delightful, handwritten card from a client reminded me of the pleasures of receiving unexpected mail. There was the tactile delight of holding it in my...
18
MAY
2010

Recipe – a new twist on old-fashioned barley soup

It’s getting cold now in Melbourne and there is nothing like a hot bowl of soup to warm you up. I rediscovered this recipe when I found some notes from a Healthy Living course I first taught as a new graduate and with a slight tweak I first published it in my recent...
05
MAY
2010
country or city healthier

Is country living healthier than life in the city?

Hankering for a sea change? On a recent Health Trip I focused on making the best of your life, regardless of whether you live in the city or the country. Australian innate health inequities aside, for many urban dwellers the idea of country living appears to offer a happier and...
07
APR
2010

Living with autoimmune conditions

The human body is an amazingly complex organism. Our many biological quirks may seem counterintuitive at face value but dig a little deeper and there’s usually a logical reason for even the oddest of physiological adaptations. Autoimmune (AI) conditions are a good example. In the...
23
MAR
2010

Pesticides in fruits and vegetables

Yesterday’s edition of Mother Jones listed the top ten pesticide-laden fruit and vegetables available in the USA. While the list may vary from country to country, I suspect it still has relevance for most Western countries. I’d clicked on the article just after biting into a...
11
MAR
2010
practitioner only products

What are “practitioner only” products

Other than liquid herbal medines, I carry a very small range of selected products. Most of these, like the herbs, are classed “practitioner only” under the Therapeutic Goods Act. There is some confusion over what this means and unfortunately much of this is caused by health food...
03
MAR
2010

More than just our hormones

As a woman there is nothing more irritating than having a man roll his eyes and dismiss your behaviour as being “that time of the month”. From puberty through to menopause too often women’s thoughts, feelings and actions get dismissed as some kind of hormonal glitch. While...
22
FEB
2010
comfrey bruises naturopath Australia

Cruising for a bruising

I’ve had a fresh crop of rather spectacular bruises lately, thanks to rushing into life like a bull at a gate sometimes. The upside of a minor injury, is it’s a good excuse to swear! My favourite piece of medical research from 2009 has to be the one demonstrating that...
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