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11
DEC
2013

Change: an important update about City Natural Therapies

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It’s amazing how much life can change in such a short time. Since the last newsletter, there’s been a dramatic and unexpected change in my personal circumstances. I have done my best to email current clients directly. Apologies if I have not been able to contact you personally....
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15
OCT
2013

Illness and the gentle art of surrender

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As a child I was often unwell but only rarely, truly sick. I had frequent colds, coughs and tonsillitis, and at 7 managed to astound the doctor by contracting scarlet fever. At high school, glandular fever slayed me for the best (or rather, worst) part of a year. Even though only...
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23
SEP
2013

On being a western herbalist: celebrating National Herbal Medicine Week

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If you missed my recent tweets and Facebook updates for National Herbal Medicine Week,  here’s the round up of the posts I shared to celebrate our craft. What to expect when you consult a herbalist. My five favourite herbs in the pantry and garden. How to use herbs to...
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20
SEP
2013

In praise of weeds

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Recently I returned to a patch of the Yarra River where as a herbal medicine lecturer we used to take students on an inner-city herb walk. In the intervening years the once quiet area has been absorbed into a bustling arts precinct. I shouldn’t have been surprised to find the...
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10
SEP
2013

Spring survival guide

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Did you know it is reported that 3.2 million Australians experience hay fever each year?  Are you one of them? Hay fever is also known as seasonal allergic rhinitis. It’s usually caused when pollens from flowering trees, weeds and grasses irritate the nasal passages. It’s not...
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09
SEP
2013

Recipe: a quick nut sauce

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As a fledgling vegetarian in the 1980’s, I remember spending a lot of time in the kitchen making peanut sauce. The Moosewood Cookbook recipe involved stirring the peanut butter mixture for an age while it cooked. Thank goodness Deborah Madison devised this speedy no cook recipe...
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14
AUG
2013

Recipe: quinoa pilaf

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Did you know that the United Nations has officially declared 2013 the “International Year of Quinoa”? I love the versatility of quinoa. Don’t be put off by the hype, quinoa is a delicious seed that cooks like a grain, and well worth adding to your culinary...
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13
AUG
2013

Brené Brown dares greatly

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I’ve never been a fan of celebrity crushes. Putting someone on a pedestal so often leads to disappointment when they turn out to by human after all. But I have to admit to a star-like crush on vulnerability researcher extraordinaire, Dr Brené Brown. With this in mind I parted...
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26
JUN
2013

Recipe: big bowl miso

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This recipe was first published in the June 2013 City Natural Therapies newsletter. Sign up to have it delivered free to your inbox each month. I love miso soup – from a small serve for breakfast with a little ginger, spring onions, mushroom and tofu, to a full sized meal...
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