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12
MAY
2008

Realm of the senses – aromatherapy

Aromatherapy has probably been around since the beginning of civilization. Most indigenous cultures have used herbs rich in volatile oils for ‘smoking’ and smudging for both medicinal and spiritual purposes. Hippocrates (460 – 370 BC) prescribed baths and massages with aromatic...
27
APR
2008

asthma

What is asthma? With over 2 million Australians being diagnosed with asthma, including up to 1:4 children, we are living in one of the most allergy prone countries in the world. Asthma is an inflammatory condition of the airways in the lungs. It may feel like a persistent,...
13
APR
2008

Keeping it simple

What would make your life simpler? Try not to censor the first thoughts that come into your head. If the answer is “more money” – what specifically do you need to buy that will make your life easier, more straightforward, happier, balanced? Sometimes money buys an extra...
31
MAR
2008

Vitamin D

Sunshine and sea, makes Vitamin D What is Vitamin D and how do we get it? Cholecalciferol (D3) is a hormone precursor made in the skin in the presence of sunlight (UVB). This appears to be a nifty evolutionary adaptation from our dark skinned, equatorial dwelling ancestors....
27
MAR
2008

More about bio-identical hormone treatment

Suzanne Summers thinks it’s the only way a woman over 50 can maintain her figure and Dr Sandra Cabot promises she can make you feel 21 again. Both agree that this elixir of youth is natural and safe but are natural hormones as benign as they are made out to be? In January this...
03
MAR
2008

breakfast

Food, glorious food!We’re anxious to try itThree banquets a day Our favourite diet! (Food Glorious Food) The evidence for eating breakfast While eating breakfast is plain commonsense for most people, medical research has a burning need to provide evidence in order to claim...
09
DEC
2007

Healthier Christmas feasting

Here in Australia our innate desire to eat lighter foods in the hot months is hampered by some Old World traditions. With a festive season that straddles our summer which  is steeped in the cold climate rituals of cooking copious amounts of meat, stuffing, baked starchy...
22
OCT
2007

What do naturopaths mean when they talk about your constitution?

Many of us have a fascination about our destiny. We might see a palmist and anxiously await the verdict as to the length of our ‘life line’. In naturopathy, while the assessment of our biological blueprint is a philosophical cornerstone rather than an exact science – it requires...
08
OCT
2007

Helping children build healthy bones

Strong bones and drinking milk go hand in hand, don’t they? You’d believe that from almost every article written on the subject but the research into bone health tells a different story.   Calcium alone does not create healthy bones While calcium is the major...
23
SEP
2007

More spring cleaning

It is spring clean time again. The return of the warm weather is the ideal time to give your body a break from your favourite ‘poisons’ and give you gut a rest. While the concept of “detoxing”* has become increasingly popular – the actuality is another thing. A bit like Lent for...
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