Articles & Recipes
•
Articles & Recipes •
ARTICLES
TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE
Are we what we eat?
You are what you eat, right? This saying originally appeared in 1826 when Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, a French lawyer, politician, and famous gastronome, wrote “Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are.”
Natural Medicines for Little Ones
When my daughter was 20 months old, she noticed some slow-healing sores on my leg (which were actually white tailed spider bites!). She took herself off to the bathroom and 5 minutes later raced out with some Manuka honey and 3 band-aids.
Heart Healthy Foods for Women
Let’s begin by acknowledging the fact that cardiovascular disease (CVD) is NOT a ‘man’s’ disease, far from it. In Australia, more than half a million women have cardiovascular disease.
Weeds & Gut Health
In regenerative and holistic management circles, weeds are often considered ‘indicators’ of the soil’s physical, mineral, and microbial characteristics.
Kitchen Remedies course has landed!
In this Kitchen Remedy course, I’ll show you how to get MORE out of your herb garden and spice rack!
A Recipe for the Favourites ;)
NOTES: This recipe works best coupled with liberal doses of support, nature, movement and nourishing wholefoods. This recipe is also FREE FROM perfectionism, self-judgement, guilt and comparisons.
Gilberts Strikes Again
I didn't discover I had Gilbert's Syndrome until I was in my early 30s.
Reciprocal relationships keep us healthy.
There’s a whole lot of discussion around what ‘regeneration’ means, and like anything, it probably means different things to different people.
Climbing the Nutrition Staircase
My job involves getting to the specifics of what progress looks like for the individuals I’m working with. It involves advocacy, education, deep listening and more than anything, ongoing support.
Ashwa-wha?
Ashwagandha is also referred to as Withania, Indian Ginseng, and/or Winter Cherry.
Eat the rainbow for happy bugs (and an update for those with Diverticulosis!)
After chopping up some beetroot this morning, my hands were a beautiful shade of pink, which reminded me of the potency of pigments and phytonutrients.
Are you giving yourself (and your kids) a competitive advantage?
We live in a world where we’re bombarded with advertising, brands and content.
Welcome to your Sixth Sense, the Vagus Nerve.
The vagus nerve is the largest and most complex of the twelve cranial nerves.
How are you fostering a positive food culture?
As I've blogged about before, the way we perceive food (i.e. from a place of stress/ fear/ negativity versus from a place of celebration/ connection/ nourishment) can have a really powerful influence on how our body RESPONDS to that food.
The Power of Observation
The mere act of observing and tracking habits can change behaviour.
What does personality have to do with food preference?
Growing up, I had a really close friend that LOVED spicy foods.