How to make your child fat – and how not to!

What better gift to give your child than your love, but the greater gift, the gift of glowing health. Childhood obesity and overweight children is now the most talked about childhood problem today. Nearly every day the topic is in the national news whilst expert after expert bombards us with facts and the reasons they see as being behind this epidemic. It is indeed a very serious problem. Just because childhood obesity is a growing problem doesn't mean it can‟t be overcome. It certainly can and I hope…

There is more to weight loss than just diet and exercise. Factors like allergies, hormones, stress, and polycystic ovaries can reduce the efficiency of your metabolism and prevent or slow down weight loss.

Are food allergies making you gain weight?
Bloating, fatigue, itchy skin and sinus problems are just some of the unpleasant symptoms of food allergies. But did you know allergies might also be slowing down your metabolism, causing weight gain and even preventing fat loss?
Food allergies occur when a food triggers an immune reaction in your body. Your body then goes into protection…

Much has been said about the effects that stress has on the human body. We are all aware of the obvious results, such as depression, hyper-anxiety, sleeplessness, road rage etc, and the often self destructive ways of managing stress, like drinking a little too much, or self medicating with food, comfort food being the preferred soporific for our ragged nerves. Few people realise that adrenal burnout can be the result of prolonged low-grade stress. Dramatic life-upheavals tend to gain more sympathy and attention than the misery of a hated job, a difficult family situation, or some other long term but…

More than any other time in the year, throughout Spring, Australian TV is filled with advertisements for weight loss shakes, ab-machines and diet programs. And while many Australians guzzle diet drinks and slog it out on a treadmill to get into shape for Summer, one Australian weight loss coach says it’s all “goobeldegook”. In the lead-up to national Walk to Work Day, she asks: what ever happened to good old fashioned walking? Weight Loss Life Coach Maz Maclean, says put simply - if you want to burn fat, walking is the most convenient and most effective exercise available. And she…

Have you tried every diet, weight loss or exercise program with little or no result, or perhaps you had great results, but before you knew it, all the weight was back where it started. Well did you know your mind can have as much impact on your weight as diet and exercise? Doesn’t sound quite right does it? Well imagine this... you’re about to go on a diet, and going around in your mind are thoughts like these:
• what’s the point in dieting, you’ll only fail like you did last time;
• diet, you can’t go on a…

Many people in Australia are finding that as they are becoming older, their weight is increasing. As a naturopath who specializes in weight loss, I see people on a regular basis, who would like to lose weight. Sometimes people feel that they began to gain weight with a change in lifestyle, job, or with the onset of an illness. For many it seems just a hard fact of life that their body is changing and they are unhappy about it. However most people seem unable to bring about any significant lasting change to their weight gain.

I like to explain…

1. Inflammation: Aches and pains, poorly digested food (e.g. diarrhea), infections etc can be a sign of inflammation which increases cortisol levels in the body. This can increase the likelihood of fat storage. It is important to address underlying inflammation for weight loss.

2. Stress: this can increase fat storage by increasing adrenaline and cortisol. Stress management techniques such as meditation, yoga or Tai Chi can be useful, learning to say “No” effectively and looking after yourself (enough sleep, water, exercise, etc) are good long term strategies to stay healthy.

3. Toxins: PCB and pesticides in food, heavy metals (from…

Beyond the Myth of “The Right Diet”

How can someone eat ‘healthy foods’ – salads, fruits and vegetables, exercise diligently, drink enough fluids, take the best supplements that money can buy, and still feel, tired, lethargic and hungry after meals, or just not right? The answer WRONG Fuel Mix for your Unique Biochemistry or Metabolic Typing.

As we live in a world of infoglut – too much information impacting our lives, we come across conflicting advice from leading health authorities. Not only is this overwhelming it is confusing. In addition, our society goes through various dietary trends. For example, in…

Cleanse vs. Diet

Cleansing and Detox outweighs Normal Dieting programs.

One way the liver deals with toxins and chemicals in your body is to encase them in fat, to protect you. By detoxifying or “cleansing” regularly you can have the side-benefit of losing excess fat and fluid and, if you’re exercising, increase your lean muscle mass

Dieting (starving) can cause increased fat long-term. Body encase toxic impurities with fat and fluid to protect cells from damage. Smaller body means increased percentage of impurities & less muscle to burn glucose. Hence…REBOUND with higher % of fat with less muscle, more…

Beyond the myth of Dieting

Have you ever wondered why it is easy for some people to lose all the weight they need just by eating ‘healthy lean foods’ – salads, fruits and vegetables, and feel fantastic, while others struggle with their meal plans and bet laid intentions to lose weight, and feel more frustrated than when they started their diets? Well, you might be surprised to know that the answer to permanent fat loss is far beyond strict dieting or rigorous exercise routines. It is to do with our unique mind/body conditioning especially so with our emotional programming and…