Nutrition

PTSD: Recovering from Trauma & 7 Ways to Promote Resilience

Aug 26, 2021

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can feel like a crushing emotional burden and personal storm, wherein a person feels hyper-sensitive to so many things occurring in his or her environment that another person may not even notice. The suffering...

Natural Pain Management Strategies

Aug 19, 2021

Pain is a very common condition. Pain may be anything from a dull ache to a sharp stab and can range from mild to extreme. You may feel pain in one part of your body or it may be widespread. There are two types of pain: Acute pain is a normal response...

Managing Menopause Symptoms With Diet and Exercise

Aug 17, 2021

It's a rather sad fact of life that very few women look forward to menopause. Most approach it with trepidation at best, and outright fear at worst!   Amongst the laundry list of health problems attributed to menopause, two that many women fear the...

Plant-based Diets for Type 2 Diabetes

Aug 10, 2021

The high incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) has taken the world by storm. In Australia, T2D is the biggest challenge confronting our healthcare system and the fastest growing chronic condition, surpassing heart disease and cancer. In fact, almost 2...

Raising Awareness of EGIDs May Lead to a Cure

Jul 30, 2021

About 12,000 Australians are living with eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGIDs), including eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE), according to data from the ausEE Inc., a registered charity organisation in Australia representing people who have...

Dealing with Sleeping Disorders the Natural Way

Jul 28, 2021

Poor sleep quality due to sleep disorders can wreak havoc on your health. Not only does it cause excessive daytime sleepiness and lack of concentration, but it also increases the risk for a slew of health conditions, including heart disease, high blood...

The Truth About Intermittent Fasting

Jul 16, 2021

To achieve the ideal weight, most people focus on eating less calories than what their bodies burn. However, many still find it difficult to shed off the unwanted pounds despite cutting down on certain foods. Would it be more effective to focus on...

Hepatitis Awareness Week 2021: Love Your Liver

Jul 09, 2021

The liver is the largest organ in your body that maintains many functions to keep you healthy. It filters the blood, stores vitamins and minerals and produces bile to help your body absorb fat into the bloodstream and send waste products to the organs...

Top Diet Trends of 2021

Jun 14, 2021

Fad diets are marketed as a quick route to ditching the pounds and getting the curves in all the right places. Unfortunately, such diets are restricting in nature and eliminate certain foods, hence depriving the body of the essential nutrients to stay...

New Food Trends of 2021

Jun 09, 2021

Although the worst year in history, 2020 has taught us how to focus our energies on our health and overall wellbeing rather than delving in the uncertainty of the unknown. Not only did we learn how to buy, prepare and eat healthy foods in the comfort...

Nutrition for Osteoporosis

Mar 12, 2021

Nutrition and paying attention to your diet can help alleviate or prevent conditions and ailments, including osteoporosis. This, together with a range of natural therapies, is becoming increasingly popular as a complement to traditional medical treatments.

Why Visit a Nutritionist?

Mar 05, 2021

Low carb, high GI, low calorie, high protein… nutritional information can be confusing, especially since so much of it is conflicting. A nutritionist can help demystify nutrition and steer you on the right track towards a healthier diet and lifestyle.

A Guide To The Top 3 Natural Detox Plans You Need To Test

Feb 25, 2021

Detoxes often aim to eliminate specific items from your diet, including coffee, refined sugar or alcohol. While it's a complicated biological process, detoxification begins with your liver. Your body has the ability to naturally detoxify, without expensive...

The Top 5 Science-backed Natural Therapies for Treating IBS

Feb 22, 2021

Complementary medicine is increasingly becoming the go-to solution for a variety of chronic conditions which conventional medicine has failed to address effectively. The short-term benefits of pharmaceutical drugs, not to mention the side effects they...

5 Common New Year's Resolutions & Healing Modalities to Achieve Them

Dec 28, 2020

Whether in a bad habit, situation, relationship or job, nobody wants to be stuck. We all want to achieve a better version of ourselves and our lives, and the new year is an opportunity to do just that. This explains why people have new year's resolutions...

'Tis the Season for the 6 Holiday Health Myths

Dec 25, 2020

Keep your distance from those pretty poinsettias lest you die. This and other more sayings are once again making their way to table talks with the holidays soon upon us. Here, below, we list six of the most common health myths that are associated with...

5 Steps to Drinking Moderately During the Holidays

Dec 24, 2020

Alcohol plays an important role in family gatherings and parties with friends. As the holidays draw closer, it pays to observe mindful drinking to ensure that you end every occasion sane, sober and safe. Here are five ways to enjoy the holidays while...

A Healthy Spin on Traditional Christmas Dishes

Dec 23, 2020

Everyone looks forward to Christmas dinner during the holidays. The delicious, calorie-packed ensemble, which consists of the famous Christmas ham, roast, prawns, barbecue, mince pies and pavlova to boot, will see you going back to the table for seconds.

What is Osteoporosis?

Dec 18, 2020

Osteoporosis is a bone condition that is prevalent in older people, specifically those aged 50 and above. The Australian Burden of Disease Study shows 4.74 million Australians in this age group have osteoporosis, and this number is expected to increase...

Nutritionists Indemnity Insurance

Dec 09, 2020

As a nutritionist, you provide advice on matters concerning food and its impact on health, to support the nutritional needs of your clients. Your role is pivotal to the lives of many people in your community, but despite your efforts, there's no way...