What is ADHD & Dopamine Link?
What is ADHD and what is the link with the neurotransmitter dopamine? Why are our phones considered the modern day 24/7 hypodermic needle?
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Naturopathic & Nutritional Blog Posts and Pathology results explained. Be the person you want to be!
This page provides useful information for you to review and apply for your health. In addition, your pathology results are explained so you can understand how your body works, how you can tell if something isn't right, and how to take positive changes to turn things around.
Be the person you want to be by taking your health in your hands!
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How does our Immune System Work?
How does our immune system work, and how can we see on pathology tests if there are signs it's not working well, and when to be concerned?
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Why Test our Gut Microbiome?
Why Test our Gut Microbiome? It is believed that all low grade, chronic inflammation begins in the gut leading to chronic diseases today.
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Why Am I Losing My Hair?
Alopecia is the medical term for hair loss for men and women. Most days we lose around 100 hairs - more than this may require investigation.
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Signs of Chronic Kidney Disease
Do you have signs of Chronic Kidney Disease? Knowing what pathology results to interpret is crucial for our health and longevity.
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What Am I Supposed To Eat?
Eating can be so confusing these days! What should we eat? For optimal health, we need to feed our gut microbiome and protect our liver!
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Why is Vitamin D Deficiency Common?
Why are so many people Vitamin D deficient these days? Beyond spending less time outdoors, other explanations include Magnesium deficiency!
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Intricacies of Thyroid Testing
Do you have a hypothyroid issue, or is the thyroid responding to the Cell Danger Response? Let's discuss the intricacies of thyroid testing.
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PCOS and Weight Gain
PCOS is common with as many as 1 in every 10 females experiencing it and subsequent weight gain that is stubbornly resistant to all efforts.
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What is Homeopathy?
What is Homeopathy - a natural treatment modality based on the premise that 'like cures like'. Remedies gently stimulate our Vital Force.
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How do Bach Flowers work?
The Bach Flowers are liquid remedies that capture the positive power of flowers to overcome negative emotions seen as physical symptoms.
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Bread - Is it Bad for You?
Does bread have potential issues that may impact on our health? If issues potentially exist, then what can we do to minimise the risks?
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Oxalates - Sharp, Needle-like Crystals
Do you have unexplained sharp, needle-like pains? It might be oxalates that are described as causing 'sharp, needle-like pain' in the body.
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Vitamins & Minerals from Food Sources
With so many Vitamins and Minerals in our food sources that we need to consume, how do we know if we are consuming a balanced diet?
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Essential Fatty Acids (EFA's)
Essential Fatty Acids (EFA's) which the body cannot manufacture must be eaten in our diet for healthy Omega 3 levels.
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Preconception Care & Methylation
Preconception care and methylation support, 3-4 months prior to conception, supports healthy conception & can minimise fertility treatments.
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Dietary Fibre, Prebiotics & SCFA's
Dietary fibre is the indigestible part of plants we eat, that acts as a prebiotic food source to gut bacteria to produce beneficial SCFA's.
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SIBO - what's the story?
What's the story with SIBO - Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth? Bacteria 'being in the wrong place at the wrong time!'
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Iridology Explained
Iridology is the study of the coloured iris in our eyes highlighting potential inherited genetic strengths & weaknesses.
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Cholesterol & Triglycerides Explained
Cholesterol & Triglycerides explained highlights that triglycerides may be a better test marker than cholesterol for CVD risk assessment.
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Ovulation as the 5th Vital Sign?
A woman's menstrual period is her 5th vital sign? Non-menopausal women should be able to identify that healthy ovulation has occurred.
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Liver Function Tests Explained
By the time our Liver Function Tests show signs of being abnormal, we have already incurred liver injury! ALT changes early so watch it.
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Food as Medicine Nutrition
Foods eaten either help or hinder health outcomes. Food is our Medicine with nutrition and phytochemicals provided in what we choose to eat.
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30 Plant-foods a Week Challenge?
Can you challenge yourself to eat 30 different plant types each week for gut microbiome & health improvements? It's easier than you think!
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