I’ve been busy busy reading and disseminating the most current research papers on menopausal weight gain and metabolic rearrangement in preparation for speaking at a practitioner conference and, as always to be better able to help my clients unravel their health goals.

In recent decades, our westernised lifestyle has led to the increasing consumption of processed foods. Processed foods often contain a mixture of non-nutritive ingredients, such as artificial food additives, flavourings and sweeteners used to improve or maintain the, freshness, taste, texture, or appearance of “food” products (debatable description ).

The vagus nerve is a fundamental component of the parasympathetic nervous system fondly referred to as our "rest and digest" pathway.

The vagus releases the neurotransmitter acetylcholine which modulates a number of processes that includes.... gastrointestinal motility!

One of the most common triggers to drive a flare-up in Hashimoto’s disease (+ indeed other autoimmune disease) bringing up all those classic hypothyroidism symptoms, even when you're being treated for it; weight gain, low mood, constipation, anxiety, palpitations, hair loss is STRESS.

There are 3 interconnected mechanisms that work in harmony to prevent UTIs and other infections: Having strong defences, Developing additional resilience to this defence barrier, Increasing the artillery...

A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down has never been more relevant in society! In fact the more sugar & esp hidden sugar consumed, you are fairly much guaranteed to develop fatty liver, the metabolic derangement of an increased waist circumference, raised blood pressure, triglycerides & cholesterol resulting in diabetes and heart disease & prescribed a catalogue of medicine!

23% of young adults are self harming as a result of being depressed. Anxiety and depression is ultimately caused by inflammation / disruption in pathways OUTSIDE of the brain. So why are we bombarding the body with mood changing medications that alter brain chemistry?

For most women, progesterone is great for mood and generates calm and tranquility because it converts to a powerful little molecule called allopregnanolone, which actively bathes and calms our GABA receptors.

The power of sleep really should never be underestimated, especially the impact it has on our health and wellbeing.