The Last Moments of Pre-lockdown Madness
These days, in the days of lockdown, of the fear and inability to make plans, in these days of frustration, there is a sense of urgency attached to many actions. We hear a whiff...
Category: Weight loss
Taking one for the community
As a naturopath, most people assume that I am against vaccination. Personally, I believe that vaccination is a very personal issue and prefer to educate my patients on making their own choices, but note...
Fruit and Low Carb eating
One obvious problem with eating fruit on a low carb diet is that fruit is full of sugar. When you are supposed to only be eating 20 grams of carbs each day, and a banana can have up to 20 grams, it precludes this from our list of permitted foods.
The Calm of 2020.
This year has been the year of turmoil. Of broken plans, and changed dreams. It has been the year of learning to love low key living, to appreciate the availability of time, and to...
Fear and living with the burden of a virus.
Surviving life, difficulty and even Coronavirus, when you are a naturopath.
Three years and counting…
For me, the 14th of February is not about Valentine’s Day. For me, this is the day that I first opened my clinic three years ago, in Pakington St, Geelong West. I had worked...
Losing weight by eating real food the Ultra Lite way.
Adopting the Ultra Lite low carb way of eating is an easy to follow way of eating real food at every meal. The adoption of this eating style is a long term healthy option for anyone wanting to age well and regain better health.
Discipline, healthy habits and routine:
What is it about January that makes us behave like we are on a permanent weekend? I know it’s not just me – all of my patients who came in this month have been...
Willpower, New Years Resolutions and other forms of self control.
The thing with resolutions (News Years, or otherwise) is that they take resolve. And resolve, otherwise known as willpower or self-control is hard work. You have to be disciplined. You have to resist urges,...
Detox is not a dirty word.. Living clean for October.
I actually rarely use the term “detoxification” these day, in preference for recognising our body’s ability to clear itself from toxins, without defined need for additional clearance. That being the case, I am running...