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Eat Well to Be Well: Meal Prep for Busy Lives

The number one priority in maintaining health and wellbeing is what you eat.  Our bodies run on  specific nutrients and without quality sources of these we simply cannot function well.  Vitamins, minerals and amino acids are needed for every biochemical pathway, for energy production and for the synthesis of hormones and neurotransmitters, so what we…

No Protein Powder Protein Shake

So many people are looking for a healthy and convenient ways to hit daily protein goals without relying on highly processed protein powders. Here’s a better, simpler, and often cheaper way… Melissa Morns shares a great option You can choose whole foods instead of highly processed supplements. Whole foods have a more natural and balanced…

Feel Good Crumble

Who says dessert can’t be both delicious and good for you?  By stewing the apples for this recipe you unlock their natural pectin a soluble fibre, shown to fuel beneficial gut microbes helping your microbiome thrive (Pascale et al., 2022). Adding PHGG (partially hydrolysed guar gum) to the crumble topping, and you boost it further with…

Herbs in Pregnancy

Many people make pronouncements about the safety or otherwise of Herbal medicine, but they are not always qualified to do so. When prescribed by qualified naturopaths or herbalists, herbal medicine has good evidence to support its use in a variety of circumstances, but you need to understand herbs to make full use of the research.…

Demystifying Raspberry leaf

Raspberry leaf is one of the most commonly used herbs in pregnancy, often recommended to help prepare the body for birth. But despite how popular it is, there’s still a lot of confusion about what it actually does and how to use it safely. Raspberry leaf has been used traditionally for generations as a uterine…

Herbs to Calm the Farm – Week 9 – Skullcap

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by thoughts that seem to race around your mind with no sign of slowing down? This week, let me introduce you to a herb who has a wonderful action that helps to calm those racing thoughts down and gives you a chance to catch up, the beautiful skullcap. Skullcap is…

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