As November winds to an end and December begins with its Christmas Parties, celebrations and invitations its often the time that my clients begin asking me how they can avoid putting on weight over Christmas. So this year I’ve decided to share my six top tips on how to stay slim through Christmas and New […]
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How to have a stress-free Christmas
It’s the end of the year, you have deadlines, and Christmas is coming. It’s supposed to be one of the most joy filled time of the year, but it usually doesn’t feel like it! If you’re a parent, there are too many weeks of the school holidays to juggle. For most adults finances are stretched […]
How to do to avoid injury in the new year
I’m going to paint a picture here and just want you to think, Is this my situation? The majority of the injuries I see in clinic at the beginning of a new year tend to be injuries involving people going a little too hard, a little too soon, with their training. How injuries occur in […]
10 tips for good health in the festive season
Despite the fun of the summer holiday period, the festive season can be a stressful time of year, and one during which we often eat more, increase our alcohol intake, exercise less, gain weight and simply feel overwhelmed and unwell. Trying to maintain healthy eating and lifestyle habits can be challenging, and resuming good practices […]
Strengthen Your Digestive System This Christmas
At this time of year, it can be hard not to give in to temptations such as Christmas treats and drinks, despite the intention to eat well! For some, the result of doing so is worse than for others. If you tend to have a weak digestive system, with symptoms of bloating, abdominal cramping and […]
How to Protect Your Liver This Holiday
Navigating your way through the next few weeks without having to feel the slump or seeing your skin deteriorate all comes down to how you protect your liver. Here is how to make up for the silly season’s inevitable damage: Eat these foods Grapefruit Grapefruit is rich with antioxidants, vitamin C, folate and potassium, which […]
Summer Care and Seasonal living with Traditional Chinese Medicine
Living in harmony with nature is one of the great teachings of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Staying in tune with the season helps to strengthen the immune system, protect against season allergens, assists to stabilise energy along with balancing the mood and spirit. The summer season in TCM is the most yang time of the […]
Are Your Hips The Reason For Your Lower Back Pain?
What is the Psoas muscle? Psoas, is one of the muscles that function to move your spine and hip. The psoas muscle attaches from the vertebrae of your lumbar spine (Lower back joints), crosses the pelvis and groin area and attaches to the femur (thigh bone). The Psoas muscle will meet the iliacus muscle and […]
Collagen: Gut Healing And Glowing Skin
What is collagen? Collagen is a fibrous protein that’s created in the body and required for many vital biological processes. It’s a required building block for healthy nails, hair, skin, bones, tendons, ligaments, and more. Any time you move, be grateful for collagen. Sadly, as we age and put our body under stress, collagen production […]
The Top 10 Best Calcium Foods That Aren’t Dairy!
Did you know there are so many ways to get calcium, even if you can’t eat dairy? And that calcium is just one piece of the puzzle for healthy bones? I am healing a fractured sacrum (the large, flat bone at the base of your spine) from a fall onto concrete. So doing all the right […]
What type of weight loss diet is the best?
To say that weight gain is purely due to an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure is a huge oversimplification of weight loss. As we know everyone is different and responds differently to foods and eating styles. There is no ‘one diet fits all’ or a ‘quick fix’ for weight loss. The key questions […]
Why do I still need Physiotherapy ?
‘I’m feeling so much better so why do I still need physiotherapy?’ A great question and I can understand why there is often some uncertainty around physiotherapy continuing despite a feeling that symptoms have resolved. The reason is so that we can make sure we don’t get injured again! Usually we get injured due to […]
5 Diet Ditching Hacks
Are you sick and tired of doing diet after diet and not seeing any results? Have you spent copious amounts of money on weight loss pills and not noticed a change? It’s time to shake things up! Developing a good relationship with food is the start to kicking that dieting habit and reaching your weight […]
Treat the ring not the hole
As much as I love doughnuts, this isn’t the reason I’m posting a picture of one. When dealing with a tendinopathy, it is easy to get tunnel vision because the MRI or ultrasound you had revealed a tendinopathy, tendinitis, or some sort of degenerative chance (the hole). What the same scan also shows, but never […]
Africology
You may have noticed at our Mona Vale clinic that our Acupuncturist Rachel has introduced the Africology spa range into her body treatments, cosmetic acupuncture services and onto our shelves. Africology is South Africas leading natural, cruelty-free and ethical skin care range incorporating indigenous plant extracts, organically grown essential oils into its products. Rich in […]
Hangover Healing
12 Steps to Prevent a Hangover – The Natural Way I live a pretty healthy life—most of the time. From time to time I indulge in shenanigans, that can involve moderate to elaborate amounts of alcohol. I pay dearly for a fun night. You see, my alcohol intake is not a weekly thing, so it […]
Confused about Carbs
Have you ever wondered why some people can eat loads of carbohydrates with no problems and other people only have to look at them and put on weight? Are you : confused about carbohydrates and how much you should be eating? Are you overweight and/or finding it difficult to lose weight? Insulin resistant/diabetic? Gluten intolerant? […]
Emotions, Digestion and Health
Have you ever felt butterflies in your stomach when you feel anxious about someone or a situation? Have you ever felt you wanted to eat anything or nothing at all when you are feeling down? Have you ever felt upset after eating something that made you felt sick? Those are simple examples of how our […]
Sugar: is it ok to eat?
Natural vs. refined sugars Sugar: is it bad or is it not? What about refined sugar verses unrefined sugar? Or natural sweeteners? Liquid verses granulated? Fructose our glucose or sucrose? There are so many variations, no wonder people are so confused! Food (and indeed, sugar) are part of our lifestyle. Celebratory foods such as birthday […]
Traditional Chinese Medicine and its effect on diabetes
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder of the endocrine system. The battle with diabetes is long and the complications of diabetes causes about 1.5 million deaths per year globally. Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is one of the most common microvascular complications of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, it can cause kidney failure, and eventually lead to […]
