With our exposure to environmental toxins, medications, toxic body care products, processed foods and alcohol, our health is greatly dependant on how well our body remove toxins. The main way to detoxify our body is through our liver, one of body’s most hard working organs. Liver not only detoxifies our blood, but it also produces […]
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Interview with Pure Blends
Pure Blends in a nutshell Pure Blends is a 100% vegan, plant-based protein. The concept is to use minimum ingredients for maximum benefit. We want to bring back the genuine enjoyment of natural taste and flavour of what the earth has gifted us. Our ingredients are simple: pea, hemp and brown rice – all superfoods […]
Vegetable Kugel
This is a recipe I have used many time as an accompaniment to meat or fish however it can be a meal or snack on its own. Many variations can be achieved by substituting other vegetables. Some vegetables can make the mixture a bit wet & it can end up a bit sloppy, as can […]
The Case For Eating Chocolate
Easter is a month away, and the supermarkets are full of chocolate eggs, bunnies and other furry, critter-shaped chocolates. It’s hard to resist, and you almost certainly know you’ll overeat it over the Easter period (if not before!). Clients often ask me ‘What’s your naughty treat?’, or ‘When you’re going to indulge in something, what […]
How is Chronic Inflammation Affecting Us?
How is Chronic Inflammation Affecting Us? Inflammation has been receiving more and more attention as researchers are developing a better understanding on how it is expressed in the body. Gone are the days of the idea that inflammation is just a reaction when you get a paper cut or catch the common cold. Chronic inflammation […]
5 nutrients to eat to get immune-ready for autumn
5 nutrients to eat to get immune ready for autumn Autumn and winter are the ideal times of year for picking up some nasty bugs leading to colds and flu. However, adjusting your diet to include seasonal foods can help you strengthen your immunity and help you become winter ready! Check out these top 5 […]
How to do Easter the healthy way
Whether Easter is a religious celebration or an excuse to eat chocolate for you, there is no need to let the Easter festivities get you off track from your health goals. In our home, the focus is soundly on spending quality time with family and enjoying yummy food. Each year I create an Easter scavenger […]
Banana, Coconut, and Blueberry Slice
Check out this Nutritionist approved recipe for a delicious and nutritious dessert slice. Ingredients: 4 bananas, mashed 1C coconut flour 1/2C lentil flour 1C shredded coconut Tbsp ground cinnamon Tbsp ground ginger 1/2C linseed and chia meal 3tbsp honey Pinch salt 1/2C water 1 punnet blueberries or 1C frozen Method: Mix all the ingredients into […]
Cacao and Walnut Slice
Check out this Nutritionist approved recipe for a delicious and nutritious dessert slice. Ingredients: 300g gluten free self raising flour 100g LSA 50g cacao powder 1/2 tsp salt 50g chia seeds soaked with- 150ml coconut water 100ml coconut milk 2 eggs 50g honey 1/2 cup of crushed walnuts Method: Heat oven to 150 degrees Celsius […]
Survival in modern day life-Practical Tools
Life seems to be moving at an accelerated pace in modern times. We seem to have more demands placed on us, deadlines, endless goals to achieve, constant striving and projections into the future about how we aspire our lives to be. The discourse about the need for constant expansion in the societal and economic landscapes […]
How Healing Your Gut Can Help Your Thyroid Issues
Hashimoto’s disease is one of the most common autoimmune conditions we see in clinic. It is the main cause of hypothyroidism. Although Hashimoto’s disease is an organ specific autoimmune disease, which means it affects just the thyroid, it’s cause is in many cases inflammation outside the thyroid gland, most often in the gut. Here I […]
How your brain stops you from losing weight
If you have tried to lose weight you probably know how difficult it can be. I often hear clients say, that they are exercising and eating well but still not losing weight! This is frustrating and demotivating. I can tell you that often it has very little to do with your willpower, but everything to […]
The truth about coffee
The truth about coffee Long black, macchiato, flat white, cappuccino, latte, mocha, caramel latte, cold dripped…. In the last decade, coffee culture has been on the rise. For many, it kicks starts the day and keeps you going. And while there has been a lot of research to suggest coffee has some great health benefits, for many, it […]
5 Simple Tips To Detox Everyday (And Why We Need To)
Do we really need to detox? Our bodies are bombarded with toxins every day – from our everyday products to the pollution in the air. So how do our bodies cope with this onslaught? (Spoiler alert: sometimes they don’t!). Our detox organs – liver, kidneys, lungs, gut and skin – work overtime to rid our […]
Anytime is a good time to get healthy
With Christmas and the New Year out of the way this is often the time I see people setting health and fitness goals for the year. People often come into the clinic with goals of wanting to get fitter, get healthier, fit into a specific dress, or get in shape for their birthday or a […]
Hormone Balancing Chocolate Truffles
These Chocolate Truffles are the perfect way to keep your blood sugar and hormone levels stable. A deliciously rich, chocolatey treat with no sugar or nasties insight. For more information about balancing your hormones naturally through food, get in contact with our Fertility Nutritionist Tamika from Bondi Junction and Kingsford. Ingredients 1.5 cups raw […]
Meet Clinical Nutritionist Tamika
What made you chose nutrition as your career? For seven years I struggled with chronic hormonal imbalances and severe digestive issues. I saw over 20 different practitioners with very little changes to my symptoms. It wasn’t until I addressed my diet with the help of a holistic practitioner that I finally saw changes to my […]
Stress Managment
4 Simple Stress Management Tips For a happier and healthier life Stress and associated hormones used to be a really useful tool back in simpler and more primitive times. Hunger hormones drove us to hunt and gather, adrenaline and cortisol helped us in “fight or flight” situations, and melatonin helped us get a good night’s […]
Let’s revisit Sex Ed class
Let’s revisit Sex Ed class Remember back in Sex Ed class as a teenager, when you were taught that any form of unprotected sex could result in a pregnancy? Many of us grew up believing that a woman could fall pregnant on any day of her cycle. This fear drove us to seek out birth […]
Hypothyroidism—The Undiagnosed Disorder
What is hypothyroidism? Are you feeling tired and suffering from constipation, hair loss or do you find it hard to lose weight and often have cold hands and feet? These are just some of the symptoms of hypothyroidism or an under functioning thyroid gland. The thyroid gland makes hormones that help control your weight, heart […]
