This Banana & Coconut Bread is dairy, gluten & refined sugar free Ingredients 400g ripe bananas (about 3 medium sized bananas) 6 organic eggs 4 fresh pitted dates 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste 60 ml (1/4 cup) macadamia nut oil, coconut oil or cold pressed olive oil 2 teaspoons gluten […]
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Interview with Alyrah Forrest form Fitness Boxx
We chat with Alyrah Forrest, PT and fitness model at Fitness Boxx. What is Fitness Boxx all about? Fitness Boxx is the leading Personalised Fitness Coaching Facility for busy Northern Beaches Locals who want to boost energy, move better and feel fitter every day. There is so much competition! What makes you stand out? We […]
Is Health Coaching Right For You?
Would you benefit from a Health Coaching session? Here we have some questions from Health Coach Mark Moon, which can help you work out if it would be right for you. Would you like to make changes to your lifestyle, diet or relationships, but don’t know where to start? What holds you back from making […]
Rehabilitating Spine & Posture
Once you start looking, you see them everywhere, people with rounded shoulders, curved spines and extended ‘goose’ necks from hours of hunching over mobile phones, tablets and computer screens. It’s a modern-day epidemic, the equivalent of, say, smallpox in the Middle Ages or the scourge of typhoid during the 18th century Industrial Revolution. Of course, […]
A Visual Perspective of our World and Body: Interview with an Optometrist
Health Space Chiropractor Zlatko Jovanov speaks with local Northern Beaches Optometrist Lauren Richard from OPSM Mona Vale about the importance of eye health. Why is it important for people to check their eyes regularly? How often should our eyesight be assessed? Eye exams go beyond just testing your eyesight. They also check that your eyes […]
The Role of Gut Microbiome in Eating Disorders
It is estimated that one million Australians have an eating disorder and the numbers are rising. Women and girls are twice as likely as men to be affected at some point in their lives. It is possible to have more than one eating disorder at the time and it is common for women and girls […]
Returning to Exercise and Sport After Giving Birth
Kelly Jameson is a Physiotherapist on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, and has written this informative guest article on how to know when it’s safe to return to exercise or sport after giving birth. Returning to exercise after giving birth is often a priority for women, and here on the Northern Beaches of Sydney that is no […]
Powerful Women, Powerful Health
Women are unique, special and of course different. That’s why at Health Space we have a whole month to celebrate the wonder of being a woman! Besides the obvious difference, there are physiological and neurological reasons that explain why men and women are different physically, biochemically and emotionally. Physically women are built for carrying and […]
6 Signs Your Hormones May Be Out of Balance
PMS, poor sleep, weight gain, heavy periods, irregular menstrual cycles…. the list goes on. Health Space Rozelle’s resident Naturopath Jade Bertolasi talks hormones, how to identify common imbalances and what you can do to restore equilibrium to your endocrine system. Let’s face it: women’s hormones are complicated. Sex hormone levels fluctuate naturally with our menstrual cycle, and […]
Hypnobirthing Australia Positive Birth Program
Prepare your mind and body for birth with the Hypnobirthing Australia™ Positive Birth program. The Hypnobirthing Australia™ Positive Birth program is Australia’s fastest growing childbirth education program; with around 150 certified practitioners across the country, and countless happy birth stories from couples. We spoke to Kathryn Bell, mother of two, doula and Hypnobirthing Australia™ practitioner […]
Interview with Bedonsale
On Darling Street in Rozelle “BedonSale” is an authority for sleep. With sleep awareness week taking place from 5-12 August this month it is a perfect opportunity to learn more about the importance of a good mattress. What made you decide to open up a mattress store? We were working with Australian mattress manufactures for […]
Sleep: A Key to Optimal Health
If you a tossing and turning all night and find it hard to have a stable sleep this could be the moment to visit Health Space Rozelle and see one of our practitioners. Jan Denecke ( clinical nutritionist) and Maggie Godin (acupuncturist) explain why sleep is important, and what approaches might be helpful Jan Denecke, […]
Interview with Renee Mitrani from Dandelion Nutrition
What is your background in health? I have been a paediatric nurse for the last 18 years, and a clinical nutritionist for the last 5 years. Working with children has been my passion, and I love helping families empower themselves to improve their health and wellbeing. What do you love about essential oils? I love […]
Super Powers for your Immune System
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) describes a person’s vital life force as Qi, the flow of energy that sustains all life forms. For a strong and healthy immune system, we need good Protective Qi, protecting us from external pathogens. Our Protective Qi is said to be ruled by the Lungs, but because our body is a […]
Health Space Community: Fastrack 400
Every Sunday morning from June through to March, dedicated young and upcoming athletes spend their time training, whether it’s 40 degrees or pouring with rain. This is the life of members of the Athletics New South Wales 400m fast track program. Led by legendary Australian coach of Darren Clarke and Marie Holland, Mike Hurst, the […]
Health Space Community: Giving Health
Over the past 3 years, Health Space has been involved in helping thousands of people in the slums in the Philippines receive health care through the charity ‘Giving Health’. The charity was founded by one of Health Space Rozelle’s Chiropractors Taylor Harrison, with Health Space Director Luke Nesbitt also on the board. Teams of practitioners […]
The Meaning of Winter in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that the Human is a reflection upon the universe, like the existence of a microcosm within the macrocosm. Winter is the season to store energy for most living creatures on earth, so everything is slowing down and some of them will even be in hibernation. To reflect this aspect of winter, […]
Kick the Cold and Flu this Winter with Chinese Medicine!
You know the feeling: one day you wake up- head pounding, nose stuffy and running, on fire one minute and shivering the next. We’ve all experienced the annoying discomfort of a cold or flu. Colds and flus are contagious infections caused by viruses that affect the respiratory tract. In Chinese Medicine, we believe that if […]
Why are My Muscles Tight?
Have you ever wondered why your muscles can get so tight? Chiropractor Zltako Jovanov shares about the cause in this informative blog post. Did you know that it’s your brain that determines how tight your muscles are? Before we move, the brain has to send a sequence of electrical messages to various muscle groups, known […]
What You Don’t Know About The SCM
The SCM is a paired muscle in the upper neck starting from the back of the ear and ends at the collar bone. It helps us flex and rotate our head, and is a visible muscle on the front of the neck. Its anatomical name is a bit of a mouthful … Sternocleidomastoid, “Sterno-” comes […]
