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It’s Flu Season: How to Support Your Immune System Naturally

It’s Flu Season: How to Support Your Immune System Naturally

As the temperature drops and colder weather settles in, so too does flu season. For many people, this time of year brings an increase in sniffles, fatigue, sore throats and lingering coughs that seem to circulate endlessly through homes, workplaces

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Skillet Shrimp Paella (Pai-ey-uh)

Skillet Shrimp Paella (Pai-ey-uh)

This one-pan meal popular in Spain is perfect for a quick and easy mid-week meal or an exotic but healthy weekend meal to impress your family or friends. From start to finish, it you can have dinner on the table … Continue Reading

Clearer Breathing in Spring: Tackling Asthma & Respiratory Flare-Ups

Clearer Breathing in Spring: Tackling Asthma & Respiratory Flare-Ups

As the days warm and flowers blossom, many people welcome Spring with open arms — but for those with asthma or sensitive lungs, the season can also mean tightening airways and unexpected flare-ups.

Pollen, mould spores, and fluctuating temperatures all … Continue Reading

Patient Story: When 3 specialists weren’t the answer

One of things we’re conditioned to do as patients, is to see specialists for each thing that’s not quite right with us.

I wanted to share a story about a patient today that shows how an underlying gut problem, was Continue Reading

What’s causing your Insomnia?

What’s causing your Insomnia?

The nature of your sleep can tell us a lot about what’s going on in your body. Whether you’re waking up in the middle of the night or struggling to either fall asleep or wake up, all of these are … Continue Reading

Two “Skinny” Gut Bacterias found in healthy people…

Two “Skinny” Gut Bacterias found in healthy people…

The digestive system is the chemical response system for the body. Often what presents as a hormone imbalance in the body, is bacteria overgrowth in the gut lining.

There are two common gut bacterias found in people of healthy weight? … Continue Reading

Your Immune System: The Army Within

Your Immune System: The Army Within

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To boost our immunity it is wise to turn to nature for foods to nurture, boost and nourish our bodies. These include fresh whole foods, lean protein from meats, cold water fish such as salmon, eggs, dark green and leafy … Continue Reading

Fibre and the Digestive + Immunity Connection

Fibre and the Digestive + Immunity Connection

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Fibre is the indigestible part of food. They are categorised as soluble, insoluble and resistant starch fibres; all of which are required to support a healthy digestive system as well as a healthy immune system.

Soluble fibre absorbs water, turning … Continue Reading

Are you chewing your food properly?

Are you chewing your food properly?

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Mastication, otherwise known as chewing,  does not merely break your food into smaller pieces so that you can swallow, it is the first stage of digestion.

Healthy digestion and nutrient absorption begins with the simple act of chewing your food. … Continue Reading

Come and meet our new reception team

Come and meet our new reception team

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We would like to introduce you to our new receptionists!

Lisa comes to us from a background in travel and is accustomed to juggling the many tasks that our reception offers. She will greet you with a bubbly smile and … Continue Reading