Sitting a lot, or more than usual? Can’t get to your usual exercise classes, and home workouts just aren't happening? Feeling stiff and sore and not sure wha...

For many of you, working from home is new (albeit temporary) normal. This may be something that really suits some of you, and for others not so much. I recei...

The Diaphragm is a big, uniquely-shaped muscle right at the centre of our bodies. Our primary breathing muscle, it has attachments to the ribs, sternum and l...

The festive season has many wonderful things about it - sparkly lights and decorations, delicious treats, and social events with family and friends. However,...

What is it? Our gut is home to about 3 or 4 kilos of gut bacteria, making up our microbiome. If our gut bacteria gets out of balance, we experience ‘gut dysb...

They say that fashion runs in cycles, that everything old comes around and is made new again. I believe it’s the same with health. Over the last century, gre...

By Damian Brown Naturopath and Kinesiologist Magnesium is involved in as many as 600 enzymatic processes in our bodies. It is essential for energy production...

In nature, winter is the time for rest, regeneration and renewal. When we tune in to nature and embrace her rhythms, we always benefit. So winter is a great...

We make choices every day, all day long. Little ones mostly, like what to wear, what to listen to on the way to work, what to make for dinner. Yet these dail...

We live in a society that emphasises ‘busyness’. It seems that success, achievement, even personal validation is measured against how hard we work, how many ...

What does ‘Self Care’ mean to you? Perhaps it means something a little different to each of us. My definition is: to consider your own needs as a priority. T...

Christmas and the festive season can be the most hectic time of the year. We have more social engagements than usual, catching up with friends, Christmas par...

By Courtney Cheah Most of us know about the importance of drinking water. Many of my clients say that they know they ‘should drink more’. The stats alone giv...

by Helen Ramsden WHAT IS MEDITATION? Meditation is commonly described as a training of mental attention that awakens us beyond the conditioned mind and habit...

In the last blog, we talked about stress and the “fight/flight” response. This time, let’s take a closer look at the hormones involved: adrenaline and cortis...

“Stress” is a term widely used, and widely experienced, but how does it affect the body? Stress can be the cause for many issues in the body, such as tension...