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Recycling organics for soil fertility and water conservation

We can all help in a response to our climate change fears with multi-benefits from diverting food waste from landfill, sequestering more ...

Change bad economics for good

What’s not to like about Robert Redford – my Hollywood crush, great-looker, great actor, great director, and environmentalist. As reporte...

Shallow Chest Breathing can be a Pain in the Neck

By Katja Walker Most of us know the feeling of a sore, tight neck. In fact, the neck and shoulders are one of the most common areas of ou...

Breathing that Strengthens the Mind

By Jason Prior People often think about building emotional resilience, to help with issues such as anxiety and depression, as primarily r...

Optimising study outcomes and student welfare through healthy nutrition and lifestyle habits

By Ann Taylor & Janet Murton Many senior students and their parents are struggling to cope with the pressures and resultant stress of inc...

Changing our relationship with food

by Amanda Quinn & Ann Taylor The food we eat is more than a source of enjoyment and energy. Food is life promoting, health promoting and ...

How kinesiology can help with food sensitivities

By Malinda Thomson Kinesiology is a non-invasive modality that can help identify food sensitivities (and other imbalances in the body), d...

Why I follow a vegan diet

by Amanda Quinn I follow a vegan diet, eating lots of plant foods and avoiding animal foods, because of the way it makes me feel now and ...

Giving up bad coffee habits for better habits

by Ann Taylor Coffee comes laden with caffeine, and potentially some chemicals and contaminants that can affect us adversely – a conseque...

Discovering deeper reasons for chronic fatigue with kinesiology

by Malinda Thomson Think of Kinesiology as a way to translate the language of the body. If someone is suffering from Chronic Fatigue, the...

When fatigue is more than just sleep deprivation

by Kendra Samuels Fatigue and low energy is a concern of many of my patients, and the source often stems from beyond just a lack of sleep...

Sleep as medicine

by Janet Murton You’ve heard of Food as Medicine, but what about Sleep as Medicine? If you suffer from a chronic illness, including cance...

Fed up with fatigue

by Ann Taylor I spent most of September with friends and family in South Africa, eyeballing them and their struggles with fatigue. “Fatig...

Best herbal kitchen remedy

by Kendra Samuels This recipe is a favourite of mine! Onion is known for its antibiotic action and ability to loosen mucous from coughs. ...

Still feeling the winter blues? Try massage...

by Katja Walker Read more here.

Cauliflower against cancer

by Janet Murton. Cauliflower is a wonderful cruciferous vegetable, with an impressive array of vitamins, minerals, fibre and other plant ...

Winter wellness: eat your colours and have some healthy fat!

by Ann Taylor Eating what’s in season locally gives us the nutrients we need for the local season, winter here in Sydney. For example thi...

Changing Food Choice Behaviour is not easy

by Ann Taylor Food as Medicine and Food First are easy to say, much less easy to implement, and for many natural health practitioners, wo...

Family and food come first

by Ann Taylor Resilient health is multi-faceted. It’s an outcome of what and how we eat, drink, sleep, work, move our bodies, recreate, r...

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