Infrared sauna and your immune system
Your immune system is amazing! It works tirelessly 24hrs a day to protect you and most of the time we take it for granted. In all honesty we only tend to notice our immune system when we get sick. There are 3 ways your immune system works for you: Via your skin and...
Elderberry Syrup
Ingredients 50g dried organic elderberries 25g organic rosehips 25g organic hibiscus ¼ cup freshly grated ginger 2 cinnamon sticks ¼ cup cloves (optional) 4 cups of filtered water 1 cup of raw (or Manuka) honey Method Simmer all ingredients except for honey in a large...
Strategies for Self-Care
Is it me or is this time of year more overwhelming than the lead up to Christmas!? I have loved having Noah home over the school holidays but I'm feeling the full weight of not having ticked off all the things I wanted to accomplish both personally and in clinic over...
Day 4 of my Metabolic Balance Plan
As you know, recently I made the decision to do my own Metabolic Balance plan. I realised that although I was healthy and fit, I could feel even better, reduce inflammation and possibly slow down the inevitable ageing process. People have been mixed in their...
Join me on my Metabolic Balance Journey
So I'm gearing up to join my clients who are already doing Metabolic Balance. It's been really interesting hearing people's response when I say what I'm doing. No, I don't need to lose weight.....that is a given, but "weight release" is just an added bonus of the...
Have you hit the weight loss brick wall?
Are you sick of riding the weight loss roller coaster? Let's face it. There are a lot of weight loss programs out there and it is more than a little confusing as to what is the best for you. Eat more protein, graze often, fast, drink shakes, the list goes on! Not to...
Become a Certified Reiki 1 Practitioner
What is Reiki? Unity of Self through Harmony and Balance Reiki is part of a simple and very natural healing tradition that has been practiced since ancient times. The Universal energy that permeates all life can be tapped into and expanded through the Reiki attunement...
Do You Prep?
It's a question I am often asked and for good reason: "Why Prep?". There are many reasons to prep you food, day, week etc....one main one for me is so my head won't explode :). No seriously! It keeps me on track. I feel in control of my busy life and I don't get...
Put Some Spring in your Step!
Put a Spring in your Step! Are you looking for a safe and easy way to detox? There are so many opinions when it comes to our health and especially detoxes, however I believe in many ways we have lost the true essence of what is important in our desire to be happier,...
An insight into me…
We don't always make the right choices or end up in the best situations, but sometimes I wonder if this is all part of our bigger plan. How else to really learn what we want and where we want to be than from first hand experience. I started my healing journey not...
Infrared sauna and your immune system
Your immune system is amazing! It works tirelessly 24hrs a day to protect you and most of the time we take it for granted. In all honesty we only tend to notice our immune system when we get sick. There are 3 ways your immune system works for you: Via your skin and...
Elderberry Syrup
Ingredients 50g dried organic elderberries 25g organic rosehips 25g organic hibiscus ¼ cup freshly grated ginger 2 cinnamon sticks ¼ cup cloves (optional) 4 cups of filtered water 1 cup of raw (or Manuka) honey Method Simmer all ingredients except for honey in a large...
Metabolic Balance – Kangaroo Stew
By Betty F. Here is a a comforting soul warming recipe perfect for our Winter days by another of our Metabolic Balance clients. Remember to use foods and portions as listed on your plan. Enjoy! Ingredients Kangaroo meat garlic onion salt pepper ghee vegetables of...
Staying Hydrated Now It’s Colder
I don't know about you, but I'm a bit of a sook when it comes to cooler weather. I like to rug up and drink warming drinks which means I do have the tendency to not drink enough water. There's a few ways to get around this depending on what is going on for you. If...
Metabolic Balance – Garlic Salt & Pepper Bugs with Vegetable Rice
by Anna K Nom nom nom. One of my Metabolic Balance clients has shared her very yummy Moreton Bay Bug recipe Ingredients Moreton Bay Bug meat garlic salt pepper ghee bone broth cauliflower leek zucchini dill Method Saute garlic in ghee and add bug meat, salt and...
Metabolic Balance Crab San Choy Bow Recipe
Just because it's different doesn't mean it's difficult. I get comments from clients needing inspiration with cooking and creating menus from foods on their Metabolic Balance plan they might not normally eat. You don't need to be a chef to make your plan tasty, I...
Who Are You?
I've recently started reading a book called "The Untethered Soul, the journey beyond yourself", by Michael A. Singer. It's not a book to be devoured and read from front to back in one sitting but read slowly, contemplated and savoured. The author asks over and over...
Endo and Me
Endometriosis....by definition is an inflammatory condition characterised by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside of the uterus, mainly on pelvic structures and rarely at other body sites such as the lungs. The statistics of women with endometriosis is...
What is your energy system and how does it fit into weight loss?
Making a positive commitment to our health and wellbeing is a very big commitment many of us at one point in our life gets serious about. There is an aspect of that commitment that I would like to explain that most people don’t think about or usually don’t know...
Have you hit the weight loss brick wall?
Are you sick of riding the weight loss roller coaster? Let's face it. There are a lot of weight loss programs out there and it is more than a little confusing as to what is the best for you. Eat more protein, graze often, fast, drink shakes, the list goes on! Not to...