School-aged kids can have it tough. There are so many new faces, new rules and so much new information for your kids to take in. The school year can be filled with anxiety, dread or excitement. Fortunately there are some simple and effective things you can do to give your kids a head start for their schooling years and a greater chance to enhance their happiness. Read more
The silly season has arrived. Partying, drinking, indulging, overeating and running on empty; it’s no wonder many of us feel tired, rundown, overweight and stressed as the new year begins. Christmas is a time for overindulging, and we understand that this makes it extremely difficult stay focused on achieving your health goals! Read more
If you were told that your anxiety may be coming from the health of the bacteria in your gut would you believe it? Evidence is mounting every day which proves just how important gut health is for our mental health, and more importantly: Why.
Our gut does more than help us digest food; the bacteria in our intestines have been implicated in everything from our mental health and sleep, to weight gain and cravings for certain foods. Read more
by Mary Melling.
I have been presented with lots of clients sitting before me saying: I feel awful. “I’m exhausted, I’m nauseous at times, I can’t face doing anything, I’ve got continuous aches and pains and I’ve seen my doctor, they’ve done lots of tests and they can’t find anything wrong with me. Read more
At Paddington Clinic, we love to look after women who are conceiving, right through their pregnancy and also into the postpartum period, where their health and well-being can really do with care and attention. Read more
As reported recently in the Courier Mail, high-dose prescription vitamin D could profoundly slash Australia’s high rates of Multiple Sclerosis.
Four Australians a day, with an average age of 30, are diagnosed with MS. And based on current research and statistics, the closer you are to the equator growing up, the less likely you are to have MS. Read more
Modern-day diets are often lacking in nutrition, in large part because food choices are not optimal.
Even the healthy foods you choose, such as an apple or lettuce, are likely not as nutritious as they once were. Ancient wild plants provided an astounding level of phytonutrients that are largely absent from our modern cultivated fruits and veggies. Read more
It can be an overwhelming time – bringing a new baby home. Here is a gentle, easy guide for parents to overcome common problems during breastfeeding (like low milk production), the healthiest formulas on the market (if breastfeeding is not an option), health concerns in babies like colic, and common concerns in parents post-birth like emotional overwhelm and fatigue, anaemia, and how mums and dads can best support each other during this time. Read more
There are many reason why people cannot sleep. Sleep disturbances could be caused by stress, adrenal fatigue, digestive upsets, nutritional deficiencies (such as magnesium) and hormonal imbalances – just to name a few. The truth is, insomnia can actually be a symptom of an underlying problem, and it’s not until the underlying problem is addressed that people can truly have their sleep problems disappear. Read more
