10 Food Remedies To Reduce PMS

Herbal Medicine, Naturopathy / November 14, 2012 / 5 minutes of reading

For some households, every four weeks can be a battle field. Children go into hiding, men wonder where it is the women they married disappear to, and many women struggle through their days. Everyone holds their breath while desperately waiting for The Wrath to pass.

Many women view PMS symptoms (irritability, mood alteration, anger, anxiety, headache, bloating and breast fullness) as an irritation they simply need to ‘put up with’ each month. Read more

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Nov 7 2012

The Natural Home Medicine Cupboard

Herbal Medicine, Naturopathy / November 7, 2012 / 3 minutes of reading

There are some things that should be in every body’s natural home medicine cupboard. Of course, we always recommend seeking the expertise of a health professional, such as a Naturopath, in order to determine which herbs or remedies are right for you and your particular constitution. It can be dangerous business self-medicating, even if the products are natural. Read more

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Oct 17 2012

Inflamm-ageing: What It Is & Five Simple Steps To Stop It

Naturopathy / October 17, 2012 / 4 minutes of reading

Inflamm-ageing. We’re mostly all familiar with the term inflammation, and we certainly know about ageing, but what do to two have to do with each other?

Recently, we attended a seminar on the biology of ageing. What we learned is that there is a clear connection between inflammation, oxidative stress, ageing and chronic disease. Read more

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Oct 9 2012

Natural Kid’s First Aid

Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Massage, Naturopathy / October 9, 2012 / 3 minutes of reading

Seeing our children sick is awful. A lot of the time, we feel powerless and reach for Panadol and antibiotics because that is all we know.

Studies show that using Panadol in the first year of life for fever greatly increases the chances of asthma in 6-7 year-olds as well as being associated with an increased incidence of rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema. Read more

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Oct 3 2012

6 Steps To Ageing Gracefully

Naturopathy / October 3, 2012 / 3 minutes of reading

by Suzanne Wilson, Naturopath.

In the year of 2000, 10% of the global population was aged 60 years or older and this percentage is projected to reach 21% by 2050 and according to Discover Magazine (2008 pp67-68) the average human life expectancy is likely to reach 100 by 2060. Humans are living longer and getting older can be a natural process but can present challenges. Read more

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Sep 26 2012

6 Top Food Pairings – Are You Doing It?

Naturopathy / September 26, 2012 / 3 minutes of reading

Pairing the perfect foods is good for more than just your tastebuds. In fact, the right combinations can take a healthy food and kick its disease-fighting powers into overdrive. Here are 6 top food pairings we highly recommend:

Tomatoes And Avocado Here’s a good reason to add tomatoes to your next batch of homemade guacamole, or to add a few slices to your next breakfast of avo on toast. Read more

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Aug 30 2012

Skin Deep

Herbal Medicine, Naturopathy / August 30, 2012 / 4 minutes of reading

by Suzanne Wilson, Naturopath.

Society reminds us that we need to look younger with the latest scientifically proven anti-aging product. It tells us that if we eat chocolate we will get pimples and if we have a rash to use some corticosteroid cream on it and hope for it to never return. Read more

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Aug 29 2012

7 Steps To Better Skin

Herbal Medicine, Naturopathy / August 29, 2012 / 3 minutes of reading

Creating healthy skin is not solely about applying creams and lotions. Your skin is an organ of elimination, which means one of its purposes is to rid the body of toxins. Therefore, what appears on the skin surface is often a manifestation of what is going on internally. If your body is congested with undigested food, toxicity, inflammation, hormonal imbalances, or stress, this will appear on the skin and no amount of lotions will restore skin health without cleansing and balancing from the inside out. Read more

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Jul 26 2012

Children Deserve To Be In Their Best Health

Naturopathy / July 26, 2012 / 4 minutes of reading

by Mary Melling – Naturopath, Acupuncturist and Founder of Paddington Clinic.

Over the years we have treated many children ranging from new born babies to teenagers. We love treating children at Paddington Clinic and feel they are entitled to good health. We like to see newborns for a check up and or to treat any problems such as colic or reflux that seems to be a growing concern. Read more

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Jul 17 2012

Coffee: Friend or Enemy?

Naturopathy / July 17, 2012 / 5 minutes of reading

It seems there is a lot of confusion around coffee. Is it good for us or bad for us and how much is okay?

The truth is, different health experts will tell you different things. Obviously, this makes it difficult to assess whether it is good or bad for us, but we have compiled some opinions so you can decide for yourself: Is coffee our friend or enemy? Read more

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