Life is a roller coaster ride with ups and downs. We are facing stress daily in the news, in our relationships, careers, finances, politics… you name it.  How...

Perimenopause can be a very challenging time for many women both physically and emotionally due to their changing and fluctuating hormone levels.  It usually...

Inflammation is an indicator that something’s up. It is one way your body may respond to injury or illness. According to Dr. Lam, “In a healthy body, the fi...

Conventionally produced food can be laden with pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, and fertilizers all known to impact health and disrupt hormone balance. ...

The endocrine system is the collection of glands that makes and releases hormones into the blood through which they travel to organs and cells. The endocrine...

Hormonal imbalance can be nasty. There's a list of undesirable health effects - unwanted breakouts, fatigue, depression, hair loss, low sex drive, painful pe...

Oestrogen is one of two main sex hormones that women have. The other one is progesterone. Oestrogen is primarily responsible for female physical features and...

Hormones are your body’s chemical messengers. Every organ needs them and uses them, every minute of every day from conception until death. Hormones are resp...

The other day I hit the emotional wall. And it was mainly to do with my kids. Being school holidays, I hadn’t had a break from them at all, and I was pretty ...

You’re off to your Christmas function, looking hot, of course, and have told yourself you won’t over eat whilst you’re there. However, when you’re suddenly f...

When you eat healthy the majority of the time, other people’s food can become quite an issue if you are going to visit them or going to an event and they don...

Many of us, before we became parents, were usually a calm crowd of humans. But once children come along, that can all change. We love our little darlings to...

There’s a feeling that as soon as you start eating healthy foods, your shopping bill is going to go through the roof. That was my first thought when we star...

I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with school holidays. Yes, it’s nice to get out of the routine, the rush out the door, homework, after school activi...

It’s a busy time of year! There’s a lot going on – a tonne of presents to buy, Christmas events and food to organise, school holidays, trips to plan, work t...

As you can imagine, most healthy-eating people curl their toes up at this day, due to the big sugar onslaught. But, truth be told, I actually love the conce...

Okay, I wasn't actually a frog in some freaky past life reincarnation situation, but I was living my life like one. Read on, you’ll get my drift. Cue Dr Li...

Schools back, and yep, it's time for people like to me start posting pictures of their kid's healthy lunchboxes. Doesn't it get annoying sometimes? I know, b...

Picture this - You’re in the kitchen, dishing up dinner, and there is one chicken thigh that stands out from the rest. It’s big, its juicy, the skin is gold...

Once you start really looking at sugars in the food you are eating it can be quite astounding to see how much you're consuming without even realising it (if ...