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The Art of Non-Doing: Discovering Wu Wei

The Art of Non-Doing: Discovering Wu Wei

In the whirlwind of our fast-paced lives, the notion of ‘doing nothing’ seems not only counterintuitive but even irresponsible. Our culture is steeped in the ethos of perpetual motion – always achieving, always acquiring, always on the go. However, during a recent...
Bedtime: Hot Cacao Drink

Bedtime: Hot Cacao Drink

A warming hot drink packed with anti-oxidants that helps you unwind for bed. A tablespoon of hot organic cacao A pinch of cardamom powder A spoonful of pureed dates (not date syrup) Water heated to 90degrees …just under boiling Coconut milk optional 1 teaspoon...
Healthy Lifestyle Interventions

Healthy Lifestyle Interventions

There are so many small actions we can take to help fuel overall wellness.  It is not a case of all or nothing, make a commitment to making small, achievable changes that become a part of your lifestyle.  Sometimes we just need a gentle reminder…. Minimise or avoid...
Too early for menopause – what is going on for a woman in her 40s?

Too early for menopause – what is going on for a woman in her 40s?

“I AM A 40’S SOMETHING PROFESSIONAL AND BUSY MUM. I’VE RECENTLY NOTICED I AM SO PRONE TO EMOTIONAL OUTBURSTS AND OFTEN GET TEARFUL LEADING UP TO MY PERIOD.  MY EMOTIONS JUST SEEM TO GO INTO OVERDRIVE AND I CAN’T CONTROL THEM.  I USED TO GET THE ODD PMS SYMPTOM BUT...
Brain-Gut Connection – Cognitive Health

Brain-Gut Connection – Cognitive Health

In recent weeks, we have seen many patients with complaints of early memory loss, which in medical terms is called mild cognitive impairment. This always raises concerns regarding a diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.  As you may be aware current treatment...
Boost your immune system to slow down effects of ageing

Boost your immune system to slow down effects of ageing

The new ‘inflammation clock and biological age’. Our eternal quest to slow, or even perhaps reverse the aging process has kept scientists and researchers busy over the past decades, more so since the discovery of the genome early this millennium. One of the latest...