What do you do when you first wake up in the morning? I notice what I do when I first get up can affect my whole day! We don't always wake up feeling great (I don't), but here are 3 easy things that I do, and suggest for first thing in the morning, that are self-caring and can help us get off on the right foot.

Feeling fatigued? Reach for water instead of coffee. Our brains need to be well hydrated for clear thinking, and our bodies need plenty of water to work optimally.

We all know that chronic stress isnt good for us, that it can lead to anxiety, depression, weight gain, heart attacks, cancer, and all sorts of physical and psychological disorders.  We tend to think that stress is a necessary part of survival in these times, with financial stresses, health stresses, business stresses, parenting stresses vying for our energy. We tend to feel that stress is a given part of modern society, a necessary survival mechanism, and we feel trapped by it, and by default, by the situations we find ourselves in that apparently cause us to stress. It is certainly normal to feel stress, but is it actually necessary? 

You may be aware that you have possibly 10X more microbes in your gut that you have cells in your body and that they can weigh up to 2 kgs. We each may have up to 170 species, but the species can vary considerably, although a few key ones tend to predominate. 

Did you know that ever single person has a unique composition of gut microbes- as unique as your fingeprint? 

As you are likely aware, it is not necessarily easy to get codeine-based pain medications any more. This has had a huge impact on people who have relied on these effective medications for either chronic or occasional pain management. Doctors are also far more reluctant to prescribe these pain medications, even when the pain is debilitating.

Many people in chronic pain are not managed well by their GP’s and specialists, and are not taught the many possible ways to support themselves to manage their pain, because that tends to take more time than a GP visit can offer. There is a lot of evidence to support natural therapies for pain management…..

An article for men on how to optimise your testerosterone levels for better health

Here are some tips for maintaining some simplicity, peace, calm, health and joy around this time of year. You can end 2017 feeling energised instead of exhausted because after all, it is holiday time for most of us. 

Is it worth taking probiotics while taking antibiotics? After all, wouldn't the antibiotics just kill off the probiotics, and it would be better to wait till afterwards? 

The answer may surprise you. 

We have access to so many herbs and supplements internationally, that we often forget about the humble herbs that surround us in our own gardens and our neighourhood. I have a passion for growing and wildcrafting herbs and learning to use them in food and as medicines. There is a healing power in being in touch with the plants in our own environment, of going into the garden and picking some leaves or flowers, and preparing something healing for ourselves or our loved ones. It doesn’t always have to come processed as tablets in expensive bottles. 

Do you get confused Googling your health concerns? 

Here I present some empowering information on how to look after your breasts, how to love them and take care of them. They enjoy touch, massage, movement, healthy clean food and specific foods

Sunlight is an important, potent healing force that we have taken for granted and learned to avoid, to our detriment

Do you get regular, deep, refreshing sleep? Here are some tips on simple ways to increase your sleep health. 

An important Naturopathic concept is to live seasonally. By paying attention to the season of winter, by changing our eating and taking the time to tune in and rest more, we can help avoid many of winter's illnesses.