One of the things I’m most passionate about is instilling good health values in our children, ensuring their future health is built on strong foundations. We all want our kids to be as happy, healthy and bright as possible – and if the whole family can benefit, even better! Children are complex little individuals and, just like adults, require patience and understanding when managing their health. Common conditions that respond very well to natural medicine (even in babies) include reflux, stomach upsets, recurrent infections, skin inflammation, concentration and behavioural problems.
Here, I'll show you a veeeery easy and really quite effective acupressure point to help with nausea and vomiting. Have you used this point on yourself or your family before? Had an acupuncturist include it in a treatment? This is probably one of my favourite...
Hello and Happy New Year from Oxford!It has been a strange start to the year for many of us, with catastrophic bush fires burning across Australia that have resulted in absolutely devastating consequences for many individuals, our native wildlife and environment. It...
Here is another excellent home remedy and something we have a lot at home during this time of year. Basically, super-loaded stewed apples that, like the garlic oxymel, can be part of your winter kitchen remedy kit. Rich in Vitamin C, immune-boosting and antimicrobial...
A couple of weeks ago, I did a lovely interview with Inner West Mums about the work I'm doing with MamaCare Health, and more generally about my life as an Inner-West Mama here in Sydney! You can see it on their website, but also read the full text below. __________...
I wrote an article recently, for Mouths of Mums, on the importance of nourishing mothers. A topic I feel very passionate about! Why? Because... Oftentimes, when it comes to self-care, nurturing and support, mothers miss out. Not on purpose, not by design, but often by...
Have a baby? Based in the inner city / inner west? This news is for you: we've started a free drop-in baby clinic in Pyrmont. There are very few of these in this part of Sydney, so we (me / MamaCare / ChiroHQ) wanted to offer this service for our local mums, dads and...
A lot of people I talk to have no idea what I do, or how it might be relevant to their life and health. They aren't sure what naturopathy is and/or why they would see someone like me. That's fair enough. If you haven't experienced it before, holistic medicine can seem...
At last week's Natural Immune Health workshop, we went through some of the best home remedies and natural strategies for warding off coughs and colds. One of the things I discussed, and had on hand to taste, was a garlic and ginger oxymel. This potent home remedy has...
A couple of months ago, we ran a workshop in the clinic on home remedies and health tips for keeping kids healthy. It was great!... if I do say so myself. This week I recorded the information covered in that workshop into a 20 minute video presentation, which you can...
We're running another workshop! This time, I'll take you through my top immune boosting health tips. From warding off sore throats to managing chesty coughs, preventing recurrent infections and avoiding the latest bug doing the rounds at work or daycare; I’ll share...