Plastic free July is almost over but that doesn't mean it's nearly time to let single use plastic back into our lives. We need to get rid of it for good! The following things are items I've found to be particularly helpful when trying to reduce plastic consumption: Re-usable coffee cups - it's officially official. [...]
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TURMERIC: BEYOND INFLAMMATION WITH GEORGIE COLLINSON FROM GOLD DRIP
Georgie is a Melbourne based clinical naturopath and nutritionist who brings a refreshing take on wholefoods and balance to the table. Her side bizz, Gold Drip brings the very best fresh turmeric lattes to cafes all over Melbourne. We've all heard of turmeric and we all know it's good for us. Read on to find out [...]
NUTRITION FOR YOUR SKIN
Ok, so I have a confession. Until now, my skincare routine has consisted of nothing more than a damp face cloth and maybe some rose-hip oil here and there. No cleanser, no toner, and certainly no exfoliant. Terrible, I know. To my defence I am fortunate enough to have always had pretty clear skin, which [...]
WORKPLACE WELLNESS
Given that the majority of us spend at least 1/3 of our lives at work - it is a great place to start implementing some changes when trying to increase our overall health and quality of life. Not to mention increasing workplace productivity and decreasing days of sick leave taken (employers take note!). Here are [...]
AVOIDING TRAVELLERS SICKNESS
I have just returned from almost two months exploring India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, drinking all of the chai, eating all of the samosas, watching all of the sunsets and smelling all of the (sometimes really bad) smells. Avoiding traveller’s diarrhoea was really high on my priority list, probably even higher than seeing the Taj [...]
MINDFUL LIVING WITH ALLY STUART
I started writing an article about mindful living and pretty quickly realised that I was not the right person to be doing so. I could talk all day about the actual importance of mindfulness and the biochemical influence that this has on your digestion, hormones, weight, immunity, hormones, mental health, fertility... and the list goes [...]
THE DIRTY DOZEN AND CLEAN FIFTEEN
Hippocrates (the Father of modern medicine - you have probably heard of the Hippocratic Oath) said ‘Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food’. Ann Wigmore much later stated that ‘Food can either be your fastest form of medicine or your slowest form of poison’. Unfortunately in today's times, the food we are [...]
