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Seven Tips to Stretch Your Grocery Budget (While still eating healthy)
Read more: Seven Tips to Stretch Your Grocery Budget (While still eating healthy)A common misconception among Western societies is that for a person to eat well, they need to be flush with funds. However, when you consider the costs involved in producing foods out of season and in the incorrect soil, with chemical pesticides and fertilizers, you begin to understand the true price of eating the unnatural…
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What are phytoestrogens and how do they affect hormones during menopause?
Read more: What are phytoestrogens and how do they affect hormones during menopause?Phytoestrogens in food aren’t really new, but they seem to be getting a lot more attention these days. Although we’ve been eating phytoestrogen foods for a very, very long time, it wasn’t until the 1920s that phytoestrogens were discovered, and they became a ‘thing’. If we break the word phytoestrogen into its components, ‘phyto’ means…
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My Five Best Herbs for Menopause
Read more: My Five Best Herbs for MenopauseIt goes without saying that herbal medicines are one of the most effective ways to alleviate discomfort associated with hormone imbalances. In this article, I discuss My Five Best Herbs for Menopause. There are so many herbs nowadays, and as a herbalist practitioner, I have access to many more than you would if you were…
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Bone Health and Menopause: Am I Getting Enough Calcium?
Read more: Bone Health and Menopause: Am I Getting Enough Calcium?As we step into the time of life that is termed ‘menopause‘, we become aware that osteoporosis and bone issues can become an issue in later life. We often turn to calcium supplements and hoe into dairy products in an attempt to prevent these from taking hold, and the one nutrient that we think of…
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The Six Stages of Health Mastery
Read more: The Six Stages of Health MasteryWe all want to get healthy, right? But, sometimes life can get in the way of us reaching our health goals.
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Why Sustainable Health Requires a Shift in Mindset
Read more: Why Sustainable Health Requires a Shift in MindsetDon’t you love the conveniences of the modern world? We have access to obscure and exotic foods from all over the planet, can contact friends and loved ones instantly, and machines that help us prepare meals, clean our clothes, and clean our homes. But this convenience comes at a price. We become reliant on the…
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The Health Benefits of Frequent Short Holidays
Read more: The Health Benefits of Frequent Short HolidaysWe all dream of taking six months off to travel the globe and reconnect with our true selves. Work commitments and family can sometimes limit our ability to conceive such a spectacular journey. For many, frequent short holidays can provide enough downtime to re-energise and satisfy at least some of our adventure needs to cope with…
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Self-Sacrifice vs. Self-Care: Finding the Balance
Read more: Self-Sacrifice vs. Self-Care: Finding the BalanceWe all know the person who has struggled, lost their job, lost their home, or has issues at home and then offers to help out the next person they encounter who is in need, often at the expense of their own needs and well-being. Natural carers, nurturers, rescuers, and those in the service industries are…
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Taking Control of Your Health: Overcoming Obstacles
Read more: Taking Control of Your Health: Overcoming ObstaclesI know for sure that I’ve gotten in the way of my health in the past. I’ve done it so many times before. You know how it is: You know what you need to do. You understand that what you’re doing or eating is wrong. But you can’t pull yourself together; you can’t get your…
One really big question women ask themselves when they start their menopause journey is, ‘Should I go on to HRT?’. While this article explores the possible answers to this question, before you get your hackles up, you must realise that this article is written by a Naturopath specialising in natural menopause. Why is this important?…