Interested in a more natural approach to your skin health? Treat from the inside out using herbal medicine. This article covers five of our dispensary favourites.

We treat skin - naturally. If you have a skin condition, and you’ve either already spent a load of money on it for little result, or you’re interested in a more natural approach, read how we do things. We’re committed to treating the cause.

The use of antioxidants for healthy ageing and skin health is widely known and understood. Here we present some information on particular antioxidants and their usefulness for a healthy immune response.

Some interesting facts about five common immune-boosting foods that you’ll love! Get your winter wellness pantry ready for cold and flu season. Contact us if you’d like to get your immunity primed and some good tools in your natural first-aid kit.

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We’ve been warned to prepare for a tough winter - and it’s almost here. Get prepared with a home first aid kit for viral infections with our top five herbs.

Get ready - winter’s almost here, and already it’s shaping up to be a challenging one! Instead of rushing out to buy vitamin C or a generic immune support, read on to discover what you actually need and why.

Surrounded by the sea, but an iodine deficiency epidemic? Find out if you have symptoms of this common mineral deficiency and what to do about it.

Let’s get into some learning about why men’s fertility rates are declining, and what you can do to help yourself (or the male in your life) to naturally and safely support it. We meet with couples frequently that are challenged by infertility. So often it’s women seeking help, but 50% of the equation is male fertility, so let’s dive into the nutritional tools for creating healthy offspring.

Do you have a habit or two you’d like to change? Read on for some understanding of why it’s so hard, and how to get beyond stuck with habits that are not helpful to your health.

WHAT’S GOING ON AT THE START OF YOUR MENSTRUAL JOURNEY?

The start of a woman’s menstrual cycle is not only characterised by physical changes, but often strong emotions, skin changes, nutritional deficiencies, sleep irregularities and much more. Find out more about how to naturally support young women starting their menstrual cycle here.

There is now a substantial amount of clinical trial evidence supporting the use of Vitamin K2 for prevention and treatment of Osteoporosis. Vitamin K2 activity involves both an increase in the bone-building process and a separate decrease in the bone-loss process. Find out more about it’s importance here.

PMS affects a very large number of women, and is the main reason women come to see us for menstrual issues. Over 150 symptoms have been attributed to PMS. The mood changes that can occur pre-menstrually can be quite extreme and should be taken seriously. If you feel that you are out of control, angry, depressed or highly anxious, it is time to get some support for your hormones to improve this situation.

If we don’t have enough digestive enzymes, we won’t be able to digest and absorb all the beautiful healthy food we are eating (let alone some of the unhealthy stuff). What stops the body producing adequate digestive enzymes?

Stomach pain can have many causes - here are a few of the more common ones and how to get help.

While hormones aren’t the only thing that affect sleep, they can be big players and understanding their role in your sleep cycle may just give you the “aha” moment you have been looking for. Here’s a summary of some of the hormones that are involved in your sleep/wake cycle and what they do:

One of the gold standards for assessing cardiovascular risk in this country is a cholesterol test. You’ve likely had one. You may have been offered medication (often statins) to bring your cholesterol down, without further testing of your cardiovascular system. It’s understandable - there is much evidence to support this as an immediate safety valve measure and mitigation of risk.

There is much more to cardiovascular system testing that you can do, and in our clinic, we do a thorough panel of tests so that we can get a much more full picture for you.

When you enter menopause, the adrenal glands begin producing estrogen, partly taking over for the ovaries when they are becoming less efficient at this. Your adrenals are also responsible for your stress hormones of course: adrenalin and cortisol amongst others. Learn more here about the impact of stress on menopause and how to support yourself through this.

We’ve been asked to write more about this essential mineral, so here it is. Why it’s so important to your immunity and more (but no test on your periodic table memory!)

Biofilms - what are they and why and how can we help our immune system by breaking them down when we have almost as many bacterial cells in our bodies as human ones?

If we don’t have enough digestive enzymes, we won’t be able to digest and absorb all the beautiful healthy food we are eating (let alone some of the unhealthy stuff). What stops the body producing adequate digestive enzymes, and why are they so important?