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signs of poor gut health and healthy bowel movements

What Your Poo Says About Gut Health

As a naturopath, I find myself very comfortable taking about bowel motions, as it gives me vital information about both digestion and elimination of toxins. Observing what lands in the toilet helps me to understand so much more about digestion, and as a result, how to improve it. Your bowel motions can tell you a lot about what’s happening inside your digestive system. In clinic, I often ask detailed questions about frequency, consistency, colour, and even flatulence, and how bad it smells! It’s not glamorous, but it is incredibly useful information. Many people assume that as long as they are going regularly, everything must be fine. But there are some simple signs that can indicate whether your digestion is working well — or whether it might need...

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The importance of vitamin D

Vitamin D – The nutrient your body makes in the sun

It’s probably the first time in history, other than perhaps for people who worked in the mines, when people work, travel, and spend leisure time without any exposure to the sun. In the past, even those who worked indoors would often walk to work, and most people would have a veggie garden that they spent time working in. In this current era when we have awareness of skin cancer, it seems we might have gone a bit too far. The main role of Vitamin D is to put calcium into bones. It does this by promoting the absorption of calcium, then helping to regulate calcium levels in the blood. It also works to repair and remodel bones, by stimulating the absorption and growth of new bone...

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Being thankful and content

Vanuatu – the happiest people on earth

12 years ago, when I heard that the people in Vanuatu are the happiest on earth, I was intrigued, and, as a result it went onto my very small bucket list. But since then, my view on happiness has changed. I had originally thought that being happy was something to attain to, I now see life as something that contains both joy and sorrow, and we need both. How could I know joy if I have nothing but joy to compare it to? So, this year when I went to Vanuatu, I found the people that were very friendly, polite and content. Most of the islanders grow their own food, enjoying spending time in their communities, and live a simple life. It is vastly different from...

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Safety of vitamin B6

Is vitamin B6 toxic?

You may have heard of vitamin B6 being in the spotlight lately, as an overdose can cause peripheral neuropathy. The symptoms of this include numbness and pain in the limbs and healing can be slow.  An overdose usually occurs when someone is taking multiple supplements, or food products that have added B6. But the answer is not as simple as limiting B6, let me explain. Different forms of vitamin B6 There are different forms of B6, just like there are different types of dwellings: caravans, bungalows and houses. Imagine you live in a caravan and a storm causes it to roll down the road and hit a tree, causing the rain water to come pouring through the roof. There, in the middle of the night, in rain and...

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How a naturopath can help

How much difference does a naturopath make?

I thought I’d share 2 examples of how working with a naturopath can make a difference in your health. I have chosen two very different examples from my clinic in the last 12 months. Sometimes the journey is very straightforward, other times, there can be a few bumps in the road (names have been changed). Case 1 - stress and fatigue Emma, late 30’s, works, school aged kids. She presented with anxiety (with panic attacks), fatigue, insomnia, and frequent colds. Upon questioning: Energy 2/10 Stress 7/10 Too tired to exercise Daily nausea and bloating Poor concentration and memory Sleep waking 3x/night I first prescribed an individual herbal medicine formula, a specific homeopathic, a mineral supplement, and a few foods to add to her diet. 2nd appointment (2 weeks later) Anxiety has...

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