There is no doubt that moving and doing some form of exercise, everyday is vital for health and longevity. However, too much of anything, is never good. Over-exercising without proper rest and recovery can lead to a variety of unwanted outcomes. Taking a proactive approach to self-care through individualised lifestyle changes can help to improve … Continue reading
“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky, conscious breathing is my anchor” Thich Nhat Hanh Breathing exercises are one of the simplest and most effective ways to affect psychological and physiological health. At Core Naturopathics we recognise the importance of breath control in your overall treatment plan, as a tool you can … Continue reading
Disease Prevention: The World Health Organization defines prevention as ‘approaches and activities aimed at reducing the likelihood that a disease or disorder will affect an individual, interrupting or slowing the progress of the disorder or reducing disability’ (WHO 2004). An important part of disease prevention is health promotion. This describes activities which help individuals and … Continue reading
Move and enjoy: Just be active! It doesn’t always have to be planned or gym workouts. Simply sitting less, and getting more physically active throughout the day wherever possible is also essential to reducing one of the major risk factors for metabolic syndrome, obesity. One strategy for sticking with exercise is to make it enjoyable … Continue reading
Sports or any physical activity for that matter is crucial for your mental and physical wellbeing. This is due to the combination of effects sports can produce. Those being, immune enhancing, mood regulating, cell nourishing, blood & lymph circulation boosting and toxin eliminating. As sports and activity burn off stress hormones (when done 60min or … Continue reading
When recovering from anything, be it the common cold to a more serious infection, sports injury, or night out consisting of heavy drinking, there is a period of time that allows for recovery. However, depending on your nutritional reserves and environmental stressors, this “recovery” period can be drastically shortened. Basically, the body utilities nutrition in … Continue reading
As Naturopath’s who have been working in a clinical environment for over fifteen years, you start to see social trends in relation to health. Currently, the “big one” is stress & adrenal fatigue. Actually, it’s massive! Less and less time is spent relaxing and recovering from the daily grind. More and more social pressures are … Continue reading
We often talk about the importance of exercise (aka physical activity) and how it can improve your health. You’ve heard &/or read it in the media how it can reduce the risk of developing diseases like type 2 diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease. It’s human nature to think “it won’t happen to me” and I … Continue reading
We’ve all been told exercise is good for us. But what actually are the benefits of exercise? Weight control Exercise can help prevent excess weight gain or help maintain weight loss. You don’t need to set aside large chunks of time for exercise, just take the stairs instead of the elevator or park the car … Continue reading
Smoothies are a delicious and easy way to nourish your body with healthy food, achieve your ideal weight, and recover quickly after exercise. Step 1. BUILD YOUR BASE Grab your blender and decide what ingredients you are going to use in your smoothie. You may like to start with a handful of berries or half … Continue reading