By Tiv Nightingale Personal Trainer – Group Trainer, Step into Life Woonona Whether you’re training outdoors or indoors, when it comes to making the best gains, proper rest and recovery is just as important as what physical exercise you’re doing. Now we don’t want to just sit and do nothing. And we shouldn’t. An “off … Continue reading
Thrush is never a comfortable topic to discuss, but it’s also not a comfortable thing to experience as I’m sure many of you will know! Due to the amount of women we treat for this condition, we thought it would be a great topic to discuss. For some women, it may only occur sporadically. But … Continue reading
We have recently had many women presenting in our clinic suffering from Urinary tract infections. If you have ever experienced an infection, I’m sure you can relate to the excruciating pain and discomfort that occurs. If this is something you are affected by regularly, perhaps it’s time to look a little deeper at what else … Continue reading
If you are managing a low thyroid condition and trying to lose weight it can be confusing to know what to eat and what not to eat. You have no doubt read all manner of foods to avoid, and may be wondering why so many seemingly good for you foods are out of bounds. Whilst … Continue reading
The dictionary meaning nourish is “to provide what is necessary for life, growth, and health”. In terms of food this means foods that are nutrient dense, foods that retain a vital life force, foods that are fresh, foods that are gentle on digestive processes, and foods that are real. By real foods I mean those … Continue reading
I have recently been asked to explain why I support the reduction or elimination of both dairy and soy from the diet when following a weight management program, so I thought a short blog on the topic was in hand. Let’s start with dairy.. Dairy is one of those foods which most of us have … Continue reading
Many people are confused these days about healthy lunch box options and I am not surprised. The supermarket shelves are packed with misleading options and employ very clever marketing techniques to make s think we are buying “healthy”. I think the easiest way to look at lunch boxes is to think natural. If you have … Continue reading
by Andrew W. Saul, Editor Orthomolecular Medicine News Service Don’t get bogged down by silly claims that multiple vitamins kill, or that antioxidants are bad for you. It is high time to take a look at the record, and review what published medical research actually has been saying for eight decades. Year Research 1935 Claus … Continue reading
Serves: 4 Ingredients 2½ cups water (1 cup for quinoa, 1½ for amaranth) 1 cup milk (your choice of milk) ½ cup amaranth ½ cup quinoa 1 cup pear (2 small pears/1 large pear), diced 1 tablespoon maple syrup 2 teaspoons ground ginger ¼ teaspoon of ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract OPTIONAL // top … Continue reading
Earlier in the week I had the opportunity to present a webinar for Kylie Ryan “The Mind Coach”. During the webinar I ran through some basic tips and tricks for managing weight and revealed my three big foods to avoid and how to replace them. Kylie runs an online weight loss motivation and mindset coaching … Continue reading