Chronic diseases are on the rise and functional medicine (as practiced by Core Naturopathics ) is increasingly being recognized as a viable method to treat and prevent many of these illnesses. The modern (or orthodox) medicine approach tries, but their methods often aren’t as effective. Consider your health as a leaky tap. The orthodox medicine […]
All biochemical reactions, intracellular activity and electrical (life) energy are under pH control and therefore it is one of the most important biochemical balances in all of human body chemistry. pH controls the speed of biochemical reactions including the way our bodies utilise enzymes, minerals, vitamins and food supplements. It does this by controlling the […]
You’ve probably heard stories from your grandparents and great-grandparents about how they used to eat lamb’s fry, bacon with all the fat, lathered everything in butter and drippings. Where meat and three veg was the stock standard dinner. What if they were right and the way we have been told to eat for the past […]
You no doubt have heard the saying “Prevention is better than cure”? Which basically means that it is better to stop something bad from happening, than it is to deal with it after it has happened. Natural Therapists believe that it is unhealthy cells that lead to disease – disease does not cause unhealthy cells. […]
At Core we are very often asked: ‘What is the success rate of your treatment?’ ‘What evidence do you have that it will work?’ ‘How many people with __ have been cured by your practitioners?’ ‘Is there evidence that it cures my rare __ __ condition?’ We need to rephrase that question! What do we […]
Athletes, we have created a program to assist you gain the edge on your competition by understanding, measuring, supporting and adapting to your individual physiological strengths and weaknesses. The ‘Athletes Edge’ Program has been developed by Darren J Sassall ND and is based on his, 25 years of knowledge and experience in the field. The […]
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 […]
Healthy Ageing From your first waking moment of the day until you fall asleep at night, you are continually making decisions and choosing to act in ways that profoundly influence your long-term health and wellbeing. At Core, our practitioners can educate you to become more aware and make positive choices each and every day that […]
Autism: Tornado in the Brain By William Walsh and Dan E. Burns “It’s becoming quite clear to more and more of us that autism is not genetic, but epigenetic.” So says William J. Walsh, who received a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Iowa State University and is an expert in nutritional medicine. In the 1970s, […]
Menopause is a natural event in every woman’s life. While some women appear to breeze through the menopause years others are left feeling run down, tired, and irritable. Some experience symptoms including hot flushes, night sweats, headaches, aches and pains, and weight gain. These symptoms are common and a natural response to the hormonal changes […]
