Hormone Harmony: The Importance of Balanced Hormones Hormonal balance is essential for overall health, impacting everything from mood and metabolism to reproductive health and function. When our hormones are in harmony, we experience energy, happiness, and well-being. Its important to understand the role of each hormone, so we can recognise…
No ‘one-size fits all’ for PCOSWe are all individuals and genetics, environment, lifestyle, food intake, physical activity level, hormones, relationship with food all play a role in PCOS management. If you have a friend who managed their PCOS symptoms through a certain dietary approach, don’t assume that it will work…
When approached with intention, support and age relevant information, midlife for women can be a critical window for reflection and setting foundations for aging well in future decades. Midlife is often a stage where women’s circumstances have evolved regarding children, professions and partners. These changes may affect emotional stability…
Here are some quick and simple food swaps to get you and your loved ones on the road to healthier eating, and hopefully the swaps become a lifelong habit. Read on to learn more… Bread Swap plain and multigrain white bread for wholemeal or wholegrain bread. Wholemeal and wholegrain bread…
Lymphoedema is swelling when the lymphatic system is overwhelmed or compromised. The lymphatic system is a one-way circulatory system, that collects the excess fluid and metabolic wastes from the body to filter and return to the heart. The lymphatic system is slow and only beats about 6 times per minute…
Did you know... Above 30 years of age (if you are physically inactive), you lose up to 3-5% of our muscle mass per decade Between 50-60 years of age, your muscle power declines by about 3% per year Muscle is a much more metabolic tissue when compared to body fat.…
Why do you need individualised advice? Have you ever looked on YouTube, google, or social media to receive exercise advice only to be confused by the mass of information out there and the many conflicting opinions? Unfortunately, this is very common and there’s a lot of misinformation within the exercise…
What does insulin do? Its job it to help your cells get glucose so that you can have energy. This is done all throughout the body. When you eat, the carbohydrates in your digestive system are broken down to glucose to be moved into your bloodstream. Once there, it is…
In the same way that exercise can have a positive effect on our mood, eating a healthy diet can do the same. Our brain is a busy organ – it’s on the go 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It helps us to breath, move, think, behave and…
