Women’s Wellness Archives - True North Wellness

26 Nov 2025

What you should know about creatine

What is Creatine?
Creatine is a naturally occurring compound found in muscle tissue and the brain. The body naturally produces a small amount of creatine, and we also get it from foods like red meat and seafood. The difficulty lies in reaching high muscle creatine levels through diet alone to fully saturate muscle stores, which is why supplementation is popular. To achieve optimal stores, you’d need to consume roughly a kilogram of beef or fish every single day—an impractical amount that you won’t hear our dietitian recommend!

10 Oct 2025

The Hidden Link: Breast Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease

Breast cancer and cardiovascular disease may seem like two distinct conditions, but many people do not realise that there is a significant link between the two. Essentially, research has shown that women with breast cancer are at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, and vice versa.

07 Jul 2025

Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) and Exercise

As an Exercise Physiologist, my approach to working with EDS clients begins with understanding the unique challenges they face. One of the hallmark features—joint hypermobility—can cause frequent dislocations or subluxations, poor proprioception (joint awareness), and postural instability. This means standard exercise routines may not only be ineffective but potentially harmful without appropriate modification. The goal…

05 Mar 2025

Breast Cancer and Exercise Therapy

Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer, with one in eight women diagnosed in Australia. While advancements in treatment have significantly improved survival rates, many individuals face ongoing challenges related to fatigue, reduced strength, mental health impacts and overall quality of life. Exercise has widely been recognised as a powerful tool in cancer care, offering benefits that have led to it being advocated as a standard part of cancer care. Let’s dive into the evidence-based recommendations.

09 Sep 2024

Exercise Physiology to Support You in a Healthy Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a transformative time that may fill you with big emotions like excitement and anticipation. However, it can also come with physical and emotional challenges that require careful attention to health and wellness. While many women are aware of the benefits of staying active during pregnancy, understanding exactly what this looks like to be as safe and effective as possible can be challenging. Let’s discuss why working with an Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) can make all the difference in a healthy pregnancy journey.

06 Sep 2023

Returning to exercise after hysterectomy

Hysterectomy is one of the most common types of elective surgeries for Australian women, however it’s not exactly the most talked about! We tend to understand that there is a period of rehabilitation after any major abdominal surgery, but it can be challenging to know where to seek help on how and when to return to physical activities.

07 Aug 2023

What to eat for PCOS

If you have PCOS it’s quite possible you have pondered how your diet may influence your condition. Here we look at the evidenced based approach to what to eat to manage your PCOS.

01 Aug 2023

Women’s Wellness in Midlife and Menopause

Women’s midlife is an important transition stage between our younger and older selves, that is all too often ignored and not given the importance it deserves.

16 Mar 2023

Nutrition for endometriosis

Endometriosis is a condition in which the tissue which lines the uterus grows outside the uterus. This can lead to various symptoms including pain, irregular periods, subfertility, fatigue, mood changes. Below are a few tips on what to eat if you have endometriosis.

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