Symptoms of Stress: High Cortisol and Your Body
When I ask what your symptoms of stress are, what do you think? Stress is something I talk about a lot, it's a word and concept most people are familiar with. But it is rather vague. What does it really mean? And how do you know what the symptoms of stress might be? A...
Mum Burnout: Are You at Risk?
Did you know there's such a thing as Mum burnout? A legit, recognised thing. It's not talked about much, but if you've ever been a Mum, no doubt there's been a time when you've felt burnt out. Burnout is physical and emotional exhaustion (that extra sleep doesn't get...
5 Ways to Cut Sugar in Your Diet
Many people understand why they need to cut sugar in their diet. But how do you do that when there's sugar all around you? Like, literally everywhere you turn to buy food. And in foods you don't even expect it to be in! (Hello, bread and burger buns.) Recent research...
Auto-immune disease and stress: my story
Research in the last few years has confirmed what many of us with auto-immune diseases had long-suspected - there is a link between auto-immune disease and stress. There hasn't been a clear finding in the research about why this is the case, but because I'm a...
Mindful Eating Made Easy for Stressful Times
There's lots of talk around all things mindfulness (including mindful eating) at the moment. It's become a buzz word and we hear about mindfulness meditation, mindfulness everyday, mindful eating... However, mindfulness and mindful eating are very important for our...
10 Tips to Avoid Holiday Stress Getting You Down
It's nearly the holidays. Hooray! But wait, don't forget the extra special blend of holiday stress for Mums to deal with. Whether its sibling arguments, extra shopping, cooking, more family activities and the awkwardness they can bring, or the over spending and...
6 Ideas You Can Swipe to Make Veges Kid Friendly
We all know vegetables are good for us. Even our kids know and will tell us that! However, they are still the source of many complaints from Mums like, “my child doesn’t eat enough vegetables!” Vegetables can be a real source of conflict between parents and children....
4 Tips to Support Digestion During Stress
Many people come to me with digestive issues, or questions about their digestion during stress and why it changes. Or maybe they develop intolerances to things they ate just fine before. Often I see these digestion problems are stress related or at the least made...
Always tired at 2pm? How breakfast helps you.
Many women ask me "why am I always tired at 2pm, even if I've eaten lunch?" My answer is nearly always the same, so I thought I would write it down and help more of you to understand why spending time on breakfast is an investment in your energy levels through the day...
Herbal tea potions for calm and clarity
Life as a modern mum is crazy busy. There’s so many things we’re told we ‘must’ do as part of ‘having it all’. (Which by the way, isn’t true! The media and manufacturers just tell us this.) Anyway, it can feel so overwhelming doing all the things being a modern mum...
Stress and gut health
Our gut - slang for our digestive system or intestines - is closely connected to our brains and particularly how we're feeling. We know this because of the sensations we get in our 'guts' when we are feeling stressed or anxious. There's lots of sayings that describe...
Seedy Porridge
There's nothing like porridge on a cold morning to warm the soul. Except if you follow a gluten free, grain free, paleo, primal, or low carb style of eating! For a long time eggs have been my staple breakfast, especially scrambled eggs. (The. Best. Meal. Ever!) Sadly...
DELICIOUS, EASY BEEF STEW (KID APPROVED!)
For those days when your mojo has left the building, you need my easy beef stew recipe. Put it on to cook and walk away, because some days it's hard to find the energy to think of something to cook, let alone cook it. You want tasty, but also need budget and...
Fibre, is it a gut health super hero?
I've been enjoying reading a review paper that writes all about what researchers know of the mucous layer in our intestines. Yes, I said enjoying, because it's so exciting to read research that confirms the importance of things that I'm always talking about in clinic....
Quit Sugar Workshop
Why you'd want to kick sugar and how to do it in one workshop! Too easy... Or is it? Quitting added sugar is HARD! Anyone who has tried to kick the sugar habit will tell you so. At my next workshop, on 18 May 2019, 2.30pm; I'm going to talk you through why quitting...
