TOXIC PLASTIC RICE FROM CHINA

Chinese Companies Are Mass Producing Plastic Rice (and It Could Cause Serious Health Problems) Please be careful about the foods you consume and what they really are because it seems that China has been producing fake rice for many years, and it’s still on the market today. Believe it or not, it is produced using poisonous […]

SLEEP PROBLEMS DUE TO HORMONE IMBALANCES AND MENOPAUSE

Chemical Messengers: How Hormones Help Us Sleep The following article provides a great, simple explanation about the way hormones can affect your sleep pattern and influence your moods, urinary function; hunger and a range of other bodily functions. Ask me about saliva hormone testing and safe and effective naturopathic medicines next time you consult me […]

Latest Health News – May 2015

India appoints Minister for Naturopathy & Homeopathy Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed a traditional medicines and practices minister who will be charged with promoting Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy. The minister is one of 21 appointed to the right-wing government in a major revamp primarily aimed at speeding up economic reforms. […]

MTHFR – GENETIC CAUSE OF ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS

As a practitioner for over 21 years, I’m always bemused when I read an article in a newspaper or see a story on a current affairs program that claims to provide ‘breaking news’ about a health condition that I’ve usually been treating for many years. I’m equally bewildered when they allege that there is a […]

Fluoride Linked to Thyroid Problems, Reduced IQ, Fatigue and Depression

‘Study links fluoride to health issues’ Australian health authorities are reviewing the case for fluoride in drinking water amid concerns scientific evidence supporting the benefits and risks to people’s health may have shifted. While most Australians have been regularly consuming low amounts of fluoride since it was added to drinking water in the 1960s and […]

NEW HOPE FOR CHRONIC FATIGUE PATIENTS

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease with distinct stages that can be identified through biomarkers in the blood, US researchers say, offering hope that earlier diagnosis may improve treatment. The scientists say their findings represent “the first robust physical evidence” that the syndrome also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis is “a biological illness as opposed to […]

Latest Health News – February 2015

In Another Cut-back to Health Spending, Vitamin D Testing is No Longer Subsidised by Government. The Australian government no longer subsidises testing for vitamin D levels. Vitamin D deficiency is wide-spread and has been linked to a large range of diseases and conditions such as MS, bone disorders, some cancers, hormonal imbalances and thyroid disorders […]

DO AUSTRALIAN DOCTORS ‘OVER-PRESCRIBE’ ANTIDEPRESSANTS?

2013: BIG APPETITES FOR ANTIDEPRESSANTS Australian doctors dole out more antidepressants than almost any other rich country, according to a new OECD report that confirms antidepressant prescriptions have soared over the last decade. Earlier this year an Australian study found a dramatic 93.5% increase in dispensing of antidepressants despite their problematic effects. See the study […]

7 ESSENTIAL THINGS TO LOOK FOR WHEN CHOOSING A NATUROPATH

An increasing number of people now seek health advice from Naturopathic Physicians and Naturopaths as they become disenchanted with mainstream medicine – but how do you find the right Naturopathic practitioner? It can be confusing for the general public to find the right Naturopathic Practitioner that will have the knowledge and clinical expertise that is […]

OSTEOARTHRITIS RISK SHOWN IN FINGER LENGTH

Fingers provide information on predisposition to osteoarthritis The lower the ratio between index finger (2D) and ring finger (4D), the higher the risk of developing severe osteoarthritis in the knee leading to total knee replacement. In a study published in “Rheumatology”, scientists write that hormonal factors could also play a role. According to anthropological studies, […]

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