Easter is next week and if you’re not thinking of Easter bunnies or painting eggs, I can guarantee you’re thinking about chocolate. Just because we do. Not matter what time of year. The majority of you reading this post are doing so for two reasons. 1. you are a health enthusiast who always has an [...]

You can have your cake and eat it too! There is no more pleasurable way to indulge than with scrumptious, rich yet highly nourishing desserts. ‘A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips’ – we’ve all heard that one before, right? With these cakes, rather than simply satisfying a moment of gustatory enjoyment, [...]

Optimising your health to boost fertility and create the healthiest baby possible is not all about cutting out. What you put in is just as important. This delicious smoothie is one way of packing in a punch of nutritious goodness in just one glass. Fertility Smoothie Benefits: Vitamins and Minerals – pack in your important [...]

When heated, that apparently wonderful non-stick surface releases a less than wonderful chemical (with a very un-user friendly name) – pefluorooctanoate (PFOA) which is part of the larger perfluorinated (PFC) family of chemicals. Everyone knows not to scratch a non-stick surface. The reason? It may be because scratches reduce its effect, but that is not the only reason. When these surfaces become scratched and are then heated at a high temperature this allows even more toxins to leach out into our foods.

Bee pollen has been used for centuries for its healing qualities, from Hippocrates to the Chinese and ancient Egyptians. It is considered to be one of the most nutritious, complete foods (a Superfood) in nature, said to contain all the essential nutrients: vitamins

Essential oils can be very useful for female concerns. In fact, aromatherapy is one of the most effective methods of dealing with problems of the reproductive system. Many essential oils have been used to help regulate hormone production. Some essential oil constituents have hormonal like behavior since their structure is similar to hormones. This means they interact with the receptors that identify hormones.

Microwaves: Convenient as they may be, cooking and heating your food up in minutes, microwave ovens have been outlawed in Russia since 1976 along with a warning about the ‘biological and environmental damage’ that can result from its use.
Microwaving food modifies its original chemical structure or ‘form’ in a way that our bodies cannot recognise.

I don’t know about you, but I love spending time in nature, taking a step back from the busy-ness  (and business) of urban life. Even if just a few minutes, hours, or better still, days or weeks. Unless you want to live in a totally man-made world (shudder), it is so important to take the [...]

Reflexology is a natural therapy which has been used for many years as a tool both for preconception preparation as a way to boost natural fertility as well as to increase chances of conception with ART. As a holistic Reflexologist specialising in women’s health, fertility, pregnancy and babies, I have used this gentle, yet highly [...]

Is health a question of genes and inheritance? Is it down to good/bad luck, something that ‘happens’ to you when things ‘go wrong’? Is it determined by diet? I’ve written this post to help you understand the journey of your current health according to a naturopathic viewpoint. The blueprint for your health is established in [...]