Nutrition for Winter: Ward off those Bugs

Cassi Cowlam, Naturopath, The Medical Sanctuary This is the season to be sniffily, and so it is important to give your body a fighting chance when faced with the culprits causing the common cold (bacteria) and influenza (viruses) which are so abundant at this time of...

Winter Flu Prevention is Better Than a Cure

The Medical Sanctuary Holistic Medical Centre It has been said that a cold is three days in the coming, three days here and three more going. So who has a spare nine days? Your immune system is your own natural defence force that protects your body against invasion by...
Winter Vegetable Soup

Winter Vegetable Soup

INGREDIENTS 4 celery stalks chopped 1 red pepper diced 1 green pepper diced 4 carrots chopped 2 parsnips chopped 2 large potatoes diced 1/2  butternut squash diced 2 large zucchini diced 1/2 teaspoon salt Pinch ground pepper Dash of Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon...

Osteopathic Winter Wellness

If you want to avoid illness or at least reduce the time and intensity of sickness this winter here are a few uncommon common sense tips to help you stay healthy, and a bit of an ‘osteopathic lecture’ to help understand HOW they help. Upper and lower respiratory tract...

Olive Leaf Winter Wellness

For many years the peoples of the Mediterranean have used fresh olive leaves for their healing properties. The earliest known use of fresh olive leaves for medicinal purposes appears to come from the ancient Egyptians. Olive Leaf Extract acts to prevent the onset of...

Fabulous Food

Slow food, fast food, hot food, cold food, new food old food. It could be the start of a Dr Seuss book and could potentially be equally as crazy!! We are constantly bombarded with the do s and don’ts of foods, the latest must follow diets, how food should look and...
Remember – It’s not just Movember!

Remember – It’s not just Movember!

GUYS … REMEMBER IT’S NOT JUST MOVEMBER … I was recently very honoured to be asked to talk on Men’s Health at an Art Gallery opening …. to pay homage to Movember – an amazing charity that highlights the importance of men paying more attention to their health – in fact...
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