by The Medical Sanctuary | May 28, 2020 | Diet, Health
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...
by The Medical Sanctuary | May 27, 2020 | Health
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...
by The Medical Sanctuary | May 21, 2020 | Recipes
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...
by The Medical Sanctuary | May 20, 2020 | Health, Osteopathy
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...
by The Medical Sanctuary | May 5, 2020 | Health
D Finney ND, Options, issue 30, 2008, pg 10 Heart health, good strong blood, cardiovascular protection, liver strengthening, immune boosting, nature’s number one food medicine. Get a love affair going with Garlic this winter. Flu Fighting Qualities Garlic contains...
by The Medical Sanctuary | Mar 26, 2020 | Diet, Health
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...
by The Medical Sanctuary | Oct 29, 2019 | Children, Diet, Health
So your little one is having a birthday party…. I’ve been to a few where the delightful sound of children giggling can turn into a fiasco of shrieking and yelling. Children whizzing past so fast they are a blur and rapidly turning from being over-excited to...
by The Medical Sanctuary | Oct 29, 2019 | Diet, Health
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...
by The Medical Sanctuary | Oct 29, 2019 | Health
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...
by The Medical Sanctuary | Oct 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
How fear can affect your health and what we can do about it We all know stress is bad for us. It can of course have a negative effect on us emotionally especially if the stress continues for a prolonged period of time. What some people don’t know is that it also can...
