Top Tips to Shorten a Common Cold!
You know the signs. If you feel a tickle in your throat, have a thick head and your body aches, chances are you’re coming down with something. An adult gets on average three colds per year, each...
View ArticleTop Tips for Indulging the Healthy Way!
As Christmas gets closer some of you might be wondering about what foods you can eat on festive days. It’s easy to forget about healthy eating at this time of the year, when celebration and indulgence...
View ArticleDo you have a slow Metabolism?
Metabolism, put simply, is the rate at which your body converts food to energy. Metabolic rate is governed by the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is located at the base of your neck and the hormones...
View ArticleIt’s All Perfect
One of the most powerful concepts I am able to share with my clients is: “Who and what we are is perfect as we are”. From the earliest times we are taught that we must become someone or something else...
View ArticleImprove Your Mood!
Feeling low at times is a fact of life, but there are simple, natural things you can change in your diet and lifestyle to help you get back on track so you can make the most of every day. Low moods...
View ArticleHow to Change a Habit!
The truth is that we all have some habits that no longer serve us, and deep down we usually know it. We recognize that if we were able to let go of some old vices and start introducing new habits, it...
View Article14 foods that support your liver!
Spring is a good time of year to give your liver a helping hand. There are many foods that can help cleanse the liver naturally by stimulating its natural ability to clean toxic waste from the body....
View ArticleSpring into Action with a Liver Cleanse!
Do you feel a bit sluggish? Are you more irritable then usual? Maybe you sometimes feel nauseous, or suffer from allergies like hayfever. These could be symptoms of a “sluggish” liver. Traditional...
View ArticleYou and Your Hunger Hormones
Have you heard of ‘hunger’ hormones? There are two hormones that control how full we feel – the feeling of being satiated after a meal or of hunger pangs from an empty stomach. Keeping those two...
View ArticleIt’s Not Your Job to Please Others
From the time we are little children we are taught that it is our job to please others – beginning with our parents. And it is a very hard habit to break – particularly as we are taught that we are...
View ArticleHealthy Holiday Snacking!
It’s always a good idea to have some healthy snacks on hand in the holidays – whether it is for you, your kids, or visitors. Here are some easy to make ideas. Some of them can also be used as...
View ArticleBasics for weight loss!
If you want to lose weight, it’s helpful to know some simple principles rather than getting lost in the confusing and often contradictory information available on the Internet. I hope I can shed some...
View ArticleAccepting and Loving Ourselves – the Key to True Well-being
I truly believe that everything in our lives is directly affected by how much we accept and love ourselves. In my experience, women are particularly hard on themselves and find it difficult to accept...
View ArticleThe Illusion of Separateness
Albert Einstein knew everything was One. The new science of the ‘Quantum’ led him inextricably to that conclusion – though for many years it did not sit comfortably with him. Like many of his...
View Article17 Tips to keep the weight off while being on a holiday!
One thing is for sure – Kiwis like to travel. If you have planned a trip in the coming winter months, in New Zealand or overseas, then here are some simple ways to ensure that you don’t come back with...
View Article7 Tips to Move it Not Just to Lose it!
It might not be summer yet, but now is a good time to get started on getting in shape for the warmer months – and feel great at the same time. Everybody knows that exercise, getting fit and staying fit...
View ArticleWhy are Retreats so Good for Us!
If you are not sure whether going on a treat would be good for you, this blog post is for you. People go on retreats for all different kind of reasons but, in my experience, the number one reason for...
View Article8 Key Ingredients to Genuine Happiness!
Some of us were born with a positive attitude, while others tend to be a little more glass half empty types, but experts agree that learning how to bring more meaning to our life is vital for us to be...
View Article99 Yoga Classes in Two Days!
Last weekend I attended the 6th national New Zealand yoga festival in Auckland. It was held at the beautiful Kawai Purapura retreat center in Albany, which is owned and run by the Wellpark College for...
View ArticleWhat is insulin resistance – and how do you treat it?
Have you heard of insulin resistance? Simply put, it is a resistance to the uptake of glucose into the body’s cells. Elevated blood insulin levels are often associated with central obesity, cholesterol...
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