Sue Stevens

How you start your day can set the tone for everything that follows. Waking up feeling refreshed and ready to tackle your goals is something we all aspire to, but it doesn't...

Winter can be challenging for maintaining your physical and mental well-being. Discover tips for staying active and warm, such as layering clothing and engaging in winter-friendly exercises. Learn about the importance of mental and emotional well-being with strategies to manage stress and support your mental health. Plus, get insights on nourishing rest and improving sleep quality for overall better health during the colder months

The Best Food Prep, Cooking and Storage Ideas Cooking methods Different food preparation and cooking methods can alter the nutrient content we derive from our food, and some have...

What is Tahini Tahini is made by grinding sesame seeds into a smooth paste. Sometimes the sesame seeds are hulled, sometimes they’re left unhulled; sometimes roasted, sometimes...

Calcium Intake and Food Sources Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the human body. About 99% of the calcium in the body is found in bones and teeth, while the other 1% is...

Why Eating Breakfast is Important? A circadian rhythm, or circadian cycle, is a natural, internal process that regulates the sleep–wake cycle and repeats roughly every 24 hours....

What is the Vagus Nerve? The vagus nerve provides a direct telephone line between your gut and brain, allowing them to communicate regularly. The vagus nerve receives information...

What Makes a Healthy Gut? The gut is a complex system, influenced by many factors that either enhance GI health or impinge on our digestive function. Disruptions to any of these...

What are Bach Flowers? Bach Flowers are a set of 38 flower essences, developed in the early 1900’s by an English physician, Dr Edward Bach. The most well-known of the Bach...

What is Fibre and Where is it in Food?  As dietary fibre is relatively indigestible and keeps our digestive system healthy. There are 2 sorts of fibre – Soluble and Insoluble.  ...

Should I Go Gluten Free? A gluten-free diet is not recommended for everyone. There are even some concerns about the nutritional value of gluten free food. Recent studies have...

Why Do We Eat When We’re NOT Hungry? We certainly eat when we are happy and it can bring great joy! But we often eat when we are stressed, mad, tired, sad or bored. Our bodies...

What is Fasting? Fasting was made popular with the BBC documentary in 2012 on the 5:2 diet. There are a few different approaches to fasting. The 5:2 diet proposes 5 days of...

Why Do I Gain Weight in Menopause? We may sometimes forget that oestrogens play many important roles in our bodies other than the significant role it plays in reproduction. We...

Veggies tend to be weight-loss friendly, because most are low in calories, they are full of fibre which helps us feel fuller for longer and reduce snacking (although they do make...

Why is Bone Health Important? Bones provide us with support and allow us to move our bodies. They form a protective layer around important organs like our brain, heart, and other...

Do You Need a Health Reset (Detox)? Detoxification is a natural metabolic process your body undertakes every day to help eliminate the environmental, dietary and internally...

Pillars of a Healthy Gut The gut is a complex system, influenced by many factors that either enhance gastro-intestinal (GI) health or impinge on digestive function. Disruptions...

Who has Cardiovascular and Metabolic Issues? Cardiovascular and metabolic disorders are the most common age-related chronic diseases amongst Australian and New Zealand ‘baby...

Menopause and Mood – Is it All in My Head? Women have been found to have 2 to 4 times more likely to experience depression after menopause than before it8. Our mental well-being...

Hair, Skin, Nails and Knees  We all know menopause can alter our moods, weight and sleep, but one of the things we tend to sweep under the rug is menopauses’ impact on our...

There are many things that can make it difficult to get to sleep and stay asleep or have a good night’s sleep and wake refreshed. Here are some different areas that may...

Sunlight contains ultraviolet radiation: ultraviolet B radiation (UVB) acts on the epidermis of the skin and causes erythema (reddening). When ultraviolet radiation interacts...

Moderation is a wise approach. A balanced and healthy diet accommodates most foods and drinks, as long as moderation directs your wise choices. The Mediterranean Diet is grounded...

The immune system is a complex network of cells and proteins that defends the body against infection.

Hormones are chemical messengers that carry information to cells. The sex hormones (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone) are responsible for growth, development and reproduction...

Hair is ‘fed’ by the blood vessels lying just beneath the scalp. Between starting to grow and falling out some years later, each hair passes through four stages: anagen, catagen,...

Being tired or fatigued is one of the most common complaints that healthcare practitioners hear from those who come to see them. The terms “adrenal fatigue” and “adrenal...

It has been said that ‘if sleep does not serve a vital function in the body and the evolutionary cycle – it is a colossal waste of time!’ Of course, sleep is vital to our...

Menopause occurs when there is a marked decrease in the release of oestrogen and progesterone from the ovaries. The ovaries cease to produce an egg cell each month and therefore...