I have been asked a lot recently what we do to ward of colds and flu in the wintertime. We are really fortunate that we rarely get sick. In fact, we only very occasionally get colds and we never get the flu.  I put a lot of this down to our wholefoods way of eating – which means we are getting lots of vitamins including natural vitamin C, minerals, antioxidants, and other immune-supporting nutrients every single day. But when we do feel a cold or virus coming on there are a few key remedies I ... VIEW POST

Part 3 - What health effects, and signs and symptoms, come from a damaged microbiome and how is that affecting our children? Lets recap……. ✴️ We learnt in my last post about: some of the factors that contribute to a damaged gut microbiome (the garden in our gut) -  including antibiotics, processed foods, some medications (Gonzalez et al., 2011), chemicals, and psychological and physical stress (Hawrelak and Meyers, 2004).   ✴️ We also discovered that a dis-ordered or damaged microbiome is ... VIEW POST

Part 2 - What causes damage to our Microbiome? Today, I want to start by asking you to imagine in your mind's eye, the most incredibly diverse and beautiful garden you have ever seen.  It could be based on reality or it could be based on what you know of the wonder and diversity of this amazing planet we live on.  For me, I’m actually taken to a forest rather than a garden - to the Amazon Rainforest - where you can find an estimated 10% of the world's known biodiversity.  Well a healthy ... VIEW POST

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I live in Australia’s capital, Canberra, which is almost always characterised by crisp blue skies and good air quality.  However, not surprisingly, for most of the last 6-8 weeks the skies in Canberra have been far from clear and crisp as a result of the bushfires burning across NSW, Victoria and now the southern edge of the ACT.  My heart goes out to those who have been or are still being directly affected by the fires.   One of the secondary effects of the fires, that we have been ... VIEW POST

Wouldn't it be amazing to have our children bringing home school fundraiser options that are good for our bodies and the planet rather than the usual sugar-filled, packaged food fare - I'm looking at you Cadbury chocolate boxes.   Well, it is totally possible - a few years ago I started compiling this list of fundraiser ideas that are not only good for our bodies but also for our amazing planet!  Some amazing companies are striving to make a difference in the way they go about all aspects of ... VIEW POST