Happy (HOT!) Friday to you! If you’re in Melbourne (or anywhere in Australia’s East it would seem) you’ll know it’s super hot and muggy. Why not try my refreshing, and healthy, choc smoothie this weekend. The kids will...
Read morePart 2: Pro-biotics and Fermented foods – Walter Trupp’s secrets revealed
Last week I spoke with Dorota Trupp about the importance of gut health and how it shapes our health. You can take a listen here. Dorota talked about how poor gut health has been linked to behavioural issues, digestive problems and how the mothers...
Read moreEp 8. healthtalks – TOM organic’s – why your lady parts need the love.
Meet beautiful Aimee – founder of TOM organic. Heard of TOM’s? You MUST check them out. I want you to watch this segment, to learn just why you NEED to consider they type of hygiene products you are using. Until I sat down with Aimee...
Read moreGood Food Friday : Eat Fat Be Thin – Nut and Yoghurt Tart
So you’ve heard the news? My second book, co written with Andi Lew is now available! We’re so excited – the feedback has been overwhelming and people are keen to see how they can ‘Eat Fat Be Thin!‘ (I mean why not?!)...
Read moreA podcast – with Dorota Trupp. Gut health – how it affects your unborn.
I’m not even kidding on this. It can take up to 16 weeks for your bodies gut flora to get itself back into the right mix after a course of antibiotics! So much to know, so little time. So this is where I stop talking and you start listening...
Read moreEp 7. wellness guys meet healthtalks!
Hello to The Wellness Guys! This week we met our match – 3 guys with a passion for sharing wellness! Go check them out – just like us, they bring wellness ideas to you each week via a podcast from their site. It’s so cool to...
Read moreGood Food Friday : Two recipes from Omid Jaffari!
Well, hopefully you would’ve seen my post on Wednesday about Omid Jaffari and Botanical Cuisine. (and if not, you can catch up here) So today I’m sharing two of Omid’s amazing recipes, why not give them a try over the weekend...
Read morean interview with Omid Jaffari, from Botanical Cuisine
I recently discovered Omid Jaffari, founder and creative director of Botanical Cuisine. Oh my! Just click on that link, and browse for a while… (and then come back here)… WOW! I know right! Gorgeous site! He makes amazing food, sells...
Read morehealthtalks Ep. 6 – Sam’s seriously special salad!
If I told you this seriously special salad was positively DELICIOUS, would you believe me? Of course you would! And it is. I never fib about food. Plus, did you know, brussels sprouts can help lower cholesterol when especially when they’re...
Read moreGood Food Friday : My broad bean and pomegranate salad!
I have a serious love affair with pomegranates. It’s a little winner on the nutrition stakes! (all this horse talk is sending me a little crazy!) And since we’re all about the spring racing carnival here in Melbourne right now, you...
Read moreHow to pep your body up to avoid cervical dysplasia
Last week, I threw around some ideas about pap smears, the alternatives, and how we can look at ways to treat cervical dysplasia. Missed it? Find it here. I’m back with the second part of this post, to share in more details specific...
Read moreHealthtalks Ep 5. Mind reset – how to tame your sneaky mind.
Get this. Mel told us, we have have between 40 000 – 60 000 thoughts from the moment we wake up until the moment we go into a deep unconscious sleep? Whozers! No wonder I can get a headache at times and feel I’m going insane. I’ve...
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