Wellbeing Blog - Nutrition, Self Care & Hormone Balance for Women

Tired, worn out and need more energy? Try this..

holistic health, Motherhood, Uncategorized

Stop leaking energy by considering where and how you need to set boundaries... Often when we're chronically tired, feeling worn out or feeling like we need more energy, we naturally look to something to give us more energy. It might be taking a supplement or changing...

What do your bowels have to do with your hormones?

Digestive Health, holistic health, Hormone Balance

What do your bowels have to do with your hormones? Quite a bit actually. Not only do your hormones affect your bowels, but the health and function of your bowels also impacts upon your hormone balance! Many women notice some minor bowel changes at different times of...

Imagine if you experienced premenstrual creativity instead of irritability

holistic health, Hormone Balance

Imagine if instead of premenstrual irritability, you experienced premenstrual creativity? Can you imagine if the week (or two weeks) before your period wasn't a time that you dreaded? That you didn't find yourself trying to hold it together keeping a lid on all of...

Social anxiety or nervous system overload?

holistic health, Uncategorized

Are you really anxious in social situations/crowds or is it actually nervous system/energetic overwhelm? If you find yourself feeling anxious in social situations or crowds it can be helpful to consider whether you're actually anxious or whether you're mistaking ...

The importance of time spent alone to replenish (especially if you’re an introvert!)

holistic health

Do you need to make more time for time on your own? One of the things that I found most challenging about early motherhood was suddenly not ever getting any time on my own. As my children have grown and gone off to school, time alone is easier to come by- school...

This common vitamin deficiency can affect your mood, hormones and much more

holistic health, Hormone Balance, Immune Health, Nutrition

Vitamin D- It is estimated that approximately 30% of the Australian population have a mild to moderate Vitamin D deficiency, with that figure edging closer to 50% over Winter in some areas. With the weather beginning to turn cold, now is the time to have your vitamin...

Is This Common Mineral Deficiency Behind Your Symptoms?

holistic health, Hormone Balance, Nutrition

Is this common deficiency affecting you too? Magnesium deficiency is incredibly common (some studies suggest that up to 80% of the population are not getting enough) for a range of dietary and lifestyle reasons. If you're low on magnesium you're likely to feel tired...

One of the most prevalent ‘bugs’ going around- have you caught it too?

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Is busy your default mode of operation? Are you constantly trying to 'do more' or feeling like you're 'never enough?' (or never doing enough)? Often as women we're often trying to squeeze so much in to our days, multitasking and ticking off tasks on the mental to-do...

Nothing can replace this when it comes to your health & wellbeing (yet most of us are in need of much more of it!)

holistic health, Motherhood, Uncategorized

Rest- It can feel challenging to do, but it's sometimes the missing link when you're struggling with low energy, stress and other health issues.. I recently visited The Chinese Friendship Gardens in Sydney which comprise some beautiful serene gardens situated along...

Not all that you do each day can be ticked off a ‘to-do’ list

holistic health, Motherhood

Whilst in the shower recently one evening (where great thinking tends to happen for many Mums!) I was running through my 'achievements' for the day, the things that I had managed to do that I was able to tick off my mental to-do list.. Did I achieve very much today?...