Category: Family

TWIW 52: “Russian Roulette” for 95% of older Australians

This Week In Wellness the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) through their President Associate Professor Chris Freeman say that “we are neglecting vulnerable older Australians when it comes to protecting them from medicine-related harms” and describes their medicine safety as a game of “Russian Roulette”. https://ajp.com.au/news/most-aged-care-residents-have-three-medicine-problems/

AQJ 154: How Kefir & Cultured Foods Can Help With Weight Loss & Mental Health – with Kriben Govender

Kriben Govender, Food Scientist, Registered Nutritionist and founder of Nourishme Organics, says kefir changed his life. Kriben’s story began 8 years ago, when crippled with anxiety and depression, overweight, and lacking energy, he was told by his psychiatrist that antidepressants were the only option. But being a Food Scientist, he began to look at alternative… Continue reading AQJ 154: How Kefir & Cultured Foods Can Help With Weight Loss & Mental Health – with Kriben Govender

NTM 245: Moving with and beyond anxiety in motherhood

It grips your throat, it tugs at your chest, its the monkey you can’t get off your back – anxiety. In motherhood it can have us feeling overwhelmed, underprepared, frayed and frazzled. Yet it’s part of the human condition. So how do we roll when we’re feeling pinned? In this episode we explore through story… Continue reading NTM 245: Moving with and beyond anxiety in motherhood

TWIW 51: Fasting linked to longer life, less disease and better performance

This Week In Wellness a review published in the New England Journal of Medicine has linked intermittent fasting to improved health, slowing or reversing ageing and a reduction in chronic diseases including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancers and neuro degenerative brain disorders. Whilst the authors acknowledge that the results can be variable and influenced by… Continue reading TWIW 51: Fasting linked to longer life, less disease and better performance

TWIW 50: Healthy lifestyle adds 10 disease free years

This Week In Wellness a healthy lifestyle leads to a life that is free of chronic illness including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer for longer. Using data from the Nurses Health Study and the Health Professionals follow up study this paper in the British Journal of Medicine was able to confirm that never smoking, maintaining… Continue reading TWIW 50: Healthy lifestyle adds 10 disease free years

PAP 77: Low Tox Gut Healing for a Wholly Nourished Family with Kristen Pavez

Kristen is a Mum of 2, a whole food, fermentation and low tox educator and lover of life. Over her years of teaching sold-out workshops, she has taught thousands of people how to make more informed choices when it comes to the foods they eat and the products they use in their homes. Life’s all… Continue reading PAP 77: Low Tox Gut Healing for a Wholly Nourished Family with Kristen Pavez

RFR 264: Setting Up Your Gut Microbiome for Pregnancy & Beyond with Kirsty Wirth – Part 1

In episode 264 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Kirsty Wirth from Kultured Wellness to explore infant gut health. Kirsty shares her personal journey and how this has driven her research and purpose behind Kultured Wellness to this day. We explore why preconception and pregnancy gut health matters and what you can… Continue reading RFR 264: Setting Up Your Gut Microbiome for Pregnancy & Beyond with Kirsty Wirth – Part 1

NTM 243: Even Julie’s relationship gets hard – part 1

Long term relationship is h.a.r.d. Maintaining intimacy is as much about finding ourselves, as it is the other person. But what does that mean when it’s boiled down into an ‘everyday relationship’? It does NOT mean being perfect, but instead being willing. In this most intimate of sharings, Julie shows you the art of revealing,… Continue reading NTM 243: Even Julie’s relationship gets hard – part 1

BQS 124: Elevate, Evolve & Grow with Special Guest Kim Morrison

In the second last episode of Be the Queen of Your Stress in it’s current format, Dr M is pumped to have her dear friend on Kim Morrison, . As a 5 times best-selling author, creative director of Twenty8, aromatherapist, health and lifestyle educator and a multi-tasking mum and wife, Kim is someone who shares… Continue reading BQS 124: Elevate, Evolve & Grow with Special Guest Kim Morrison

TWIW 49: Cooking oils lead to increased obesity in hunter gatherers

This Week In Wellness a Bolivian hunter gatherer tribe famous for its impeccable heart health has seen an increase in their levels in recent years as their levels of cooking oil intake have gone up. The Tsimane’ isolated population have traditionally eaten a whole food omnivorous diet including lean meats, fish, fruits and vegetables and… Continue reading TWIW 49: Cooking oils lead to increased obesity in hunter gatherers