Tag: natural

TWIW 148: Researcher famed for accusing natural remedies of fraud, accused of fraud

This Week In Wellness Steven Newmaster, a researcher and botanist at the University of Guelph is facing charges of using fraudulent research methods. Newmaster found fame in 2013 publishing a study in BMC Medicine using DNA barcoding on herbal products such as echinacea, ginkgo biloba, and St. John’s wort and accusing the products of containing… Continue reading TWIW 148: Researcher famed for accusing natural remedies of fraud, accused of fraud

TWIW 121: What if we can’t reach herd immunity?

This Week In Wellness with Iceland and Israel in the midst of their biggest Covid outbreaks despite 86% of those over 16 being fully vaccinated in Iceland and Israel having 78% of those 12 and over vaccinated, questions are being asked about whether we will ever be able to reach herd immunity. https://www.news.com.au/world/coronavirus/global/iceland-deals-with-growing-delta-outbreak-as-high-vaccination-rates-stop-deaths/news-story/b970a814615715e573d67b3a1c1525f0 https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-iceland-vaccines-idUSL1N2P918F https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/31/covid-19-recovery-vaccination-natural-immunity/… Continue reading TWIW 121: What if we can’t reach herd immunity?

TWIW 96: Irish soil kills bacteria

This Week In Wellness soil from the West Fermanagh scarp-lands used in ancient Irish folk remedies contains several species of antibiotic producing organisms. The study published in MDPI Applied Microbiology conducted by the Traditional Medicine Group, a collection of scientists from Northern Ireland, Swansea University and Brazil have discovered new antibiotic producing species and believe… Continue reading TWIW 96: Irish soil kills bacteria

TNN 100: Celebrating 100 With Conscious Couples

Happy to be celebrating our 100th episode of this podcast! With special guests Cindra and Luke from Conscious Couples (conscious-couples.com) and Sam, my husband. Reminiscing on our past one hundred episodes, we want to say a big THANKYOU to you all for being on this journey with us. Mel talks about the evolution of this… Continue reading TNN 100: Celebrating 100 With Conscious Couples

TNN 99: Covid-19

First of all, I am thinking of all of you! Hope you are safe and well. We will get through this together. I wanted to jump in and share my thoughts on the current pandemic and offer support and assistance as much as I can. I sent this information out in my newsletter to my… Continue reading TNN 99: Covid-19

TNN 98: Love Your Guts Retreat with Steph de Sousa

The wonderful Steph de Sousa joins me on the podcast today, to talk all about our upcoming retreat, Love Your Guts! Steph is a former contestant on the MasterChef TV show, fellow podcaster and author. We love working together and always have so much fun when we do, so we’re super excited to bring this… Continue reading TNN 98: Love Your Guts Retreat with Steph de Sousa

TNN 97: Mel Talks Publishing

Mel talks about her publishing journey on this episode! The author of three cookbooks now, with the first two self-published and the last one published with one, then another publishing company. I recently shared this talk at Natex, an extraordinary natural health conference on the Gold Coast recently. I was nervous to do this presentation… Continue reading TNN 97: Mel Talks Publishing

TNN 96: Talking All Things Supplements With Nikki Warren

Special and regular guest Nikki Warren (creator of Naturobest) is on the podcast again this episode! We chat about the quality of supplements in Australia and regulation of these, MTHFR and the controversy in the western medical world about this, anxiety and methylation, dosage of folate and SO much more information about these topics. You’ll… Continue reading TNN 96: Talking All Things Supplements With Nikki Warren

TNN 93: Mel Gets Interviewed By Tammy Guest

Mel was lucky enough to be interviewed by Tammy Guest for her podcast, The Natupreneur Movement. We speak about everything – From where the “naked naturopath” name came from, to the ins and outs of my publishing journey, to who we help in the clinic and so much more. We talk about living a the… Continue reading TNN 93: Mel Gets Interviewed By Tammy Guest

TNN 92: Stress And Anxiety Specialist Susie Garden

Stress and anxiety specialist Susie Garden joins me on this episode! Susie helps women feeling stressed, fatigued and anxious find their way back to a clear mind, a healthy body and a life that lights them up through her Wellness Clinic in Brisbane, divine Wellness Retreats and group program, The Anxiety Taming Method, as well… Continue reading TNN 92: Stress And Anxiety Specialist Susie Garden