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Glyphosate Spraying During a USA Road Trip
At the moment, I’m driving north toward Idaho. As we drove up HWY 80 from Reno and then turned north on the 95 at Winnemucca we came along a very lonely petrol station in the middle of no-where. It was time to stop for lunch and petrol, so we pulled our motor home up...
Natural Remedies to Help You Sleep Better
Research has revealed that 94% of Australians aren’t getting enough quality sleep. Only 1 out of 4 people are getting a solid 8 hours, with the average being only 6.5 hours sleep per night. Our sleep is a precious time that allows our bodies to heal and rejuvenate,...
Gluten Free Breads, Buns & Wraps
The first time many people eat or make their own gluten free breads, buns or wrap, they are disappointed with the result, because the quinoa, rice or coconut flour bread doesn't taste like their preferred wheat based breads do. The textures and tastes of gluten-free...
Natural Treatments to help Crohn’s Disease
What is Crohn’s Disease? Crohns disease is an inflammatory bowel disease causing inflammation, deep sores or ulcers in parts of the digestive tract. As a result it can lead to following symptoms. Symptoms Associated with Crohn Disease Fatigue Diarrhoea Fever or night...
How Food Can Affect Your Skin
Skin issues are becoming more common these days, and can have a dramatic emotional impact on people. Unfortunately, some people use the ‘band aid’ approach and use synthetic creams, toxic skincare and medications such as steroids, antibiotics, as a solution. However...
My Sister and her Autoimmune Disease CREST
It was early in the 1980’s when my sister told me she had been diagnosed with CREST. She didn’t know much about it and neither did I. Those were the days when you had to go to the library and look up periodicals to understand the medical and science world. There...
Understanding Autoimmune Disease
Autoimmune diseases are a broad range of related diseases and currently affect 5% of the Australian population. An autoimmune disease occurs when your immune system starts attacking its body or its tissues as your body can’t tell the difference between healthy cells...
Hashimoto’s – Can giving up gluten help?
Hashimoto’s can be seriously debilitating. Some feel like they are doing everything they can do in order to lose weight or to gain vitality, though nothing is working and they continue to feel sluggish, tired, unmotivated and uncomfortable in their skin. Hashimoto’s...
Will Going Gluten Free Help Inflammatory Bowel Disease?
The term inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) describes a condition in which the intestines are inflamed, meaning there are high numbers of inflammatory cells present in the lining of the digestive tract. It has often been thought of as an autoimmune disease, but research...
Can Giving Up Wheat Help Reverse MS?
As we’ve mentioned in previous blog posts and throughout the documentary ‘What’s With Wheat?’, there is a lot of research that links eating modern wheat with an increase in body inflammation, which leads to disease. We often hear from people who tell us how...
Gluten Free Snacks for the Busy Person
We recently posted our favourite 7 gluten free kid friendly treats here. It was so popular that we’ve included some more easy to make, healthy gluten free snacks for you. These are all perfect to make in big batches, so you always have healthy snacks ready for your...
Is Gluten Causing Your Infertility?
Infertility is a growing epidemic with every 1 in 6 Australian couples having trouble conceiving. Fertility challenges can often be a long, expensive, emotionally draining and a time-consuming hormonal roller coaster of fertility treatments, doctor’s appointments,...
7 Gluten Free Kid Friendly Treats
Creating healthy, easy AND delicious gluten free food for kids can be quite daunting at first, but it doesn’t have to be. With the growing number of kids being diagnosed with celiac disease or gluten intolerance, the demand for gluten free meals and recipes has...
7 Gut Loving and Mood Boosting Foods
Do you sometimes feel irritable, sad, lack motivation and cannot pinpoint why you may be feeling this way? That sense of feeling ‘blah’ for no apparent reason. This feeling in itself can often make you feel more frustrated. Sometimes this can lead to unnecessary...
5 of the BEST Gluten-Free Condiments You Can Make Yourself
Often one of the biggest learning curves when you first go gluten-free is trying to navigate all the condiments and sauces in the supermarket isles. Most of the store-bought condiments are a landmine of wheat additives. So it’s very important to learn to read the...
How Fermented Foods Aid Digestion
Each traditional culture has their own fermented food that they have been making and consuming regularly for many years. These foods were created through years of experimentation, due to seasonal changes, not having a fridge or freezer to help food last longer, as...
How Gluten Sensitivity is Connected to Fibromyalgia
In the recent Natural Remedies for Fibromyalgia blog post, I discussed the main symptoms of Fibromyalgia (FM) which are fatigue, aches, pains, brain fog, lethargy, depression, sleep issues and many more. The severity of these symptoms will vary from person to person...
Natural Remedies for Fibromyalgia
What is Fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterised with symptoms such as joint pain, chronic fatigue, stiffness, sleep issues, depression, reflux, cognitive issues such as difficulty concentrating, brain fog and memory issues, multiple...