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That’s what it should be but of course it’s not in many parts of the world. At the very recent academy awards this film won the category for best documentary short. I watched it on Netflix for the first time the other night. Does anyone else feel like we are in an era where […]
Is Gut Health Important for Fertility?
From a Chinese medicine point of view, that’s a definite yes. In Chinese medicine the gut (we call it the Spleen and Stomach) is not only central to fertility health but it’s central to good health in general. For hundreds of years the Chinese have spoken about the importance of gut health in fertility and […]
I Don’t Have Time To Be Healthy
Yeah, I hear that a lot. I don’t have time to be healthy. It’s a big one and I’m sure at one stage or another, every mother has said it. I get it. I have two not-so-little ones and yep, finding time to be healthy was a powerful journey those first few years. Mums […]
Birth Without Fear Conference Rocks Sydney Championing Postpartum Care
Here I am speaking at the Birth Without Fear Conference the other weekend. January Harshe, mother of six children flew to Australia for the first time to present Birth Without Fear downunder. She started her blog, Birth Without Fear, in 2010 and it gathered so much interest, she started running conferences, first in the USA, […]
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8 Top Tips To Keep Kids Healthy In Winter
Winter is that time of year when your child might come down with something – a cough or cold – and before they’ve recovered, they’re sick again with something new. For a parent, winter can be a really trying time. It can be hard to keep kids healthy in winter! In winter, shorter days […]
School Lunchbox Recipe: Anzac Slice With Blended Seeds
I wanted a new school lunchbox recipe, so I took a regular slice recipe and mucked around with it. I wanted to put protein into it to give my kids some staying power at school. The result is an awesome school lunchbox recipe that is nutritious and, most importantly, yummy. Protein will help them to […]
When Your Youngest Child Starts School
When your youngest child starts school, the adjustment can be bigger than you expect. My last child started school this year. It was a big milestone for him but possibly even bigger for me, his mum. His older sister has been going to school for some time so he was used to going there, dropping […]
Treating Mastitis with Chinese Medicine and Natural Remedies At Home
I had mastitis four times with my first child, so I feel like I’ve been around the block with it and have a lot of empathy for it. As if you need inflamed and sore breasts with all the worries a new baby brings. But that’s what life does – it throws you another curve […]