Women’s health

Women’s nutritional needs vary throughout life and it is important to understand and support these changes with good nutrition and lifestyle interventions. Learn more about women’s health and wellbeing in this area of our blog.

Nutrient requirements through the ages

Nutrient requirements through the ages

Our nutritional requirements can vary from one life stage to the next and can alter according to specific reasons such ...
Preconception care: optimising health of baby and mother

Preconception care: optimising health of baby and mother

Planning a pregnancy is both an exciting and important time. It is always favourable for both mother and father to ...
iodine

Iodine- it’s not just about the thyroid

Iodine is an micromineral which is essential for health and is most strongly associated with thyroid function. Epidemiology suggests that ...
Agnus Castus: Herbal support to help balance female hormones the natural way

Agnus Castus: Herbal support to help balance female hormones the natural way

Agnus Castus is an aromatic shrub of the Verbenaceae family, which is notable for spikes or clusters of flowers that ...
welbeing

Integrating wellbeing

Our blog this week is written by guest writer, Bev Alderson. Bev is a wellbeing professional who works with individuals, ...
Nutritional interventions to support endometriosis

Nutritional interventions to support endometriosis

Endometriosis is a condition that affects 10% of women of reproductive age. It is a condition that is painful, inconvenient ...
Reducing toxins: A beginner's guide to cleaner beauty

Reducing toxins: A beginner’s guide to cleaner beauty

We are very familiar with the terms ‘detox’ and ‘cleanse’ in relation to our diet. In fact, the consumption of ...
Close up of cucumber slices. Good nutrition can help with skin ageing.

Stop the clock: nutrition and skin ageing

Ageing is a natural process which cannot be avoided. However, most of us would like to slow down the ageing ...