Wellness Blog
10 Ways To Shop Healthy Groceries On A Budget
Grocery shopping for healthy foods on a budget requires some planning and strategy. With a little effort, you can make nutritious choices without breaking the bank. Here are some tips to help you shop for healthy foods on a budget.
Is Your Diet Causing You To Break Out?
While acne is a multifactorial condition influenced by various factors such as hormonal changes, genetics, and skin inflammation, diet can play a role in exacerbating or improving acne symptoms.
A Naturopaths Guide to Better Sleep
In our fast-paced world, sleep often takes a backseat to our demanding schedules and never-ending to-do lists. We sacrifice those precious hours of rest in favour of productivity, believing that we can function just as well with a few hours of shut-eye. However, this neglect of sleep comes at a grave cost to our overall health and well-being. Luckily, there are a few simple lifestyle adjustments you can make to greatly enhance the quality of your sleep.
These Are The 5 Best Herbs For Younger Looking Skin
Used in conjunction with a healthy diet, lifestyle and skincare routine, these herbs can improve skin complexion and help you achieve younger-looking skin.
Get Your Health Back On Track With These 4 Simple Steps
Whether you’ve had some time off, are coming back from an injury or simply fell off the health wagon, these four simple steps can all be implemented today to help you get your health back on track.
Improve Your Gut Health With These Foods
A healthy gut is essential for overall health and well-being. A balanced and diverse microbiome in the gut can improve digestion, boost the immune system, and even influence mood and brain function. Here are some foods that can improve gut health.
The Health Benefits of Early Morning Sun Exposure
Sunlight exposure not only feels good, but it also has numerous benefits for our health and well-being. From boosting mood and energy levels to regulating the circadian rhythm and improving vitamin D levels, you may be surprised at just how powerful the sun's rays can be.
Eat These 5 Culinary Herbs To Improve Your Digestion & Gut Health
The gut microbiome contains trillions of bacteria that can have either a positive or negative impact on digestion and overall health and wellbeing. Other than supporting the microbiome with a diet rich in fibre and non-processed foods, these 5 culinary herbs hiding in your pantry can have a major positive influence on your gut health.
Adaptogens & Their Role In Stress Reduction
Adaptogens are substances, such as herbs, roots and mushrooms, that have been used for centuries to help the body adapt to stress. In modern alternative medicine, adaptogens are prescribed to modulate the body’s response to stressors to reduce anxiety, alleviate fatigue and improve overall well-being.
Reduce Stress With This One Breathing Technique
Alternate nostril breathing is a yogic breathing technique that involves breathing through one nostril at a time while closing the other nostril with the fingers. This practice is believed to balance the flow of energy in the body, reduce anxiety and stress, and promote relaxation.
4 Tips To Cope With Seasonal Depression
Seasonal depression, also known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is a type of depression that occurs during the fall and winter months when daylight hours are shorter. If not managed, it can be a debilitating disorder. Luckily, there are several things you can do to decrease its effect on you.
Adopt These 4 Strategies To Improve Weight Loss
Weight loss is a goal of many and, unfortunately, sustained by few. Adopting these few strategies can help you lose weight and keep it off long-term.
Preventing Skin Infections For Grapplers
While martial arts like Jiu Jitsu can be adrenaline-filled, gratifying and noble sports, the not-so-glamorous side of grappling involves the dreaded and much feared - skin infections. Practising the following suggestions can reduce the likelihood of contracting skin infections as a result of grappling.
4 Botanicals to Add to Your Skincare Routine
Whether you take a minimalist approach to skincare or prefer to stock up on all the newest trends, these four botanical ingredients are what you should look for in your skincare products to elevate your game and enhance your glowing complexion.
Is It Safe To Self-Prescribe?
As more and more people are turning away from the traditional medical system, the act of self-prescribing seems to be rising. I get it, when your doctors prove insufficient you’re forced to take matters into your own hands. That’s part of the reason I became a naturopath. However, self-medicating, whether herbal or pharmacological, can be extremely dangerous if you lack the proper knowledge.
4 Simple Ways To Elevate Your Health Today
Often, small steps compounded over time yield the greatest results when it comes to improving your health. Here are four simple yet effective ways you can elevate your health today.
Is Anxiety Causing Your Poor Gut Health?
The relationship between anxiety and gut health appears to be bidirectional. For decades, researchers have believed irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and anxiety are closely linked. The symptoms of IBS can trigger anxiety, while anxiety can provoke abdominal pain, changes in bowel motility, bloating and nausea. Moreover, anxiety can influence several processes such as the gut-brain connection, serotonin signalling and gut bacteria.
3 Fundamentals of Healthy Skin
We all know by now that the skin is the largest organ of the human body. It functions as a protector between the external world and internal organs, filtering toxins, UV radiation and environmental pollutants. This is why it’s important to exercise techniques to look after the skin while maintaining a healthy complexion.
Are You Suffering From Binge-Eating Disorder?
A large portion of individuals exhibiting disordered eating behaviours do not fit into the well-known categories of anorexia or bulimia. This led researchers and practitioners to propose a third category; binge-eating disorder. Despite it being up to three times more common than other eating disorders, it remains highly stigmatised and misunderstood.
5 Steps To Holistically Healthier Hair
It’s a symbol of beauty, a form of self-expression and can even alter our mental well-being. Can you guess what it is? While we all have uniquely different hair types, these 5 tips are sure to work for everyone.
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