Kid's Immunity - Health & Wellbeing Podcast #7 With Guest Kellie Holland

08/08/15 • 66 min

Kid’s Immunity – Podcast I’m excited to share with you another video/podcast! In this episode I chat with Kellie Holland from Tonik Health about children’s immunity. We discuss some of the most common infections that children can get such as coughs and colds, molluscum contagiosum, otitis media (also known as glue ear) and glandular fever, and discuss a Naturopathic approach to managing them. We also answer some submitted questions. (Don’t forget to submit any questions you want answered in future podcasts/videos!)

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Crazy 2 Calm With Melinda King

In this podcast episode I interview Naturopath Melinda King about her stress management program Crazy 2 Calm, and we chat about her recent New York trip where she explored healthy restaurants, attended a seminar by Gabby Bernstein, Spirit Junkie and generally had a good time. Podcast Breakdown: 0:55 A bit about Melinda and her personal health journey and how she got into Naturopathy. 6:23 What has Melinda been getting up to lately? She discusses her New York trip and her mission to find healthy places to eat while there. 12:18 Melinda talks about her experience attending the Gabby Bernstein - Spirit Junkie seminar. 15:54 How Melinda developed the ideas for her Crazy 2 Calm program with a 'Think Week' in Bali. 18:26 A bit more about the Crazy 2 Calm program 19:44 Step 1- Unwind 20:26 Step 2 - Nourish 20:52 Step 3 - Breathe 21:12 Step 4 - Accept 21:34 Step 5 - Surrender 22:19 Step 6 - Slow 22:45 Step 7 - Refresh 23:03 Step 8 - Connect 23:22 Step 9 - Love 24:00 Step 10 - Create 27:40 Some of the effects stress can have on our health, in particular the way stress affects our nervous system balance which can impede digestion, hormone health, skin health and more. 31:30 The importance of addressing stress as the root cause of ill health 33:06 The ability to heal from injuries and illnesses is affected by stress 33:41 What do you do when you're too time poor to meditate? 34:42 the 4:2, 6:2 breath as a quick and easy way to pull out of sympathetic nervous system dominance 35:55 How to deal with negative/draining people. 37:19 How to pull yourself out of a bad day. 41:52 Affirmations to get through a bad day and when you feel pressured to be a certain way. 43:50 Why you should set your happiness around gratitude rather than goal achievement 46:55 Stress busting diet 48:51 The importance of blood sugar control for stable mood 50:50 Balanced blood sugar levels for stronger willpower to reduce emotional eating 52:15 Getting on top of the basics: Sleep, stress, whole food diet. 56:08 Our favourite calming herbs 59:28 How to connect with us

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Menopause - Health & Wellbeing Podcast #8 with guest Laura Burton

Menopause - Health & Wellbeing Podcast #8 with guest Laura Burton Laura Burton from Burton Health is back and this time we're talking about menopause. We discuss the symptoms and stages of menopause, helpful foods and nutrients for soothing menopausal symptoms and reducing the conditions associated with this time. Apologies the sound quality isn't the best in this episode (especially at the start, it does get better after a few minutes!) but I wanted to share the video anyway and not let the quest for perfection get in the way of me delivering this information to you. Laura is a clinical naturopath practicing in St Leonards and Dural. Her key areas of interest are female hormone disorders, digestive health, stress & adrenal fatigue. Through her clinical experience Laura has identified the prevalence of stress in our everyday lives and sees it as the most common cause or exacerbating factor of her patients health conditions. Laura believes that we need to get back to basics and work on our ability to release and manage stress in order to prevent and treat disease. Last year Laura set herself the mission to reach beyond the walls of her clinics and send her de-stress message out to Australian and New Zealand households through the Burton Health Tea Club. Each month she sends love letters and tea packages to her members to inject joy and excitement into their days and to remind them to slow down, relax and reconnect while sipping on a cup of organic herbal tea. You can connect with Laura via her website www.burtonhealth.com.au, on Facebook, Twitter or on Instagram. If you’ve got something nice to say about the podcasts please leave a review, but I’m also keen for any feedback if you want to comment below! Menopause - Podcast #9 Podcast Breakdown 0:00 Intro, and what we've been getting up to 1:59 How Laura became interested in helping women with menopause 3:49 The common feeling of being alone in your symptoms when going through menopause 4:29 Symptoms of menopause 6:28 Understanding the different stages of menopause and knowing what stage you're in: Pre/Peri-menopause, Post-menopause 7:44 Menstrual migraines in menopause 8:20 Surgically induced menopause 9:04 Chemically induced menopause 9:15 How long does menopause last for? 10:03 Is it menopause or PMS? 10:46 Hot flushes 12:56 Helpful foods and nutrients for menopause, as well as a few lifestyle tips 17:55 Bone health, osteoporosis and osteopenia. (Book mentioned was Strong Women, Strong Bones http://amzn.to/1IQ3Z8k) 19:24 Weight gain in menopause 21:57 Inflammation often increased in menopausal women, leading to more aches and pains 23:23 Soy 26:00 Xeno-oestrogens, and is high or low oestrogen the problem? 28:56 Q1: Could the role of the liver be explained and what are the benefits of supporting liver function in menopause? 29:41 Oestrogen forms and metabolism 32:45 Keeping inflammation under control 33:30 Common retail menopause supplements: Red clover, Black cohosh, Wild Yam cream. 39:24 Our favourite menopause herbs