Well, it' s been a wonderful six years. Most of you reading this will have also read the post on my personal lj, and you'll know that for health reasons, SeaChange Natural Medicine is closing as a naturopathic clinic as of the 29th of May. I've truly enjoyed all the time I've spent with you all, and been more honoured than I can say by the trust ( Read more... )

Gah! You know something that irritates me? Adds that say 'It's proven!' without saying what it's proven to do or be. Great. My cat is proven to have a smelly bum when I feed him the wrong cat food; that doesn't make him a miracle health pill ( Read more... )

So I caught a piece on the news last night warning parents against believing ads that suggested that high sugar, high salt, and low fibre foods were somehow good for their children.

Duh!

I’d like to say something about yesterday’s riots. Those of you in Sydney, and many of you who aren’t, will probably have heard about them by now. For those of you who haven’t, yesterday, about 5,000 people ended up in Cronulla, supposedly after an SMS was circulated inciting violence. Twenty-eight people have been arrested, and thirty are in ( Read more... )

So! thank you for everyone who came to last night's talk on Irritable Bowel Sydnrome (IBS). i had a great time, and I hope you all did too!

One thing that I noticed from discussions last night, is that while many people have been told they have IBS, very few people know what IBS is.

( IBS signs - and some interesting bits about treatment )

Some advanced notice - my next free talk with be at 6pm on Tuesday, November 22nd at the clinic ( Read more... )

LCM bars make me yell at the television. You know, those empty sugar and carbohydrate bars that are supposed to make parents feel good about overfeeding their kids on crap? I’ve just seen an ad for them on TV, and I figured that while I was still simmering with rage, I’d share it all with you ( Read more... )

There are a lot of things that come up in random conversation, and a lot of questions I am frequently asked, that I say 'I should write this down'. Finally, I'm doing something about it - hence this journal! I'm anticipating a few rants (mostly from me), a lot of informative goodness, and the occasional post to let people know about upcoming events ( Read more... )