by Norelle | Jul 30, 2024 | Food as Medicine, Skin Health
Like clothes, supplements come in and out of fashion. Remember when coconut oil was solving all our problems? I’m currently hearing a lot of buzz about sea moss. Social media influencers are spooning it into their smoothies and singing its praises for smooth,...
by Norelle | Feb 2, 2023 | Food as Medicine
Chia (Salvia hispanica) is a tiny, nutrient-dense seed with a long history of use from ancient Aztecs to the modern day. Chia seeds are easy to add to your favourite dishes and can provide a tasty and healthy boost to any meal. Chia Seeds Nutritional information...
by Norelle | Aug 24, 2022 | Food as Medicine, Herbal medicine, Immunity
Aside from being a zingy addition to many dishes, ginger has numerous health virtues. Asian traditional medicine systems have used ginger as a medicinal tonic for 5000 years. Ginger has undoubtedly stood the test of time. The root, or more technically the...
by Norelle | May 17, 2022 | Food as Medicine
Who needs Vitamin C from a bottle? Most vitamin C supplements, unless labelled as whole foods, use a synthetic form of vitamin C – ascorbic acid. Ascorbic acid is often derived from GMO corn. Also, ascorbic acid doesn’t contain the bioflavonoids needed for...
by Norelle | Mar 29, 2021 | Digestion, Food as Medicine, weight loss
Put resistant starch on the menu The microbes in our digestive tract outnumber our cells by around 3 to 1. We are more “bug” than human. The majority of our microbiome lives in our colon. The highly processed food and simple carbs dominating the modern Western...
by Norelle | Aug 25, 2020 | Food as Medicine
Let’s hear a cheer for the spear! One of the delights of heading into spring is the appearance of asparagus at the local produce market. The Australian season lasts from September –March but the prime time for asparagus is considered September –December. Health...
