We generally understand that eating fewer calories and burning more calories is how we lose weight: calories in versus calories out. However, many people find that although they exercise regularly and eat well-portioned, low-calorie meals, the weight just does not seem to come off. In fact, as we get older, the weight gets increasingly hard…

The Gut-Thyroid Connection is well researched, with a strong interrelated connection present between the thyroid and gut.  Hippocrates said: “All disease begins in the gut.” 2,500 years later we’re just beginning to understand how right he was.[1] In this article we will explore the Gut-Thyroid Connection, also known as the Gut-Thyroid Axis. Thyroid and gut…

There has been a rise the number of people who are choosing to live a gluten-free lifestyle but there is still some confusion around the reasons for their choice and varying severity of their symptoms. Reactions to gluten are varied and not all point to an allergy or adverse outcome. Celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity…

Low blood sugar – Causes, Symptoms & Natural Treatment Hypoglycaemia , or low blood sugar, refers to inadequate concentration of glucose in circulating blood. It can occur in certain disease states such as diabetes or metabolic errors, and if severe, can become a medical emergency. Reactive hypoglycaemia is a term describing recurrent episodes of symptomatic…

Natural Diabetes Treatment in Perth and Australia wide can assist with both type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.  There are many natural substances and approaches to help improve the body’s response to insulin.  Assessing the overall biochemistry, diet and lifestyle and metabolic pathways is key to reversing type 2 diabetes and managing the fluctuations of…

Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems. Obese people are unable to achieve weight loss.  It is a leading cause of preventable death worldwide.  Obesity is a growing concern…

Metabolic syndrome is a combination of medical disorders that include insulin resistance, high insulin levels and, in most cases, obesity. It is a major risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.    Metabolic syndrome diagnosis is on the rise in Australia and the rest of the western world and primarily…