Wellness Blog
Beautiful cakes and 2 fantastic gluten free cake recipes
Creating beautiful cakes and original cake decorations is such fun! It's my time to play, be creative and give a gift of love to my family or friends. The good news is that any cake can be transformed (even a plain cake you buy at a supermarket!) by using fresh [...]
What are lectins and when to limit or avoid them?
Lectins are a type of protein present in most plants, especially in legumes, beans and root vegetables. This type of protein can bind to carbohydrates and human cells such as intestinal cells, causing cellular damage. These compounds can be resistant to digestive enzymes. The best known and most problematic lectin [...]
Know and love your herbs – Lemon balm
Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) has been cultivated in the Mediterranean region for more than 2000 years where it had a deserving reputation as a herb enhancing longevity and mood. Regretably, nowadays not many people are aware of this lovely tasting and effective herb and how easy it is to use. [...]
Podcast interview with Joanna Sochan, Naturopath
Recently I was fortunate to be interviewed by Australian Natural Therapists Association for their podcast series. It was a great opportunity to talk about my passion for natural medicine and lifestyle medicine, and my experience so far after 10+ years in clinical practice. Topics covered included: Why I do what [...]
Autoimmunity and food sensitivities – a case study
Food sensitivities are on the rise in the Western countries globally across all age groups according to health statistic and our local clinical experience. We know that many chronic illnesses are linked to underlying food sensitivities so, food can be either our best friend or the worst enemy. Growing scientific [...]
4 key nutrients plus probiotics to strengthen your immune system
In this post I discuss and present nutrition-based strategies to strengthen your immune system, and the steps for the prevention and/or symptom relief of the flu and viral respiratory infections. There are many helpful nutrients that are beneficial for the immune system that are talked about these days. However, in [...]
