“All disease begins in the gut.” ~Hippocrates It’s been well over two thousand years since Hippocrates made this statement, yet its never been as true as it is today. The understanding about the role of the gut in our overall well-being seems to grow by the day. Besides being important to our mental and emotional…
Feel Better When You Eat From The Earth
If I could make a single dietary recommendation to people looking to improve their health, it would be to move to a plant-based diet. Eating plants has been the best change I’ve made in my diet — plants have made me healthier, stronger, more energetic — and have increased my life expectancy. Of course,…
Where Diseases Begin – The Gut
The understanding about the role of the gut in our overall well-being seems to grow by the day and besides being important to your mental and emotional health; our digestion can play a key role in our natural immunity to diseases. This is because your gut isn’t sterile. “All disease begins in the gut.” ~Hippocrates…
The #1 Diet Tip That Will Change your Life
If I could make a single dietary recommendation to people looking to improve their health, it would be to move to a plant-based diet. Therein lies the mission of Flourish; to inspire others to feel empowered on their natural healing journey, using whole foods as medicine. Eating more plants has been the best change I’ve…
The miracle of the gut
The miracle of the gut microbiome (gut bugs) Do you know we are made up of more bacteria than we are human cells? In fact, there is 10 times more bacteria on and in our bodies than there are human cells. This is a fact I find absolutely mind boggling. I just love it. And…
What is pain… and how is the pathway to healing (with the right help)
Pain is one of the most common reasons for visiting the doctor. Understanding pain especially chronic deliberating pain, goes a long way to healing it. How can I possibly heal when I am in so much pain? What is pain anyway, and why does it occur? Can I really recover from pain that has been…
Your brain can be changed: want to know how?
Question – What lies deep within the labyrinth of our pyramid, our inner world? Answer – The ability to redesign how our brain, thinks, feels and behaviours. (Neuroplasticity) The ability to change and transform. The ability to become well. The ability to flourish. It is time to flourish I have often been quoted as saying,…
What does being ill really mean?
Illness; what does this term mean? I am not feeling well. I am feeling ill. I just don’t feel right. I wish I had all the energy I need to live the life I am creating. I wish I slept better. I know if I slept better then my life would be fuller. I know…
Surviving Party Season: Eating Healthy
Of all the seasons, summer seems to be the one that strikes fear into our hearts. It is time to unveil the body into bathers; shorts, sleeveless dresses, tops, skirts and sandals, and sometimes this can be a really confronting time. A time when we realise that perhaps we were a little too zealous or…
Stop Blaming The Spud: Potatoes Are A Health Food
Spuds are health foods too These humble little vegetables are my absolute favourite go-to breakfast, lunch and dinner staple. I LOVE them. Honestly, I feel so happy when I am preparing them, happy knowing in about ½ an hour, I will be chowing down on a bowl full of spuds. They fill me with energy…