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Most people know sleep is required for optimal health but alot of people don't know the relationship between sleep, your hormones and fat burning. If we truly understood the power of sleep we would make it our utmost priority and rarely sacrifice our sleep rituals for...

For those of you who have been following me for a while know, I predominantly focus on the physical and mental aspects of hormone balance and fat metabolism. I often talk about certain hormones, how they drive fat storage or fat burning and what you can do to balance...

One of my worst fears is cold. If you have seen my story you will know that cold is one of the most significant contributors to the pain in my body that use to prevent me from walking properly. So to stand under a cold shower or get into an ice bath, must have to be...

It's been a tough few weeks in our house. I love to be the picture of health 24/7, but truth is I am human and quite a sensitive one at that. So when an epidemic of flu has taken over the Sunshine Coast I went down like a lead balloon. [headline style="1"...

Your guaranteed first lesson the second you become a mum is that everyone else comes first, especially this beautiful, innocent and fragile child who is now forever your responsibility. From the moment, you are pregnant, to holding them in your arms, to their first...

All I can do is apologise in advance lol. These are such delicious brownies, rich, dense, with chunks of chocolate through them. They are low carb and designed to keep insulin low to remove the barrier to metabolising fat. They are also full of good fats to support...

I got asked the other day about the ketone supplements that are quite popular at the moment. One in particular I believe gains its popularity by the increasingly common income model of network marketing. I think it's important to remove the financial factor,...

When I first started personal training some 10 years ago, I was introduced to people 'falling off the wagon'. They would tell me so, and we would just refocus and start again. It wasn't until I studied life coaching and cognitive behavioural therapy that I understood...

The other day I overheard a group of girls having a chat about their weight loss regimes and naturally I was curious. I work with women every day, sometimes on health issues but usually we connect because they are unhappy with their weight. Our security in our...

This week marks one year since my Grandad passed away. I know Grandad's are supposed to eventually pass, so there is some sort of acceptance that goes with that, especially when life is painful. I'm not convinced it makes it any easier though. It's the memories, the...

Eat less, exercise more. That's the equation for weight-loss isn't it? Hmmm no it's not. And it hasn't been for a while. Yet there is something about this model that we keep coming back to. Here's the science: [video_player type="youtube" width="560" height="315"...

Have you heard the news? A ketogenic diet is being used to reverse type two diabetes, treat epilepsy and Alzheimers, cure cancer, autoimmune conditions, and achieve dramatic weight-loss just to mention a few. Say what? A diet that can cure disease? So what is ketosis?...

Today I was adding a checklist of symptoms of early adrenal fatigue to our 'Tired and Wired' Nutritional Therapy for Adrenal Fatigue Program and I thought, 'Hey you may like this checklist too'! So I thought I better give it to you as there may be some things you can...

I was at a networking event the other week with my beautiful friend Jade from Thrive Chiropractic Co and we were chatting about the tipping point or as I like to call it the fork in the road. Its the point where you come to the decision that things have to change and...