Chocolate Chia Parfaits
The chocolate chia pudding makes a delicious dessert all by itself, but adding fruit, plant-based yoghurt and granola takes it to new heights! This recipe makes 3-4 servings, depending on how hungry you are :). Ingredients: Chocolate Chia Pudding 3 tbsp black or white chia seeds 1/2 packed cup pitted dates 1 1/2 tbsp raw…
Cinnamon Crunch Granola
Toasted muesli or granola usually gets its ‘crunch’ from added oils. This delicious version uses versatile applesauce in place of oil… and still packs a satisfying crunch! If you can’t find unsweetened applesauce, use the unsweetened apple purée from the kids’ lunchbox aisle in the supermarket, or even the baby food aisle. Ingredients: 5 cups…
This is why it’s called Emotional FREEDOM Technique
If there’s one thing I love more than helping a client achieve a major breakthrough during an Emotional Freedom Technique EFT session, it’s hearing from them that they’ve achieved their own breakthrough, all by themselves, using the tools that I taught them. Why? Because my ultimate goal is to empower my clients to look after…
Tofu Cashew Mayonnaise
This all-plant mayo is just divine – smooth, creamy and tangy. It’s the perfect base for a wide variety of dressings: for variety you can add fresh or dried herbs such as chives, parsley, dill or coriander; fresh or dried garlic; or even tomato paste for a blast-from-the-past Thousand Island-style dressing. I serve this at…
Dumbest Things a Doctor (or Other Health Professional) Has Ever Said To You
I’ve been hearing so many astoundingly stupid things that doctors and other health professionals (including nurses, dietitians, personal trainers and naturopaths) have said to my clients lately, that I thought I’d combine them all into a blog post for you to have a good laugh at (or a good cry, depending on how you see…
What helps people change?
That’s a question that’s preoccupied me since I graduated from naturopathic college and set up my own practice, at the tender age of 23. Young and naive as I was, I thought that all I needed to do was explain to my clients that their habits of living were causing their health problems, tell them…
My New Favourite Websites
Over the last 8 posts, I’ve been summarising each lecture at the 2015 International Plant-Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference which was held in Anaheim, California from September 30-October 3. (Missed a post? Go to my Article Library and click on the ‘Conference and seminar reports’ button:) When it came to Dr Craig McDougall’s presentation, ‘Applying Plant-Based…
Plant-Based Nutrition and Coronary Artery Disease
Dr Caldwell Esselstyn is a force of nature. At 82, he still directs the cardiovascular prevention and reversal program at The Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute, and travels around the US regularly (hopefully he’ll come to Australia one day!), spreading his message that coronary artery disease is a reversible condition, even when it’s so advanced that mainstream…
Plant-based diets for the treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
PCOS is believed to affect up to 1 in 10 women of reproductive age in both Australia and the US. It is the most common cause of female infertility, since women with PCOS either only ovulate occasionally, or not at all. I have seen many clients with PCOS over my 20 years in practice, which…
The Universe Within
As I see more and more clients with complex, chronic health conditions, I am frequently reminded of Hippocrates’ statement from over 2000 years ago: All disease begins in the gut. Now, like a lot of pithy sayings, there will always be some exceptions to the rule, but as researchers delve into the inner workings of…