Brunswick Naturopathy

What's causing your skin issues? Getting to the root cause matters. Discover underlying issues like gut infections, hormone imbalance, food sensitivities or dietary deficiencies.
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Feed your skin
You are what you eat - it's true! We can spend hundreds of dollars on skin care products but if our diet is poor, it's wasted. Stress, processed foods and diets lacking in nutrients increase aging and cause skin conditions like acne, psoriasis and eczema. It's true that gut health and hormones influence the skin too, but these are also influenced by diet.
To get started increase berries, nuts & seeds, dark leafy greens, cold-water fish and yoghurt if you can. Consider a detox eating plan. For more support get in touch

Knowing what you need, can be challenging and confusing. There is so much misinformation out there. There are so many fad diets and fad food ideas that you may be finding it hard to know which way to go. We all need basic nutrients protein, carbohydrates, fats and water, as well as specific vitamins, minerals and micronutrients. Your body’s nutritional needs are unique to you.
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Herbal Medicine Week in Spring - a wonderful time to look for herbs, grow herbs, cook with herbs and use as medicine. This is passionflower - an amazing herbal nervine.
For information about herbal medicine... https://www.brunswicknaturopathy.com.au/herbal-medicine-brunswick/

Celebrating Herbal Medicine Week with some of my favourite herbs among so many, for calming, strengthening, and uplifting the nervous system ...😃

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What happens when you see a Naturopath? - Brunswick Naturopathy If you want to feel healthier, whether it’s chronic stress, anxiety, digestive issues, pain, immune concerns or hormonal imbalances, you may want to see a naturopath.

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Brunswick Naturopathy - Angela McTaggart - Health & Wellness Support to restore your health and reclaim balance and energy. Angela McTaggart is a naturopath in Brunswick East Victoria

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🌿 Navigating Menopause with Nature’s Wisdom

Menopause is more than a phase; it's a powerful transition. With the right herbal allies, we can move beyond just relieving symptoms and embrace this time as a window of opportunity for long-term wellness.

✨ Here are some of nature’s most trusted herbal supporters:
1) Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) - Supports oestrogen levels in perimenopause and is traditionally used in Ayurveda as an adaptogen to support healthy sleep and stress resilience.

2) Ziziphus (Ziziphus jujuba) – Traditionally used in Chinese medicine for its sedative and anxiolytic properties to support sleep regulation and nervous system balance.

3) Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) – Known for its hepatoprotective effects and reducing hot flush frequency and severity.

4) Sage (Salvia officinalis) - Traditionally used in Western herbal medicine to relieve spontaneous and excessive sweating.

5) Rehmannia (Rehmannia glutinosa) – A kidney yin tonic in Traditional Chinese Medicine, used to support healthy adrenal gland function, and relieve sleeplessness and excessive sweating.

6) Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus) – Long used in in Ayurvedic herbal medicine to relieve symptoms of menopause and support healthy s*xual function.

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A new study has found that a low omega-3 level was an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), and that increasing the intake of EPA and DHA might reduce the risk of developing atherosclerotic CVD (ASCVD). In fact, the omega-3 Index (the relative levels of EPA and DHA determined in red blood cell membranes), smoking and cholesterol were found to be equally strong CVD risk factors.

In the study, researchers determined the omega-3 index of 2,550 participants of the Framingham Offspring cohort who were free of ASCVD at baseline, and the follow-up period lasted around 10 years on average.

The omega-3 index contributed significantly to the prediction of the future risk of CVD events, to roughly the same extent as diabetes, high cholesterol and smoking. Because the association was independent of other factors, the findings suggest that the health effects of omega-3 operate via different mechanisms than cholesterol or blood pressure, according to the authors.

Specifically, the study examined the extent to which the omega-3 index (O3I) improved the predictive capability of the Pooled Cohort Equation (PCE). The PCE is a tool used to estimate a person's 10-year risk of developing ASCVD, which includes nonfatal myocardial infarction (heart attack), coronary heart disease death, and nonfatal or fatal stroke. The 9 inputs normally used for the equation are age, s*x, race, total and HDL cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, treatment for hypertension, diabetes and smoking status.

In the study cohort the predictive value for 10-year ASCVD events using the PCE was 0.689. It increased to 0.698 (P < 0.05) upon the addition of the O3I. The predictive weightings in the basic model were 0.028 (blood pressure, HDL-C), 0.020 (diabetes), 0.012 (O3I), 0.006 (total cholesterol), and 0.004 (smoking); all but smoking were significant (P < 0.05). Also, the O3I significantly (P < 0.05) improved the predictive ability of each of these risk factors when analysed separately.

“If people are concerned about correcting their high cholesterol level to reduce their risk for CVD, then they should be equally concerned about correcting their Omega-3 Index,” said William S. Harris, PhD, senior investigator of this study, and President of the Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI). “People can test their Omega-3 Index and if it is sub-optimal, they can take steps to correct; and those steps are very safe, cheap and simple: consume more oily fish on a regular basis and/or take omega-3 dietary supplements.”

For more information see: https://www.nutraceuticalsworld.com/breaking-news/omega-3-index-smoking-cholesterol-found-to-be-equally-strong-cvd-risk-factors-study/?utm_campaign=NUT%20eNewsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_Fq_nFWWd1r7P0-Nd_flOh5c_yYmDUshSLOp3Y5cjXhQpWoZq0I0sg9YSpjqKNF-bXRMlx7JKmkQl2UA8bUM1Csk4CkQ&_hsmi=353948583&utm_content=353948583&utm_source=hs_email

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Fermented foods can be great for gut health and improving our microbiome. However, they may cause uncomfortable symptoms if you have digestive issues, histamine intolerance, IBS or sensitivity to yeast. If not, enjoy! ...

Patient Handout: Guide to Fermented Foods Fermented foods are produced when microorganisms convert the carbohydrate in a food to lactic acid. Fermentation is a great way to preserve foods, but also creates beneficial probiotics to support a h