by alessandra | Feb 3, 2016 | Blog
Let’s face it. There is nothing worse than heading to exotic shores like Bali, Thailand or other South-East Asian paradise and experience traveller’s diarrhoea (TD) or Bali belly as we call it Down Under. You might think that you can easily avoid this...
by alessandra | Sep 30, 2015 | Blog
One of my least favourite medicines of all time are proton-pump inhibitors, aka ‘PPIs’ or ‘acid blockers’. I’m seeing more and more people on them, who clearly shouldn’t be. It seems to me that what were once drugs that...
by alessandra | Aug 22, 2015 | Blog
Low levels of serotonin are associated with major depression, anxiety, panic disorders and insomnia. While this is certainly true, there is another, more common symptom that can be caused by even mild serotonin deficiency: carb craving. I’d like to give you a...
by alessandra | Jul 23, 2015 | Blog
Most people are aware of the benefits of drinking green tea due to its high levels of the antioxidants catechins. However, not many realise that green tea is also a great source of a powerful amino acid called l-Theanine, the best natural remedy for anxiety and...
by alessandra | Jun 28, 2015 | Blog
When switching to a real food diet, a lot of people struggle to find what snacks to eat or feed their family. Here are my top ten Paleo snacks on the run that ANYONE – even Mr Busy on a busy day – will be able to get together in no time at all. 1. OLIVES A great...
