Michelle Ryan first qualified as a Nutritionist with the College of Naturopathic Medicine (CNM) in 2011, and recently returned to study, achieving a diploma in Coaching Mental Health and Wellbeing. Michelle explains the difference between a food allergy and a food intolerance and how both can have a serious effect […]
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Over the Christmas period I have been reading a great book called ‘The Tao of Pooh’, which attempts to explain the principles of Taoism through the characters of The Winnie the Pooh books. This may seem like a strange start to an article about health, but one line, a quote […]
Paediatric Behaviour Analyst Sarah Murray looks at the research and what it tells us about autism in infants and toddlers including the crucial aspect of time in diagnosis and early intervention Have you ever had concerns about your infant or toddler’s development? Have you noticed that they are missing some […]
The holiday decorations and music insist that, ‘it’s the season to be jolly’ but the reality of balancing work, home and finances at Christmas time can be stressful and affect your energy levels and mood. The emphasis is for families to come together, so for those who are bereaved, without […]
Paediatric Behaviour Analyst Sarah Murray discusses the controversial topic of punishment and managing misbehaviour in children The term ‘spare the rod and spoil the child’ has done a lot of damage in guiding healthy parenting practices. Punishment is now widely misunderstood, misused and overused when it comes to changing child […]
Everyone knows intuitively that stress is bad for your health. It is also true that stress does manifest in real physical symptoms and changes to your physiology. In clinic, I am regularly seeing manifestations of stress in teenagers, which can potentially, over time, lead to ill health. Dilated pupils Dilated […]