Stress has a genuine physiological impact on your physical and mental health while a certain level of stress can be motivating, energising, and help you perform at your best. Excessive levels of stress can exhaust the body, affect your digestion, disrupt sleep, impair your thinking, cause the body to feel […]
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Menopause and Perimenopause are normal, physiological stages of female health. Today I want to talk about what is abnormal so I will revisit some definitions. Menopause is a retrospective diagnosis. This means that we can only say that a woman is menopausal if it has been 12 months since her […]
An overactive bladder (OAB) is a common condition affecting millions of people worldwide. Studies indicate that it impacts between 17-19 per cent of women, with factors such as childbirth, menopause, and hormonal changes contributing to its higher prevalence in women. Symptoms of OAB include a sudden, uncontrollable urge to urinate […]
Day T-minus one. As afternoon turned to evening, I recall a sense of dread filling my chest while heaviness descended to my stomach. This fear and uncertainty that began months ago was familiar; the feelings expected, albeit intensified, as my mind created images of you being sent off to battle. […]
Peter Levine, author of ‘Waking the Tiger’ and a renowned trauma expert, states that “Trauma is a fact of life. It does not, however, have to be a life sentence. Not only can trauma be healed, but with appropriate guidance and support, it can be transformative.” This rings true for […]
Medical Herbalist Geri McGann and Nutritional Therapist Gwen Bastian-Enright look at how herbal medicine and nutritional therapy (both individually and combined) can help with painful periods (dysmenorrhea), specifically primary dysmenorrhea – period pain and cramping with no apparent cause medically. Herbal medicine and nutritional therapy provide the opportunity for individuals […]