Bovine (beef) collagen is a type 1 and 3 collagen product sourced from cow hides. It is relatively inexpensive and is typically used to improve gut and joint health. Marine (fish) collagen is made from fish skin and scales and contains primarily type 1 collagen. Marine collagen has high...

Written by Emily Zambon – Nutritionist It’s around this time of year, as we start to defrost and welcome the warmer weather, that we remember the perils of Spring – snakes waking up, magpies swooping and seasonal allergies, made even worse by the bushfire season that has already begun....

It is becoming very difficult in many parts of Australia to access adequate feed for horses and many people are doing their very best to keep their animals as healthy possible. Lack of access to good quality hays is causing problems for many, and I have had several clients...

Iron is another one of the minerals that we can’t live without. It has an essential role in transporting oxygen through the blood, with two-thirds of it being found in the body’s red blood cells. Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency, affecting around a third of the...

…and which form should you take? Written by our Warwick Naturopath Lydia Magnesium is an essential nutrient in the human body, we can not make it ourselves and must get it from either food or supplements. Magnesium deficiency is very common and it is easy to become depleted. Magnesium...

Potassium is essential for life. It allows your nerves to respond to stimulation and muscles to contract (tighten), including the muscles in your heart.  Potassium is a mineral that needs to be balanced with sodium for optimal health, stabilizing the body’s water and acid/alkaline balance and allowing the nerves...

When people talk about emotions, they often use references to the gut. A gut feeling, butterflies in my stomach, or having ‘the guts’ to do something. You may have even been called a misery guts at some point. Well, there may be more to these references than it seems…...

Health practitioners have expressed concern at the growing number of people presenting with what has been labelled “eye-strain or fatigue” associated with digital screen use. Computer use for study, work and entertainment along with constant exposure to mobiles – texting, social media etc, have led to eye fatigue. Studies...

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a real thing believed to be caused by decreased light exposure in winter. The winter blues may be something more than just a passing flat feeling. Studies show that about one in 300 Australians will experience the clinical condition known as SAD. This usually...

According to Dr Tim Adair of the University of Melbourne, Australians had one of the fastest increases in life expectancy over the last few decades. In 2019, life expectancy is 80.5 years for Australian men and 84.5 for women, still higher than Western Europe and the USA – but...