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Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Products

31st August 2011

Pollutants and toxic chemicals in our modern environment—for example pesticides, heavy metals, herbicides, fumigants and other everyday products — have been linked to an array of health issues — even when exposure is at so-called ‘harmless’ levels… Video courtesy of ABC News What You Can Do To minimise exposure to toxic chemicals in everyday products, [...]


Are You Getting Enough Sleep?

6th July 2011

This week we had Arlo come into our bed in the middle of the night, most nights. Finally it dawned on us (in the middle of the night) that he had also had a nasty fall the week before and he’d missed being adjusted. The very next morning I adjusted him and to our relief [...]


Epigenetics End Concerns About Genetic Predispositions

3rd June 2011

Are you worried your genes will determine what diseases you’ll get or whether you will end up being fat? Many of us worry that we haven’t won the gene pool lottery. Fear not though — Epigenetics is a relatively new area of science and involves some of the most exciting and cutting edge concepts I’ve [...]


What can be done about back pain during pregnancy?

1st June 2011

In a study on back pain and pregnancy half of the women reported having back pain at some point during their pregnancy. That’s a heck of a lot of women !! Back pain is thought to be due to multiple factors, which include: • shifting of the center of gravity caused by the enlarging uterus, [...]


Chiropractic and Pregnancy

28th January 2011

Pregnant mums, let me share the following very good news with you… Chiropractic care has been shown as a way to significantly reduce labour time for women who have care throughout their pregnancy. In one study, Dr Joan Fallon found that first-time mums averaged a 24% shorter labour, while experienced mothers (those who had given [...]


Why is a Baby's Position Important?

20th December 2010

Few couples are aware of the importance of encouraging their unborn baby to move into an ideal position within the uterus, prior to birth. Having experienced five very different births, let me share with you why this is a winning formula!! In order for a baby to navigate their way into the world with the [...]


Safest Ways to Fly When Pregnant

16th November 2010

Some of you maybe wondering what on earth I mean by safest ways to fly, surely the only risk with flying is the unlikely event of falling from the sky ?? Few of us consider the effects of COSMIC RADIATION FROM FREQUENT FLYING and the simple steps that may help to reduce our exposure. Cosmic [...]


What is the recommended weight gain in pregnancy??

9th November 2010

Next to being fearful that something may be wrong with our developing baby, the greatest fear many women have is whether they are gaining too much weight during pregnancy. So let’s cut straight to the chase… It is my opinion that if couples gain awareness about “real health” prior to conception and focus on being [...]


Food For Thought For Pregnant Bellies

2nd September 2010

Pregnant women often crave a whole range of different foods. Most often this is the work of the innate wisdom of the body guiding our nutritional choices in fact the process is extrememly similar to those intuitive feelings or “hunches” women have when making an important decision or when they feel a heightened sense of [...]


Pregnancy Books

3rd August 2010

Known as “the new parenting bible”, this Australian Best-Seller offers the most unique collation of cutting-edge information and knowledge on holistic parenting — all in the one book! If you’re looking for pregnancy books, Well Adjusted Babies is a unique guide for holistic parenting from pregnancy through to early childhood that every parent should own. [...]


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