Thinking about booking a consultation with a student practitioner? It’s normal to wonder what the appointment will involve. By the time students begin seeing clients, they’ve already spent many hours learning, observing experienced practitioners and practising their consultation skills. At Torrens University Australia, students studying Naturopathy, Western Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Clinical Nutrition build […]

Creatine occurs naturally in muscle cells (lesser amounts are produced in the brain and the testes) and is synthesised in the liver, kidneys and pancreas (endogenous) from the amino acids arginine, glycine and methionine. It is found naturally in animal foods — grass-fed meat, cow’s milk and seafood — so is potentially deficient in vegetarian […]

Natural options when it comes to treating ailments may include nutritional strategies, plant-based therapies, supplements, biome-restorative treatments and physical therapies such as acupuncture, massage and myofascial release. Some supportive treatments are more ‘tech’, as I like to think of them. These include ozone therapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). Both may play a role in […]

We have known about the connection between the gut and the brain for a little while now, but more recently there has been an explosion of research into the effect of your diet on your mental health. Perhaps you instinctively know that what you eat affects how you feel — for instance, that when you […]

“We all have a different lens,” says author Anita Heiss, “and we need to be conscious of the author[‘s lens] of whatever it is we’re reading. If I want to learn about farming, I’m going to read a book by a farmer, not a stockbroker.” Fifty-eight-year-old Dr Anita Heiss AM is the author of more […]

Share some insights with the audience on your brand story. Cell Squared was founded in 2019 from a desire to exemplify the shift we wanted to see in natural health: a return to real food, ancestral wisdom and the foundational principles humans require to thrive. It didn’t begin in a lab or boardroom; it began […]

Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) is a delicious tropical fruit with a long history of medicinal use, particularly in Southeast Asia. There is a large number of trees and shrubs in this genus (up to 300), native to Asia, Australia, Southern Africa and Polynesia. Mangosteen fruit trees possibly originated in Indonesia. The fruit is round and usually […]

A 58-year-old woman presented to the clinic with an uncommon problem for her age. She had negotiated menopause with minimal symptoms and was healthy overall. She exercised regularly, ate largely organic food and took a general multi-B complex, vitamin E and a turmeric supplement purchased from discount chemists. Her diet was moderately low fat, low […]

In my work as a clinical psychologist, I’ve heard this whispered confession countless times. Mothers speak the words only when they feel utterly safe: “I keep seeing something awful happening to my baby.” These mothers are usually tearful, convinced these thoughts mean something dark about who they are. But here’s what I tell them: intrusive […]

You could call seaweed a super marine ingredient, though even that feels like it undersells it. It offers a broad spectrum of trace minerals including iodine, iron, magnesium, zinc and selenium. Its nutritional profile is distinct from plants grown on land, shaped by the mineral density of the sea itself. There are around 150 types […]

Use PEARL RIVER BRIDGE (PRB) Superior Light Soy Sauce as a dipping sauce with your favourite Asian snacks or add it to stir-fries and marinades for an extra flavour infusion. It’s so versatile! Available at Coles and Woolworths. For more information visit: pearlriverbridge.com Hot & Sour Beef Soup Baked Eggplant Tower with Quinoa Braised Pork […]

This is the kind of comfort food that fills the kitchen with incredible aroma. Pearl River Bridge soy sauce and oyster sauce give the sauce its deep, glossy character.