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How to read food labels

At Core we always talk about the benefits of eating real, whole, organic, grass fed foods. And there are absolute benefits in doing this. In an ideal world we would all have the time and energy to cook all our meals from scratch, with foods from our own garden or the local farmers market. But…...

Why we use ‘miraculous’ PEMF therapy

Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) therapy dramatically assists the body regaining balance where it has been lost to disease - even in conditions as complex as Cancer, Lyme disease, Autism, Osteoporosis and various Pain Syndromes. Over recent years the practitioners at Core Naturopathics have been treating growing numbers of clients with increasingly more complex health challenges.…...

PEMF therapy not just for the ‘superfit’!

Did you know we not only need food, water, sunlight and air to live but also the natural pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) of the earth. They are essential for the internal signalling and regulation of our body. For decades, professional athletes (looking for the edge on their competitors) have been using PEMF therapy to better…...

Chia Seed Pudding

This Chia seed pudding recipe is my go to - for myself and clients - for an easy breakfast, or simple snack. Ingredients: 1 cup coconut cream or coconut milk (or any milk you like) ¼ cup Chia seeds 1 tsp organic vanilla extract Optional Extras: A shake of cinnamon (optional) Raw honey, liquid stevia,…...

The Natural Approach to the Treatment of FPIES

Food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) is a delayed gut allergic reaction, which presents with repetitive, profuse vomiting that may not start for a few hours after a triggering food(s) is eaten. Some individuals with FPIES may develop diarrhoea, lethargy, become pale, floppy and/or feel cold. Describing this rather scary condition in simple terms, the…...

Understanding disease

...and how to maximise your healing potential in conditions like Cancer, Lyme and Autism. Recovery and healing can only be accomplished once we understand what disease is and that it is far more than absence of health. Disease is always a biologically meaningful process, the purpose of which is to eliminate toxins and to repair,…...

What is depression and what is not?

As Paul Keating said in the remarkable interview with Kerry O’Brien in 2013: There is a place for sadness and melancholy. His father died suddenly at the age of 60. He’d walked down the street to put a bet on the races and “he died sitting on the side of the road”. Keating was washing…...

Is Natural Medicine Really ‘Alternative’?

Natural medicine was up until recently the only medicine - period. It wasn’t considered “an alternative.” That only happened after corporate medicine’s patented drugs came onto the scene and profit - not safety and efficacy - became the ultimate priority. For example, if you were to enlarge and peruse the amazing 1930's pharmacist's map of 'herbal cures’, you will see…...

In the Land of the Sick, Homeostasis is King

So you’ve tried everything and are desperate?  The best the doctors can offer you is a cocktail of increasingly toxic drugs, radiation or carving out some part of your person? Or perhaps you’ve been told that your mystery illness is all in your head or does not exist in your part of the world? You’ve reached…...

Poo Pills and a Short History of Medicine

Modern medicine has evolved to where it is today in part through a scientific and philosophical debate that capped off the 19th century. On one side of the debate was French microbiologist Antoine Bechamp. On the other side was French microbiologist Louis Pasteur. I will get to the ‘poo pills’ reference shortly... Bechamp and Pasteur…...