The ideal immune system will: • Recognise all foreign organisms (bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi, worms) • Efficiently and rapidly destroy invaders • Prevent a second infection with the same microbe (have a good memory) • Never cause damage to self. Things that can go wrong: • Immune dysfunction – defective or ineffective response • Hypersensitivity … Continue reading
At Core Naturopathics we want to make certain that you know the difference between an appropriate, therapeutic and professional detox and an expensive “gimmick driven” waste of your time, money and effort. An appropriate detox has a number of important factors involved and our Express detox addresses the fundamentals such as screening and compliance tools, … Continue reading
Toxicity is unavoidable in our everyday lives. A rapidly developing ‘chemical age’ has led to contaminants in our air, water, soil and food. Even babies are being born pre-polluted, with disturbing levels of chemicals found in their umbilical cord. Toxicity can come in many different forms. Exposure to chemicals including pesticides, herbicides, plasticisers and other … Continue reading
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a fantastic way to support and enhance the body’s natural detoxification processes. When our levels of oxygen are reduced, the body’s ability to repair and protect cells is severely impaired, and therefore the body is unable to eliminate toxins effectively. Operating on reduced levels of … Continue reading
As we have discussed earlier, the body has its own built-in detox mechanisms. These processes can be boosted through a good clean diet. You don’t always need to pay top dollar for the latest ‘superfoods’. Many of our regular fruits and vegetables actually offer their own super detoxifying powers that can be just as – … Continue reading
By Peter Thompson DC, DO, MSc Chiropractor & Osteopath Visceral Manipulation is a technique, founded by French Osteopath, Jean-Pierre Barral. It has been practiced around the world for over 30 years. The Barral Institute conducts research at medical universities and provides training to practitioners throughout the world. The basis of Visceral Manipulation is the … Continue reading
Organic acid testing can tell you how smoothly that miraculous biochemical machine within you is running. At Core, we offer organic acid testing for clients when they can’t find a medical cause for their problem but remain feeling ‘not quite right’. Organic acid testing is also ordered for a broad range of diagnosed conditions where … Continue reading
It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for … Continue reading
Have you ever been around a group of people, where you are the only one who gets sick, and others don’t even get a sniffle? Why is it that some people catch cold, after cold, after cold, during winter – and other people just breeze through without a worry? Well the good news is that … Continue reading
So what’s the big buzz about fermenting? Fermented foods have been eaten for hundreds of thousands years and have played a staple part of diets for many cultures. However if we look at our modern day Western diet we would probably find a substantial lack of good quality fermented foods (and I am not talking … Continue reading