Get Healthy with Tina

 If you are feeling unwell rest!!. You are better to spend a few hours resting up or an early night instead of crashing for a week exhausted with the flu. This can be very difficult for many of us, we have to do the washing, drive the kids to soccer practice, meet the deadline at work, but look at delegation, what can you let go of, what is a priority to you ? Do you do something restful for your...

Embrace the season in the kitchen, eat fresh fruit in season, kiwi fruit, citrus, persimissons all high in vitamin c, to support your immune system. In season vegetables, brassicas vegetables, pumpkin and kumara loaded with beta carotene to support a healthy immune system. I love to make soup in the winter, spicy pumpkin soup, tomato and lentil soup, kumara and blue cheese, curried parsnip soup, dahl, I am always keen to give them a try. My kids love fruit at this time of year, Mandari...

 Relaxation, learn to soften and relax the skeletal muscles. High stress levels, increase response to pain and decrease the cortisol levels, our natural anti inflammatory. Our mind and body are connected and know that we store negative emotions, fear, worries and grief in our bodies, often in our pelvic region, known as the “junk draw for emotions”. Give it a little thought what y...

• Alkaline diet, reduce sugar and processed foods, they create acidity which sit in the joints, dry them out, like rust, reduces pain. Minerals and green foods to alkalize, like (barley grass, kale, brocolli, spinach, green leafy vegetables, the darker the colour the better ).  Did you know when the blood is acidic it takes minerals from the bone stores into the blood to maintain a regular ph, scary thought isn't it that...

Move it or you lose it, yoga is a gentle form of exercise, it has many beneficial actions on the physical body, mental and spiritual body. A series known as pawnamuktasna which I include in my classes is beneficial for feet, knees, hips, shoulders, elbows, hands, and neck; these can assist with joint mobility and decrease stiffness. For best results they can be done 2-3x daily, regularly and frequently for stiff...

Chia Seeds and Coconut Oil are all the buzz words at the moment and the good news is that they are a source of omega 3 and 6  which are used by the skin cells.  Chia seeds can be added to cereals, porridge, muffins, cakes, smoothies and are also a good source of protein.  Try soaking a tablespoon over night in water and adding it to your porridge the next morning.  Really great in smoothie's they swell up, absorb the water and can be quiet filling.  

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 You might be suffering from fatigue, irritable bowel, skin condition, constipation, nausea,  rashes etc.  Do you think you may have a food allergy and have would like to know what is the trigger?  I have used the allergy intolerance testing for many years in my clinic and have found that it has helped a large variety of clients over the years, from babies to older adults.  Often foods that we react to the most are the foods we have frequently and we really love, henc...

Dermatitis and Skin Conditions Relief

The following may help alleviate and prevent future outbreaks of atopic dermatitis

• Symptomatic relief for Itchy Skin, use handfuls of baking soda in the bath.

• Psorasis, add baking soda and citric acid to get rid of scaling.

• Vinegar, is a ph balancer, use as 1:10 ratio cooling and soothing for itchy skin conditions. Also good as...

Have you thought about the products you put on the skin, body lotions, shower gets, skin care, medicated creams, hand creams, shampoo, there is some very toxic ingredients out there, which does get absorbed thru the skin and into the blood stream. I have attached a chart of 12 toxic and carcinogenic compounds found in beauty and skin care products, have a look at the list and compare it to containers you have at home.

This is not an exercise to scare you but to educate you and infor...

Skin conditions are often unsightly, can cause extreme discomfort, itchiness, irritation to many things and we can spend a lot of time trying to find a cue. Over my years practicing as a naturopath , I have seen many many skin conditons, and excema is the most common. Some excema’s develop in early childhood and can indicate an intolerance to dairy forumula or other food origin. For a parent this can be very distressing and frustrating your once happy infant is irritable, scratching...