by Andrea Southern | Jun 7, 2016 | All Health, Mental Health
In Part 1 and 2 of this series on the impact of stress on your body, I looked at the impact of stress – both high levels and chronic low levels – on the Digestive and Immune systems, on skin conditions, headaches and migraines. Part 3 of this series will...
by Andrea Southern | Apr 21, 2016 | All Health, Mental Health
In Part 1 of “Stress and its impact on your body”, I discussed the impact of stress on the digestive and immune systems. The impact of stress plays a role in many health conditions, and affects virtually every bodily system, mainly through the release of cortisol and...
by Andrea Southern | Mar 7, 2016 | All Health, Digestive Health, Mental Health
In this 5 part series, I will be investigating the impact of stress on various body systems. This first part will look at the impact stress has on the digestive system and the immune system. Stress is something that we all encounter on a daily basis. Our bodies are...
by Andrea Southern | Sep 25, 2015 | All Health, Mental Health
Humans have been walking barefoot for hundreds of thousands of years – up until very recently that is. With the introduction of shoes (and specifically synthetic soled shoes), we have lost our vital connection to the earth. You go for a nice long barefoot walk in the...
by Andrea Southern | Sep 2, 2015 | All Health, Nutritional Health
We have lost our way when it comes to food and nutrition. We eat for the wrong reasons – we eat to fill ourselves physically and emotionally. We are hungry and we grab food that we know will satisfy our hunger, and not give thought to satisfying our body’s need for...
by Andrea Southern | Aug 25, 2015 | All Health, Mental Health, Nutritional Health
Turmeric, botanical name Curcuma longa, has been used for thousands of years as a medicinal herb. It has been used traditionally in countries such as India, China and Thailand for conditions as varied as poor digestion, skin conditions, jaundice, insect bites, fevers,...
