What is Homeopathy?
The term homoeopathy comes from the Greek words homeo, meaning similar, and pathos, meaning suffering or disease. It is a 200-year-old therapeutic system that [...]
What is Herbal Medicine?
Herbal medicine, also called botanical medicine or phytomedicine, refers to the use of a plant’s seeds, berries, roots, leaves, bark, or flowers for medicinal [...]
What is Clinical Nutrition?
As the saying goes, ‘we are what we eat’. What we put into our body provides us with our basic building blocks for our [...]
Headaches
When your head is pounding the last thing you want to do is analyse how or why you have a headache.
Flaxseed
This ordinary-looking ingredient disguises impressive health-giving powers.
The ability to boost fertility
Youth and fertility go hand in hand, right? Wrong. Find out why young couples need to think about their fertility now.
What is Natural Fertility Management?
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Becoming a herbal medicine practitioner
Join Leah Hechtman as she discusses becoming a herbal medicine practitioner https://youtu.be/mrBxSXiLeWc
Soy – Is it actually healthy?
Assorted soy products on white background. Introduction What you might not realise is that your breakfast – regardless of what you ate – may [...]
Building, promoting and supporting breast feeding
Introduction Whilst I always advise women that breast is best, for some breastfeeding is an exhaustive, troublesome and painful experience. Some women unfortunately have [...]
Fertility – The Preconception Period
Just as we plan for a wedding, so to should we plan for one of the most important decisions of our life – having [...]
New life kick-start
Introduction We’ve all been there – when life starts to feel like the colour beige. Plain, uninspiring and directionless. Over the years I have [...]
Probiotics to prevent preeclampsia
A new large observational study conducted in Norway has just released promising results. Researchers have found that pregnant women who consume foods high in [...]
Assessing the alternatives – The Canberra Times
By Peter Jean – The Canberra Times forum Patients seeking reassurance about their doctor’s medical qualifications usually have to look no further than the certificates hanging [...]
Conscious planning for the coming year
2012 has been an eventful year for everyone I’ve spoken to. It has brought an incredible amount of change and everyone seems eager to [...]
Fertility and Infertility
Join Leah Hechtman as she discusses Fertility and Infertility. https://youtu.be/M-IiYdJsj-s
Can you prevent mental illness?
Can you prevent mental illness? Leah's column in Health Debate.