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7 Ayurvedic Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain—Without Deprivation

7 Ayurvedic Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain—Without Deprivation

As the holiday season approaches, it’s common to be tempted by rich food and sweet treats, making it harder to maintain a healthy, balanced diet. Many people tell themselves, “It’s Christmas, so why not indulge?”—until the heaviness and discomfort set in. But with...

Turning 50 – How Ayurveda and Science have helped me defy aging

Turning 50 – How Ayurveda and Science have helped me defy aging

At 50, I feel more energised and youthful than I did in my 30s—here’s how Ayurveda and science have helped me defy aging Ayurveda, the 5,000-year-old science of life, takes a holistic view of aging. Rather than treating aging as a “disease” to be cured, it...

A Transformative Journey: Our Unforgettable Retreat in India

A Transformative Journey: Our Unforgettable Retreat in India

We recently concluded our Health Dynamics Retreat in India, and it was nothing short of extraordinary. Over seven days, our participants embarked on a deeply personal journey that would typically take weeks, if not months, to achieve. Set against the backdrop of...

5 ways to energise your morning – minus the coffee

5 ways to energise your morning – minus the coffee

It’s so easy to hit snooze on those cold, dark mornings when you can’t get out of bed, then trudge into the kitchen for a coffee, or two, before starting the day. Brits alone drink some 70 million cups of coffee everyday – Australians, Americans and Europeans all have...

7 Tips to travel well – and arrive feeling great

7 Tips to travel well – and arrive feeling great

Have you ever wondered why sometimes you arrive at a destination ready to sightsee or hit the boardroom, whereas others you suffer terrible jet lag and come down with a head cold the minute you step off the plane? The state you arrive in, is going to heavily depend on...

How to feed your family when life is just too busy

How to feed your family when life is just too busy

By Dr Madhavi Kathiria Endless to-do lists and growing stress levels are contributing to a modern busyness epidemic. The statistics continue to roll in with the same message: in Australia three in four people say stress affects their health, two-thirds of working...

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Blackmores & the Vitamin B6 Lawsuit: Why “DIY Supplementing” Can Backfire

Late last week a lead plaintiff filed to launch a class action against Blackmores after lab tests allegedly showed some of its magnesium blends delivered up to 29 times the safe daily amount of vitamin B6. The man reports ongoing nerve pain, numbness, fatigue and...

Time for a 1/2-Year Reset? 7 Powerful Ways to Reclaim Your Health & Energy

Can you believe we’re already halfway through the year? This is the perfect moment to pause, reassess, and realign your health goals — before the pace of the year picks up again and burnout creeps in. In clinic, I often say: “You don’t need a new year — just a new...

Travel Like an Ayurvedic Pro: 5 Tricks to Land Energised, Not Exhausted

Long flights, airport queues and strange hotel pillows all crank up vāta —the airy, mobile force that governs nerves, digestion and sleep. When vāta spikes, you arrive wired, dry-skinned and jet-lagged. Below are five Ayurvedic habits that keep vāta grounded so you...

Menopause — When Your Whole Body Starts Talking Back

(And why you shouldn’t ignore the conversation) Picture this: Dr Rachel Rubin, a urologist who teaches wherever she goes, is in the make-up chair before an interview. The artist sighs, “I feel ancient—my joints creak, I’m not sleeping, wine hates me, and I’m no fun...

6 Ayurvedic Tips to Fire-Up Your Gut Health

When agni (your digestive fire) burns bright, every other system glows. A rock-solid gut is the springboard for energy, immunity, mood, and even longevity. In Ayurveda, that resilience starts with agni—the inner flame that converts food and life experience into usable...

Clear Your Head — and Safeguard Your Brain — with Nasya

Clear Your Head — and Safeguard Your Brain — with NasyaThe Ayurvedic ritual that opens sinuses, drains brain waste, calms emotions, and may lower long-term neuro-degenerative risk. Why This Matters Right Now Your brain creates rubbish—lots of it. Modern scans show the...

Headaches & Migraines Have a Type—Find Yours, Fix Yours

Because painkillers just hush the alarm—let’s fix the wiring. Did you know every pounding temple and searing eye-ache isn’t created equal? Just as your body has a unique dosha blueprint (Vata, Pitta, Kapha), the head pain you feel carries its own fingerprint—one that...

Unlocking Hormone Harmony: The Power of Your Estrobolome

Did you know that the trillions of microbes in your gut don’t just help you digest food—they also play a starring role in how your body handles estrogen? Meet the estrobolome: the collection of gut bacteria and their genes that metabolise, reabsorb and eliminate...

Puffiness Isn’t Fat—It’s Blocked Lymph Flow

Feeling sluggish, swollen, heavy, or foggy? Your body is sending an unmistakable SOS: your lymph—the river that drains waste, cools inflammation, and powers immunity—has stalled. This month, we’ll show you how to set that inner river in motion so energy, clarity, and...

50% of First Heart Attacks Are Fatal — Could One Simple Test Change That?

    It’s easy to assume that if your doctor says your cholesterol is “fine,” then you’re in the clear. But what if you’re being reassured by outdated numbers? And what if this outdated reassurance is putting you at risk — not just for heart...

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Poached Eggs with Wilted Spinach

Prep 10 mins Cook 10 mins Servings 1 Ingredients 2 / Eggs, whole 200ml / Water Handful / Spinach, wilted 3 teaspoons / Fresh parsley, chopped Fresh ground pepper Pinch / Ground nutmeg (optional) Method Bring water to the boil in a small saucepan Crack an egg into a...

Ayurvedic medicated water

If you could drink a simple, but effective detox tea that clears your body of fake fat, which is really toxins in your lymphatic system, and literally strips centimetres and kilos from your body, would you be interested? Ayurvedic medicated water, or CCF tea, made...

Buckwheat Pancakes

Prep 15 mins Cook 10 mins Servings 1-2 Ingredients 1/4 cup / Buckwheat flour 1 tablespoon / Almond milk 1/2 cup / Water 1/4 teaspoon / Cinnamon powder 1/8 teaspoon / Cardamom powder Ghee or coconut oil for frying (optional) Maple syrup Method Mix all ingredients,...

Savoury Vegetable Crepe

Prep 10 mins Cook 10 mins Servings 1-2 Ingredients 1/2 cup / chickpea flour 1/2 / Carrot, grated 1/2 / Zucchini, grated Optional vegetables: 1/4 cup spinach leave or 1/4 cup beans, finely chopped) 1 pinch / Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon / Ajwain/cumin seeds 1/2 / Green...