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Raw Mint Cacao Bliss Balls (Nut Free) Recipe Type: Snacks Cuisine: Healthy Author: Dina Savitz Prep time: 15 mins Total time: 15 mins Serves: 20 balls Nut free cacao balls made with sunflower seeds are an excellent snack to add in to kids lunch boxes or to take to work as a snack. If you're not a

I know – that doesn’t sound good. You hope that when you visit a naturopath or personal trainer, they practice what they preach…otherwise it’s a bit hypocritical, isn’t it? The reason I don’t practice what I preach, however, is not because I don’t believe in what I tell my clients. It is

To celebrate the launch of my new recipe section on my blog (stay tuned, it's coming next week), I'm sharing the 10 foods I'd rather not live without. It’s more than likely that my recipes will contain at least one food from this list, so consider this list a sneak peek of what’s

You already know, deep inside your heart, what you need to do to lose weight. You already know, what you need to do to be healthy. And I know

A couple of weeks ago I discovered what my clients must feel like in our first session together. I was nervous. Apprehensive. Unsure of what to expect. I was attending a 2 day intensive course in qigong - that's pronounced "chi gong". A representative from Exercise Medicine Australia, who organised the course, had e-mailed me

For years you have been told that a low-fat diet is the way to lose weight

The temperature outside over the past few days has suddenly dropped

I often post things that aren't posted here or on my facebook page

It seems like everyone is going on overseas holidays at the moment

Have you been feeling a sore throat or a little sniffle coming on? This sudden change in temperature can give your body a bit of a shock

While I'm not a foodie and you will rarely see me post recipes or specific food related blogs, today's post is an exception. You see, this post has stemmed from a frustration of mine - I am sick of hearing that people are spending a fortune on their health. It doesn't have to

While supplements such as herbal medicine, vitamins, minerals and probiotics can be really useful in certain health conditions, often in clinic I like to recommend specific foods to my clients that will help them achieve the results they are after (without having to rely on lots of extra pills!) Many health

I used to think that all probiotics were the same. My doctor would tell me to make sure I bought a probiotic at the pharmacy when I picked up my script for antibiotics - so I diligently followed and bought whatever probiotic the pharmacist gave me. Because a probiotic is a probiotic,

The Department of Health in Australia has just doubled the exercise guidelines from 150 minutes a week to 300 minutes - and I don't agree with the changes. At face value, the new recommendations look good - they are based on the latest research and include high intensity interval training (HIIT)

Never done a detox before? Scared that it's going to be too-hard to do? Unsure of what exactly is involved in a detox? Or find the word "detox" a little bit foreign? I hear you. The word detox does not have a very positive association in my mind either. It seems to ring in my

Next time you order your skinny latte or skim flat white or non-fat-milk capuccino or skim chai or even your reduced-fat frapuccino in an attempt to be "healthy" or "skinny"

As an Aussie, I'm sure you're familiar with the popular (and very repetitive) mandarin ad that seems to pop up every couple of years. Give Me a Dandy Mum! I'm taking the "give me a mandy mum" and replacing it with DANDY - or dandelion in full - the beautiful herb that grows

With all the bugs going around at the moment, it’s no surprise that everyone I speak to is feeling a little under the weather… An easy solution? Include garlic in your dinner tonight! Garlic is the flower of power (thanks Anne McIntyre!) and has been used in healing for thousands of years due

Over the past few weeks, I have found myself repeatedly talking about ginger with various clients. Whilst many people are familiar with ginger as a side dish when eating sushi, few are aware of the healing effects that ginger provides. Ginger is considered a herb, with the botanical name Zingiber officinale, it