Tonic Holistic Health

26/07/2025

Genuine question - Why do chefs only cut off the cheek of a lemon to use? What do they do with the middle part?

14/01/2025

14/01/2025

Endometriosis symptoms like pain, fatigue, and inflammation don’t happen in isolation. They’re the result of interconnected imbalances that create a ripple effect across your body.

Here’s how it all ties together:

🔄 Hormonal Imbalance (Oestrogen + Progesterone): Unopposed oestrogen fuels inflammation, while low progesterone fails to provide anti-inflammatory support.

🌿 Liver Impairment: A sluggish liver struggles to clear excess oestrogen, worsening hormonal imbalances and oxidative stress.

🌱 Gut Dysfunction: Dysbiosis disrupts oestrogen metabolism, triggers immune activation, and heightens inflammation.

⚡ Excess Cortisol: Chronic stress overburdens the liver, weakens the gut barrier, and amplifies hormonal chaos.

Each of these factors feeds into the others, creating a vicious cycle that makes symptoms harder to manage.

Breaking the cycle starts with understanding these root causes and taking targeted action. Learn how by registering for our FREE online masterclass and uncover how hormones influence your symptoms, learn actionable strategies to restore balance naturally, and create a personalised roadmap to lasting relief.

https://remed.caalanosystems.com.au/masterclass-registration

29/02/2024

There are key naturopathic strategies that can help to minimise pregnancy nausea.

There is research to suggest that those who do get nausea in pregnancy have better pregnancy outcomes. The high placental rise in hcG is responsible for this.

Slowed digestion and low blood sugar levels can cause this nausea. Knowing if one or both of these are occurring can help fix the issue at root cause level.

There are many herbal medicines and supplements that can help these two issues, which should be chosen wisely due to vulnerable window these women are in.

Get in touch to discuss how I can help with your pregnancy nausea.

08/08/2023

Y o u r f e r t i l e w i n d o w //

Did you know that women are only fertile for 5-7 days every month?

A woman's menstrual cycle can play a crucial role in her ability to conceive. Understanding your cycle can help identify fertile days!

During a typical cycle, ovulation usually occurs around day 14 (counting from the first day of your period). The days leading up to and immediately after ovulation are prime time for conception.

Keep in mind that every woman's cycle is unique, and factors like stress and health can influence it.

Tracking your cycle and knowing when you're most fertile can be empowering and supportive on your journey to parenthood.

Do you know your bodily signs for ovulation?

If you have any questions about your fertile window, tap the link in my bio to make a time to see me. Let's chat!

05/08/2023

P e r i o d P a i n R e l i e f //

Have you ever thought about a magnesium bath to ease your period pain?

Well, this is your calling to try it when it's that time of the month.

Put 2 cups of magnesium chloride bath salts in a hot bath and stir to dissolve. This is the Mg:H20 ratio for a regular sized bath.

Sit and enjoy for at least 20 minutes for full benefits.

Optional add-ins are a couple of drops of lavender, chamomile, or copaiba essential oils for additional relaxation and/or pain relief.

Also, check out my other at home period pain relief ideas, check out my blog post, A Naturopath's Guide to Period Pain at Home, which you can access by clicking the link in my bio.

04/08/2023

S e a s o n a l e a t i n g / /

Oranges, lemons, mandarin, limes, tangelo, jerusalem artichokes, leeks, nashi pear, custard apples...

YUM!

Winter offers some delicious seasonal produce.

Many of these foods are high in antioxidants, such as vitamin C, which we all know are much needed at this time of year. So seasonal produce offer us seasonal health benefits such as this.

When we eat seasonally, we are eating foods with the highest nutritional content that they have to offer. Not to mention that they are at their tastiest during this time as well.

During winter, our bodies also crave warming foods. Meals such as stews, soups, slow cooked and easy to digest proteins and include lots of high protein broths to nourish, soothe and fill your winter cup!

It also allows us to mix up the foods we eat naturally through the year, to ensure you are getting all of the phytonutrients they provide.

Additionally, eating seasonal produce is more environmentally friendly as it takes less resources to transport and store your food before you buy it.

Have you thought about seasonal eating?

03/08/2023

Fats are NOT bad for you!!

A few things have come up of late, which have led me to write this blog post and explain a few things with hope that it clears it up....

Click on the link in my bio (or the link in the comments) to read on.

Happy reading!

Bec 🥑

24/07/2023

Close your eyes and fall in love with this moment.

Breathe.

23/07/2023

3 foods to avoid in acne

🍭Sugar
Is linked to high insulin and IGF-1 levels, reduced IGF binding protein levels. Both contribute to factors of acne.

🧀 Dairy
It contains anabolic steroids as well as growth hormones and factors. It also leads to an increase in the most potent form of testosterone and is a stimulant of acne

☕️ Caffeine
Perhaps not considered a food as such, although caffeine consumption increases cortisol, which can cause blood sugar imbalances and exacerbate acne

22/07/2023

Beta-glucuronidase is an enzyme produced by certain gut bacteria.

As the estrogen moves through the body in order to be eliminated, this enzyme is capable of deconjugating the estrogen back into its active form, which can be reabsorbed into the bloodstream.

In many conditions where estrogen dominance is a component, so is gut dysbiosis, meaning that these people also have the microbes that would be releasing beta-glucuronidases.

When beta-glucuronidase activity is high, there is a higher chance of estrogen being converted back into its active form, leading to further increases in estrogen levels.

On the other hand, when beta-glucuronidase activity is lower due to well-balanced gut flora, a larger proportion of the estrogens are excreted from the body, resulting in lower estrogen levels.

This is one of the significant factors determining health outcomes in estrogen dominant women, on a holistic treatment plan.

21/07/2023

"A physician without a knowledge of Astrology has no right to call himself a physician."

Hippocrates