Julia Brown Naturopath

05/12/2024

If you are into Gut health and would like to learn about Fermentation, there is a FREE seminar on this Saturday at the Aldinga Library at 11am. You will need to book here:

Join Andrea Ball from The Green Gourmet & explore gut health, learn to make fermented foods and discover dietary tweaks for better wellbeing

27/11/2024

McLaren Vale Business Awards was an awesome event this year. So happy to have been able to be involved.

Congratulations again to all of our Business Award winners and finalists - you should all be incredibly proud of your achievements and the impact you have on our community! 🫶

We wanted to extend a big big thank you to some of our volunteers behind the scenes who make our Business Awards possible:

Julia from Julia Brown Naturopath who was also the host of our Awards gala along with Anni R from Unveiling SA One Gift at a Time. Sally B also helped bring this wonderful event to life! We also want to thank our anonymous judges who dedicate a lot of time and effort to reading all submissions - thank you!

We once again thank all of our sponsors:
Community Bank Fleurieu
Trelivings
TerryWhite Chemmart McLaren Vale
Wirra Wirra Wines
BDO Australia
Dance Xtreme Studios
Annette Tothill Finance
Maine Beach
Southbound Locksmiths
And Office and Image Services for providing award certificates and other materials! ⭐

📸 For more images of the evening please view the gallery: https://mclarenvalebusiness.com.au/celebrating-excellence-2024-business-awards-gallery/ - thank you

💬 We are always looking to improve for next year, so please share your feedback via our survey open until December 6: https://forms.office.com/r/M6c0PkKzzt

21/09/2024

Why is it that when we get sick, we forget about tried and tested home remedies that work extremely well and don't cost alot of money? Like Eucalyptus inhalations to clear our lungs and sinuses. Salt water flushes to clear sinuses so they don't get infected. A drop of garlic oil to free up blocked or sore ears. Here I have crushed garlic in a tea bag with a little olive oil. You put a drop into a sore ear, morning and night and it will clear any bugs in there. The tea bag is to stop the fibres of the garlic entering your ear, as you only want the juice. I have strained this through a tissue before also.

19/09/2024

Here's a rainbow of colour and simple lunch: Home-grown Roasted Pumpkin, Parsnip, Garlic, Carrot and Celery Soup, garnished with Pepitas which are high in Magnesium, served with a picking plate of Mandarin, Beetroot, Leftover cooked Eggplant and Asparagus and Artichoke for pre-biotics. I'd say this would serve your gut very well for fibre and the amount of polyphenols and nutrients to give you good energy for the afternoon.

18/09/2024

I got a sneaky new veg in tonight - TURNIP! That's the good thing about a stew - is adding in lots of veg for flavour and nutrients. This has Onion, Garlic, Turnip, Carrot, White mushroom, Sh*take mushroom, Fennel seeds, Carraway seeds and Grass Fed Beef with steamed broccolini and Garlic Mash. Yes, loading up on the garlic to kill off some viruses hanging around.. and it makes your skin GLOW, and it thins the blood and its good for just about everything.

12/09/2024

Great weather to be Educated on soil health, diversity and natural indigenous practices to improve our crops. Nomad Farms and Inkwell Wines hosted us today, sharing a wealth of knowledge and inspiration. Oh how I can improve to my garden, vineyard and practice. Its all about Diversity, so eat a variety of different species of plants regularly. Think about adding in herbs to vary it as well. This helps your Fungi, Phylum and Microbes in your Gut to work well together, to foster a healthier, happier environment.

11/09/2024

A very bright salad of Cos, snow peas & capsicum to accompany our Mushroom & Bacon pasta for tea. Includes onion & garlic, so only 5 veg tonight!!

09/09/2024

Dinner - home grown baked potato, grated cheese, yoghurt, cooked mince with onion, garlic & red kidney beans, coleslaw with pineapple, topped with guacamole, parsley & coriander. Thats your 7 serve of veg and the pineapple helps digestion of proteins. Delish!

04/09/2024

Just sharing that salad from earlier dressed in olive oil, topped with chicken thighs baked in the oven in tamari, honey & chinese 5 spice. Topped with Guacamole left over from the lunch video. It was delicious and fresh, perfect for the warmer weather.

15/08/2024

Had an unbelievable encounter with Whale Sharks in Sumbawa, where we were able to dive and snorkell with them and get very close. Bucket List - tick! Feeling extremely Blessed.

16/07/2024

Master Chef Finals tonight! Well, here is a much easier Chocolate Nutty treat to make that has good fats that will keep you full of energy for hours. Have this instead of chocolate – at least you know everything in this is good for you!

INGREDIENTS
1 cup Coconut Oil
1/3 cup Ground Almonds
¼ cup Honey
1-2 tsp Vanilla
Dash of salt
¾-1 cup Raw Cocoa Powder
1 cup mixed Nuts
½ cup roasted Pumpkin Seeds
½ cup Shredded Coconut or Sesame Seeds and
A bit extra for decoration.

INSTRUCTIONS
On low heat, melt: coconut oil and honey
Remove from heat, and whisk in vanilla, salt, cocoa powder. Then mix in the nuts, seeds and shredded coconut/sesame seeds.
Pour into a baking dish/pie plate lined with baking paper. Sprinkle some extra coconut/sesame seeds on top and set in fridge to harden. Cut into squares as needed.
Store in fridge.