Diane Pascoe-Naturopath

23/10/2025

Getting close! Staying the course! My client is feeling happy about it, enjoying the process and good habits are being consolidated.

18/10/2025

Chipping away at getting to healthy weight is the way to go.
The best food choices and portion sizes become second nature.
Feeling good is also a great motivator.

14/10/2025

The midlife mad scramble to age well! Are you inundated with information about this?

DM me if you’d like me to help you cut through the noise and help you onto a path that is individualized and targeted using the natural approach.

11/10/2025

💪Regular exercise is a non negotiable for good health on all levels however it shouldn’t be done with gritted teeth and feeling exhausted before you’ve begun.
💪Is it time to incorporate exercise into your life and you’re struggling to maintain it or get started?
💪There can be many reasons and I get it.
👍Book a Discovery Call with me and we can talk about how I can help you.

08/10/2025

Yes! Yes! Yes!
A protein rich breakfast is the way to go. Intermittent fasting can work well but often backfires.
What works best for you? I can help you find out.

A big dose of protein in the morning (25–40 grams) can make a huge difference to mood, energy, and satiety.

There are lots of ways to get there: eggs, yoghurt, cheese, protein powder, or leftover chicken, fish, or meat. (My personal favourite is chicken soup.)

As yummy as chia pudding is, it’s not a protein breakfast on its own. A standard serve of chia seeds gives only about 5 grams of protein.

You can bump that up slightly with almond milk (+1 g) or nuts (+3–5 g), or make it genuinely high-protein by adding protein powder. But in that case, the protein is from the powder, not the chia seeds.

And just a quick ps: there’s essentially no protein in coconut milk or coconut yoghurt. 🥥

Links to:
- my metabolism book: https://www.larabriden.com/metabolism-book/
my friend Mikki Williden, PhD's Forty Over Forty protein-breakfast guide: https://www.mikkiwilliden.com/forty-over-forty

02/10/2025

Do you need this?

🌿 Ready to shift the weight without losing yourself?

Our 4 Week Healthy Weight + Balanced Life Reset is here, designed to guide you gently toward a healthy weight while restoring balance, nourishing your body, and protecting your long term health. No fad diets, just compassionate support from someone who has helped hundreds of men and women lose weight and create sustainable change.

Led by our expert Naturopathic Clinician this program combines personalised plans, mindset work, nutritional guidance and one on one support so that you can feel confident in your body, reconnect with your vitality, and truly enjoy life again.

Intakes are now open and places are limited. Head to the link in our bio to find out more and sign up to the program.

22/09/2025

Gorgeous client from over 20 years ago reached out for assistance to lose weight after Fatty Liver diagnosis. This client was doing a combination of keto and intermittent fasting without success, this scenario was VERY frustrating for her but it’s something I often see We started my plan and she hadn’t looked back and feels so good!

18/09/2025

Weight can dramatically increase during perimenopause. This wonderful client was struggling for ages, exercising regularly and hardly eating yet retaining an unhealthy weight. With guidelines and support a text message away and regular check ins we have broken the back of the vicious cycle.

02/09/2025

✨ Feeling “off” but not sure why?
For women, irregular cycles, perimenopause, or menopause symptoms can be signs of hormonal imbalance. For men, low testosterone and metabolic changes often creep in from midlife onwards.

The good news? Testing your hormones can provide powerful insights into what’s really happening in your body — and from there, we can create a clear plan to support you.

🌿 As a naturopath, I work in a complementary way with orthodox medicine. That means you benefit from the best of both worlds — evidence-based testing and treatment, combined with natural strategies to help you age well.

💡 You don’t have to just “put up with it.” There are solutions, and support is here.

👉 Send me a DM to find out how I can help you feel stronger, clearer, and more energised at every stage of life.

01/09/2025

My focus for my clients is to age well, diet and exercise are of prime important 💪💪🥗🫜

🏋️‍♀️ Just one workout can slow breast cancer cell growth by up to 30%!

A groundbreaking study from Edith Cowan University, Australia, reveals that even a single 45-minute workout — whether resistance training or high-intensity interval training (HIIT) — can flood the bloodstream with powerful tumor-suppressing proteins.

Researchers studied 32 breast cancer survivors and found that exercise triggered a surge in three myokines: decorin, IL-6, and SPARC. When these muscle-released proteins were introduced to breast cancer cells in the lab, tumor growth slowed by nearly one-third.

Remarkably, the effect was observed even against triple-negative breast cancer, one of the most aggressive and treatment-resistant forms of the disease. While the protein boost was temporary, the findings strongly suggest that regular physical activity could be a valuable, non-toxic complement to cancer care, helping reduce recurrence risks and improve long-term outcomes.

This is the first study to show that both resistance and HIIT workouts can generate anti-cancer molecules in meaningful amounts in survivors. It underscores how exercise is not only vital for recovery and overall health — but also a direct biological weapon against cancer.

📖 Source: Bettariga, F., Taaffe, D.R., Crespo-Garcia, C. et al. A single bout of resistance or high-intensity interval training increases anti-cancer myokines and suppresses cancer cell growth in vitro in survivors of breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (2025).

19/08/2025

🚨 CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION IN FRUIT & VEG IN AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺🍓🥦

Did you know that many fruits and vegetables in Australia are sprayed with pesticides and other chemicals that can remain on the surface even after a quick rinse? 😱 These residues have been linked to potential health issues, including hormone disruption, gut imbalance, and increased risk of chronic illness over time. 🧬🧠

✅ Why choose organic?
Organic produce is grown without synthetic pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers. It’s better for your body and better for the environment 🌿 But we understand organic isn’t always accessible or affordable for everyone.

✨ If you can’t go organic, here’s how to reduce chemical residues:

🧂 Soak Method:
Soak your fruits and veg in a solution of 1 tsp of bicarb soda (baking soda) per 2 cups of water for 10–15 minutes, then rinse with clean water. This method has been shown to help remove surface pesticides effectively. ✔️

🍎 Best fruits & veg to clean this way:

Apples
Berries
Grapes
Capsicum
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Leafy greens (spinach, kale, lettuce)
Potatoes
🚫 Avoid using vinegar alone—it doesn’t break down pesticides as effectively as baking soda.

💡 PRO TIP: Peel fruits like apples, cucumbers, or carrots if you’re still concerned, but remember this may remove some nutrients too.

15/07/2025

In this toxic world of plastics and ultra processed food it’s now more important than ever to support the microbiome and detoxification pathways.