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Your Root Cause, Port Macquarie (2026)

18/05/2026

Check out these beautiful products I have started using, absolutely love them! Scented with essential oils, you smell them all day ❤️ Sorry about the quality of this video, I am desperate for a new phone

11/05/2026

"Grounding gut loving slow cooked beef"

Deeply warming, mineral rich comfort food 🥘
A slow-cooked, beef pot loaded with winter vegetables, bone broth, herbs and tomatoes, served over creamy mashed potato.

Perfect for supporting: ✔ Gut health ✔ Blood sugar balance ✔ Mineral replenishment ✔ Nervous system nourishment

Serves 4 (Each serve includes approx. 2 cups of vegetables)

Ingredients
800g grass-fed beef chuck or gravy beef, diced
1 tbsp olive oil
2 cups beef bone broth
1 cup quality beef stock
400g crushed tomatoes
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 brown onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 carrots, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
2 parsnips, chopped
2 cups pumpkin, cubed
2 cups mushrooms, halved
2 cups kale or silverbeet, roughly chopped (add at end)
1 tbsp fresh rosemary
1 tbsp fresh thyme (or 1 tsp dried)
2 bay leaves
1 tsp sea salt
Cracked black pepper

For the mash
1kg potatoes
2 tbsp grass-fed butter or olive oil
Splash of warm milk of choice (or broth for dairy-free)
Sea salt
Optional garnish: Fresh parsley + a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil

Method (Slow Cooker)

1. Brown the beef Heat olive oil in a pan and brown beef in batches for extra flavour. Transfer to slow cooker.
2. Add base ingredients Add onion, garlic, carrots, celery, parsnip, pumpkin, mushrooms, herbs, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, bone broth and stock.
3. Slow cook
Low: 8 hours or
High: 4–5 hours
4. Add greens In the last 20–30 minutes, stir through kale or silverbeet.

5. Make the mash Boil potatoes until soft. Mash with butter, milk/broth and sea salt until creamy.

6. Serve
 Spoon mash into bowls and top generously with the beef pot.

This meal is designed to nourish deeply.
Bone broth provides collagen-building amino acids to support gut lining integrity.

Slow cooked grass fed beef delivers highly absorbable iron, zinc and B vitamins.

Winter root vegetables offer fibre and slow-release carbohydrates to support stable energy and hormone health.

It’s comfort food, with purpose.

💛 Mel @ your root cause

04/05/2026

Not all tamari is created equal 👀

Two bottles. Same aisle. Very different ingredient lists.

Cleaner choice: Pure Harvest
Why? ✔ Just 3 ingredients ✔ Organic ✔ No added alcohol ✔ No glucose ✔ No unnecessary extras

Compared to some supermarket tamaris that include alcohol, wheat and added glucose.

This isn’t about fear-mongering food.
It’s about learning to read labels and making simple swaps that reduce unnecessary processed ingredients in your everyday pantry.

Tiny changes = long-term wins for your health.

Next time you shop… flip the bottle 🏷️

27/04/2026

🍜 Gut goodness Ramen Bowl 🍜

Ingredients (serves 4)
* 500 grams of chicken tenderloins in strips
* 4 cups chicken bone broth
* 1-2 tbsp white miso paste or chicken stock (for my soy free peeps)…
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
* 2 portions ramen noodles
* 4 boiled eggs, halved
* 4 heads bok choy, halved
* Optional: chilli flakes, spring onion

Method
1. Build your base Heat a drizzle of olive oil → sauté garlic + ginger until fragrant.
2. Pour in nourishment Add bone broth + tamari → bring to a gentle simmer.
3. Cook noodles Cook ramen separately → drain and set aside.
4. Add goodness Drop in bok choy → simmer 2–3 mins. Add chicken to cook through.
5. Stir in miso (keep it gentle) Turn heat low → mix miso with a little broth, then stir back in.
6. Assemble Noodles in bowl → ladle over broth, chicken + greens.
7. Top Add boiled eggs, spring onion + chilli flakes.

✨ Why this bowl hits different
* Bone broth → gut lining + mineral support
* Miso → gentle probiotic support
* Ginger + garlic → anti-inflammatory + digestion

26/04/2026

Give Mum the gift she truly deserves… time to rest, restore, and feel deeply nurtured 🤍

Our Ultimate Relaxation Experience is designed to calm the nervous system and bring her back into balance from the inside out. This beautiful ritual includes -
🥰Luxurious ultimate facial to nourish and rejuvenate the skin.
🥰A warmed essential oil back massage to melt away tension.
🥰And invigorating pink salt back scrub to gently exfoliate and renew.

Every element has been thoughtfully curated to create a moment of stillness… a pause from the busyness of life… a space where she can simply be.

Because she gives so much, this is her time to receive.

✨ The perfect Mother’s Day gift for pure relaxation, grounding, and glow.

Purchase her gift voucher online or in store .skin.clinic or via www.museskinclinic.com.au

15/04/2026

⚾️Nourish Protein Balls 🎱
(because I’ve been struggling to get enough protein lately)

Shoutout to my PT Holly for keeping me accountable. 🤍

I’m not a huge fan of a lot of protein powders out there, but If you are using a protein powder, always check the ingredient list 👀 or reach out and I can recommend a clean one.

These are simple, nourishing, and full of minerals your body actually needs
Ingredients:

🌰150g mixed nuts & seeds (think chia, almonds, brazil nuts, pumpkin seeds, walnuts) 🍑150g organic dates (check for no preservatives, especially important if you experience constipation or headaches) 🍫20g cacao powder 🥜20g peanut butter or tahini 🫘Dash of vanilla essence
🍁Dash of maple syrup  💪30g protein powder

Method: Blend, roll, and coat in your favourite topping , coconut, matcha, cacao or keep them plain 🤎

Real food, balanced, and supportive, without overcomplicating it.

If you’re someone who struggles to hit your protein targets, this is a really easy place to start 🙌

DM me if you want clean protein powder recommendations ✨

13/04/2026

✨ Mother’s Day Glow Facial ✨ .skin.clinic
The perfect way to say “thank you” to the woman who does it all 🤍
This Mother’s Day, gift her a moment to slow down, be nurtured, and truly glow from the inside out.

Our "Mother’s Day Glow" Facial includes -
1 hour prescriptive facial, paired with a renewing back scrub and a warm essential oil back massage.
Designed to deeply relax the body, calm the nervous system, and leave her skin radiant and replenished.

Because she deserves more than flowers… she deserves to feel her best 🌿

Available for a limited time at Muse Skin Clinic.

Gift vouchers available ✨

If you’re a mum and this is calling your name… tag the person who needs to make it happen 🤍

08/04/2026

One step at a time ❤️

01/04/2026

What is my first question if you’re experiencing breakouts?
Are you doing number 2’s every single day? 💩

Not the sexiest question… but one of the most important.
Your skin is a reflection of what’s happening inside your body, and elimination is a huge piece of that.

If you’re not having regular, complete bowel movements, your body can start to re-circulate toxins, hormones, and waste that should be leaving your system.

And where does that often show up? Your skin.
Think: • congestion • inflamed breakouts • hormonal acne
We’re not just looking for a bowel movement, we’re looking for: • daily • well-formed • easy to pass • feeling complete

This is one of the most overlooked foundations when it comes to skin health.
Because when your body can properly eliminate, everything flows better, including your skin.

Your body is always trying to work with you, not against you 🤍

30/03/2026

Glow Getter Easter Eggs 🐣
 Let’s be real for a second…
Most Easter eggs on the shelves today are more ultra-processed than chocolate,  loaded with refined sugar, milk solids, emulsifiers, flavourings and ingredients your body doesn’t recognise.

They’re designed to taste good… sort of (not really) not to make you feel good.

Whereas these? Just real food.

Cacao for antioxidants ✨ Healthy fats to support blood sugar Brazil nuts for that glow-from-within support.
No fillers. No additives. No confusion for your body.

You don’t have to give up chocolate,  just choose a version that actually loves you back 🤍

Keep them in the fridge, enjoy them slowly… this is what balance looks like 🌿

💛 Mel .root.cause

29/03/2026

March pushed me… in the best way 🤍

As someone who’s naturally quite introverted, stepping into spaces where I have to speak, share and be seen doesn’t always come easy.

I'm definitely more of a behind-the-scenes kind of girl… but this month i chose to lean into it anyway ✨
and truthfully, the reason i said yes to all of it is simple, I genuinely want to help women feel better in their bodies, understand their health, and come back to what’s actually important 🤍

I spoke at a women’s only gym , such an inspirational trainer who is making it her mission to help women feel welcome and have some fun with their fitness too 🫶🏼

I also had the opportunity to speak with a soul-fulfilling sunday filled with love, nurturing, and the most beautiful like-minded women 🌿 such a special space to share, connect and slow down.

Kelsey and I recorded our first podcast together, Kelsey from is someone who aligns so deeply with how i see health. we’re both so passionate about supporting women

Public speaking used to feel like a hard no for me… but when you’re talking about something you truly care about, something shifts. it flows, it feels natural, and it actually feels really grounding.

This month reminded me that you don’t have to be the loudest person in the room to make an impact. you just have to be willing to show up, be real, and share what you know 🤍

I am also now .skin.clinic Tuesday, Thursday, Fridays and
all day Saturdays.

A big thanks to all the wonderful passionate Port Macquarie women who invited me to speak within your businesses 🙏❤️

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