Lesley Rix - Mackay & Sarina's Naturopath Nutritionist & Herbalist

28/04/2026

Creating a life that you feel happy living is so much more important than living a life that impresses others. Your health & your happiness is what matters. Focus on what you deserve & what you want.... Impress the only person that matters which is you.
Lesley x

26/04/2026

We have been to Anzac Day celebrations around the state over the last few years & this year it was Dawn Service at Emerald. It was really lovely. Then a weekend of glamping a red claw hunting at Lake Maraboon.....
To be fair I did none of the hunting and gathering...
But a good weekend had by all.
Lesley x

24/04/2026

Lest We Forget
Lesley x

23/04/2026

I really like this. Asking what is driving this rather than why is this happening to me is a really good way to work what the real issues are....
Lesley x

21/04/2026

Some people call it manifesting, envisioning, praying or rehearsing. To be honest it doesn't really matter what you call it. What is important is that you begin to imagine how you would like your life to look, and remind yourself daily with words, images, thoughts. When we begin to focus on what we want - our brains via the Reticular Activating System (RAS) begin to search for evidence of what we are seeking. Synchronicity starts to happen. Our brains actively seek what we focus on - so focus on what you want, not what you don't want.
Focus on a healthy, vibrant, happy you rather than your current illness.
This skill is magnified when we are grateful for what we already have. Want better health? - be grateful for the things your body can do & focus on all the positive healthy things you will do as your health improves.
Contrast this with focusing on the illness which is common for people with long term illness... That keeps you stuck there as your RAS is looking for ways to confirm your belief that you are sick & this is who you are.
Focus on what you want, where you are going and who you are becoming....
Lesley x

19/04/2026

Love this....
So people many feel so lost & take this as a personal failing. What if the life we are all living is simply not what we collectively want. Not what our souls want. What if we thought more of depression in this way & less of a chemical imbalance. The hard part then is that we have to take responsibility for ourselves and our choices... Often happiness or contentment can be found be here rather than sadness...
So rather than medication what if a life audit was more appropriate....
Lesley x

18/04/2026

Remember optimal is not where the majority of people I see in clinic sit. 200 - 300 falls in the "normal" range but it is a long way from optimal....
Lesley x

15/04/2026

Just a little reminder - the link to work with me is attached below.
I am still waiting on provider numbers to come through and an actual commencement date for you to claim private health rebates.... I will keep you up to date.

Lesley x
https://calendly.com/lesleyrix-naturopath

14/04/2026

If you want better health. Get better habits!
If you want better energy. Get better habits!
If you want better sleep. Get better habits!
If you want better focus. Get better habits!
If you want better mood. Get better habits!
Our future is carved by by the habits, rituals, self beliefs that we create about who we are... what we prioritize is the direction we move it. Every action is a vote for who we are in the process of becoming.
Lesley x

13/04/2026

What if deleting is just important as adding....
When we think about getting healthier, fitter, stronger or aging differently, we often think about what we need to add? Better food, a salad, exercise, earlier bedtime, more water, etc. The to-do list sometimes seems unsurmountable.
Often we forget there is much we can do simply by removing - that social thing you hate, the social media accounts that make you feel bad about you, takeaway menus, other peoples opinions, all the things on the "should" list but in reality they make you unhappy. It is difficult to make room for the things you want to incorporate in to your life, if your day is filled with stuff that no longer suits who you want to become.
The good thing about being an adult is you get to choose.
The bad thing about being an adult is you get to choose.
Choose who you want to become and take on that persona. Is she walking on the beach or is she scrolling at other people walking on the beach? Delete or add as required...
Lesley x

12/04/2026

A little more reading attached on B12 & cognitive decline...
Even at a level that is classed as normal by most GPs...
Lesley x

https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fneurosciencenews.com%2Fvitamin-b12-cognitive-decline-28443%2F&h=AT7AMZgKCAGxws4dOl2wlhbu5Dsf7azcnyItdw4XWY0ip-VmTbg2dU8XrfuYaqs57F2tPIANj4G2OMO0FZxKSWgpJ1gqCPUpefUAQ2hmoFCygGMZ5yJ-s1wCOLgUGYUR49Eh&s=1

Even when within the normal range, lower levels of vitamin B12 may contribute to cognitive decline, according to a new study.

10/04/2026

B12 not all forms are equal -
I like my clients to be around the 500-600pg/mL on their pathology for optimal levels. Often they have been told at 200pg/mL this is fine. Let us be clear it is not fine and it is definitely not optimal.
When you work with a Naturopath you work towards optimal not just what is considered normal. Because these "normal levels" are simply where the middle 70% of the population sit. The population that is getting measured regularly (i.e. at the doctors) to create these guidelines may not necessarily be the demographic we are wanting to emulate.....
B12 when taken as a capsule or tablet for many of us is simply not absorbed. We don't have the ability in the stomach to absorb it. Hence it is a waste of your money.
When we use sublingual tablets or sprays across the mouth wall we are able to bypass this issue. Injections also work on this bypass. So are you optimal or are you in the range considered normal - big difference???
Lesley x