Anita Bhikha-Willan - Naturopath

16/05/2026

A taste for some of the beautiful food we are enjoying. First up is breakfast (chickpeas with spicy salad bits and fine sev on top). Lunch at home (chicken curry, vegetable curry, salad and mango puree with roti). Lastly dinner at a wedding (sweet yoghurt, eggplant curry, potato curry, sweet potato fritter, mango pickle and poppadom with fried bread).

At home, everything is home made, including home grown mangoes that are pureed up daily and served cold, which is nice and refreshing on these 35 -42 degree days.

Love that there are so many fresh fruit and vegetable shops on our doorstep, so buying daily is common.

10/05/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all the beautiful women.

05/05/2026

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01/05/2026

My morning walk and a few things close to our house

30/04/2026

29/04/2026

With all of the talk about the injectable weight loss drugs currently on the market, I see many of the clients with the worse side effects have gut issues before they even started their journey with these medications.

If they fixed the gut issues first, then they would have a better time on these medications.

If you are on Wegovy or Mounjaro, if you are constipated, then your body could be recycling any toxins that are released from your fat tissue.

28/04/2026

Dad and I are going for a walk through the village where my Grandfather grew up. A truck selling flowers so that families can take flowers to the temple or for home use. Often the flowers are made into garlands and hang at the front door or around photos of deities.

In the village there is a small bank and an ATM machine. Gujarat is very much a cash society, which is great to see!

The local primary school.

When I came in 2000, this courtyard area was unpathed and the locals gathered in the evenings for dancing over the 9 nights of Navaratri celebrations (Hindu festival dedicated to worshipping Goddess Durga and her nine avatars, celebrating the victory of good over evil.

28/04/2026

Have you been suffering for any of the following:
High blood pressure (hypertension)
High blood sugar (insulin resistance or diabetes)
Abnormal cholesterol levels
Excess abdominal fat or obesity
Chronic inflammation

If this is you, then it might be time to seek help. As a pharmacist, I see doctors dishing out medications left right and centre, and briefly mention that you should change you diet and lifestyle but don't point you in the right direction.

Best practice says that diet and lifestyle changes should always come first and when these are tailored to your personal needs, I find that clients that follow my guidance see a reduction in medications as quickly as 12 weeks! More importantly, some never need medications to treat the numbers the doctor is looking at.

Don't be another statistic, take charge of your future health today and book in a free Metabolic Assessment today!

24/04/2026

Looks like Indian spinach on the menu today. Love that they wrap it with cotton twine and watermelon for dessert. Yes, it’s yellow inside and very sweet and juicy.

24/04/2026

Checking out the mango trees as we visit the neighbours. Unfortunately was wet during the flowering time and not the best season. I’m enjoying green mangoes cut up with salt and chilli along side my meal. Green mangoes are slightly sweet and sour and cooling in this 40 degree heat.