True Nature NZ

19/11/2025

The mighty potato!

Cooking and cooling potatoes turns the starch inside them into ‘resistant starch’ …. A less digestible form of starch. A form of starch that beneficially feeds the microbiome of your gut and drives innate immune defenses.

I often roast a tray of potatoes and leave them in the fridge- ready to be sliced and reheated as desired. Great with a couple of eggs for breakfast!

😋🍳🥔

15/11/2025

This reminder is one I come back to often, especially on the days I feel stressed and exhausted but can’t quite name why.

Because sometimes what we call “strength” is actually us holding it all in, holding it all together, because we don’t want to burden anyone or admit we’re tired or face the fear that everything might fall apart if we let go.

But you were never meant to carry everything alone.

Letting something go doesn’t mean it wasn’t important. It just means YOU ARE.

So maybe today is a good day to stop holding something that’s too heavy. Even just a little but... even for just right now.

Tell me - what’s one thing you can set down, just for today? 👇🏼👇🏽👇🏾

♡,
Dr Sophia

15/11/2025

14/11/2025

❄️ Cold plunging for Women….

14-16 degrees, for 2 minutes, 3-4 times a week.

A much more achievable temperature and so much better for you 💖✨

Discover how cold exposure affects women differently. Dr. Stacy Sims explains the ideal temperature range for health, recovery, and hormonal balance.

10/11/2025

Feeling exhausted and run down?

Come spend a restorative hour on my massage table.

There’s a few appointments still available this week

08/11/2025

Whole foods all the way

06/11/2025

What a lovely message to receive this morning ……..

“Thanks so much! I feel great! That was one of the best massages I have ever had! Will book in again next month! 😘”

From a beautiful new client who is recovering from a broken leg.

04/11/2025

The other day, my client paused for a second and said, “Oh… so you're not telling me to calm the feeling down... you're telling me to honor it?”

Yes! Exactly that. What an a-ha! I live for these moments 💙

Most of us were never taught how to be with our feelings. So we try to manage them, shrink them, fix them, or override them, because that’s what we think we’re supposed to do. I know I did it for decades...

But the truth is... your feelings don’t need to be argued with. They don’t need to be hidden or polished or explained away. And they certainly don't need to be blamed or shamed.

They just need to be met gently and honestly. Like a part of you is waving its arms saying: “Hey... I’m here too. Can you see me?” and you say "Ye, absolutely. You matter to me. How can I help?"

You don’t have to drown in the feeling. But you also don’t have to run from it... You can sit beside it... breathe with it... and maybe offer it the one thing it’s been longing for all along: a little understanding, a little care, a little of you.

It changes my life for the better each and every time I do 🌈.

How about you?

♡,
Dr Sophia