Belinda Kirkpatrick, naturopath, nutritionist, creator of app The Seed Concept and author of Healthy Hormones is an expert in fertility. Here, she gives her top tips and advice for women trying to conceive. Quality over quantity It’s important to have regular conception attempts in your fertile window. This is usually around four days before ovulation until...Read More

Menopause can be a challenging time for many women. Falling oestrogen levels can result in a variety of unwanted symptoms such as hot flashes, insomnia, dryness, mood changes, urinary tract infections and more. Eating well (and focusing on our mantra of always including a source of ‘protein, good fats and something fresh’ with each meal)...Read More

Just as you might refresh your wardrobe as you enter into a new decade of life, so too should you make adjustments to your diet. We’re not talking drastic or unrealistic overhauls, rather mindfully filling your plate with foods that will support your body and brain at the stage it’s in. Nutritionist and naturopath Belinda...Read More

As a woman, you probably know all about the hormone oestrogen. It’s responsible for many things including developing and maintaining the female reproductive system, helping to support bone density, increasing serotonin and other feel-good chemicals in the brain, ensuring good sleep and a healthy libido. But what you might not realise is that environmental oestrogens are a group of more than...Read More

A new Australian study has confirmed what we already suspected: that eating nutrient poor foods results in poor academic outcomes, particularly in the areas of reading, numeracy and language (spelling, grammar and punctuation). Read More

Chicken and Quinoa Salad 100g cooked chicken, shredded 1/2 cup quinoa (cooked = 1 cup) Handful sweet cherry tomatoes sliced in half ½ lebanese cucumber, diced 2 tbsp pepitas 2 tbsp almond slivers 2 tbsp chia seeds 2 tbsp goji berries Handful of rocket leaves ¼ bunch mint leaves, chopped 1 teaspoon tumeric 1/2 tsp…Read More

It’s so easy for your health to fall by the wayside because just trying to deal with work, kids, a spouse, parents, friends and putting dinner on the table every night is enough already, right?! But the funny thing is, the healthier you are, the more energy you’ll have to power through your to-do list....Read More

Are you thinking about your hormonal health? You should be! Hormones are kind of like hair ties – it’s easy to forget how important they are, especially because they’re hard to keep track of. But boy, when it comes to your health, hormones have a far-reaching and profound effect.Read More

This yummy section has all the info and tips you need to be inspired to eat well, balance your hormones and feel your very best. All the recipes and simple meal suggestions are based on the philosophy of ensuring ‘protein, good fats and something fresh’ with every meal and most snacks. In this way, all...Read More

Choose your fruit and chop into thin slices and top with your favourite topping combination. Choose your fruit: 1 apple 1 pear Topping 1: Ricotta Currants Walnuts Topping 2: Hummus Sunflower seeds Topping 3: Nut or peanut butter Toasted coconutRead More