Lexie McPhee

Hydrotherapy is a principle treatment within traditional Naturopathic philosophy. This understated and oft-forgotten therapy can be as simple as washing a wound, or as complex as a cryotherapy session. The basis is the same – water is a powerful natural element and can be harnessed to support healing.

Do you eat the same five vegetables on rotation? Apples and bananas the two options in your fruit bowl? Variety is the spice of life and will feed lots of different species of friendly bacteria to keep the population strong and fend off the angry mobs.

The idea of your first year in clinical practice can spark many different emotions – excitement, nerves, dread, curiosity and relief. Or maybe you are pushing the thought to the back of your mind until the last week of your last semester!

Acne can be like playing a game of whack-a-mole. On your face. Just when you get rid of one pimple, another seems to sprout somewhere else. If you experience more severe acne, this can equal a whole new breakout of cysts, just as the last patch begin to finally fade.

If you have tried every skin cream and serum on the market and are still battling with a chronic skin condition such as eczema, adult acne, lumps, bumps or puffy skin, it might be time to work with your lymph.

Seed cycling is all the rage in the world of hormonal health (pardon the pun) and for good reason! It’s an inexpensive, down to earth and straight forward habit for taking control over your hormones.

Anyone initiated into the world of health and cooking will know that the array of culinary delights available in the form of edible mushrooms is vast, yet what is known of the medicinal qualities of these seemingly innocuous damp-dwelling organisms?