Autumn in TCM and foods to nourish yin

Autumn has to be my favourite season -the cooler, crisp air and the sunset of falling leaves. It is the season in which we transition from the yang of summer, to the yin of winter. In Chinese Medicine, Autumn is associated with the element Metal and grief is the associated emotion. The metal organs within […]

Spotlight on Natalie Trevaskis ~ Naturopath

Natalie grew up on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland and has always had a love of the natural environment – sunshine, swimming, bush walks and an emersion in nature makes her most happy! Nat’s interest in natural healing and alternative medicine seems a natural extension of this connection with nature. After finishing her first degree […]

Nature Deficit Disorder

A few years ago I had a client whose health started deteriorating inexplicably following a period where he had been steadily improving. It turned out that he had moved house a few months earlier, and the apartment where he was living was in an area that didn’t have any green space around it. His nervous system was […]