Are you Vitamin D Deficient?

Dr Tracie O’Keefe DCH, BHSc, ND is a Registered Naturopath (ANPA), Medical Nutritionist, & Mental Health Professional (PACFA)

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin and an essential nutrient with several forms with the two major ones being D2 and D3. It is generally synthersised in the body when we are exposed to sunlight cholecalciferol (D3) or dietary cholestrol.  Ergocalciferol (vitamin … Read More

Are you over-medicating yourself to an early death?

Reality check!

If you’re taking any medications, they may well be killing you.

You likely don’t know exactly what they’re for, how they work or what side effects they produce. Your doctor probably hasn’t told you. Sound familiar?

Western society has been enticed by advertising and huge pharmaceutical financial profits to believe that you can cure poor health purely by

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Calcium supplements: Are they worth it?

We continually hear in the media that older people become calcium deficient. This is true to a certain extent but often not as journalists or GPs understand. The real physiological and social understanding is much more complex.

Calcium serves many functions in your body. It helps your bones form, stay hard and renew themselves. Calcium is very important to the … Read More

These foods may exacerbate your arthritis symptoms

Arthritis is a large label for many different conditions. It is a group among five of the major diseases of old age.

There are two main types of arthritis.

Osteoarthritis is the disintegration of joint material such as the synovial fluid volume (lubrication), synovial sack (joint jacket), cartilage, and ligament integrity. This leads to bones rubbing together, bone on bone,

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Can dehydration cause depression?

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Have you ever forgotten to drink during the day and found yourself quite exhausted?

When you have complained of depression to your healthcare professional, have they ever asked you how much water you drink?

Dehydration and lack of consuming sufficient quantities of water during the day is a major cause of physical and psychologist illness but it is … Read More

How to Make Sauerkraut Easily

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Sauerkraut is a traditionally fermented, salted, cabbage dish of the German, Baltic and Russian regions. The literal translation from the German language means sour fermented cabbage.

Historically the sauerkraut dish even goes back even further to ancient Roman times and before. It is a side dish that has a sour flavour, quite a tang and is wet and crispy to … Read More