Elderberry Syrup
Karen McElroy Naturopath
by Kaz McElroy
4y ago
Elderberry Syrup The Elder tree is one of my favourite medicinal plants, and one that has a few options for using as a "food as medicine" plant. Both the flowers and the berries are medicinal but are also commonly used for culinary purposes, including the tasty Elderflower "Champagne" and Elderberry wine. Elderflowers are used in medicine and for their unusual flavour in summer cordials and wines. After flowering, the flowers turn into berries, and become a potent medicine. Elderflower 'Champagne', aka sparkling wine, is a delicious drink. Native to Europe, the elder is well know ..read more
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Coronavirus Natural Solutions
Karen McElroy Naturopath
by Kaz McElroy
4y ago
Coronavirus Natural Solutions The Coronavirus fear is sweeping the world and so instead of getting caught up in the panic, let's get the facts. Like any other challenge we might face in life, we do best when we handle it by gathering information and making informed choices and taking sensible action. In this post we will also look at coronavirus natural solutions. The first thing I want to stress when it comes to this whole discussion is that our immune system is our best friend when it comes to defending us against any outside invader or pathogen. Having a robust immune system will mea ..read more
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Bush Fire Musings
Karen McElroy Naturopath
by Kaz McElroy
4y ago
Like most people, the recent bushfires have been something I have been deeply moved by. The enormity and scale of the impact of these fires across Australia are hard to fathom. It sure is challenging to witness so much destruction of nature, wildlife and human lives. As such I have been trying to take the bigger spiritual viewpoint to help try to make sense of it all and find a semblance of peace even from the helpless place on the sidelines. There is so much fear, hopelessness and negativity in the collective, but also so much fostering of community, strength, unity and true connection. I ..read more
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2020 energies
Karen McElroy Naturopath
by Kaz McElroy
4y ago
Consciousness is shifting! The new Science meets Spirit Overcoming the stress of modern life requires intention and attention. Another decade has come to a close and a new one is beginning. The energies out in the world seem to be getting more chaotic. The daily news tends to bring us mostly issues of conflict, suffering and environmental problems. As a result for many of us, our own lives start to reflect what is going on globally. We get hardwired to look for problems, rather than solutions and we focus on our losses rather than our successes. And the truth of the matter is that what ..read more
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Food variety and a healthy diet
Karen McElroy Naturopath
by Kaz McElroy
4y ago
Variety in our diet is super important! But did you know that many average Australians might only include about 10 different foods a day? The latest 2018 government statistics released last year present a very sobering picture of the Australian diet. Only a dismal 5% of adults were meeting the recommended daily intake of 2 serves of fruit and 5 or more serves of vegetables. All Australian age groups including children as young as 2-3 years old were reported to be having too much sugar and too many unhealthy foods that are low in nutritional value. These so called 'discretionary foo ..read more
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Eat Your Weeds!
Karen McElroy Naturopath
by Kaz McElroy
4y ago
The humble dandelion! A weed with super nutrition and medicine for the kidneys and liver Exploring the Benefits of Weeds Everyone is big on superfoods these days, but maybe the best superfood of all is growing right in your backyard! Unlike many superfoods that travel across the world, clocking up huge food miles before they end up on your plate, nature provides us with simple weeds, growing abundantly and freely in everyone's neighbourhood. The benefits of weeds are many and varied! While weeds are often relegated to the compost heap or dowsed with toxic herbicides like glyphosate ..read more
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Stress and weight gain
Karen McElroy Naturopath
by Karen
4y ago
Stress and Weight Gain It has been increasingly understood that being stressed is a factor in weight gain and the inability to lose weight. But before we look closer at that, let's first look at stress and its role in the body, and define exactly what stress is. In biological systems, stress refers to what happens when an organism fails to respond appropriately to threats. While our modern day “threats” are more benign and less life threatening compared to our hunter-gatherer ancestors, the impact can be equally demanding on our bodies. Of course, we know that some stress can be beneficial an ..read more
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5G safety concerns
Karen McElroy Naturopath
by Kaz McElroy
4y ago
5G Safety Concerns As a health care provider, I have been an active advocate for reducing exposure to wifi devices and mobile phones for many years, and have closely followed the research into the various potential health impacts of this technology. You can see other articles I have written and my webinar for more detailed back ground information on this topic. As it is a constantly changing landscape with new technology coming onto the market all the time, it is time to write an update, particularly on the 5G network and related technology... Of recent concern, is the imminent launch of the ..read more
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Seasonal Eating
Karen McElroy Naturopath
by Kaz McElroy
4y ago
Seasonal Eating In years gone by, eating according to the seasons used to be a given. People wouldn't have talked about seasonal eating, because there was no alternative!  Nowadays, we can access food grown right across the globe, all year round. As such, much of what we eat is often out of season. Aside from the environmental cost of food miles, it is important to know that our bodies have always lived close to nature and the seasons and may well do better on the foods grown locally, than the ones that come from another country, hemisphere or the opposite season. Many folk medicine traditions ..read more
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