It’s no secret I am in the midst of some serious deep-diving through the micronutrient evidence base & at a depth of about 30 metres I struck Boron!  Don’t yawn! I saw that.  Thinking, ‘boring’, when we hear, ‘Boron’, is almost as bankable as watching everyone reach for their water bottles when you mention anything […] The post Boron: A Victim Of Identity Theft ?‍♂️ appeared first on Rachel Arthur Nutrition ..read more

Still.  And yes – like you – I don’t see any slowing down any time soon in this extraordinary paradigm shift occurring in medicine and health. Which for us humans involves one humbling discovery after another. Here we were thinking we made our dietary choices from a place of free will & individual preferences ?? […] The post The Microbiota?Universe Explodes…Some More appeared first on Rachel Arthur Nutrition ..read more

I’m such a sucker for marketing!…ZoomZoom is from an old Australian car ad – an earworm clearly conveying ‘ the speed of something’, and let me tell you, totally fitting for this little Zinc tale I’m about to tell! Many years ago, I wrote a thesis on Zinc that necessitated me reading every research paper […] The post ZoomZoom Goes the Zinc Zeitgeist appeared first on Rachel Arthur Nutrition ..read more

Wow, menopause is really having a moment, isn’t it? Or is that just me (and my mates who are all somewhere on that perimenopausal path)?! But seriously, medical perception of this reproductive transition is undergoing a revolution right now—widening the lens to take in more diverse potential presentations and lengthening the period of impact recognised […] The post And A Very Menopausal Christmas To You! appeared first on Rachel Arthur Nutrition ..read more

Any steps towards inclusivity in societal & cultural terms are cause for celebration but in medicine, that can come in the form of a ‘diagnosis of inclusion’, the opposite, of course, of a ‘diagnosis of exclusion’ and potentially as slippery and loose as it sounds.  That’s the somewhat precarious position we find ourselves presently in […] The post A Diagnosis of Inclusion for all Women 35-65? appeared first on Rachel Arthur Nutrition ..read more

Recently I asked practitioners to tell me where the ‘therapeutic reference range’ many of us were taught for nutrients comes from & no one has been able to answer that.? If you’ve heard me refer to my original naturopathic education before you’ll know I generally hold it in high regard. And I’m forever mindful that there […] The post Is Our Education At Risk Of A Being An Echo Chamber appeared first on Rachel Arthur Nutrition ..read more

Let’s play a word association game of minerals & their major roles I say, ‘Potassium’. Maybe you say, ‘Sodium Potassium Pump’ I say, ‘Magnesium’. You say, ‘Muscles?’ I say, ‘Calcium’. You say, “Bones’…. But I say, Second Messenger. And arguably the most pervasive & potent one, at that.  Remind you about second messengers?  Well, sure. […] The post Unmasking Hyperparathyroidism: The Dark Side of a Superhero Second Messenger appeared first on Rachel Arthur Nutrition ..read more

  Current New Graduate Mentee: Kelly Allan giving her elevator introduction in a recent New Grad mentoring session The fabulous Nina, one of our behind-the-scenes-dream-team & early career nat, said, ‘During our training and early in our career it’s like we don’t “see” the Generalists.  We’re only aware of the ‘rockstars’ in our profession and […] The post ??Round 2: Generalist V Specialist appeared first on Rachel Arthur Nutrition ..read more

Practitioners have been bringing their most challenging cases to me for mentoring & supervision for over a decade, that’s hundreds, in fact, probably thousands, of cases, tempting me to say, therefore I’ve seen ‘everything’. Except of course I haven’t. And each new case helps reinforce that and the utter uniqueness of everyone’s experience of health […] The post Some Cracking! Cases appeared first on Rachel Arthur Nutrition ..read more

After running a deeply rewarding Group Mentoring program for over a decade it is indeed time for change.  I’ve witnessed first-hand the exceptional growth of thousands of practitioners, and in turn they have guaranteed and forged my own. It’s provided me, & my small team of naturopaths working behind the scenes, with an extraordinary opportunity […] The post Time for Change appeared first on Rachel Arthur Nutrition ..read more