Author: Jacky Dixon

Feeling tired? Bloated? Sick of not getting anywhere with your health? Gut function testing with a Complete Digestive Stool Analysis may be the answer! Did you know that your microbiome (gut bugs),...

08 May, 2017

Natural medicine practitioners all over Western Australia are rejoicing, as after many years there has been a change to state laws and we have now regained the use of traditional...

23 February, 2017

Painkillers   How many times have you taken a paracetamol due to having a head cold or a headache or any niggling aches and pains?   Painkillers have been used routinely since the 1950’s...

29 July, 2016

Why is your microbiome so important for your newborn? Unless you have been marooned on a desert island you would have heard talk about the importance of the gut microbiota- so...

01 July, 2016

PMS, Puberty, Menopause, Hormones, need I say more? One of the issues you usually don’t consider when planning a family is the fact that having kids later in life will increase...

10 June, 2016

Why is it all about being overweight? What about weight gain? Google 'weight gain' and the only thing that comes up is information and ads on how to lose weight, but...

13 April, 2016

Many people in the community are confused about the conflicting information about soy products, particularly when it comes to breast cancer risk or recurrence and particularly in women of menopausal...

01 April, 2016

Caffeine when pregnant - should I limit caffeine if I am planning to conceive, or am pregnant ? This question is one of the most frequently asked of my fertility clients,...

29 February, 2016
We all know that folic acid is important for pregnancy, but did you know there are different forms of folic acid and that the form you choose can affect your fertility? The majority of women know that folic acid (B9), is essential for the normal development of a baby in utero. It is particularly important in the first trimester when the nervous system is developing, as it reduces the risk of neural tube defects such as spina bifida. But more recent research has uncovered a genetic defect that makes it extremely difficult for up to 1in 4 people to effectively absorb folic acid, which is the synthetic form contained in most supplements.
08 January, 2016