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In this Naturopathic Massage post we are going to focus on our neck. This area is especially important for people with Thyroid and Hashimoto’s and also if you have a lot of neck pain. The intention is to help drain your lymphatic system, so we are working with...

Welcome again to naturopathic massage. The technique I will instruct you through today is for relieving tension on your head and tight scalp! Yes, you hold a lot of tension in your scalp, you would be surprised how much your vibration will lift one you give this...

Welcome to my top tips for naturopathic massage! We’re going to be focusing on the hands today. Our hands are so important, we use them everyday from morning until night so I definitely recommend treating yourself to an uplifting massage regularly. Click the image...

Welcome to naturopathic massage! I’ll take you through some basic massage techniques for your feet - click the image above to be taken to the video if you'd like to watch along as well. Your feet carry you around so it’s important we take very good care of them. Some...

Let's talk about endless weight roundabouts! This is a very common subject with clients who have thyroid disorders and Hashimoto’s - in particular, the ever popular ‘How do I lose weight?' question! Now, the very first thing I would say is to change up the language...

Have you ever experienced brain fog? You know, when you’re stressed and you feel your brain function has declined and maybe some anxiety starts getting in the way...  But if we are talking about brain fog from a thyroid perspective - thyroid brain - then we are...

So today I am delving into allergies and weight gain. I tend to find that with my Hashimoto and other thyroid disorder patients, food sensitivity and food allergies can be a large part of weight gain, especially when we are adding chemical sensitivities and other...

My biggest gripe with using scales in clinic is that there’s such a fear around them and I find that it governs so many people's lives. They jump on a scale and that number can either send you into a downward spiral or it can make you feel good. Now if it’s the...

I remember a time, really not that long ago when my gut was a mess, I thought it was normal to be bloated all the time and look like I was 9 month pregnant and I was sick of people asking if I was having another baby! And the pain in my belly was, well, a pain in the...

As important as it is, we tend to take our brain for granted. That is until we start forgetting things, this is one of the issues my stressed our super thyroid mums tell me about daily. Walking into a room and forgetting why you are there, stopping mid- sentence as...