by Brendon Groves | 23/01/2020 at 1:11am | Summer
The recovery from bushfires can be very stressful
We are all aware of the devastation caused by the bushfire season, storms, rain and hail. Due to the shock and extent of the damage from bushfires people are asking, will this be the new norm for our summers in Australia? The recovery can be very stressful, so here’s how herbal medicine and nutrition might help. First, of all, let’s understand what stress is.
What is stress and why does it occur?
Stress occurs, as a result, of a stressor, this can be anything that challenges or threatens you causing more pain than pleasure, more loss than gain, more hate than love. Either physical loss, emotional loss, financial loss, social loss, romantic loss, political loss, losing a home, losing a comfortable lifestyle, losing one’s status, etc.
A typical reaction to stress is the “fight or flight” response which immediately triggers the release of chemicals like cortisol to prepare the body to fight, flight or freeze. Typical symptoms are:
- The heart beats faster.
- Blood vessels dilate and move blood from the skin to muscles.
- Glucose is released.
- Digestion is turned off.
- In extreme cases – loss of bladder control, loss of peripheral vision and shaking occur
Long term effects of stress can be detrimental and disturb the bodies homeostasis setpoint. Homeostasis is your body’s ability to maintain a state of internal balance and well-being in spite of challenges and external factors. As a result, long term stress can cause a whole myriad of conditions like; anxiety, depression, irritable bowel syndrome, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
Adaptogens what are they used for?
Mother nature has kindly provided us with some herbs to support the body’s ability to accommodate these challenging times. Acting like a buffer adaptogens are taken in times of stress giving you the ability to operate at higher stress levels without harming the body. Great for university exams, HSC tests, financial pressures, athletics meets, job deadlines, peer pressure, and general stress and anxiety. Adaptogens are especially helpful if you are dealing with bush fires and the associated stress brought about by bushfires.
How do adaptogens help you cope with life’s stressors?
They work at a cellular level by stabilising and balancing the chemicals produced by the fight or flight. Essentially adaptogens “white hack” the response by downregulating, the signal and help to reduce cortisol levels. Here are some adaptogenic herbs:
- Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) – strengthens and tonifies the body when it is under stress and extreme stress.
- Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus) – increases stamina and resistance to stress.
- Schisandra (schisandra chinensis) improves performance and resistance to stress.
- Rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea) – good for fatigue and sensation of weakness
- Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) is a medicinal mushroom that is potent immune modulator when the body’s under stress.
Not everybody needs the same adaptogens. It is best to match up the specific herbal remedy for your unique situation. See your health care professional.
Anxiolytic herbs and nutrients for heightened levels of stress.
Sometimes the level of stress is so great that it triggers anxiety, and this can be very debilitating to day-to-day living and impacting on jobs, relationships, and family. Thankfully we have anxiolytic herbs and nutrients to treat these symptoms. They are beneficial and can be used as part of a plan for managing this stressful time. Anxiolytic is made up of two root words anxious and lytic.
- Anxious means to be distressed and or troubled.
- Lytic comes from lyses, meaning a gradual subsiding of symptoms.
As the name suggests these herbs and nutrients reduce feelings of anxiety. Common herb and nutrients use as anxiolytics are:
- Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) calms down the over wired mind.
- Valerian (Valeriana Officinalis) sedative herb, good for insomnia.
- Kava (Piper methysticum) reduces nervousness and pain.
- Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) releases tension and relaxes. Supports digestion secretions. Ideal for calming kids.
- Ginkgo biloba is neuroprotective and increases circulation to the brain.
- Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora) relaxes the nervous system, works well with valerian.
- GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is an inhibitory neurotransmitter, calms the overexcited mind.
- Theanine is an amino acid found in green tea, and it increases GABA.
- Tryptophan is an amino acids precursor to serotonin and stabilises mood.
- Phenylalanine is an essential amino acid for the production of norepinephrine, tyrosine, and dopamine.
You will find formulations containing these herbs, and may also like to introduce some as teas like chamomile and valerian into your daily lifestyle.
Always check with a health care professional before starting on any herbs or nutrients.
Self-care techniques that reduce stress and anxiety
1. Exercise significantly reduces anxiety.
- Brisk walking
- Yoga
- Resistance training
2. Diet also plays a significant role. High carbohydrate diets increase the stress response, not only to the nervous system but the pancreas to.
- Weight gain commonly follows stress as we eat to soothe the emotion.
- Increasing protein and reduce carbs and salt will help to calm the mind.
- Eating hygiene also supports nervous system via improved nutrient uptake.
3. Diaphragmatic breathing is an excellent way to reduce stress.
- Lie down face up on a bed, place one hand on your belly and the other on your chest. Breath in through your nose slowly so that your hand on belly raises up slightly, hold it 1 second, and then release the breath through the mouth, do this for ten breaths. Once finished, slowly get up off the bed.
- The sitting up position. Put your feet firmly on the ground. Place one hand on your belly and the other on your chest. Breath in through your nose slowly so that your hand on belly pushes outwards slightly, hold it for 1 second, and then release the breath slowly through the mouth, do this for ten breaths. This practice can be done throughout the day to manage stress.
In a nutshell
To summarise stressors are anything that challenges or threatens you causing more pain than pleasure, more loss than gain. Adaptogenic herbs act as a buffer and allow us to tolerant higher stress levels without harming the body. Herbs like Ashwagandha help the body cope with extremely stressful situations and strengthens and tonifies the body. When anxiety is present, anxiolytic herbs and nutrients reduce feelings of anxiety.
Herbs like passionflower calm down the wired mind — nutrients like tryptophan help to stabilised mood. Also, you can implement self-care techniques that reduce stress and anxiety-like exercise, implementing a balanced diet and diaphragmatic breathing.
The suggestions in this blog are general in nature and are for educational purpose only. The recommendations do not take into account your specific needs. Before you make changes to your routine or embark on any supplements, it is wise to check with your health care professional.
As a community service, I am making myself available to do my best to provide some advice, every Monday from 9:00 am to 9:30 am. Ring if there are any aspects of your diet or supplements that you would like to discuss or clarify.
In wisdom and good health
Brendon.
Phone: +61 409 278 320
Written by: Brendon Groves Clinical Naturopathic Practitioner, Founder of Groves Naturopathics and founder of the “Groves Lifestyle Diet.”
by Brendon Groves | 19/10/2019 at 9:00am | Spring, Summer, Weight Loss
Dear reader, welcome to my weight loss summary blog. If you have missed the extended version, here is a brief review, covering real benefits and tips for weight loss.
First of all, that identify some cutting edge suggestions that you can use to improve your weight loss:
- Double your weight loss with a food diary writing down what you ate, when you ate and how much you ate.
- Get a coach helps you to stay on track and keep you motivated.
- Measure yourself regularly improves your weight loss results.
Some common mistakes people make when trying to lose weight.
- Doing the latest fad diet. These quick-fix solutions always rebound once you finish. The answer, find a diet program that has a proven track record, with a weight loss phase followed by a maintenance phase to keep the weight off.
- Overdoing one type of food. Salads are typically overdone with carb-loaded toppings — the solution healthy salad with protein to satisfy your hunger.
- Cheat days, firstly you are cheating, and the second you are eating for a whole day.
- The solution, have 1-3 free meals and spread out over the week.
How your microbiome, the good and bad bugs, in your gut, influence your weight.
- Dysbiosis is where there is an imbalance, where bad bugs increase in numbers and produce more absorbable fat from carbohydrates.
- Probiotics can correct dysbiosis and balances the microbiome in the gut, reducing inflammation and fat absorption.
- Both exercise and eating whole-foods helps to produce more healthier microbiome.
A study that showed when participates lost 4 kg they had a drop of 4.5 points in systolic blood pressure — proving that weight loss can reduce blood pressure. However, DO NOT rely on the diet alone to control blood pressure. If you have high blood pressure see your doctor. Heart disease can be life-threatening. More than 50% of people that have a first heart attack do not survive. The diet that has the most research for cardiovascular health benefits is the Mediterranean Diet.
Goals are like a map to success. They show you where you are going, and help you plan your journey.
- Tracking and recording your weight can be motivating. The recording also helps you to makes adjustments quickly if you start gaining weight.
- Tactics to overcoming obstacles, be ready for challenges have a plan to manage each one before it shows up.
- How to boost your chance of success, set goals and enrol a health care professional to support you, that way you are more likely to succeed.
- One of the best diets for weight loss is the Ketogenic diet.
Stress is an evolutionary body response, that puts you into an automatic state fight, flight or freeze.
- Symptoms of stress, short-term low energy, difficulty sleeping, poor memory, mood, IBS, constipation, long-term weight gain, thyroid issues, reduced immune function
- Chill out formula, magnesium, b vitamins, essentials fat acids, herbs to calm the nerves system.
- Diet changes to reduce stress, lower caffeine, avoid sugar, have protein for breakfast to stabilise thyroid.
- Exercise & meditation if practised regularly reduce stress hormones.
- Questions people don’t ask before starting a diet, what do I have to do? How long before I start losing weight? The best way to get a personalised answer is to see a health care professional who specialised in weight loss and can answer your specific questions for you.
- Ways to make sure you do not fail. Match the diet to your needs include any health conditions, medication, sleep issues, stress levels and budget.
- Irresistible benefits of ketosis, most people lose more weight with a ketogenic diet than other diets. It has clinical evidence demonstrating positive results; dropping triglycerides levels, increasing good cholesterol, improving insulin levels.
Personalised Q & A
If there are any aspects of your diet or symptoms, you would like to discuss or clarify, please feel free to contact me through this web site or if it is of a more private nature contact me through my direct email.
Ultimately, my goal is to provide you with the knowledge to make an informed decision on what diet best supports your health needs.
In wisdom and good health
Brendon.
Phone: +61 409 278 320
Written by: Brendon Groves Clinical Naturopathic Practitioner and Founder of Groves Naturopathics and the Groves Lifestyle Diet.
by Brendon Groves | 19/10/2019 at 9:00am | Spring, Summer, Weight Loss
The keto diet is the goto diet to lose fat. That is exactly what the diet is designed to do. It was discovered originally not as a treatment for obesity but to treat seizures in epileptic children who could not take or be therapy-resistant to the epileptic drugs of the 1920s, ref. Ketogenic Diet
How the keto diet reducers fat?
Expect to lose weight around day 4 of starting the diet as your body switches from using glucose as a fuel source to burning fat. The fat is broken down in ketones and your body can use this as an alternative fuel source to glucose.
From my own clinical observations on average between 1-2 kilos per week is a realistic value for weight loss when you stick to the plan.
Studies show that the ketogenic diet can preserve muscle mass more so when compared to a low-fat diet. That means you will no muscle mass loss the you are in ketosis. Losing muscle mass is associated with poor health and fragility.
Once you are in ketosis you are losing weight 24/7, even when you sleep.
The benefits of keto diet on sleep?
In addition to weight loss, the keto diet is going to promote sleep. When you adhere to a ketogenic diet you may find you sleep deeper and you are more alert during the day. Another benefit if you are eating proteins like turkey and chicken. It is that they are high in the amino acid tryptophan which is a building block the body uses to make:
- Serotonin – stabilising neurotransmitter promotes sleep duration
- Melatonin – helps with sleep onset.
How keto diet effect anxiety?
After all the keto was original develop to manage a mental illness in children, epilepsy. Ketogenic diet will over time:
- Increase the production of a GABA neurotransmitter that clams the brain has a calming effect on anxiety
- Act as a neuro anti-inflammatory
- Reduce excretory neurotransmitters like glutamate, making you calmer.
Also, reset studies in 2018 suggest that “Keto diet should be considered as a promising intervention in research in mood disorder therapeutics”, ref
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Written by: Brendon Groves Clinical Naturopathic Practitioner and Founder of Groves Naturopathics and the Groves Lifestlye Diet.
by Brendon Groves | 26/02/2019 at 12:06pm | Autumn, Summer
How To Feel Calm Even If You Are Stressed Out
Ultimately, stress is an evolutionary body response. It has been that way for thousands of years. The instinctive fight, flight or freeze response to stress. It presents in a couple of ways:
- Acute stress is like an event, for example
- Test.
- Speaking in front of an audience.
- Chronic or an ongoing challenge, for example,
- Raising children
- Driving to work
- Financial pressures.
Your response is the same no matter whether it is acute or chronic. Even if you don’t feel like you are stressed your body will be reacting. It does not have to be that way. You don’t have to suffer.
Symptoms Of Stress
Stress can present a myriad of health symptoms:
- Low energy.
- Difficulty sleeping.
- Poor memory.
- Concentration.
- Mood changes.
- Digestive disturbances, for example, IBS, constipation.
Long term stress may lead to thyroid imbalances, hormonal issue, obesity, and a weak immune function. Stress can cause ill health, and that’s why it is essential to deal with it now. You will feel better. Learn the stragergies and apply them to your life and you will benefit for years to come.
Epic Formula To Chill Out
A health care professional can offer a treatment plan specifically for your needs, to reduce the effects on your body and mind, and can help you manage life’s challenges. Here are some top nutrients that may benefit you in times of stress:
- Magnesium: low level of magnesium in the body may make the effects of stress worse! Replenish your magnesium levels to support your nervous system.
- B vitamins: Neurotransmitters need B vitamin to function to keep you in a good mood, and improve your energy levels.
- Essential fatty acids: Are necessary as building blocks for the nervous system, and a healthy mood.
- Herbal medicine: There are some medicinal herbs for calming both the nervous system and the adrenal, and provide effective relief from a wide range of mood or stress symptoms.
Diet And Lifestyle Tips To Combat Stress
Implement these simple strategies every day to keep on top of your stress:
- Limit caffeine and alcohol.
- Avoid refined carbs and sugar.
- Start your day with protein to stabilised your blood sugar.
- Enjoy exercise and physical activity.
- Do activities that make you feel good.
- Meditation – set aside some time at least 30 minutes per day.
Don’t Let Stress Get On Top Of You
So, you may not even think you are stressed. How does this happen, it is due to “hedonic adaptation” a state where your body learns over time to live with the stress as a being normal, but with any stress, your body may have an increased need for support nutrients. It may be beneficial to speak to a health care professional today about how you can protect and manage yourself from the effects of stress.
Personalised Q & A
If there are any aspects of your symptoms, you would like to discuss or clarify, please feel free to contact me through this web site or if it is of a more private nature contact me through my direct email.
Ultimately, my goal is to provide you with the knowledge to make an informed decision on what would best support your health needs.
In wisdom and good health
Brendon.
Phone: +61 409 278 320
Written by: Brendon Groves Clinical Naturopathic Practitioner and Founder of Groves Naturopathics
by Brendon Groves | 24/02/2019 at 1:00pm | Summer, Weight Loss
Is a Vegan Diet Right For You?
Veganism has become increasingly popular in recent times. People go vegan primarily to focus on personal health goals like managing their weight. Secondarily they are concerned about animal welfare, and thirdly for the health of the environment. A vegan diet is purely plant-based and excludes:
- Meat.
- Fish.
- Poultry.
- Eggs.
- Honey.
- Milk.
- Butter,
- Cheese.
- Whey.
- Mayonnaise.
- Gelatin.
Is The Vegan Diet Healthy?
Health is the number one reason people turn to veganism. Studies show that plant-based diets may lower body mass index, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels. ref. In another paper blood pressure was significantly lower in the vegans when compared to western diet. ref. Further research showed vegans have a lower blood pressure than Lacto-ovo vegetarians. Other studies have linked vegan diets may lower levels of:
- Cholesterol
- Heart disease
- Type 2 diabetes
In contrast, “The influence of diet on anti-cancer immune responsiveness” study showed that the anti-cancer effect of a vegan diet remains scarce when compared with the data from the Mediterranean Diet. ref
History
Over 2,000 years ago Pythagoras promoted benevolence among all species and followed what he called a meatless diet, later it was named the “Pythagorean diet”. In the 1800s the vegetarian movement began. ref In November 1944 Donald Watson proposed an alternative to vegetarianism and called it veganism, here are his definitions of what it is to be a vegan:
- “Veganism is the practice of living upon fruits, nuts, vegetables, grains and other wholesome non-animal foods” quote from Donald Watson.
- It excludes meat, fish, fowl, eggs, honey, milk, butter and cheese
- And aims to encourage production and use alternatives to animal products.
What Is A Vegan Diet?
It is a meatless diet purely plant-based with a wide range of foods, very similar to a vegetarian diet without dairy and eggs.
It includes:
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Legumes
- Nuts
- Seeds
- Whole grains
Do I Need To Supplement A Vegan Diet?
Yes, it is vital for a vegan to eat a diversity of foods to acquire a full reach of minerals and vitamins to keep your body healthy. Mineral deficiencies are common here are the main ones:
If you think you might be deficient in a mineral or vitamin, it would be wise to see a health care professional for blood to test to confirm any suspicions you might have before you start supplementation.
Wrong Ways To Do A Vegan Diet
Along with many other diets like gluten free there is a lot of vegan junk foods and processed vegan-friendly foods. Be selective and eat whole plant-based foods. Avoid process foods they usually contain higher amounts of carbs, sugar and sodium. Furthermore, this may lead to an increase in chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes. Here is a list of food to minimise on a vegan diet:
- Sugar
- Sugar-soft drink
- Fruit juices
- Processed foods
Tips For A Healthy Vegan Diet?
The best way to do a vegan diet is to include a wide range of Macro Foods, Mineral and Vitamins, so your body has the best opportunity to be healthy.
Macro foods
- Carbs: Fruit and vegetables, whole grains
- Protein: Legumes (chickpeas), lentils, beans, quinoa, nuts, seeds (chia, pumpkin, sunflower, sesame), soy, tofu (GMO-free)
- Fats: Flaxseed, olive oil, avocados, nuts & seeds
Minerals Foods
- Calcium: Almonds, tahini, dark green vegetables, bok choy, kale, broccoli, spinach.
- Vitamin B-12 is the most common deficient with vegans. The best way to manage this is with B12 supplementation.
- Omega-3 fatty acids: Walnuts, flaxseeds, and soybeans, or supplement.
- Iron: beans and peas, lentils, dark leafy green vegetables, prunes or supplement. Caution iron is a toxin in high dosages and can destroy the liver, always get iron studies (blood test) checked out before taking iron.
- Zinc: Whole grains, soy, legumes, nuts, wheat germ, or supplement.
- Iodine: Essential for a healthy thyroid, get this from sea vegetables like kelp.
Diet Guidelines
Always check with your health care professional before starting a new diet. Food and herb-drug interactions do happen. With that in mind, this diet may prevent:
- Cholesterol
- Blood pressure
- Heart disease
- Type 2 diabetes
- Weight loss
The Key Points
- A vegan diet is a purely plant-based diet with a wide range of foods; fruit and vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, whole grains.
- Vegans do not eat dairy, eggs, honey, or any animal product.
- To keep the diet healthy limit process foods and sugar.
To conclude
If there are any aspects of your diet, you would like to discuss or clarify, please feel free to contact me through this web site or if it is of a more private nature contact me through my direct email. Ultimately, my goal is to provide you with the knowledge to make an informed decision on what diet best supports your health needs.
Diets Covered
In wisdom and good health
Brendon.
Phone: +61 409 278 320
Written by: Brendon Groves Clinical Naturopathic Practitioner and Founder of Groves Naturopathics
by Brendon Groves | 23/02/2019 at 9:53am | Summer, Weight Loss
Is Vegetarian Diet Right For You?
First of all, vegetarianism has gained a lot of popularity in the last few years as more make the shift. Even though some studies have shown no increase in longevity. Whereas other studies have shown a reduction in the incidence of coronary artery disease by 25% in vegetarians when compared to omnivores. ref.
Why Do People Turn To Vegetarianism?
Ultimately, vegetarians have more than one reason for adopting this lifestyle, for example:
- Health issues, to reduce the risk of chronic illness:
- Coronary artery disease.
- Diabetes.
- Cancer.
- Concern over animal rights.
- Concern about the economic consequences.
- Parental preferences.
- Religious practices:
- Hinduism.
- Buddhism.
- Seventh-day Adventists.
So, What Is The Vegetarian Diet?
Secondly, it is a meatless and predominately plant-based diet with a wide range of foods, for example:
- Fruits.
- Vegetables.
- Legumes.
- Nuts.
- Seeds.
- Whole grains.
Thirdly, a healthy vegetarian diet is focused on eating whole plant-based foods to derive all of one’s nutritional needs from.
Types of vegetarian diets
Furthermore, there are different ways to practice a vegetarian diet with a selection of eating styles to accommodate the variations in how people like to eat. For example:
- Lacto-ovo-vegetarians, eat dairy products and eggs.
- Lacto-vegetarians, eat dairy products, no eggs.
- Ovo-vegetarian, eats eggs, no dairy.
- Vegans do not eat dairy, eggs, honey or any animal product.
- Flexitarians practices vegetarianism most of the time and eat meat a little of the time.
History
Before, recorded time humans have been vegetarians. Also, anthropologists believe that early humans ate a predominantly plant-based diet. They also pointed out that the digestive tract is typical of herbivores than carnivores.
Was Pythagoras A Vegetarian?
The vegetarian diet dates back to the Ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras, known for his mathematical theory. Besides that, he was also known as the father of vegetarianism. His diet became was called the “Pythagorean diet” or A meatless diet. Finally in the 1800s when the vegetarian movement became popular the name was changed to “The vegetarian Diet”. ref
So, Do I Need To Supplement A Vegetarian Diet?
By its very nature, a vegetarian diet needs diversity. So, you want an excellent base to acquire the full range of minerals and vitamins to keep your body healthy. Plan your menu carefully to included as many of the macronutrients, vitamin and minerals you need. It would be wise to include supplementation, particularly B-12 to avoid a vitamin deficiency.
Mineral deficiencies are common here are the main ones. For example:
If you think you might be deficient in a mineral or vitamin, it would be wise to see a health care professional for a blood to test to confirm any suspicion you might have before you start supplementation.
Wrong Ways To Do A Vegetarian Diet
Also, there are many vegetarian processed foods on the market. A lot of the time those foods are higher in carbs, sugar and sodium. Consequently, this may lead to weight gain and increase your risk of chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes. For example, here is a list of foods to limit:
- Sugar.
- Sugar-soft drink.
- Fruit juices.
- Processed foods.
On the other hand if you plan your vegetarian diet you shouldn’t feel the need to have these high carb foods.
Tips For A Healthy Vegetarian Diet?
Another important practice in a vegetarian diet is to include a wide range of Macro Foods, Mineral and Vitamins. Ultimatley this will help your body to function the best that it can. For example:
Macro foods
- Carbs: Fruit and vegetables, whole grains.
- Protein: Eggs, dairy, legumes, lentils, nuts, seeds, quinoa, soy (GMO-free).
- Fats: Flaxseed, Olive oil, borage oil, avocados, nuts & seeds.
Minerals Foods
- Calcium: Dairy, dark green vegetables, kale, broccoli, spinach.
- Vitamin B-12 is the most commonly deficient vitamin with this diet. Supplementation is the good way to manage your B-12.
- Omega-3 fatty acids: Walnuts, flaxseeds, and soybeans, or supplement.
- Iron: beans and peas, lentils, dark leafy green vegetables, prunes. Caution iron is a toxin in high dosages and can destroy the liver, always get iron studies (blood test) checked out before taking iron.
- Zinc: Cheese, whole grains, soy, legumes, nuts, wheat germ, or supplement.
- Iodine: Is essential for a healthy thyroid, sea vegetables like kelp contain iodine.
Diet Guidelines
As a result, if you are on any medication please check with your health care professional before starting a new diet. Food and herb-drug interactions do happen. With that in mind, this diet may prevent for example:
- Coronary artery disease.
- Obesity.
- High blood pressure.
- Dementia.
In Brief, The Key Point Is
That a vegetarian diet is a meatless and predominately plant-based diet. It needs a wide range of whole foods fruit and vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, and whole grains to support good health. At the same time, avoid process foods and sugar will improve on the health of the diet.
Furthermore, there are different ways to practice a vegetarian diet, for example:
- Lacto-ovo-vegetarians, eat dairy products and eggs.
- Lacto-vegetarians, eat dairy products, no eggs.
- Ovo-vegetarians, eats eggs, no dairy.
- Vegans do not eat dairy, eggs, honey, any animal product.
- Flexitarians practices vegetarianism most of the time and eat meat a little of the time.
To conclude
If there are any aspects of your diet, you would like to discuss or clarify, please feel free to contact me through this web site or if it is of a more private nature contact me through my direct email. Ultimately, my goal is to provide you with the knowledge to make an informed decision on what diet best supports your health needs.
Diets Covered
In wisdom and good health
Brendon.
Phone: +61 409 278 320
Written by: Brendon Groves Clinical Naturopathic Practitioner and Founder of Groves Naturopathics
