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Hi beautiful people, This winter air is drying out my skin! I ran out of body scrub so I decided to make some home made body scrub and share with you my favourite recipe.  Super quick, easy and much cheaper than buying it. Not to mention better for you!  Lavender & Lemongrass body scrub Ingredients: 1 Cup organic coconut sugar 1 Cup raw sugar 1/2C organic virgin coconut oil 30ml sweet almond oil  10 drops lavender oil 5 drops of lemongrass essential oil Method:  Warm coconut oil in microwave for 30 seconds or until softened. Mix the sugars together and slowly stir in the almond ...read more

Poor Posture and posture-related pain is something that we see regularly in clinic and can easily observe every day as we interact with a huge percentage of the public who suffer from this issue. Below are my top 3 tips for combatting this epidemic, and while they may seem very simple, I challenge anyone reading this to try implementing them daily for just 2 weeks and see how much better you feel. Drink Water (at LEAST 2 litres, more if you're a bigger human than average) Yes, we have all heard it a million times. Drink more water, drink 2 litres, hydrate more ... blah, blah, blah and yet ...read more

Winter is really upon us now, with cold nights and chilly mornings. While this makes me think of cosy nights at home with pots of soup or stew and board games, with it comes an array of viruses that can bring us down. The minute that someone at work gets a cough or sniffle the whole office seems to be affected. Not to mention how runny noses and coughs seem to spread like wildfire at school or daycare. It doesn't have to be this way. The best defence is to make sure our own defences are strong. Arm yourself and your family with the tools to build strong immune defences to reduce your risk ...read more

Dr Shinae's tips for reducing your daily chemical exposure Hello again beautiful people! Last week I talked about shopping in general and sticking to the fresh stuff but this week I want to give you some tips on how to make smarter decisions when shopping. We can break this down in to food, health products and cleaning products but let's just focus on food today as I cover specific products in a few weeks. So a huge tip for reducing your chemical exposure is to not bring these items into your house in the first place. I would highly recommend not even entering a super market but sourcing ...read more