Learn about this amazing neurotransmitter GABA which plays a vital role in promoting a calm physical and mental state. GABA reduces anxiety, helps control cravings and addictions, improves sleep and more!
This episode looks at the growing epidemic of food allergies & intolerances in children and it’s link to eczema, asthma and other serious health conditions. Angela explores how we can test for these intolerances and ways we can go about building resilience in our children’s gut and immune system to lower the incidence of these conditions.
Angela shares with us the best selection of herbs, nutrients and foods to improve our ability to fall asleep and stay asleep through the night so we can wake up truly refreshed. She also looks at some of the common mistakes people make that can greatly inhibit our ability to get a restful sleep, so we can create healthy sleep habits instead.
Angela looks at specific nutrients that aid key functions of digestion, helping to improve your energy, skin, mood and more. Learn how to support your liver, gallbladder, stomach, intestines and more!
Learn which foods will help your body effectively digest and absorb nutrients from your diet, help reduce bloating, cramping and pain, increasing your energy and boosting your mood.
Breastfeeding can be a very difficult challenge for many women. Angela shares her own story, while sharing the tips and natural strategies she learnt along the way to effectively increase breast milk supply. A heartfelt “hooray!” to every woman out there who, against many odds, is taking the time & energy to try and breastfeed, you are doing a wonderful job and are amazing just as you are mama, no matter how things turn out! Hopefully this episode can encourage and assist you in this journey. ❤️
Do you dream of having some clean, empty space in your house? Are you sick & tired of having stuff everywhere? If so this episode may be just the catalyst you need to start on the cleansing journey, both physical & mental, of decluttering your home and life!
Back pain, stiff joints, sore muscles, headaches, siatica... all this and more can be greatly helped and even eliminated with the physical therapy called Osteopathy. A centuries old therapy that works with bones, muscles and fascia. Listen to this episode to learn more about osteopathy and why it might be worth seeing one.
Turmeric is a wonderfully potent anti-inflammatory herb/spice that can be used to help promote heart & liver health, ease pain, prevent aging, sooth muscle and joint pain and more. Angela looks at these benefits and the different ways we can include Turmeric in our daily lives, including a newly researched form of curcumin called demethoxycurcumin.
Got a busy little person that is hard to keep occupied? Listen in to todays episode to get inspired with some practical ideas for creating a fun, interesting, learning environment at home for your little one. These are gleaned from Angela's own experiments in entertaining her busy little toddler bee ;D
Woop! We’ve made it to our 200th episode! Today Angela answers 3 listener questions on coconut oil & how much is safe to take, nutrients for healthier hair and kombucha benefits & daily amounts to take. We hope you can celebrate with us these last 4 years of episodes and look forward to journeying the next 4 (and more!) together!
How much screen time is ok? What is the healthiest way to use TV and apps in our family environment? Angela chats about these questions and more as we look at the role of TV, iPads, iPhon e in our kids lives and how we can have a healthier relationship with them.
Today we take a closer look at how the body, and specifically the liver, actually detoxes the chemicals we come into contact with. Explaining phase 1 & 2 of liver detox and outlining the specific nutrients needed for these phases. Angela also outlines simple dietary choices we can make to support detoxification.
Building resilience in our children is one of the best gifts we can give them. Today’s episode looks at how we can do this and encourage their confidence and independence while fulfilling their needs for comfort, love and safety. This episode references the Circle of Security parents training, please see the links below to find out more.
Do you eat nuts, seeds, grains or dairy thinking you are getting your complete protein needs met? You may need to think again. Angela explains how on their own these foods cannot meet your protein needs, however she shares with us a way to combine these foods to create a complete protein. Also learn the role of proteins and amino acids for our health in this insightful episode.
An insightful episode where Angela takes us through the specific dangers of plastics, how they can affect our health and easy ways to reduce and avoid exposure to these.
Ever wondered why your always sick, and if there could be a link between your gut function and your immunity? Well this episode explains this! Angela shows us how the different parts of the gut directly relate to our immune system, what happens when they break down and how we can begin healing them to not only rebuild our digestion but also have a stella immune system once again. It is possible!
A super powerful antibacterial herb, Thyme can be used to treat respiratory infections, skin infections, worms, gastritis and more! Learn all the wonderful uses for this aromatic, powerful herb and the best ways to take it internally and externally.
Learn about the essential roles the bacteria in our children’s gut play, how the gut micro biome is formed and what challenges it may face incl. antibiotics and c-section births. There are many great things we can do to support the growth and development of our children’s gut and digestive system, learn these tips and more in this episode!
Simple and effective ways to boost your immune system. From juicing, to zinc, probiotics, herbs and much more! Listen in for the practical ways you can prevent the sniffles and boost your family's immunity starting now.