Health

Making Time for YOU

Making Time for YOU

‘You can’t pour from an empty cup’, ‘Self-care is a priority’, ‘Take time for yourself’. How many times have we seen these gems pop up in well-meaning articles and Facebook memes?  But it’s all easier said than done! When you’re a mum, TIME is the one thing you have...

Lend me your ears: How to protect your hearing

Lend me your ears: How to protect your hearing

Many of us have an older relative with hearing loss - my Dad’s began in his late 40s. Prevention is obviously better than treatment and so I ensure that my family and I are getting what we need for optimum hearing health.  That means adding naturally occurring folate...

The Busy Girl’s Guide to Weaning

The Busy Girl’s Guide to Weaning

Like absolutely EVERYTHING to do with parenting, you are offered a million options when it comes to starting your little one on solids.  When my first baby showed interest in food, I was utterly confused by all the choices. Is it six months or four months? Purees or...

On Demand: Why baby should lead breastfeeding

On Demand: Why baby should lead breastfeeding

I remember when I had my first baby, it was pretty terrifying.  Everything was new, there were a million different points of view on EVERYTHING, and I was utterly confused.  My brand new daughter would NEVER stop crying and wanted to be on the boob constantly. While...

Five Ways To Boost Your Metabolism

Five Ways To Boost Your Metabolism

When you’re trying to shed a few kilos there are things you can do to make that journey a little easier (it’s often hard to change habits, so every little bit helps!). Boosting your metabolism is a great way to get your body working for you, even when you’re not...

Mummy on a New Mission: Celebrating Life after Breast Cancer

Mummy on a New Mission: Celebrating Life after Breast Cancer

August 17, 2017 was the day before my 40th birthday, the day I heard the words, “It’s cancer.”  My world stopped. But I think deep down I already knew. I had felt the lump myself a month prior to the biopsy, but I was on holiday and there wasn’t anything I could do....

5 Caffeine-Free Energy Boosters for Mums

5 Caffeine-Free Energy Boosters for Mums

Fatigue is a constant enemy for the global mum-tribe. I’m pretty sure the café industry is supported entirely by mothers who reach for coffee like it’s the essence of life itself. All of you tired but amazing mums (who need serious props for the incredible job you do...

A Healthier Lifestyle One Step at a Time

A Healthier Lifestyle One Step at a Time

A Healthier Lifestyle One Step at a Time (Step One: Mind Set and Breakfast) It was about two years ago that I looked at my family’s health and decided it was time to stop going on fad diets. They didn’t work and cost us a fortune. Instead I had to do the hard thing...