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Love + Bark

Love + Bark

Given it was Valentine’s day yesterday and there is a whole lotta love and devotion, not to mention chocolate, and cut flowers (you know they die when you cut them right?!Buy a plant instead) going around on socials, and in stores, I thought what better time than to look at ways we can cultivate a little self-love. What is self-love? Not the narcissistic, egotistical characteristics. The nurturing and kindness that we often neglect to reflect in. Self-love is being compassion

5 Ways to Practice Mindfulness

5 Ways to Practice Mindfulness

Funnily enough I am exposed to stressors everyday, much like you I suspect. Actually, scrap that first sentence. Who ins't exposed to stressors everyday? Its not like we are all constantly on holiday and the most stressful thing is waving the poor, aging Balinese away from massaging our feet on the beach as we sip fresh coconut water (or bin tang). If you are, you lucky thing! Point in fact, we can allow our everyday life challenges to overcome us like a wave swallows us at t

Stress, Sugar & their role in Candida Overgrowth

Stress, Sugar & their role in Candida Overgrowth

Candida overgrowth; what is it? Symptoms you may have it. What is causes it? What to do about it. AND why stress is a major factor! Sounds sexy doesn’t it?! In last week’s Journal I talked about the bacterium that makes up 90% of what we call our bodies. In continuing with this theme and finding the balance of good and evil I am going to address a common complaint of candida overgrowth. As many as 1 in 4 people have this condition and most are not aware. Candida is yeast/ fu

10% Human- The bacteria you want on your (in)side!

10% Human- The bacteria you want on your (in)side!

Did you know that bacteria, collectively known as Microbiome outnumber our own human cells 10 to one, and majority call home in our guts! Crazy to think that we are less human than bacteria, this is why it’s so incredibly, super-duper important that we are mindful of what we eat! We are feeding these little monsters! Research has shown, that alternating the balance between beneficial and disease-causing bacteria in an animal's gut can alter its brain chemistry and lead it to