Wellness Insights: Reduce Pain, Inflammation & Restore Balance
🌿 Why Postural Alignment Could Be the Missing Piece in Your Pain-Free Journey
Why This Matters (and Why I’m Different) At this point in time, I am one of only a handful of people in New Zealand who are fully certified Postural Alignment Specialists through the Egoscue Institute. That’s pretty cool, right? But more importantly—it matters for...
Can Cartilage Really Regenerate? Why Hip Health Starts with Alignment
The Poetry of the Hips Pete Egoscue, developer of The Egoscue Method, once described the hips in a way that has always stayed with me. He called them “magnificent joints” that sit at the center of anatomical action, uniting two powerful creatures into one being. "From...
If It Lasts Longer on the Shelf, It Lasts Longer in You
When Long-Shelf Foods Become Long-Term Dwellers If a packaged food can last for years, imagine what it’s doing inside your body. Our modern food system is loaded with additives, preservatives, refined oils, and chemicals that our systems weren’t designed to handle....
🧠Take the Nail Out of Your Head: Facing Physical & Emotional Armor
Do You Still Favor a Side After the Pain Is Gone? Have you ever found yourself favoring an arm, shoulder, or side of your body—even long after the injury healed? I have. My body had wrapped itself in protective “armor” and developed new movement habits to shield the...
Magnesium & Stress — Why Supplementing Alone Isn’t Enough
Opinion piece: Magnesium & Stress: More Than Just a Supplement Magnesium is often promoted as the “stress mineral.” Walk into any health store and you’ll see shelves of magnesium supplements promising calm and relaxation. But is simply taking a supplement enough?...
Consistency Is Key: How Small Daily Habits Create Big Change
The Overlooked Tool: Consistency Over the years I’ve added many tools to my health toolkit—but one of the most obvious (and often neglected) is consistency. Here’s the thing: consistency doesn’t discriminate. If you consistently do things that aren’t good for your...
The Healing Window: How Fasting Unlocks Your Body’s Natural Power to Heal
The Healing Window (aka the Fasting Window) When I completed my Fast Like a Girl certification, one of the most powerful shifts I made was changing how I saw the fasting window. Rather than seeing it as deprivation, I began to see it as what it really is: a Healing...
The Foot’s Design & Why Modern Life Sometimes Fails It
When Your Feet Get All the Love—Yet Hurt Anyway We often treat our feet like royalty. Special shoes Orthotics Pedicures Foot massages Yet somehow, foot and ankle pain seems to be commonplace. With advances in medicine and footwear technology, how is this happening?...
Why Your Feet Matter More Than You Think
What Are Your Feet Telling You About Your Body? Feet are often-overlooked structures which have a huge impact on the rest of your body. If you're dealing with pain in your knees, hips, or lower back, your feet may be playing a bigger role than you realise. Fascinating...
The Eight Laws of Physical Health: Why Pain Isn’t the Problem
The human body is a miracle of adaptability. It will do everything it can to keep you upright and moving—even if that means compensating in ways that eventually lead to pain. And if your body is in pain? There’s a high chance you’re violating one (or more) of the...