Naturopathic & Nutritional Blog Posts and Pathology results explained. Be the person you want to be!

This page provides useful information for you to review and apply for your health. In addition, your pathology results are explained so you can understand how your body works, how you can tell if something isn't right, and how to take positive changes to turn things around.

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Kim Atherton

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Clinical Conditions

Autism Symptoms - are they the Cause?

What are the underlying causes of Autism Spectrum Disorders? Autism Symptoms - are they now the cause? Why are autism numbers increasing?

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Kim Atherton

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Pathology Results Explained

Fix your Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver

Fix your Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) - a disease of the liver related to diet, by introducing a Mediterranean Diet approach.

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Kim Atherton

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Pathology Results Explained

Why Test our Gut Microbiome?

Why Test our Gut Microbiome? It is believed that all low grade, chronic inflammation begins in the gut leading to chronic diseases today.

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Kim Atherton

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Clinical Conditions

Why Am I Losing My Hair?

Alopecia is the medical term for hair loss for men and women. Most days we lose around 100 hairs - more than this may require investigation.

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Kim Atherton

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Nutritional information for Health

What Am I Supposed To Eat?

Eating can be so confusing these days! What should we eat? For optimal health, we need to feed our gut microbiome and protect our liver!

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Kim Atherton

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Nutritional information for Health

Why is Vitamin D Deficiency Common?

Why are so many people Vitamin D deficient these days? Beyond spending less time outdoors, other explanations include Magnesium deficiency!

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Kim Atherton

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Nutritional information for Health

Bread - Is it Bad for You?

Does bread have potential issues that may impact on our health? If issues potentially exist, then what can we do to minimise the risks?

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Kim Atherton

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Nutritional information for Health

Vitamins & Minerals from Food Sources

With so many Vitamins and Minerals in our food sources that we need to consume, how do we know if we are consuming a balanced diet?

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Kim Atherton

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Nutritional information for Health

Essential Fatty Acids (EFA's)

Essential Fatty Acids (EFA's) which the body cannot manufacture must be eaten in our diet for healthy Omega 3 levels.

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Kim Atherton

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Nutritional information for Health

Dietary Fibre, Prebiotics & SCFA's

Dietary fibre is the indigestible part of plants we eat, that acts as a prebiotic food source to gut bacteria to produce beneficial SCFA's.

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Kim Atherton

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Nutritional information for Health

Food as Medicine Nutrition

Foods eaten either help or hinder health outcomes. Food is our Medicine with nutrition and phytochemicals provided in what we choose to eat.

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Kim Atherton

4 min read

Nutritional information for Health

30 Plant-foods a Week Challenge?

Can you challenge yourself to eat 30 different plant types each week for gut microbiome & health improvements? It's easier than you think!

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Kim Atherton

4 min read

Nutritional information for Health

Rules of Healthy Eating and Living

What are the rules of healthy eating and living? What should I be eating and doing to keep healthy? See the Healthy Eating Plate graphic.

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Kim Atherton

4 min read

Nutritional information for Health

Nutrient Deficiencies - why?

Nutrients can do two things: perform a function (a positive outcome) or display a symptom (a negative outcome) which is the body crying out.

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Kim Atherton

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Nutritional information for Health

Zinc and Copper Ratio

The Zinc and Copper ratio means that Zinc needs to be in a 1:1 relationship with Copper levels. If copper is higher we may get issues.

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Kim Atherton

6 min read

Pathology Results Explained

Homocysteine - the 'canary in the mine'

Testing of Homocysteine occurs to identify if active folate and Vitamin B12 are low. Homocysteine indicates a lot clinically.

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Kim Atherton

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Pathology Results Explained

Electrolyte Imbalances mean what?

Electrolytes are minerals that carry electrical charge, & help regulate heart rhythms, nerves, muscles & maintain fluid & acid-base balance.

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Kim Atherton

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Pathology Results Explained

Metabolic Syndrome explained?

Metabolic Syndrome is an insidious inflammatory state predisposing you to CVD from poor glucose & lipid control, high BP & central obesity.

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Kim Atherton

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Pathology Results Explained

Iron Deficiency Anaemia Explained

Iron-Deficiency Anaemia is the most common form of anaemia from inadequate levels of the essential mineral Iron in the body.

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Kim Atherton

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Pathology Results Explained

Full Blood Count Explained

This blog explains the Full Blood Count results and their various Functional Reference Ranges for desired health outcomes.

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