Some of the questions I get asked quite often are; HOW DO YOU TREAT YOUR FAMILY WHEN THEY ARE SICK? WHAT DO YOU DO AT HOME? Firstly, I focus strongly on wellness, filling our diets with simple nourishing organic foods, managing our environment to be as low tox as possible for a city family and … Continue reading Natural First Aid Kit Essentials

There is a lot of fear about school sores and their virulence and many people believe that antibiotics are the only course of treatment. That isn’t my experience.  Before I get into the treatments that I’ve seen work in clinic and at home, I think it’s important to understand what school sores are. Bullous (blistering) … Continue reading HEALING SCHOOL SORES WITHOUT ANTIBIOTICS

Baby with fever There’s something terrifying about holding a tiny human in your arms, someone you love more than anything and they are sick, burning with fever. You feel helpless: the fear is something primal; it liquefies your gut. Before you allow yourself to panic and reach for the baby Paracetamol, or call the Doctor, … Continue reading FEVER, NOT SOMETHING TO FEAR

It’s a hot balmy night in Perth WA and as I type this my youngest is asleep in our family bedroom with a bead of sweat on his upper lip despite the rhythmic tapping of the overhead fan as it beats lacklusterly through the heavy February air. The sores on his feet are nearly healed, … Continue reading Healing Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease without Antibiotics