Part 2: Elcho Island Yolngu Health Update
Hello from Elcho Island!! My name is Jessica Gaunt and I am one of the Naturopaths at Living Valley Springs. Over the past year we have partnered with the Hope4Health team in Elcho island to support a dream they and the Yolngu people have of reclaiming the extraordinary knowledge in traditional nutritional health that the […]
Part 1: Health Journey To Elcho Island
It has been just over 3 months since the wonderful Yolngu women from Elcho Island visited Living Valley Springs and not only had life changing results but also changed our lives forever in the process. During their stay we equipped, educated and empowered them to reclaim back their unprecedented wealth of knowledge in primal health […]
Vitamin D supplements, the shocking truth!
Vitamin D is the general term given to the group of cholesterol-based hormones that maintain healthy calcium, magnesium and phosphate balance in blood and bone. Exalted as a wonder vitamin for the prevention and treatment of many diseases ((Michos, Erin, et al., Archives Internal Med, August 2008.)) , vitamin D is often recommended by both medical […]
Discover the Secret to Beating Diabetes
The life expectancy at birth of Australians, as at 2013, is 83 years, the ninth highest in the world. ((World Health Organisation. Life expectancy at birth 2013. “CIA – The World Factbook Life Expectancy”. Cia.gov. Retrieved 2012-03-22. “Central Intelligence Agency Factbook Population”. Retrieved 2013-03-22.)) In June 2011, the country boasted 4252 living centenarians. ((Aust. Bureau of […]
What is the Living Valley experience like?
Living Valley Health Retreat was first opened in the Noosa Hinterland in 1990, by two Australian families: the Martins and the Shaws. “Never before have I had such a wonderful return on any investment I have made for a better life. The Living Valley Springs family headed by Gary and supported by his wonderful family, and the […]
5 Tips for a Healthier Relationship
Valentine’s Day, a celebration of all things romantic since the 14th century, is almost upon us. The often seemingly unemotional English will spend 1.3 billion pounds (around AUD$2.5 billion) on gifts, while their impassioned counterparts in the United States of America will send each other over 190 million cards! Beyond the hearts-and-flowers consumerism, these 5 tips […]
Success Strategies for the Summer
Traditionally, spring is the time for cleaning, for cleansing the system, in preparation for a fun-time in summer. Accordingly, spring is one of our busiest times of the year, as people flock to our wellness centre to detox after a long winter. Many people tend to put on a few kilos in winter as a […]
Make it a healthy Christmas & New Year!
The festive season is almost upon us. A great time to celebrate and catch up with family and friends! It’s also a time when on average Australians gain 0.8-1.5kg – which doesn’t sound like much until you consider research showing that weight gained over the Christmas and New Year period is rarely lost! In addition, […]
Spring Clean your Mind and Body
The concept of spring cleaning has been around for a long time. We spring clean our homes, our wardrobes and our gardens, while the most important part of our lives continues to accumulate filth year after year. Our lives, mind and body, would last a lot longer if we were to apply the same spring […]
Reflections on ANZAC Day
Looking out over the beautiful rolling hills of Kin Kin, I stop and reflect this ANZAC Day on how lucky we are in Australia. We don’t have to worry about conflict, IEDs, land mines or hostile gunfire. Australia is a wonderful country. Yet it wouldn’t be what it is now without the sacrifice of brave […]
