How to reduce inflammation in your body

September Spring Clean Your Eating: Week Two Inflammation is a vital part of the immune system’s response to injury and infection. It is the body’s way of signalling the immune system to heal and repair damaged tissue, as well as defend itself against foreign invaders, such as viruses and bacteria. Without inflammation as a physiological…

10 Common Nutrition Myths Debunked

For the last 16 years (since I started studying to be a Chiropractor!) I have been researching and experimenting with the old saying, ‘You are what you eat’. However even in this short period, new research continues to change my thoughts around what is the ideal diet. This has affected what I would recommend to…

DIY Indian Cooking Experience

The staff at Chiropractic Balance had a great team experience at Sheila’s Indian Kitchen: dinner with a twist- we had to cook it ourselves! I chose this cooking class because they catered for a small group of six and thought it would be a bit different to a standard meal out. What I wasn’t expecting was the…

Spring is in the … Sinuses?

About 20% of the population suffer from hay fever at some point in their lives. For these people it turns Spring into a time of pain and suffering rather than the time of joy and gladness it should be. What actually causes hay fever and what are some natural solutions?

Ditching Sugar

Following Roz’s blog about Alzheimer’s and the link to the damage processed carbohydrates and sugars make to the brain, I got thinking about how many people struggle to let go of sugar from their diet. And to be honest how many of us would love to be that person who can walk past the lolly…

Could a Tax on Sugar Save Lives?

Our Government has declined a sugar tax in NZ based on the lack of evidence, however why would a sugar tax potentially save lives and how could this benefit your health and your family?