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Apr 7

Do you have blood sugar highs and lows?  Insulin Resistance can be a huge contributor to pain: causing us to store fluid, become more acidic, be more inflamed… and doctors RARELY find it!

We work with many weight loss challenges in our clinic, and insulin resistance is huge!  We have a small blood analysis machine that tells us on the spot how ‘insulin resistant’ someone is.  This is a pre-diabetic condition which medically doesn’t get picked up due to the fact that it’s NOT diabetes.  Medically (and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with this) they are always waiting for tests to be bad enough to 1. put us on medication; 2. send us to a specialist or 3. operate.

I tell my clients all the time ‘thank goodness they didn’t find anything!!’.  Insulin resistance means that the cells are not taking in insulin easily and/or the internal mechanism of the cell which deals with insulin isn’t working.

One of my clients yesterday has been exercising his butt off, changing his diet and weight hasn’t come off.  Yesterday his insulin resistance was huge (about 6x maximum level for ’safe’ insulin levels - no wonder his body isn’t losing weight.  The small amounts of carbohydrates he’s having (fruits, rice crackers, bread…hmmm, and cereals) are simply storing as fat.  His body can’t handle them at the moment.

By the way, insulin is a very inflammatory hormone when out of whack - it can be a major cause of obesity, heart disease, diabetes and pain.

Luckily we have some fabulous products which help reverse insulin resistance.

Madonna Guy ND

Chief Clinician at New Leaf

Nov 28

Alison Honour is the new remedial massage therapist at New Leaf..  Pain can be helped long term with many types of massage treatments and it takes an experienced and well-qualified therapist to know how to help you!

We’re trialling Alison for the next few months to see how she goes.  If the first few weeks are any indication, she’s doing well, next week is packed and the week after getting very busy as well.  We’ve had re-bookings by many clients already (very impressive).  No surprise I suppose since she has 5 diplomas qualifications in massage therapy:

  • Diploma of Remedial Massage
  • Diploma of Remedial Therapies – Reflexology
  • Diploma of TCM Remedial Massage ( An Mo Tui Na)
  • Diploma of Oriental Massage – Shiatsu
  • Diploma of Sports Massage
  • and has 3 years training in Acupuncture as well.

Alison also does Hot Stone Massage (mmmmmm..); Pregnancy massage; facials; deluxe facials using frequency specific microcurrent and much more.  With Alison’s history in competative sports she has a great knowledge of the human body, how it performs under stress and what it needs to get well after injury.  She has worked closely with Fibromyalgia Clients, Bowel Cancer Clients; sporting injuries along with people who just need some relaxation.  With 3 years training in acupuncture she has an overall health perspective you’ll get from few other massage therapists!

She’s great, come on in and give her a try!

Madonna Guy ND, Naturopath, Wynnum

Nov 25

Kinesiology: What is it??

Kinesiology: the definition of kinesiology is a little tricky since there are so many forms, developed with different processes in mind.  In general kinesiology is about muscle movement and muscle testing, therefore we use muscle testing to find out what’s going on inside the body.  We use different ‘muscle testing’ techniques depending on who we are treating and what we are treating them for.

Kinesiology was developed originally in the 1950’s by renegade chiropractors in the U.S., who were sick to death of treating the same condition week in, week out.   George Goodheart went to China and learned acupuncture philosophy, so acupressure and acupuncture meridians, points, and emotions are highly integrated within most kinesiology models.

Physios used ‘kinesiology’ techniques in the 1950’s as well to find out how damaged a persons muscles were after a bout of polio, or after the polio vaccines, so we add in the structural muscular knowledge from this side of medicine as well.  Richard Utt, Gordon Dickson ND & Charles Krebs PhD all developed various kinesiology processes which have created the overall process now known as LEAP (Learning Enhancement Advanced Acupressure) system which helps people with learning problems, memory issues, behavioural problems such as ADHD, ADD, Aspergers, Autism and more. 

Carl Ferrari D.C. combined chiropractic with Touch for Health and other modalities to develop N.O.T. (Neural Organisational Technique) which is fabulous in re-booting the nervous system from head to toe, supporting long-term issues such as whiplashes, jaw and hip problems, scoliosis and more.  Both Linda Hoggard ND and Madonna Guy ND have been using N.O.T. since 1996 and have found it invaluable in treating long term health problems such as chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia.  Jacqueline Dekoke ND is the primary practitioner dealing with finding allergies, dealing with sensitivities and helping overcome long term immune system issues with the Endocrine and Immune Balancing processes.

All of our kinesiologists are also naturopaths so we utilise our knowledge within both spheres to ensure people get the most out of our treatments.  The types of kinesiology that we do are very non-invasive: we may find a time-line that’s important to clear (ie, father unwell at 8 years old, creates a fear pattern in our brain around loss or lack of security for example) but we don’t delve on these old patterns very long, we simply store the information and move on, clearing the stressors as we find them.

Madonna Guy ND

Chief Clinician at New Leaf Natural Therapies

Nov 25

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Oct 20

Have you heard of SIBO??  Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth???  It’s been found that 80% of people with Fibromyalgia and 100% of people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome have SIBO.  It’s hard to detect medically and I find this statistic totally incredible.  It doesn’t surprise us at New Leaf since these clients generally require fairly big detoxification processes (gently and long-term).  The major filters of the body are nearly always exhausted (ph is too acidic, digestion not working, liver not filtering properly, and kidneys generally damaged…).  So get your gut checked out - it’s very easy to have candida, celiac, helicobacter & parasites checked for, and the process of ridding your body of these (NOT WITH DRUGS AS THIS CAUSES MORE ISSUES) will make a huge difference to your health, long term.

Jul 12

What is truly amazing about Dr Jeffrey Bland is that he’s been doing research in both medical and natural therapies for 40 years.  He is 64 years young and feels the best he’s ever felt in his life.  Attending a congress recently where Dr Bland was a key speaker (along with other renowned health experts) they basically proved that natural therapies along with lifestyle intervention and dietary intake are the key parameters which improve our health long-term and help us live longer.  Nothing else offers that level of health and vitality. 

They spoke often at the seminar about the Blue Zones in the world.  These are areas in the world where people live longer, are happier and have a sense of purpose and wellbeing, often without any medical intervention or chronic disease.

  1. Move (find ways to move mindlessly, make moving unavoidable)
  2. Plan de Vida (know your purpose in life)
  3. Down Shift (work less, slow down, rest, take vacation)
  4. 80% Rule (stop eating when you’re 80% full)
  5. Plant-Power (more veggies, less protein and processed foods)
  6. Red Wine (consistency and moderation)
  7. Belong (create a healthy social network)
  8. Beliefs (spiritual or religious participation)
  9. Your Tribe (make family a priority)

Got your list going about goals for the future???

More coming soon …about Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Celiac Disease and Leaky Gut Syndrome.

Madonna Guy ND, Wynnum Australia