naturopathy, herbal medicine, education, research
After years of using olive leaf extract (Olea europaea folia) in clinical practice, and getting quite variable results, the reason is clear – most olive leaf extracts used by practitioners have quite low levels of some key active constituents.
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For many decades now, unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids have been known to be potentially harmful, causing specific types of liver and lung damage, and also being carcinogenic. However the question has long been “do the amounts in key medicinal plants warrant concern?”. Many regulatory authorities around the world think so, with some of these plants being restricted for medicinal usage. This research project set out to determine the level of evidence for harm from some of these plants.
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Last weekend I was in Melbourne at the 11th Herbal & Naturopathic International Conference, hosted by the NHAA, where I was interviewed by Andrew Whitfield-Cook from FX Medicine, about my research on olive leaf extracts.
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I’m excited to be delivering a webinar on olive leaf extract (OLE) for the Olive Wellness Institute next Thursday 7 February at 12pm AEDT.
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I’m excited to be included today on the Olive Wellness Institute’s list of Expert Contributors.
Continue reading “Proud to be an Expert Contributor to the Olive Wellness Institute”After spending the last four years as a casual lecturer working across both Australasian College of Natural Therapies and Endeavour College of Natural Health, it was time for a change.
Continue reading “New role: Senior Lecturer at Endeavour College”My paper entitled “Is this working? The importance of outcome measures in herbal & naturopathic practice” has just been published in the most recent issue of the Australian Journal of Herbal Medicine (Volume 27 Issue 3, September 2015).
Continue reading “Is this working? My new paper in the AJHM”With the removal of the Advanced Diplomas of Naturopathy, Western Herbal Medicine, Nutritional Medicine and Homoeopathy, from the Health Training Package at the end of this year, training providers initially thought they had 18 months to teach out students already enrolled in December 2015.
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Read most nutrition blogs and you’ll discover numerous posts on various amazing “healthy” foods. Quinoa – an amazing source of protein. Agave nectar – a healthy substitute for sugar. Acai berries – antioxidant superfood. But are they any better than some other common foods? Lifehacker Australia recently ran an good story pointing out that some of these “health” foods are overrated.
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April is the first NHAA Sydney Chapter Meeting for the year, and they have asked me to speak again. But this time it will be a bit different – a pictorial conversation of herbal history, entitled “Herbs, Glass Bottles & Poisons in Childers – A Snapshot of Late 19th and Early 20th Century Herbal Medicine”.
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