by Sheena Hendon | Jun 29, 2020 | DIET & NUTRITION, KIDS CORNER, NATURAL HEALTH
Sheena Hendon helps you to discover what causes acne in both teenagers and adults and what to do to treat naturally Acne, pimples, zits….not your favourite words right? And certainly not something you want hanging out on your face for long either! But the fact is,...
by Sheena Hendon | Mar 11, 2024 | DIET & NUTRITION
The old ‘calorie myth’ stated that a calorie is a calorie is a calorie – it doesn’t matter whether you eat a 100 calories (or kilojoules) of lollies or broccoli, they will have the same effect on your weight. Yes, all “calories” do have the same amount of...
by Sheena Hendon | Sep 16, 2022 | DIET & NUTRITION, MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING, NATURAL HEALTH
Hormones — such as oestrogen, progesterone, testosterone, adrenaline and insulin — are extremely important chemical messengers that affect many aspects of your overall health. That’s why hormonal imbalance can be an issue. Whether you have PMS, irregular hormones,...
by Sheena Hendon | Jun 13, 2022 | DIET & NUTRITION, KIDS CORNER, MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING, NATURAL HEALTH
by Sheena Hendon Health A summary of how can you support the management and treatment of long Covid naturally What is long Covid? Long COVID describes the symptoms that continue or develop after the initial COVID-19 symptoms. This is usually longer than 12 weeks after...
by Sheena Hendon | Jun 1, 2022 | DIET & NUTRITION
When a woman comes to see me with concerns about her weight, energy, libido, endometriosis, PCOS, thyroid imbalance, fertility issues. fibroids, PMS, a history with breast cancer or even better, she proactively wants to optimise overall health, I often recommend we...
by Sheena Hendon | Jan 25, 2022 | DIET & NUTRITION
In simplistic terms, the Non-Diet Approach is a flexible, gentle way of choosing what to eat and when with no guilt, body shaming or restrictions. It goes against the traditional view of achieving weight loss via dieting/energy restriction. The primary aim is to...
by Sheena Hendon | Sep 27, 2021 | DIET & NUTRITION, MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING, NATURAL HEALTH
As a Registered Nutritionist and a Naturopath, I am constantly asked which diet provides the best weight loss results. A more pertinent question however is which one will work for you? Let’s explore some of the diets that are currently getting the most airtime and see...
by Sheena Hendon | Sep 22, 2021 | DIET & NUTRITION, MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING, NATURAL HEALTH
Your gut is one of the hardest working systems in your body. Meal after meal, it hustles to digest your food and extract the nutrients required to sustain you. Despite its solid work ethic, your gut can experience occasional performance hiccups, leading to digestive...
by Sheena Hendon | Aug 5, 2021 | DIET & NUTRITION, KIDS CORNER, MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING, NATURAL HEALTH
by Sheena Hendon Author of Parenting book Cool for School What our children eat is in the spotlight as New Zealand faces a growing child obesity epidemic. Sheena Hendon prepares a day’s worth of healthy foods to take to school and provides some hints on helping kids...
by Sheena Hendon | Aug 4, 2021 | DIET & NUTRITION, MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING, NATURAL HEALTH
When you lose weight, your body fights back. You may be able to lose quite a lot of weight at first, without much effort. However, weight loss may slow down or stop altogether after a while.This article lists 20 common reasons why you’re not losing weight. It also...
by Sheena Hendon | Aug 3, 2021 | DIET & NUTRITION, MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING, NATURAL HEALTH
When a woman comes to see me with concerns about her weight, energy, libido, history with breast cancer or even better, she proactively wants to optimise overall health, I almost always recommend we start with the DUTCH hormone test. Even the best lab tests simply...