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21 weeks - sleepless nights by Julia J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine Lying on my back is certainly the thing I missed the most. I don't sleep well on my side, with my rapidly expanding stomach all propped up on pillows. Rolling over pulls on my ... Read on »

Listeria hysteria by Julia J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine I love my soft cheeses and I'm not the kind of girl to do what I'm told without knowing why. For the first few weeks of my pregnancy I had to delve into the issue of soft chee ... Read on »

What's in a name? by Julia J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine So much! My husband and I have the difficult decision on choosing a surname for our babies, as well as the usual task of a first name. This is because I chose to keep my name ... Read on »

18 weeks - Ultrasound by Julia J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine We went for our first scan, first photo's of baby, though it still looks an awful lot like an alien to me. I dutifully drank the full 1.5 litres of water in an hour despite ev ... Read on »

Pre-natal care by Julia J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine As usual my approach to pregnancy is very old fashioned. I'm reading a wonderful, wonderful book called Mothering the New Mother by Sally Placksin. It is one of the few books ... Read on »

Wonderful news! by Julia J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine I'm back in the land of blogging, and I have some wonderful news to share. I'm pregnant. It's one of the reasons I went all silent on you, I wasn't ready to share it with the ... Read on »

Time for a break by Julia J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine You may have noticed I haven't been around for a couple of weeks. I've decided to make it official, I'm taking a break from blogging. I am working full time and studying Ayur ... Read on »

Rose jam by Julia J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine It's coming to the end of the hot season here in Freo so it's really the wrong end of the years for me to be posting this. But I found this wonderful recipe a long time ago an ... Read on »

Paid parental leave by Julia J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine There is some talk in Australia of introducing paid parental leave in the next budget and it's about time. Australia is one of only five countries in the world that don't offe ... Read on »

Gnochi all Romana by Julia J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine Semolina is fast becoming one of my favourite ingredients for egg free cooking, and here's yet another simple impressive recipe. Gnochi alla Romana is a little different from ... Read on »

Sexuality and the dosha by Julia J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine Sex is a very individual thing, and each person has completely unique thoughts, opinions, emotions and desires regarding sex. Some of this is cultural, but a lot of it can hel ... Read on »

For most of modern medical histo ... by Julia J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine For most of modern medical history female doctors were considered inadequate by the institution. Many were considered quacks and others pretended to be men. As for the histor ... Read on »

Sattva and food by Julia J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine I recently told a story about the three guna's or quality's. Sattva is the desired guna, promoting peace and harmony and satisfaction. Sattva is associated with spiritual asp ... Read on »

Jaggary by Julia J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine Jaggary, or gur, is basically boiled sugar cane juice. The longer it is boiled the more water evaporates and the final product is drier and harder. Jaggary is a totally differ ... Read on »

First Aid for Travellers by Julia J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine I am one of those people who gets sick even just at the thought of travel. This is due to Vata, the dosha which reacts badly to change, movement and lack of routine. There are ... Read on »

Hazelnut Shortbread by Julia J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine A delicious, simple, rich biscuit. Perfect for Vata, alright for Pitta, and as usual no good for Kapha. To prepare the hazelnuts dry roast them in a pan stirring constantly. W ... Read on »

Earache by Julia J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine The ears are an empty cavity, with tiny hairs which vibrate to pick up sound. This air and movement show that the ears are a vata dominated part of the body. They are, however ... Read on »

Hello and welcome by Julia J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine Well, here we are. Until a few months ago I equated blogging with blagging, and now I eat my words. And I love eating, so I am happy. I want to begin blogging as a creative ... Read on »

Supermarkup by Julia J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine Supermarkup at supermarkets, check out this article for a compelling reason to shop at your local market this sunny weekend. Essentially a 290% mark up on Avocados. This is t ... Read on »

Eggless by Julia J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine When I first thought about being vegetarian I continued to eat fish, because in Australia that's what you do. But in India they laughed their heads off at the idea that I was ... Read on »

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