Naturopaths use a holistic approach to find the potential causes of ‘unexplained’ health issues by investigating the state of different body systems, including functional testing.

Creatine has had a bit of a glow-up lately. For years it was seen as a supplement for body-builders, but the research has been quietly building a much more interesting picture, particularly for women. Read the blog to find out how it could support you.

Low-carbohydrate diets have been marketed heavily to women for years. While reducing certain types of carbohydrates can be helpful in some situations, the blanket message that “carbs are bad” doesn’t stand up particularly well when we look at the evidence for women who are postpartum or perimenopausal. In fact, for many women during these life stages, carbohydrates play an important role in supporting energy, recovery, exercise performance, hormonal health, and overall wellbeing. 

Maintaining strong, healthy bones is crucial to maintaining strength, agility, independence and overall wellbeing. This is particularly important as we age, or are confronted with factors that may affect our bone density. At Papaya Clinic, we take an integrative healthcare approach to bone health, combining evidence-based conventional strategies with complementary therapies. This article explores how an integrative healthcare approach can help prevent and manage osteoporosis.

Prevention is better than cure.” Different systems of medicine have advice on how to keep well, including on how to protect yourself from extreme environmental conditions. Of course, traditionally extreme weather happened at the height of winter or summer, or with the sudden changes in weather which tended to happen at the change of the seasons, such as the “spring winds”.