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24.01.2022 | LAVENDER | Lavendula angustifolia "Always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder. Keep rosemary by your garden gate. Add pepper to your mashed potatoes. Plant roses and lavender, for luck. Fall in love whenever you can. Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic... Lavender is a scent most of us are familiar with. Love it or hate it, it is incredibly wonderful for promoting sleep and reducing anxiety. It is not only essentials oils that lavender has it's effect. It is one of my favourite herbs to add to herbal tea blends, and can also be taken in tincture and tablet form. Lady lavender is the essence of serenity. She calms the soul at a very, very deep level, wonderful for empathic and romantic souls who are effected by the overwhelm and stimulation of a busy world. Lavender would have to be one of the more heavily researched medicinal herbs and a quick search into the PubMed database or Google Scholar will throw you up a vast collection of studies about it's efficacy as an anxiolytic, sleep enhancer, and it's antiseptic and antimicrobial properties. Gentle enough for low dose use even with children and pregnant women, Lavender is an excellent choice for those who may be sensitive to stronger herbs and hence why it is effective in tea form or a few drops of oil added to a bath or pillow. In the garden, lavender loves free draining soils (great for coastal areas) and lot's of sun and is hardy so it's easy to grow in many parts of Australia. Lavender is quick growing and most types are prolific flowerers so it's another usable medicinal herb that you can grow, dry and make into a tea at home. I also dry the lavender stalks when I give mine a good prune and pop them into little cotton bags under our pillows

24.01.2022 My babies are no longer babies. They are eight & six & I am still physically recovering from having my darling cherubs Many mothers think that once our children grow we will bounce back to the way we were. Sometimes that happens, sometimes it doesn't. A German study published last year followed 2541 & 2118 over a period of 7 yrs (20082015) & found that sleep satisfaction & duration was not at all satisfactory until on average between 4-6 years postpartum (after the bi...rth of #1 -https://europepmc.org/article/MED/30649536). Sleep varies from child to child, however I remember this notion that babies were meant to start sleeping through sometime in the first year & reading all the books & googling like a mad woman thinking I must have been doing something wrong. Studies like the one above are incredibly important, because otherwise we hold unrealistic goals & set ourselves up for perceived failure. It adds extra stress in unmet expectations. For mothers-to-be or those in the early stages do not take this in a negative way at all. Knowledge is power - understanding that parenthood is like a marathon will help so much in how we care for ourselves. We need to learn how to reserve & renew our energy efficiently. We need to learn to nurture ¬ to push. We need to enhance sleep quality so the sleep we are getting is restorative. My babies didn't "sleep through" until they were two. They still wake in the night sometimes & crawl into my bed for a cuddle. Sometimes I don't even wake now but I remember well the almost 5 years total of waking on average 4 times nightly. The moment I stopped trying to figure out what was "wrong" with them or me & started focusing on improving my sleep quality, conserving & supporting my energy everything changed. I started building resilience. For any of you struggling with sleep - it's gets better, I promise. We survive, we get stronger. For those of you with older children who think you should be "back to normal" you are perfect. What should be normal is to realise recovery takes time. For those of you who are really struggling - reach out & ask for help today. You don't have to do it alone

23.01.2022 Happy New Year! I hope everyone has had some lovely time over Christmas and the holiday period. I have been beyond lucky to spend quality time with family and loved ones and to recharge and am now ready again to help you with your health and wellbeing in this year that is 2021!... What are your goals for this year? Do you need to change anything? Do you need to improve nutrition? Or include more exercise? More me time? This is a great time to get back into a routine and decide what you need to prioritise. Spend some time jotting down what you would like to achieve and how to get there and always start slowly so you don't overcommit or get overwhelmed with change. There is so much you can do with natural medicines and lifestyle choices to support your health - whether your goals are around fertility and pregnancy, supporting energy and mood through the motherhood journey, managing PCOS and endometriosis and aiming for pleasant periods - often all you need is a plan and a little direction. I am taking on new clients so you can book your online consult (I see lovely women all around Australia!) via the link above or sign up to the monthly newsletter for blog articles, freebies and more. May this year come with laughter, strength and an abundance of blessings for us all

22.01.2022 Online consults from anywhere - Book your consult online Receive your zoom link Connect at the time of your consult and discuss your health goals or areas you would like to improve or manage with diet, lifestyle and supporting herbs or nutrients... Receive your treatment plan and link to order any supplements Reschedule for monthly follow up consults to discuss your progress and implement changes effectively Embrace your health! Simplicity is key and a personalised plan is everything. Understand your body at a deeper level and support it in a way that is gentle and kind. Fertility, pregnancy, mothercare, hormonal conditions, PCOS, Endo and menopause. To book online visit the webpage www.emmajacques.com.au or the link in bio #ipreview via @preview.app

21.01.2022 Does anyone else get to this point in Jan and be surprised that they are not leaping with energy and drive for the New Year? I know I do. And really if you think about it, January is potentially a terrible time for this. The year is almost at its hottest and we are lethargic, most us us are and drank too much over the silly season, we are at the end of school holidays (if I could only harness a quarter of their energy!) and on top of that I always put so much pressure to sta...rt kicking goals at this time of year. I think Jan should really be about resting (as much as possible) and resetting and if planning to make changes and finding it all too much, to gently reschedule these for when it is easier on your routine. Last year was huge, and the residual effects are not wiped out with the change of a date and the realisation of this can be a little overwhelming. Yes, hope and renewal are strong motivators, but resilience is found by cementing supports slowly and steadily into your life. Good food, restorative exercise, intentional relaxation, supportive herbs and nutrients are all important but set your goals realistically in bite sized actions so that they are achievable and more likely to last the distance

20.01.2022 I run a telehealth clinic, which means that all of my naturopathic 1:1 consults are conducted online via zoom. I made the shift into a 100% online clinic last year as many business owners did in 2020 with the uncertainty of being able to continue face to face, however I had been playing with the idea for quite a while longer. And I absolutely love it.... we are still face to face...in fact sometimes more directly via zoom I see clients all over Australia, often in more remote areas where health services are not readily available I see so many mums! And often consults are booked in when wee babes are sleeping It is so simple to email treatment plans and a link to order any recommended supplements No travel time required = more time in your pocket For me, it has meant an incredible shift on more work/life balance, something which had been missing from my own wellbeing for quite sometime. When I asked my daughter what the best things that happened to her in 2020 have been, she said "you being able to pick me up from school mum" which is something I had not been able to do with long locational clinic hours, and something obviously so precious to her and my son. Have you made the shift into working from home and what has it been like for you? Or do you find benefit (or struggle with!) more and more services moving online? I'd love to hear your stories. With such an odd time, there have been many silver linings to the ways we have adapted

17.01.2022 | Zinc | Wow. What does zinc not do? This spunky little go-getter of a mineral is involved in over 300 different enzymatic reactions in the body - in short - zinc makes things happen. ... - important for the creation of hormones - boosts our immune systems - helps create neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine and therefore important for mood and effectively used in depression - helps with cell formation and so is needed for growth and tissue repair/healing - energy production Zinc is found in - - oysters - these guys are where the big bucks lie - oyster have a high zinc content and bioavailability than any other food (lordy how I wish I liked these!) - red meat and poultry - seafood and fish - legumes - wholegrains - dark chocolate (yes!) Signs of zinc deficiency may include - - Poor immune system/getting sick often - Slow healing - Hormonal imbalances - long or short periods - Anxiety, depression or issues with mood - Acne - White spots on fingernails Try having a half dozen kilpatrik for breakfast a few days in a row and see how amazing you feel!

13.01.2022 Isn't that an interesting way of looking at it? I don't know who said this, however I have come across it a couple of times lately and it has made me think a lot about emotional vs physiological fatigue. Often we look for that one reason that something is wrong. That one cause.... But very, very rarely does it come down to one. Of course, when we are tired it can be pretty damn difficult to figure it all out, but we can't underestimate how exhausting chronic stress can be, and how important peace is for our minds, souls and bodies. This time of year can be particularly fatiguing if we over commit to social events, the many tasks we need to get done and don't balance it out with rest ( or saying no!). How do you find peace?

05.01.2022 All about balance

02.01.2022 | POMEGRANATE | Punica granatum One of the things I think is really fascinating about herbal medicine and food is the intriguing history. It makes the use and consumption of our earths natural gifts a wonderous experience - and if we live life with a little more daily reverence and appreciation for nature and her bounty, then I think that's a very positive thing.... Pomegranate is one of those fruits that simply seems magical as soon as you cut one open. It is said that pomegranate is one of the world's most ancient fruits, originating in Persia and spreading throughout Arabia, The Mediterranean, Afghanistan, India and China. In China it was regarded a symbol of fertility, which is what I get when I look at a pomegranate. There is a philosophical principle of traditional herbalism and plant medicine that originated in the middle ages called "The Doctrine of Signatures" where it's hypothesised that we can tell what a plant is intended to be useful for by it's appearance. Or then there is the ancient Egyptian proverb Eat a pomegranate and visit a bath; your youth will haste back. Indeed pomegranate has many health benefits, including it's incredibly high antioxidant content meaning it is wonderful for glowing skin and a very powerful anti-inflammatory. Studies have shown it to slow cancer cell reproduction and promote apoptosis (natural cell death) in cancer, particularly prostate and breast. One study showed drinking 237 ml of pomegranate juice per day increased the PSA (prostate specific antigen) doubling time from 15 months to 54 months, meaning it vastly slowed the progression of prostate cancer. It lowers blood pressure, lowers LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, reduces inflammation and pain of the joints, and can even kill of microbes such as Blastocystis hominis and Candida species (the dried and ground husk and hull is used for this). As with many antioxidant foods and herbs, it helps with cognition. Another study in 28 older adults with memory complaints found that 237 ml of pomegranate juice per day significantly improved markers of verbal and visual memory and it is being looked into with Alzheimer's.