Category Archives: Eco & Healthy Lifestyle

Non-negotiable habits that keep the VIVE team healthy

Have you ever wondered about the daily routine of a Naturopath or Nutritionist? The non-negotiable daily habits that keeps their physical and mental health strong and on-track. Are there habits that you would like to implement to help you achieve … Continue reading

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Turkey, Cranberry and Wild Rice Salad

This is the perfect Christmas Day salad! Not only is it easy to prepare, absolutely delicious and nutrient dense, but you can also make it ahead of time for an even more seamless Christmas lunch…  I know I won’t be … Continue reading

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A Naturopath’s Guide to Better Sleep

By Mikaela Duffy | Naturopath & Nutritionist Sleep!  A subject close to my heart, both on a personal level (my weak spot when life gets busy or difficult), as well as professionally.  A great majority of people I see in … Continue reading

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12 Easy Ways to Boost Your Mental Energy Levels

It is common for people who are feeling tired and mentally fatigued to flood their system with heaps of coffee, a Red Bull or even something sugary to help them improve concentration and boost energy levels. But these are band-aid … Continue reading

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Healthy Living 101: How to Swap Your Bad Habits For Better Ones

Redesigning your life to better health and well-being requires permanent lifestyle changes. For some people, these are often difficult to make, but should you wish to live a healthier lifestyle, you will need to translate the desire to live healthy … Continue reading

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How “Sitting Syndrome” Contributes to Chronic Metabolic Disease

By Marilyn Lemaire, Co-Owner and Naturopath at VIVE   Prolonged Sitting Gardiner (4) conducted a study with 1,958 Australian individuals between the ages of 60-69 to evaluate the effects of prolonged sitting on Metabolic Syndrome.  The results showed that prolonged … Continue reading

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Metabolic Syndrome – What Will It Take To Change You?

By Marilyn Lemaire and Isabella Walton, Naturopaths at VIVE I wrote this article on Metabolic Syndrome because I have an intense interest on how prolonged sitting contributes to this syndrome (prolonged sitting is covered here). This article precedes that, intended … Continue reading

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Seven Part Series, Part 6: The Brow Chakra

By Jo Smith Kinesiology and Reiki Practitioner & Instructor   Trusting Your Inner Knowledge   Do you want to enhance and balance your insight, knowledge, intuition and wisdom? As we have weaved our way through five of the seven main … Continue reading

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Silver Beet Dhal

Marilyn made this delicious winter dish from the new Australian Women’s Weekly  recipe book “Slow Cooker: The Complete Edition”. This meal is perfect for the colder weather – satisfying, warming and nutrient dense. We’ve made some adaptions to the original … Continue reading

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Seven Part Series, Part 5: Throat Chakra

Plunging into the world of Energy Centres; our main Chakras By Jo Smith | Kinesiology and Reiki Practitioner & Instructor Is Your Throat Chakra Balanced? Express Yourself – Speak Your Truth   We have journeyed through the Base, Sacral, Solar … Continue reading

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The Perfect LOW CARB Lasagne

This recipe is seriously delicious! I have made it multiple times for various friends and it always gets a big tick of approval! The lasagne is an adaption of the beautiful ‘Tomato, Ricotta, Kale and Basil Lasagne’ from Gather and … Continue reading

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Quinoa Pizza Bites

Extremely tasty and very quick to make, these delicious pizza bites are the perfect pre-game snack to enjoy before the State of Origin! Gluten free, protein rich, and high fibre – you won’t have to compromise taste for nutritional value. … Continue reading

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Do you have “Sitting Syndrome”?

By Marilyn Lemaire   Is it possible that a simple change like “Standing more” could increase life span by years?   There are many recognized addictive behaviors but most of us would have never considered that an addiction to sitting … Continue reading

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VIVE Clinic – Naturopath Bella Walton

What is Naturopathy? Naturopathic medicine is a holistic approach to health care, offering individualized treatment based on natural principles and supported by research-based evidence. This includes optimising diet and lifestyle practices, with the use of herbal medicine and nutriceuticals where … Continue reading

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5 Tips to Help You “Unplug” & Live a More Meaningful Life

We only have to look at our daily habits to understand why we are feeling tired, stressed, depressed and burnt out. Consider this: Do you wake up to the sound of your alarm clock (or smartphone) and check your social … Continue reading

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9 Organic Foods to Increase Your Workplace Productivity

Work makes up a big portion of our day and it is common to feel drained, burnt out and sluggish from the day.  Finding ways to stay energetic, productive and motivated are essential to our well being and happiness. Below … Continue reading

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Seven Part Series, Part 1: Getting To Know Who You Really Are!

Plunging into the world of Energy Centres Our main Chakras By Jo Smith If one or more of these energy centres (chakra) is out of balance it can impact how we behave, how we feel and how others see us. … Continue reading

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Successful Healthy Ageing

Inflammation Several authors confirm that low levels of persisting inflammation is increasingly associated with many causes of disease and the ageing process. Inflammation appears to be the cause of most disease and therefore deciding to reduce inflammation generally translates into … Continue reading

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Organic Makeup to Protect and Nourish Your Skin

The skin is our largest organ and first line of defence to the outside world. So it’s important to consider not only what you are putting into your body, but also what you are putting onto your body. Your skin … Continue reading

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Vive Health’s 10th Birthday Celebrations

Vive Health celebrated its 10th birthday on Saturday October 24th 2015. From humble beginnings as a health food store with just three staff members it has grown to include an online store and a natural health clinic. Now a team … Continue reading

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