An Aussie Mum's Guide To Eco Friendly Babies

Hey guys, sorry the posts have been a little slow lately!  We are preparing to 'move house' to a new domain!  The new website is naturalaussiefamilies.com.au and is pretty much up and running....

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For those who haven't checked out the Facebook page, jump on and have a look!  There are lots of great link to Natural Health and Eco articles and it's a great way to have some input on the blog...

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Hi Guys. sorry it took me a while but things have been pretty crazy around here!  The winners of the Fusion comp have been drawn, using a random number generator . The Winner of the Energy Mul...

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We all know how hard it can be with small children- no time for exercise, socialising or 'me' time.  It can be stressful and overwhelming and those very things that will make us feel better- get...

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Nearly every big vitamin brand makes a kids multi and most parents who buy them do so for pretty valid reasons.  Picky eaters or restricted diets, low soil quality, increased exposure to germs a...

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Don't forget to enter the fusion comp to win one of two great Fusion products! To enter, complete this quote off the Fusion Health Facebook page about Whole Body Tonic: "It's like a __________ fo...

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Natural therapies are not just for healthy kids, or for treating colds and tummy upsets.  Yoga, osteopathy, naturopathy, homeopathy and a multitude of therapies are now being used for Down syndr...

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The lovely staff at Fusion Health stumbled upon my blog and sent me an email a little while ago.  They have kindly donated a Stress and Anxiety and an Energy Multi formula for me to give away!...

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Everyone puts on a few kg's over winter, so it's no surprise the market is glutted with new pills and potions for weight loss.  Hungry?  Take a pill!  Don't want to exercise?  Take another pi...

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I've had so many people ask lately about low milk supply- though I've written about it before I thought I'd put it up again to make it easier to find, and provide a bit more info... The main ca...

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Limes & Lycopene - The Blog of Kathryn Elliott This one is by Kathryn Elliot, a Sydney based nutritionist who looks like an amazing cook! Check out her great winter soup recipes. She also has a ...

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THE GREAT BIG VEGETABLE CHALLENGE I saw this book in QBD yesterday and noticed it mentioned a blog. I had a look and here it is! Not only some great advice on getting fussy kids to eat their gre...

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Gluten free foods are increasing in popularity- once consigned to specialty health food stores, now supermarkets have entire aisle dedicated to gluten free foods. Still the gluten jungle can be p...

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Last time Aldi had their awesome yoghurt makers on special, I missed out- not this time!  I'm going out today to see if I can track one down, I heard rave reviews about them last year! Home m...

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Born At Home by Kat Small... Check out the link above for a beautiful, amazing video of a home birth.  It's presented with style and class and accompanied by a perfect soundtrack.  Watching i...

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The little man is finally teething and among the long nights, grizzly morning, copious snot and revolting nappies, he developed the WORST case of nappy rash I have ever seen! It appeared overnigh...

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I was sent this article by Donna Lee, a friend of mine who is a Naturopath, Homeopath and Registered Nurse.  I myself use homeopathic medicines- when I first looked into it I was a huge sceptic...

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Maybe it's due to the large amount of processed foods kids at these days... maybe it's the lack of water during the day... maybe this is an issue that's been around forever and I'm only finding o...

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You may have noticed I recommend Fusion formulas a lot.  It’s a brand I use myself and for my family and it’s one of the first I recommend at work.  The feedback I get on products I sell is...

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'Colic' is a heart wrenching yet common condition defined by long periods of screaming (3 hours or more) on a regular basis, with no apparent cause.  Theories range from tummy pain to anxiety ...

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Tony Sfeir, founder of Designer Physique passed away the other day, 15 years later than he was supposed to.  This is Tony's story : "After suffering a debilitating disorder at age 23, I was unab...

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Stress is bad for you.  We all know that right?  We hear it all the time- stress raises our blood pressure, mucks around with our 'happy' hormones and shortens our life expectancy (and our fuse...

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Crunchy Domestic Goddess Have a peek and tell me what you think :)

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Congrats to our lucky winner of the Evohe Repair Intensive giveaway.  She will be using it on her acne-prone skin caused by Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, a condition that causes poor skin integrity...

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It's an easy question- I've gone shopping, went for a walk, changed/fed/played with the baby... but what have I really DONE?  Have I changed the world?  Made a difference?   Those things are a...

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