Category Archives: Grada’s Blog

Did you know that if you flattened your bowels and ironed out all the kinks, it would stretch to the size of a tennis court? That is a lot of surface area to look after…. And even one little kink or inflamed corner can cause you debilitating pain. In Australia Inflammatory Bowel Disease is becoming […]

Did you know that one in four people die from heart disease? In the U.S. alone 600000 people die from heart disease every year. We are bombarded with fundraisers for breast cancer but the reality is that more women die from heart disease than breast cancer. Some tell-tale signs of heart problems can be: Angina […]

Nobody wants to be in pain for a second longer than necessary unless you are a masochist of course.. Do you know how many people are in pain on a daily basis? Or weekly? Or monthly? New research from Roy Morgan shows 12.4 million Australians aged 14+ (60.4%) are now purchasing headache and pain relief […]

Kidney stones, gall stones…..both cause a lot of OUCH. Last week we talked about kidney stones and what you could do about them. Both prevention and a way to get rid of them. Please take a look back at last weeks blog if you missed it. Why I am mentioning it again is because we […]

While Pete was in the garden he discovered some fresh Asparagus sprouts and this reminded him of a client who had suffered from really bad pain with kidney stones. Tune into the video to see what you can do to relieve kidney stones and how to prevent it from ever happening again! If you would […]

Have you ever had a persistent cough? Then you know how debilitating that can be, especially when you are coughing up gunk as well. When I was nursing the only thing that made me dry retch occasionally was when I had to check patient’s sputum mugs to document the colour and how much they were […]

Pete, my bestie, is a great problem solver. He can pull a lawnmower apart and put it back together again, without leaving behind any nuts or bolts. He can be the emergency plumber, electrician, nurse and midwife, vet or gardener. Today, he wields his problem solving expertise in the field of functional medicine, by running […]

Our client Jodie had never heard of adrenal fatigue, till she ‘came down’ with chronic issues and irritable bowel. She couldn’t shake off her symptoms. In the end she was diagnosed with adrenal fatigue as well. The majority of the population today have weak adrenals. Adrenal weakness can lead to Arthritis, Cancer, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Lyme, […]

Do you love your elderly relatives living in nursing homes? Would it concern you to see them decline rapidly and die unexpectedly? I was appalled to read this message from Dr Rafapal in Spain: “URGENT MESSAGE FROM Dr Rafapal I have just been told that in an Old Peoples home in Madrid, 97 of the […]

Joe had problems with his joints and the vertebrae in his back. The MRI’s and scans showed that it was wear and tear, and that he had to get used to it. But he was only in his mid thirties! Thats too young to feel old! After several sessions with Pete, Joe’s health had improved […]

Australians have been assured that there won’t be any food shortages due to Covid 19 but we all know that our food chain has never faced such a variety of threats. The Victorian Lockdowns have been disastrous for food manufacturing plants. Floods in China have affected 30 million people so far, and many crops are […]

Is bloating and gas a problem for you? Do you suffer with belly aches and cramping?Particularly in the upper right abdominal region? Are you one that notices whether your poop sinks or swims?And what colour is it? Dark brown or light clay colour? All these things give you hints how your liver and gallbladder are […]

Have you noticed hardly anyone had the flu this winter? I mean the real flu with aches and pains and fevers, unable to get out of bed for days. You keep the blinds pulled shut because of photophobia….in fact, I can’t remember anyone who got the common cold this year either. I did some digging […]

Did you know that a bulletproof vest is made from ten layers of silk? This is what stops a bullet in its tracks and saves lives. The silk is made by the silkworm – over 50 thousand cocoons are needed to make 1kg of silk! So how does the silkworm escape its bulletproof cocoon, when […]

Soon after moving here, we bought a daffodil collection with lots of different varieties. Initially, we sold the bulbs when they multiplied. It must have been around this time of year because we displayed the flowers in a room which later became part of our startup massage clinic. Now guess what? We are back to […]

Emotional freedom technique (EFT) or tapping offers quick and effective relief for physical pain and emotional distress. According to its developer, Gary Craig, a disruption in energy is the cause of all negative emotions and pain. EFT tapping has been used to treat people with anxiety and people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and transformed […]

Recently Grada and I had smart meters installed on our house after having solar connected. I’d heard that they send radio frequencies back to the office with the usage data so the Aurora man doesn’t have to come and read them anymore. Apparently, it’s similar to the radio frequency emitted from our mobile phones, which […]

Have you ever killed an ant? I have…. Our lawns here tend to have jack jumper nests and they have a nasty bite. So every Christmas I put ant poison down their nests because otherwise our little grandkids can’t play around outside without getting stung all over. But after doing some research this week I […]

We live in a world of seemingly never ending crisis! Pete and I want to remind you that you have the power to change your experience at any moment. Your thoughts create your own reality. I mean literally! The things you choose to focus on determine how you perceive the world …. and the experiences […]

Have you ever tried to stretch and bend over to touch your toes? How did you go with that? We heard yesterday that for every inch away from your toes or the floor, you lose 7 years of your life expectancy. Now we haven’t been able to verify this, but it got us thinking…. what […]