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02/09/2026

A triple-blind randomized controlled clinical trial investigated whether organic selenium could provide additional benefits for women with endometriosis. The study included 66 women with confirmed endometriosis and endometriomas, who were randomly assigned to receive either 200 mcg of yeast-based organic selenium or placebo daily for 3 months, alongside routine treatment with 2 mg of dienogest daily. Researchers were particularly interested in selenium because of its antioxidant properties and its role in glutathione peroxidase (GPx), an important antioxidant enzyme, as oxidative stress is thought to contribute to the development and progression of endometriosis.

After three months, women receiving selenium showed a significant reduction in endometrioma size, from an average of 4.82 cm to 3.78 cm, while the average size increased from 4.07 cm to 5.31 cm in the placebo group. Selenium supplementation was also associated with significantly greater improvements in menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea), pain during s*x (dyspareunia), painful urination (dysuria), painful bowel movements (dyschezia), and non-cyclic pain compared with placebo. No serious or health-threatening adverse events were reported.

PMID: 41073678

šŸŒˆ Eat the rainbowā€¦ and donā€™t forget your bitters! šŸŒæTonightā€™s bowl: warm but still CRUNCHY zucchini, green beans, garlic,...
30/08/2026

šŸŒˆ Eat the rainbowā€¦ and donā€™t forget your bitters! šŸŒæ

Tonightā€™s bowl: warm but still CRUNCHY zucchini, green beans, garlic, beans and gorgeous purple-red radicchio. Simple, colourful and exactly how I love my vegetables ā€” cooked enough to be warm, but still with some bite. šŸ„’šŸ«˜šŸ§„šŸ’œ

We hear ā€œeat the rainbowā€ all the time, but thereā€™s actually a good reason for it.

Different coloured plants bring different combinations of polyphenols, flavonoids, carotenoids and other phytonutrients to the table. Rather than eating the same three vegetables on repeat, getting a variety of colours across the week helps increase the diversity of plant compounds weā€™re exposed to.

And then there are the bittersā€¦ šŸ˜

That beautiful radicchio isnā€™t just there to make the bowl look pretty. Its naturally bitter taste is something weā€™ve slowly engineered out of a lot of our modern food ā€” yet bitter foods have traditionally played an important role in meals.

That bitter taste gets your digestive systemā€™s attention. Bitter compounds can stimulate bitter-taste receptors involved in digestive signalling, helping prepare the gastrointestinal tract for the food thatā€™s coming.

Think radicchio, rocket, endive, chicory, dandelion greens, artichoke and other gloriously bitter plants. šŸŒæ

So my little challenge for you this week:

šŸŒˆ Add a colour you donā€™t normally eat.
šŸŒæ Add something bitter.
šŸ„¦ Keep your veggies a little crunchy instead of cooking them into submission.
šŸ«˜ And keep rotating your plant foods rather than buying the same ones every week.

Your plate doesnā€™t need to be complicated to be nutritious.

Sometimes itā€™s simply more plants, more colours, more varietyā€¦ and a little bit of bitter. šŸ’œšŸŒæ

Iā€™ll harp on this until the cows come home - your lymphatic system is such a big player with your immune system in winte...
28/08/2026

Iā€™ll harp on this until the cows come home - your lymphatic system is such a big player with your immune system in winter and most of us are not supporting lymph flow enough.

So, your lymphatic system plays a huge role in immune function, fluid balance and helping your body clear away the cellular waste. Unlike your circulatory system, it doesnā€™t have a pump of itā€™s own, so it relies on movement, muscle contraction, breathing and hydration to keep things flowing.

During winter, weā€™re often a bit less active (even in QLD when the weather is glorious) and naturally gravitate to slower routines. For some people, this can contribute to feelings of puffiness, congestion, suggishness and low energy.

Some simple ways to support your lymphatic system in winter may include:

āœØ Staying hydrated with warm broths, herbal teas and nourishing fluids
āœØ Moving my body daily, even when I don't feel like it
āœØ Practising deep diaphragmatic breathing
āœØ Using dry brushing or lymphatic gloves to encourage circulation
āœØ Prioritising rest and recovery

Let me know how these small tweaks affect your energy levels and resilience in winter.

Another ā€œchannel your ancestorsā€ kinda recipe that my family loves at this time of year for all of itā€™s immune supportin...
25/08/2026

Another ā€œchannel your ancestorsā€ kinda recipe that my family loves at this time of year for all of itā€™s immune supporting properties!

INGREDIENTS:
Whole lemons - rich in vitamin C, flavonoids and limonene, which have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties.
Garlic - contains sulphur compounds such as allicin, along with antioxidants that may help support immune function and enhance the activity of important immune cells like natural killer cells and macrophages.
Ginger - packed with gingerols and shogaols, compounds known for their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, while also helping to warm the body and relieve congestion.
Nigella seeds (Nigella sativa) - contain thymoquinone, a powerful compound with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating properties.

PROCESS:

1. Add whole and halved lemons, half a head of garlic, around a thumb of ginger, a litre or two of filtered water and a generous serve of nigella seeds to a pot
2. Simmer for 20-30 minutes
3. Filter with a muslin cloth or fine sieve
4. Enjoy

23/08/2026

Imagine if everything we did was just a little bit healthierā€¦

āœˆļø Waiting to boardā€¦ so naturally, the legs are UP šŸ˜‚While everyone else is sitting nicely at the gate like normal people...
22/08/2026

āœˆļø Waiting to boardā€¦ so naturally, the legs are UP šŸ˜‚

While everyone else is sitting nicely at the gate like normal people, Iā€™m over here finding somewhere to elevate my legs before we get on the plane.

There is method to my madness though. šŸ˜‚

Once Iā€™m on that plane, Iā€™m going to be sitting for hours, which means my calf muscles arenā€™t doing their usual job of contracting and helping move blood and fluid back up towards the heart.

Less movement + gravity + hours in a plane = hello puffy ankles and heavy legs. šŸ˜

So while Iā€™m waiting to board, Iā€™m taking the opportunity to get my legs elevated and let gravity work in the opposite direction for a while.

šŸ¦µ Helps reduce fluid pooling in the lower legs
šŸ©ø Supports venous return
šŸ’§ Helps shift accumulated tissue fluid
āœˆļø And gives my legs a little head start before several hours of sitting

Once onboard, Iā€™ll be that annoying person doing ankle pumps and circles in my seat, drinking plenty of water and getting up for a wander whenever I can.

Do I look slightly ridiculous?

Probably.

Do I care?

Not even a little bit. šŸ˜‚

Feet up until wheels up. āœˆļø

22/08/2026

Letā€™s not forget the Chelsey Jean Lymphatic Health gloves! Tia Brennan

Many of us are looking at the generations in front of us and wondering why so many are chronically ill, instead of dying...
22/08/2026

Many of us are looking at the generations in front of us and wondering why so many are chronically ill, instead of dying from "old age" like the generations that came before them.

As always, the answer is incredibly nuanced, but the more I read the research on detoxification and longevity, the more convinced I am that supporting our natural detoxification pathways and optimising gut health deserve a much bigger place in the longevity conversation.

Because when we look at many of the big biological processes associated with ageing, we keep coming back to things like:

* Oxidative stress
* Chronic low-grade inflammation
* Mitochondrial dysfunction
* Cellular senescence
* DNA damage and genomic instability
* Loss of proteostasis
* Metabolic dysfunction
* Altered immune function
* Gut barrier dysfunction

Keen to dive deeper on this topic? Us too.

Tia Brennan (second-generation naturopath & clinical educator) from will be joining me next Sunday as we dive deep into these topics in what is sure to be a fun, robust workshop.

DETAILS:
Sunday 30 August | 1:00pm
TMP Organics, Everton Park
$10

Tickets available on my website: https://www.jospies.com.au/products/live-workshop-the-dirty-secrets-of-longevity

Have you ever noticed that two people can be exposed to the same illness, yet one becomes unwell while the other doesn't...
22/08/2026

Have you ever noticed that two people can be exposed to the same illness, yet one becomes unwell while the other doesn't?

Exposure is only part of the story.

The immune system doesnā€™t operate in isolation - itā€™s influenced by many factors including sleep, stress, nutritional status, gut health, inflammation, metabolic health, detoxification pathways and nervous system regulation.

Thatā€™s why terrain, root-cause naturopaths look beyond illnesses themselves and ask:

- Why is the immune system struggling to respond effectively?
- How could this condition be serving the body?

Recurrent illness or infection is an amazing clue that something needs attention in your body and rather than focusing on the presenting condition itself, the root cause approach aims to identify and address the factors influencing its function in the first place.

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