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10/09/2026

Your bowel movement isn't just waste.

From a naturopathic perspective, stool can provide useful information about what's happening throughout the digestive system.

Consistency is one of the first things we look at because it can reflect intestinal transit time and water handling.

When material moves through the gastrointestinal tract too quickly, there may be less time for water to be reabsorbed, contributing to looser stools.

When transit is slower, more water can be absorbed, potentially resulting in harder, drier stools that are more difficult to pass.

Consistency is only one piece of the picture.
We can also pay attention to:
• Frequency�• Stool form�• Colour�• Odour�• Ease of passage�• Urgency�• Mucus�• Changes from your usual pattern

These observations don't diagnose a condition on their own, but they can help build a much more useful clinical picture alongside symptoms, diet, medications, lifestyle and relevant testing.

For example, “I go every day” doesn't necessarily tell us that everything is moving optimally.

Someone might be having daily bowel movements but still experiencing straining, incomplete evacuation or very hard stools.

Rather than simply asking yourself, “Am I going every day?”
Start asking:
What does my usual bowel movement actually look and feel like?

10/09/2026

“What happens when we die?”

At some point, many children begin asking questions about death. What happens when we die? Where do we go? Will I die? Will you die?

Their curiosity can arrive alongside a growing awareness of separation and the fear of losing the people they love.

It can be tempting to shut the conversation down because death feels uncomfortable or confronting. But these questions can be an opportunity to create safety, rather than fear.

We don’t have to have every answer. We can meet their curiosity with honesty, age-appropriate language and reassurance, allowing death to become something they can ask about without feeling that it is frightening or taboo.

🎙️ Hear the full conversation on children, death and grief on the Revital Health Podcast

Jodi will be out of office from 23 September – 8 October as she heads to Chicago to speak at the HOMeHOPe Symposium!We’r...
09/09/2026

Jodi will be out of office from 23 September – 8 October as she heads to Chicago to speak at the HOMeHOPe Symposium!

We’re so excited for her to be sharing her clinical experience with practitioners from around the world 🩺

While Jodi is away, the clinic will be open as usual, so if you need to pop in, pick up your herbs or supplements, or need anything from the team, we’ll be here for you 🌿

If you have a follow-up with Jodi around these dates, we recommend booking ahead so we can make sure you’re all looked after before she heads away. And if you’re taking herbs or supplements, have a quick check of your supply and restock anything you might need before Jodi leaves, so you can keep your routine going while she’s away 🧡

08/09/2026

What if one of the most important conversations about cancer happened before anyone was looking for it?

Cancer screening and early detection are incredibly important, but prevention deserves a much bigger place in the conversation too.

There are well-established lifestyle and environmental factors that can influence cancer risk, including: physical activity, nutrition, alcohol consumption, smoking, body composition and certain environmental or occupational exposures.

It is worth asking what we can do to shift the odds in our favour long before disease develops. Prevention is about the small, consistent choices that support the body over decades, and making those conversations part of healthcare, not an afterthought.

🎙️ Hear the full conversation on cancer prevention on the Revital Health Podcast.

08/09/2026

One of my favourite topics to discuss with our HOMeHOPe cohort is something many people have probably never heard of: the endocannabinoid system.

It’s one of the body’s major regulatory systems, yet it’s still rarely discussed in mainstream health conversations.

The endocannabinoid system helps regulate and fine-tune some pretty fundamental processes, including our stress response, inflammation, pain, appetite, mood, immune function and sleep.

But what makes it particularly interesting to me is how connected it is.

It communicates across the nervous and immune systems, the HPA axis, mitochondria, the gut microbiome and our circadian biology.

So when someone is under chronic stress, not recovering well, experiencing ongoing inflammation or struggling with sleep, there can be a lot more happening beneath the surface than we realise.

After 17 years in clinical practice, this is one of the areas I find particularly valuable when thinking about health from a systems perspective.

Because we’re not dealing with a collection of separate systems.

Everything is communicating.

And the endocannabinoid system is one of the important regulatory networks helping coordinate that communication.

One of the things I think we underestimate in clinical practice is just how important minerals are to the way the body a...
07/09/2026

One of the things I think we underestimate in clinical practice is just how important minerals are to the way the body actually functions.

Minerals run enzymes -> Enzymes run the body

If you don’t have the nutrients required to support those reactions, things can start to slow down.

Minerals such as magnesium, zinc, iron, selenium, copper and iodine are involved in hundreds of enzymatic reactions throughout the body.

They’re involved in everything from thyroid hormone production and neurotransmitter synthesis to energy production, methylation, antioxidant defence and immune function.

So when someone is experiencing fatigue, brain fog, changes in mood, poor stress tolerance or thyroid symptoms, I don’t just want to look at whether they have a diagnosed deficiency.
I want to understand whether they have the raw materials required for these physiological processes to work properly.

The body can only work with what we give it.

You can have all the right pathways and enzymes in place, but if the necessary cofactors aren’t available, those reactions can become limited.

This is why nutrition is so much more than simply meeting your daily requirements. We need to give the body the building blocks it needs to do what it was designed to do.

07/09/2026

One of the most important things we consider in naturopathic gut health is that a food can be incredibly nutritious and still not be well tolerated by you right now.

Vegetables, legumes, wholegrains and other plant foods provide fibre and fermentable carbohydrates that support a diverse microbiome.

But these carbohydrates aren't all digested in the small intestine.

Some reach the colon, where they become substrates for bacterial fermentation. This process produces beneficial metabolites, including short-chain fatty acids, alongside gases such as hydrogen, methane and carbon dioxide.

For someone with healthy motility and good tolerance, this is a normal part of digestion.

For someone experiencing altered motility, visceral hypersensitivity, constipation, diarrhoea, SIBO or other gastrointestinal dysfunction, the same meal can produce a very different response.

This is why naturopathic gut care isn't simply “eat more fibre.”

We want to understand the context.
- What types of fibre are you eating?
- How quickly did you increase them?
- Where does the bloating occur?
- How long after eating does it begin?
- What are your bowel movements like?
- Is there constipation or incomplete evacuation?
- Are symptoms worse with particular fermentable foods?
- What else is happening with digestion and motility?

Sometimes the most useful information is the pattern between the food, the symptom and the physiology underneath it.

And importantly, this doesn't mean fibre is bad or that everyone with bloating needs to restrict their diet. It means your gut deserves an individualised approach rather than another blanket rule about what is supposedly “healthy.”

A little reminder that being a naturopath doesn’t mean living a “perfect” healthy life 🤍I love good food, I love my coff...
06/09/2026

A little reminder that being a naturopath doesn’t mean living a “perfect” healthy life 🤍

I love good food, I love my coffee, I’m a busy mum, and some days are absolutely more organised than others 😂

For me, health has never been about perfection. It’s about understanding your body, supporting it where you can, and finding habits that actually work in real life.

That’s also how I approach my clients — no judgement, no unrealistic expectations and no need to overhaul everything overnight.

Simple changes, done consistently, can make such a difference ✨

06/09/2026

The vaginal microbiome may be an important piece of the fertility puzzle.

In a healthy vaginal microbiome, Lactobacillus is typically dominant. These bacteria help maintain an acidic vaginal pH and create an environment that supports reproductive health.

Research has found that women with endometriosis may have a different microbial profile, including reduced Lactobacillus dominance and greater representation of bacteria such as Ureaplasma, Streptococcus and Gardnerella.

Why does this matter?
When the balance of the vaginal microbiome shifts, it may influence the local inflammatory environment and create conditions that are less favourable for processes such as implantation and early pregnancy.

The research into the vaginal microbiome and endometriosis is still developing, but it is giving us a much deeper understanding of the potential relationship between microbial balance, inflammation and reproductive health.

🎙️ We unpack the science behind the vaginal microbiome, endometriosis and fertility in episode #128 on the Revital Health Podcast.

05/09/2026

If you're tired, cold, noticing changes in your hair or struggling with exercise tolerance, thyroid dysfunction might be one consideration.

But there's another piece of physiology that's easy to overlook:
Iron.

Iron is required for the activity of thyroid peroxidase, an enzyme involved in the synthesis of thyroid hormones.

This means iron status can be relevant to thyroid physiology, particularly when deficiency is significant.

Fatigue, cold intolerance, hair changes and reduced exercise capacity are not specific to thyroid dysfunction. They can overlap with nutritional deficiencies, inadequate energy intake, iron deficiency, sleep disruption, stress and a range of other physiological factors.

When investigating persistent fatigue or possible thyroid dysfunction, iron studies can form part of that broader assessment, alongside thyroid markers, symptoms, diet, menstrual history and other relevant clinical information.

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