Vitality Naturopathy

13/10/2025

🌿 Natural Swap Spotlight: Grants Aloe Vera Crystal Stick Deodorant 🌿

If you’ve been on the journey of swapping chemical-laden products for natural ones that actually work, this is one worth celebrating 💚

The Grants Aloe Vera Crystal Stick keeps you fresh all day using pure mineral salts that stop odour-causing bacteria — without blocking your pores or irritating your skin.

✨ Why I love it:
🌸 Aluminium-free & fragrance-free – gentle on even the most sensitive skin
🌸 Soothing Aloe Vera – perfect after shaving or waxing
🌸 No baking soda or essential oils – zero sting, zero rash
🌸 Long-lasting & waste-free – one stick can last months! (Mine usually lasts 2 years! )
🌸 No white marks, no sticky feel – just clean, natural freshness

This is one of those swaps that ticks every box: effective ✔️ simple ✔️ affordable ✔️ kind to your body ✔️

Small change, big difference 🌿



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18/06/2025

This creamy chicken casserole dish is a winter staple in our house. My Dad worked at the Gas and Fuel Corporation in the city (where Federation Square is now) when I was a child. Gas and Fuel produced a recipe book called The Australian Gas Cookbook which my Mum cooked from regularly. This was one of her favorite family recipes from the book, which I still have.

I've slightly adjusted it to cook it in a slow cooker instead of the oven, but you could do either.

I hope you try it and love it as much as I do.

Recipe below.

CREAMY CHICKEN CASSEROLE

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 x 1.5 kg chicken, chopped (I either use thigh fillets or thighs. If using thighs, I remove the bones at the end of cooking and discard them).

1 onion, finely diced

2 garlic cloves, crushed

2 carrots, chopped

125 g mushrooms, sliced

1 stick celery, finely diced

1/2 cup flour


Combine

½ cup water

1 cup milk (I use plant milk such as rice or soy)

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

2 teaspoons French mustard

2 chicken stock cubes

salt & pepper to taste


Heat oil in a large saucepan over a high gas flame, add chicken pieces and brown. Remove and place into a slow cooker.

Add onion and garlic to reserved pan juices and cook until tender. Add carrot, mushrooms and celery, cook for a further 2 minutes and spoon vegetables over chicken. Stir flour into the pan and cook until the flour is golden brown. Pour over the chicken.

Combine Worcestershire sauce mixture in the pan and once smooth and thickened, pour over the chicken. Cook on high in the slow cooker for 4-6 hours or until chicken is tender.. Alternatively cook in the oven at 180°C for 45-55 minutes, or until chicken is tender. Garnish with parsley and serve with rice.i

18/06/2025

This cream chicken casserole dish is a winter staple in our house. My Dad worked at the Gas and Fuel Corporation in the city (where Federation Square is now) when I was a child. Gas and Fuel made this recipe book called The Australian Gas Cookbook which my Mum cooked from regularly. This was one of her favorite family recipes from the book, which I still have.

I've slightly adjusted it to cook it in a slow cooker instead of the oven, but you could do either.

I hope you try it and love it as much as I do.

Recipe below.

CREAMY CHICKEN CASSEROLE

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 x 1.5 kg chicken, chopped (I either use thigh fillets or thighs. If using thighs, I remove the bones at the end of cooking and discard them).

1 onion, finely diced

2 garlic cloves, crushed

2 carrots, hopped

125 g mushrooms, sliced

1 stick celery, finely diced

1/2 cup flour

 
Combine

½ cup water

1 cup milk (I use plant milk such as rice or soy)

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

2 teaspoons French mustard

2 chicken stock cubes

salt & pepper to taste

 
Heat oil in a large saucepan over a high gas flame, add chicken pieces and brown. Remove and place into a slow cooker.

Add onion and garlic to reserved pan juices and cook until tender. Add carrot, mushrooms and celery, cook for a further 2 minutes and spoon vegetables over chicken. Stir flour into the pan and cook until the flour is golden brown. Pour over the chicken.

Combine Worcestershire sauce mixture in the pan and once smooth and thickened, pour over the chicken. Cook on high in the slow cooker for 4-6 hours or until chicken is tender.. Alternatively cook in the oven at 180°C for 45-55 minutes, or until chicken is tender. Garnish with parsley and serve with rice.

08/03/2025

Sourdough Bread

This is my second attempt at making Organic Spelt Sourdough bread since 2020. This loaf is not perfect but I am very pleased with the delightful sourdough taste and lightness. I just need to get the crust to be not so hard next time.

Spelt sourdough bread has some amazing health benefits:

🍞 Fiber: High in fiber, which can help with digestion, lower cholesterol, and reduce the risk of heart disease 

🍞 Protein: Contains more protein than wheat 

🍞 Vitamins and minerals: Contains niacin, thiamine, copper, manganese, iron, magnesium, and phosphorous 

🍞 Antioxidants: Has a higher antioxidant capacity than wheat

🍞 Contains less gluten than wheat, making it easier to digest for some people 

Promotes healthy gut bacteria - Fermentation stimulates the growth of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium in the gut 

Low in FODMAPs: The fermentation process in sourdough bread reduces FODMAPs

Nutty flavor: Spelt has a slightly nutty taste that gives the crust a refreshing bite

19/02/2025

Do you suffer from eczema? Or does a family member, friend, or your child struggle with it? Have you tried every cream, only to be left with dry, itchy and inflamed skin - sometimes scratching until it bleeds? Discover a new, holistic approach which goes beyond temporary relief. Based on current research and clinical observations, many eczema sufferers find that certain foods can trigger or worsen their symptoms....

Discover the 12 worst foods for eczema, and the 12 best foods for skin healing. Learn which foods trigger flare-ups and which promote healthier, radiant skin and complexion.

06/02/2025

For those of you who don't know me, this is my daughter's healing journey from eczema, with the healing power of food and natural medicine.

From the age of 6 weeks, she was covered in eczema, from head to toe. Looking at her now you might think she grew out of it. She did not. It took hard work with a strict specific eczema diet and supplements regime over many months, to heal her gut and liver, which resulted in her skin healing.

Since treating my daughter I've helped many more patients to achieve skin healing and become eczema free with a tailored treatment plan that gives real and lasting results.

If you or a loved one is suffering from eczema, there is hope.

DM me if you would like to find out more, or click my link in bio to book an appointment or a 15 min free chat.

Yours in health
Bronia

06/02/2025

The top 12 foods which contribute to a healing of eczema symptoms.

If you are suffering from eczema these foods are essential for gut and liver healing to occur (with the elimination of the itchy dozen posted previously).

If you would like more help treating and healing eczema, please see my link in bio for bookings to see me in clinic or have a chat with me to find out more.

My daughter was my eczema first patient and her skin is now silky smooth and beautiful and permanently eczema free.