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Many of you have been asking if we could make my presentations available for download instead of on CD. You can now do both! The Rachel Arthur Nutrition (RAN) store on the website now has downloadable audio and CD-audio sections where you can buy my presentations. You...
We have finally taken the step into the brave new world of social media with the Rachel Arthur Nutrition facebook page. The first step is to reflect the posts that we add to this site and our newsletter. We will let you guide us as to what you would like to see us do...
Scenario: Patient presents with low baseline 25(OH)D levels, let’s say 40 nmol/L and you prescribe a high dose (e.g. 5000IU/day) bioavailable vitamin D supplement and retest in 3 months but the 25(OH)D levels haven’t improved…what do you do now? Sound familiar? It...
Over the last year, I’ve seen paediatric patients with various presentations (alopecia, behavioural issues etc.) whose thyroid results have seemed out of whack e.g. TSH values in the 3s and 4s. I noticed as well that each pathology company provided a slightly altered...
This week, care of Health Masters, I am delivering the first part of a 3 part webinar called ‘Clinical Case Analyses in Women with Anxiety’. I originally wanted to call this brand new seminar series Dis-ease. The idea was in response to the large number of female...
Often I find practitioners are a bit mystified by the male hormonal milieu and their skills at interpreting androgen results are patchy compared with their confidence in female hormone investigation. Yet, just like in females, understanding the sex hormones is a...
Professor Andrew Sinclair, a leading Australian nutrition scientist from Deakin University, has warned that some snack foods on Australian supermarket shelves contain high levels of trans fats acids (TFAs) and is calling for mandatory labelling of TFAs in processed...
Societies promotion of happiness and happiness campaigns puts expectations on people of how they should feel. Expectations of happiness may be making sad people feel worse. Psychologist, Brock Bastian from the University of Queensland and colleagues, have...
Upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) are a normal part of childhood that often disturb sleep, parents and children alike, but a simple dose of honey may just be the remedy needed. A recent study published in Pediatrics (Aug 6 2012) has confirmed that honey is...
Mid-40 female presents with acute onset pain in both feet and hands. Questioning reveals that she has experienced episodic numbness in her feet over the past 2 years. Patient suspects gout but blood urate levels are normal and patient’s diet and lifestyle not...
A current patient is a 20+ year old male who is trying to recover from a heroin addiction. Having been on the methadone program for the last 7 months and only having ‘used’ once or twice during this time, he is doing well. He has managed to get down to just 25mg/d of...
Recently I started seeing an 8 year old girl diagnosed with ODD and ADHD as well as impaired IQ at 6yo. Notable features include: She has variable bowel and bladder control - often coming home from school with wet pants and a Bristol type 1 stool in her underwear. ...
Parents should be aware persistent snoring is not normal in children and should be investigated. Researchers, whose results appeared in the journal Pediatrics May 2012 found that two- and three-year olds who snored loudly at least a couple of times per week tended to...
The limitations of serum B12 testing have been reported for some time. When testing for deficiency, Serum B12 does not give an accurate picture unless there is an overt deficiency and even then not consistently. This is because the majority (approx.70%) of B12 in the...
I love Rachel! She is an extraordinary clinician and researcher and still manages to maintain a sense of humour despite the volumes of work she does and the number of other practitioners and students she supports in addition to her own research and teaching. Claire...
Rachel is superb at honing in on critical issues that are not always immediately apparent. One of her greatest strengths is her ability to examine a case in-depth and break it down piece by piece to determine what tests might be most valuable, and then to interpret...
Rachel invariably pulls a rabbit out of the hat … ! Not only is she supremely generous with her knowledge and clinical expertise, she is always glad to share her research and has been known to go to extraordinary lengths to set aside time for supervision / mentoring...
"Sessions with Rachel have given me the insight and knowledge I need when I don’t have time to research myself. An hour with Rachel is similar to three months of filtering through books and data. Valuable evidence based knowledge and support for any practitioner"....
“I have found the mentoring sessions with Rachel invaluable in terms of professional development and support. Typically the clients that come through the door present with quite complex health issues. This can be overwhelming as a new practitioner, and having Rachel...
“I value Rachel’s expertise and depth of research. She is a brilliant presenter and brings what can often be dry information to life. Insights I have learnt from Rachel have stood me in good stead in my practice. I attend many seminars. Rachel stands out as a...
“Rachel’s knowledge and enthusiasm in this arena is awe-inspiring. She has that rare ability to take on the sometimes-impregnable language of science, translate it, and relay her understanding in a clear and common sense way.” David Kirk, Technical support &...