Andre Obradovic, ICF PCC-level Leadership Coach, Primal Health Coach, Certified Low-Carb Healthy-Fat Coach, and Certified Personal Trainer, provides some timely questions to ponder about alcohol. Is is just a couple of beers? Can you stop anytime? Is it just social? Dive in for a honest and confronting look at all the aspects of drinking, from how it affects your physical performance, sleep and hormones, as well as the cost to our kids.

As we in the southern hemisphere get closer to the summer solstice, Kat Nouata FNTP brings to our awareness a different perspective on light. Kat shares how the right light absorbed at the right time, can have positive effects on our health and could be considered a foundation for wellness just as much as food.

Nore Hoogstad FNTP, helps us unpack why sometimes all the good food in the world won’t overcome stress and negativity, so that your body can begin to heal. She discusses how emotions, the mind and the resulting stress hormones can shut off your body’s normal processes.

For decades, women’s health has been largely understood through the lens of hormones alone. But a growing body of research is quietly reshaping that narrative - revealing a far more complex, interconnected system at work. At the centre of it all? The female microbiome.

Once thought to play a supporting role, the trillions of microbes living in and on the body are now emerging as powerful regulators of reproductive health. Scientists are uncovering how these microbial communities interact with hormones, influence immune responses, and even shape outcomes across every life stage—from fertility and conception to pregnancy and menopause.

In this feature from Nore Hoogstad FNTP, we explore the emerging science behind the female microbiome—and why it may be one of the most important, and underestimated, drivers of women’s health today.