Two Natural Ladies Interview with Wutti Oparkchareon from OsteoStrong

Keeping our bones strong – simple but not easy

Why should we care about bone health? Wutti Oparkchareon and Two Natural ladies explore the world of our bones and the important to our health in ways you may not have realised!

Wutti starts with some astounding statistics

• 5 million Australians are living with Osteoporosis and Osteopenia 

• 66% of people 50 years or older are living Osteoporosis and Osteopenia 

• At present the government is spending 3 billion a year for Osteo issues

• Weak bones more likely to get fractures

• Hip fractures are the most severe and this happens to 20,000 people per year– that’s three every waking hour

 AND 

• 30% of people die after a hip fracture within one year

• 50% end up in aged care after a hip fracture

Vicki & Jo are astounded at how significant bone health is to how we age. Our muscles, our immune system so much is linked to our bones! 

Find out Wutti’s three tips to support you in your bone health.  Preventative rather than cure! The investment in a bone scan to check your bone density is a minimal cost for knowing where you’re at.

Pelvic Floor – new exciting technology to fix incontinence issues – twice a week for three weeks and it’s done.

If you think you can you can!

Contact Wutti for a complimentary consultation at 

 osteostrongsouthmelbourne.com.au 

Pop a cork, celebrate and eat cake!

“Everyone has a book in them and how wonderful to hear a chapter of theirs”

And do you have a NOIM?

Two Natural Ladies interview Petra Harmer-Shrowder from PH Celebrants. Petra is a Commonwealth Registered Marriage Celebrant who creates beautiful ceremonies, throughout Australia for happy and sad occasions.

Petra began her exploration into Adventure Ceremonies after a wedding turned into a funeral on the Bedarra islands in Queensland. Her love for travel and something different led her to create services in the air, on the sea, in the snow or some other beautiful destination.

Jo & Vicki chatted with Petra about celebrating people’s lives while they are still with us. “Everyone has a book in them and how wonderful to hear a chapter of theirs” The idea of Living Ceremonies was inspired when Petra’s mum was diagnosed with Alzeimers. A way to remember, acknowledge and learn more about the person and then eat some cake with them!

In a competitive market it’s wonderful to offer something a little bit different. It doesn’t have to be with a huge amount of people or huge amount of expense. It can be beautiful and simple.

Many people forget there are legal procedures needed and when getting married. Petra explains one of the first things is a “Notice of Intended Marriage” (NOIM). There is often surprise at how much is involved in the first meeting with a celebrant and in light of this Petra is offering anyone listening to this, a guide, the top tips, including the procedures and ideas to work out what you want.

 “We, the celebrants, need to remember-“The ceremony isn’t about us it’s about the people who are getting married”

In funerals, Petra explained, multicultural elements and rituals can be include as well as information about where the person came from. When her friend’s partner died on Bedarra Island the ceremony included a cocktail and a food dish named after him – it was a celebration!

Contact Petra at PH Celebrants via Facebook or email: petra@phcelebrants.com.au

Mention Two Natural Ladies and get a FREE Celebrants guide, which includes all the legal documents you need as well as tips for the best ceremony for you

Website designers are like carpenters – they use their craft to create something special

Paul Wagstaff is the owner of Cultivate Digital which is a boutique web design studio located in Melbourne, Australia and is now a top FIVE rated web design agency in Google.

Two Natural Ladies ask Paul, “What do we need to do when starting a business?” His answer – how long is a piece of string? Actually he didn’t say that Vicki did LOL. Paul explains what to do first is dependent on the size of the business; is it a small part time business or one with hundreds of employees?

What everyone needs these days is a Website -to compete! And when creating a website things need to be in certain spots so people can quickly find them. ***A must is to put a phone number up top which will click and connect.

“We create something different and unique for each person.”

Jo & Vicki also ask Paul about:

·        Costs of creating a website

·        What work can the client do?

·        SEO

·        Social media

·        Google maps

Paul talks about the benefits of blogs – Content is KING and it is important with any information put onto your website that it is original, or google will penalise you!

AND a BIG Important and empowering tip - **BACK YOURSELF**! You’ve made the leap so put some effort and time into your blogs and social media and spend some money.

And the million dollar question …’How do we know if what we are doing is working?’ It’s all about the clicks, who clicks and fills in the form and how this relates to getting $$. We can’t rely on our fallible human memory “Yes this month was a pretty good month” How do you know that? Do you have data?

SEO is extremely important and gathering that data – finding out what’s working and what isn’t.

This a great podcast for anyone with their own business – or knows someone with their own business

And give Paul a call on 0409 402 607 and check out HIS website www.cultivatedigital,com,au

Food as medicine: A way through Mental Health

Two Natural Ladies have a great interview with Sal Prothero from Whole Food Nutrition.

Originally Sal wanted to be a racing driver or jet pilot, but now as a university trained nutritionist she knows she has picked the right pathway

Vicki, Jo & Sal discuss Sal’s struggles with anxiety in her early years and her difficulty finding a way through it. Once Sal discovered nutrition and the role food plays in our mental health she knew this was what she wanted to do to help others who are struggling.

But it wasn’t till her daughter, in year 8, started having her own issues around her mental health and the roller coaster ride they went on in the mental health system, that Sal realised there was a better way!

Where to go? Who will help? Medication?

Sal started treating her daughter, not with medication but with supplements and whole foods.

Sal has a keen interest in the brain's chemicals and her role is often to educate people that eating whole foods will make a difference to our health & wellbeing.

Sal is understanding and empathic with her client and recognises the importance of this when helping others. As Sal says, when you have been through it yourself it makes it easy to feel some understanding for others

Sal’s passion for gut health and eliminating (as much as possible) refined carbs and sugars in our diet. Two Natural Ladies find out Sal’s FIVE TOP NUTRIENTS and why?

Two Natural Ladies find out more about Sal’s own journey with mental strength and how important lifestyle; movement; personal development and mindfulness are for her.

Showing gratitude every day for what she has, again shows us what an exceptional woman Sal is. Everyone will see a bit of them in this podcast and find something to use in their day to day life.

 Website: www.wholefoodnutrition.com.au or email sal@wholefoodnutrition.com.au to find out how she can help you.

Home Share Melbourne: caring for people at risk of homelessness (19 mins and 18 seconds)

Two Natural ladies have an inspiring conversation with Carla Raynes founder of Home Share Melbourne. This not for profit social enterprise receives no government funding and is in need of our support. There are two initiatives run by the organisation

1.       Disability Housing. With the support of NDIS Home Share Melbourne find accommodation for people with a disability who don’t want to live at home or in a shared housing situation.  This is doing very well and NDIS offer a lot of support

2.       Homeless Home Share Program: helping those at risk of homelessness, particularly young people who need a stable home environment to find work, or continue at school.

What Carla and her team find, including her identical twin sister Jenna, is the people who are placed in these homes end up with a lifelong friendship and sense of community. Something they may not have had previously

Carla shares a wonderful story about a 17 year old girl and asks us to consider opening our home to young people in need. Home Share Australia make sure the home and the young person are a right fit and there are stringent criteria on both sides. Everyone is safe and the end result is an incredible opportunity and experience for everyone involved

We know you will enjoy this interview and please consider supporting this organisation in need of rooms and donations. 

www.homesharemelbourne.org

 About Home Share Melbourne

Home Share Melbourne exists to provide people with a choice about where and how they live.   

At Home Share Melbourne, we focus on the idea of a ‘home’ rather a house.  A home is not just a bed and roof over your head, it’s somewhere that is safe, comfortable, welcoming, which is full of people (and pets!) who you have chosen to live with.  A home is a sanctuary and how it feels can impact the rest of your life.  

For some people – like those living with a disability, young people or those seeking asylum – the process of finding a safe, comfortable, and welcoming home can be complex.  That’s where Home Share Melbourne come in – we help make the process of finding a home and housemate easy and dignified.  We believe that where and how you live should be choice, rather than the result of your circumstances.