by Kirsten Ivatts | Oct 26, 2026 | Mushrooms, Naturopathy, Nutrition
Multiple Sclerosis and Functional Mushrooms: Exploring Reishi, Lion’s Mane and the Science of Nerve Health Could compounds found in functional mushrooms help us better understand inflammation, immune regulation and the nervous system? A closer look at the...
by Kirsten Ivatts | Oct 21, 2026 | Naturopathy, Nutrition
What thirty years of living with Multiple Sclerosis has taught me about stress, emotional wellbeing, boundaries and learning to listen to my body. Thirty years on, a conversation with my GP. Last week, I found myself sitting in my GP’s surgery, working through...
by Kirsten Ivatts | Sep 28, 2026 | Naturopathy, Photography
When we talk about supporting the nervous system, one word tends to appear again and again: Relax. Take a bath. Lie down. Breathe deeply. Meditate. Do less. And sometimes that’s exactly what we need. But our nervous system isn’t designed to keep us in a...
by Kirsten Ivatts | Sep 28, 2026 | Naturopathy, Photography
When people discover that I’m both a nutritional therapist and a photographer, the two things can seem rather unrelated. One is concerned with health, nutrition and the body. The other is about light, people, moments and images. But I’ve increasingly come...
by Kirsten Ivatts | Sep 14, 2026 | Naturopathy, Nutrition
In my recent articles, I’ve been exploring Nrf2, one of the fascinating systems our cells use to respond to oxidative stress and activate their own protective mechanisms. We’ve looked at food. We’ve looked at functional mushrooms. But there’s...
by Kirsten Ivatts | Sep 14, 2026 | Mushrooms, Naturopathy, Nutrition
If you read my recent article about Nrf2, you’ll already have met one of the body’s fascinating cellular defence systems. Nrf2 is a transcription factor — essentially a protein involved in switching particular genes on. When our cells encounter certain...
