Thrive Nutrition and Massage

26/09/2026

17/09/2026

Book your Lymphatic Massage during September and receive a 20-minute full spectrum infrared sauna session FREE.

📲 Book online via the link in bio or via 📞 on 0405116497. Use the code “spring clean.”

Offer applies to both new and existing clients.

(Note that sauna bookings aren’t available through the online booking process, but you will be contacted independently.)

14/09/2026

A little update at the clinic!

Tyro Health is now available in the clinic, making private health fund claims even easier.

If your private health fund provides extras cover for REMEDIAL MASAGE, you can now simply tap your health fund card on the machine after your treatment and receive your eligible rebate on the spot.

No more waiting for an invoice to be emailed and then submitting the claim yourself!

Easy. Convenient. One less thing to do.

(Note that rebates are subject to your individual health fund and level of cover.)

13/09/2026

You train hard. Your recovery matters too. 🏃‍♀️ 💪 🚴‍♂️

Whether you’re running, lifting, cycling, hiking or simply keeping busy, your body is constantly adapting to what you ask of it.

Massage and recovery therapies can be a valuable part of looking after your body- particularly when you’re carrying persistent tightness, soreness or fatigue.

I offer remedial massage, lymphatic drainage massage, full spectrum Infrared sauna and Normatec compression to help you support you recovery.

Don’t wait until your body is completely broken down before you give it some attention.

Recovery is part of training.

If your body could use some TLC, bookings are available online, or via
📞 0405116497. ❤️

10/09/2026

🤩 And here’s the finished fermented ginger drink, made from fresh, home grown ginger. 🫚

It turned out delicious and the whole family is enjoying it!

We love it on its own or served 1:1 with soda water. So refreshing and zingy and naturally fermented.

It actually took a bit longer than expected to get going this time- almost a week on the bench. I started wondering if the whey might have been the reason. It had been sitting in the fridge for a week or so after I separated it to make my cream cheese/labneh, so I thought perhaps it had become milder.

I was worried I’d wrecked it, but instead of giving up I made some fresh whey and added roughly another 1/3 cup.

It worked!! Within a couple of days it started bubbling away and fermenting, and when I tasted it, it was obvious that a lot of sugars had been used up.

I strained and bottled it and popped it in the fridge, where it will continue to ferment- just much more slowly.

I love making things from scratch, especially when they include ingredients from the garden 🪴 🪏

08/09/2026

A little reminder that you don’t have to wait until you’re completely exhausted, sore or stressed to look after yourself. ❤️

Sometimes prevention is better than repair.

Sometimes you just need an hour to breathe.

And sometimes your body is asking for a little more attention.

If it’s been a while since your last treatment, I’m here.

Bookings are available online or via
📞 0405116497

04/09/2026

A reflection.. what my first 64km 🏃‍♀️ taught me.

Almost 2 weeks ago I crossed the finish line of a 64km point to point trail race.

I went in with a time in mind, but somewhere along the way, I decided to enjoy it instead of chase the clock.

Because by race day the hard work has already been done- the early mornings, long runs, setbacks and niggles. You can’t suddenly do more training on race day.

Race day is the celebration. 🎉

So I stopped for photos. Walked through parts. Connected with people along the trail. Spent far too long at checkpoints eating and chatting 😂

I also fell three times. Hard!

Each time, I picked myself back up and kept going.

I cried too- from pain, from joy and disbelief .. “I’m actually doing this!” And somewhere along those 64km I also found myself grieving my Dad, who I lost in March. I carried his spirit with me that day ❤️

Then there were the people. Brief conversations, laughs and shared struggles with people who became part of my journey before moving on.

All of this reminded me:

LISTEN TO YOUR BODY.
My ankle had been giving me grief and sometimes I had to adjust the plan rather than push through.

PACING IS EVERYTHING.
64km is a long way. You can’t treat the first 20km like a 20km race.

MINDSET MATTERS.
One kilometre, one hill, one checkpoint at a time makes something huge feel manageable.

FUEL MATTERS.
Keeping your body fuelled makes a huge difference. And sometimes food and a chat are exactly what you need!

RECOVERY IS PART OF THE PROCESS.
The finish line isn’t the end. Rest, nutrition, hydration, movement and time all matter afterwards.

And my biggest takeaway?

YOU DON’T ALWAYS HAVE TO CHASE THE NEXT GOAL.
I finished 8:39- 42nd out of 77 solos, 9th female overall and 1st in my age group.

Could I have gone faster? Probably.

The finish time is only one tiny part of the story…

Whether you have a big goal ahead or simply getting through life, your body needs you to listen.

Sometimes it needs a push.
Sometimes it needs a rest.
And sometimes… it needs a good feed and a chat 😂

03/09/2026

🧠 Your brain has a lymphatic connection too…

This is where the lymphatic story gets really interesting. For a long time, we were taught that the brain didn’t have a conventional lymphatic system. We now know that the brain and its surrounding tissues have specialised drainage pathways involving the GLYMPHATIC system and meningeal lymphatic vessels.

The glymphatic system is a network in moving cerebrospinal fluid through spaces around blood vessels and through the brain’s tissue, helping with fluid balance and the movement of metabolic waste. Meningeal lymphatic vessels then provide important drainage pathways from the brain and its coverings towards the peripheral lymphatic and immune systems.

Researchers are increasingly investigating how these pathways may relate to neurological health and disease. For example, studies have found evidence of altered glymphatic and meningeal function in stroke and Parkinson’s disease. In stroke, impaired drainage has been associated with brain swelling, inflammation and poorer outcomes. In Parkinson’s disease, studies have changes in both glymphatic function and meningeal lymphatic drainage.

This is particularly interesting to me personally. Through my work with manual lymphatic drainage, I have worked with people following stroke and with people living with Parkinson’s disease. I’ve observed changes in some symptoms following treatment, which has made me more and more curious about the relationship between lymphatic drainage, fluid movement and the nervous system.

But observation isn’t the same as scientific proof. The research in this area is still developing, and we don’t yet have enough evidence to say that manual lymphatic drainage can treat stroke or Parkinson’s disease. What we do know is that the relationship between the lymphatic system, brain fluid clearance, immunity and neurological health is and exciting and rapidly developing area of research.

And honestly, I can’t wait to learn more about it. There is so much we don’t understand about how these systems communicate with each other, and I find that absolutely fascinating!

31/08/2026

Where does all that lymphatic “waste” actually go?

Following on from my last post about the lymphatic system, one of the questions I often get asked is: “So where does all that waste and excess fluid actually go?” The answer is fascinating because there isn’t one single “detox organ.”

Your lymphatic system works as part of a much bigger network involving your blood circulation, immune system, liver, kidneys, lungs and digestive tract… like a transport and collection system. Lymphatic vessels collect excess fluid and proteins from the tissues, along with cellular material, immune cells and foreign particles. This lymph travels through lymph nodes, where it is filtered and where immune surveillance takes place. It eventually returns to the bloodstream. From there, different substances take different pathways..

BLOOD transports substances around the body to the organs that process, reuse or eliminate them.

The LIVER is a major centre of metabolism and processing. It is also the body’s largest producer of lymph, contributing a substantial proportion of the lymph entering the thoracic duct.

The KIDNEYS filter the blood and remove many water soluble waste products through urine.

The LUNGS remove carbon dioxide and some other volatile substances through the breath.

The DIGESTIVE SYSTEM eliminates material through the bowel, including substances that have been transported into the gut via bile.

And the lymphatic system itself is continually recovering fluid and proteins from our tissues and returning them to circulation.

So rather than thinking of lymph as carrying a load of “toxins” that simply need to be flushed out, I think it’s more accurate to understand it as one part of an incredibly interconnected system of transport, immune surveillance, recycling, metabolism and elimination.

And there’s another part of this story that I find particularly fascinating.. the brain has its own specialised fluid-clearance network.

That’s where the the GLYMPHATIC SYSTEM comes in 🧠

But that deserves its own post…

30/08/2026

From yoghurt… to a fermented ginger drink!

Following on from my previous post, where I strained plain Greek yoghurt to separate the creamy labeneh from the whey, I’ve put that whey to good use!

The labeneh was saved to make a delicious dip (I will show you that soon), while the whey has become the starting point for a fresh fermented ginger drink.

The brew is now sitting on my bench top for a few days while the fermentation is under way.

So, how does the whey help?
Whey contains naturally occurring lactic acid bacteria. These beneficial microbes help kick-start the fermentation process, using the sugars in the ginger mixture and producing acids that give the drink its lovely , fresh, slightly tangy flavour.

Once It starts to bubble and ferment, I will transfer it into bottles and pop it in the fridge, where the fermentation will continue more slowly. Then it will be ready to enjoy!

I will keep you posted as it starts to bubble 🫧 🫧