Carissa is Back from Maternity Leave
12th February 2025
I am thrilled to welcome Carissa back from maternity leave! After spending precious time with her beautiful baby girl, Poppy, Carissa is returning to practice and will be available for…
Herbal medicine
Be In Balance This Spring
18th October 2024
Spring into Health: Supporting Your Liver with Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda When asked about their favorite season, many people enthusiastically choose Spring. With flowers in bloom, trees budding with…
A Naturopath’s Deep Dive Into Acne
26th June 2024
Acne is such a common issue that people ask a naturopath to help with. It can really affect your self esteem, and in some instances can be painful and uncomfortable.…
Herbs for Fertility
13th May 2019
Health & Wellbeing Podcast #36 In this podcast episode I chat with herbalist Kyra Howearth about how plant medicine can be of help in couples trying to conceive. We talk…
Book review: The Garden Apothecary
21st December 2018
Book review: The Garden Apothecary by Reece Carter What a beautiful book Reece has created. The wonder that is herbal medicine is available to everyone, but just how to make use…
Mastitis – How Naturopathy and Physiotherapy can help with Prevention and Treatment
8th December 2018
Health & Wellbeing Podcast #33 This episode I'm joined again with the lovely Brooke Hile - women's health physiotherapist. She joined us previously to talk about hypertonicity of the pelvic…
Heavy Periods
30th July 2018
Do you have heavy periods? It can be a sign of a deeper imbalance. Whatever a woman is seeing me for as a naturopath, whether it's anxiety and stress, tummy…
How to find a good Naturopath
10th June 2016
Natural therapies have a lot to offer, and if prescribed by a properly trained practitioner can be effective and safe. In Australia, Naturopathy is still an unregistered profession. This means that…
Taking Liquid Herbs
13th October 2015
If you've ever been to see me in clinic chances are I've given you a bottle of herbs to take. I just love herbs, they can be individualised, they work…
Getting Exam Ready
18th September 2015
[fb_button] It’s getting close to exam time, and stressed out students (and teachers and parents) are making more of an appearance in my clinic this last month. The good news…
Spotlight on: Devil’s Claw
28th February 2015
[fb_button] Devil’s Claw: Harpagophytum procumbens Also known as Wood Spider, Hook Plant or Grapple Plant, this gnarly looking herb from South America is used to reduce inflammation in osteoarthritis, rheumatoid…
Spotlight on: Withania
30th January 2015
[fb_button] Withania: Withania somnifera One of my most beloved herbs, this herb has long been utilised in Ayurvedic medicine for it’s calming, restorative properties. It is also known as Ashwaganda,…
