ARE YOU SURVIVING OR THRIVING?
I get it—you're busy, you want to feel good, you want your family to thrive, and you're tired of one-size-fits-all health advice. My practice combines a unique blend of nutrition, herbal medicine and nutrigenomics to create personalised plans that actually fit your life. Because feeling energetic and vibrant shouldn't feel out of reach.
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I'm here for you if:
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✓ You're juggling work, family, and everything in between
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✓ You want to feel good without complicated rules
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✓ You're curious about what your body actually needs
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✓ You're ready to invest in energy that lasts
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✓ You're overwhelmed by conflicting health advice
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✓ You're after a diet of inclusion not restriction
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✓ Traditional approaches haven't solved your health concerns
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HERBAL MEDICINE
Herbal medicine is the oldest and still the most widely used form of medicine practiced today. Western herbal medicine practitioners draw from ancient knowledge paired with the latest scientific research to create herbal formulas to help support and improve all systems in the body.
Most people understand that biologically active compounds found in plants have been extracted and synthesised to create many common pharmaceutical drugs used today- think aspirin, quinine, morphine. Perhaps less known however is that these active compounds can function effectively and often more safely (i.e. without side effects) when taken in their more natural form, as prescribed by an herbalist.
There are many different types of herbal medicine that spring from different cultures around the globe. While they all use botanical plant medicines to treat their clients, they vary in the plants they use and how they prepare them. Western Herbal Medicine emphasises the use of European and Native American herbs, however herbs from other parts of the world are often used as well. Western herbalists generally prescribe herbs for the ingredients, or constituents, they contain and for their known physiological effects.
NUTRIGENOMICS
Nutrigenomics is the science of how food "talks" to your genes. Every time you eat, the foods you choose send signals to your DNA, either activating genes that promote good health or genes that may lead to disease. Nutrigenomic medicines are formulated using plant chemicals, shown in the scientific research to be able to influence your gene expression. In a way, it's a form of herbal medicine and nutrition combined! This is 21st century nutritional science that uses a very different approach to what you may be used to.
Unlike older nutritional approaches that simply focused on getting enough vitamins and minerals, nutrigenomics looks at how food provides signaling molecules that activate important cellular processes throughout your body. Sound complex? It sort of is, BUT it can help to explain so many of the nuances of nutritional science. One of the most powerful aspects of this approach is that it can activate hundreds of genes at once, particularly those involved in your body's natural defense systems. By understanding these principles, I can help guide you toward optimal health and wellbeing and improve many seemingly unrelated health conditions.