Naturopathy is a distinct and complete system of health care. Six foundational principles underpin the practice of naturopathy: The healing power of nature (Vis Medicatrix Naturae), First do no harm, Find and treat the cause whenever possible, not only the symptoms (Tolle Causum), Treat the whole person, Education and Prevention. These six principles are kept in mind when a naturopath takes your case, develops a treatment plan and also offers maintenance for long term good health.

Naturopathy is both an art and a science. Naturopaths are prevention medicine specialists. Today naturopaths use scientific evidence as well as traditional evidence in practice.

Naturopathic case-taking often uncovers dis-ease long before it has become a diagnosable pathology. Naturopaths treat both acute and chronic conditions. Naturopathic care is well suited to anyone at any age. Naturopaths have many answers for common conditions. Naturopaths use various modalities in their practice. These may include: herbal medicine, nutritional medicine, homeopathy, dietary and lifestyle advice, massage therapy or other therapies.

I am a ANPA (Australian Naturopathic Practitioners Association) naturopaths which requires accreditation with training minimum of an Advanced Diploma. Many Naturopaths have Bachelor’s degrees and beyond. Naturopaths often work alongside your GP or other health professional to offer you the best integrative health care possible. We are able to prescribe from a wide and varied dispensary as well as send you off for pathology testing.

I holds qualifications in Naturopathy, Western Herbal Medicine and Flower Essence therapy and uses these beautiful modalities to care for your body, mind and emotional health. During your consultation you may be prescribed any number of things including herbal medicines, nutritional substances and flower essences. Prescriptions are only given as and where needed. The body is always able to heal itself when given the correct tools and usually taking things away from the body is more beneficial than supplementation, however when the body needs a bit of a push to achieve the desired result herbs, nutritional supplements and flower essences are of great benefit.

Herbal medicine is an incredibly useful tool in supporting the body’s own processes to assist in healing and recovery. There are a lot of herbs that have been used by the pharmaceutical industry such as Willow Bark. In this case the chemical compound salicin has been extracted from the plant and is now a commonly prescribed medicine known as aspirin. There are many other compounds used in modern medicine that have also been extracted and are not prescribed as a synthetic, isolated compound. Using herbal medicine the body gets the benefit of whole plant medicine and the incredible synergy that happens when herbs are prescribed together. There are some herbs that I just don’t prescribe on their own because they work so much better when blended with their planty brothers and sisters!

In order for herbal medicines to work, particularly when forcing hormonal changes to the benefit of the body, nutritional deficiencies can not only hinder the process, but can complete halt the process altogether. Talk with me about what your suspected deficiencies are so I can delve deeper and support you in the greatest way possible. You may also be prescribed a flower essences or essential oil. In fact at every consultation you will be given either of these choices to hasten your journey.

Flower essences are a wonderful tool and a modality incorporated under the umbrella term of naturopathy. Flower essences are a vibrational medicine which assist to shift emotional blockages in the body as a part of your holistic treatment restoring vitality to body, mind and spirit. I love and use Australian Bush Flower Essences, Bach Flower Essences and Light Frequency Essences to assist in your emotional healing as part of your health journey. I am so fortunate to be able to work with the most incredible tools to deliver to you the results you need quickly.