A naturopath treats health issues with natural medicines, such as herbal medicine, nutritional medicine, and homeopathy. This is done with a holistic approach to your body to treat the cause and strengthen the whole body.
We take time to find out the details of your health so that we can accurately prescribe. There is recent Australian research that shows that naturopathy does extremely well in a category called, “patient centred care”.
Usually not, we encourage small sustainable changes. If your health issues are as a result of diet and lifestyle choices, you will need to make changes, but we’re here to support you through this process.
Many of the products have strong scientific evidence for being effective. Each year the amount of research on natural medicines increases.
Both a naturopath and a nutritionist use diet and nutritional supplements to treat health issues. A naturopath also uses herbal medicine and homeopathy. Often a nutritionist will have more of a focus on diet than a naturopath.
We both prescribe herbs and are trained in herbal medicine. To most people, herbs are used to flavour food: basil, thyme, garlic, onion, etc. Whilst these herbs can help with your health, what we and herbalists prescribe is much more concentrated and there are over 100 herbs available, most of which are not commonly known.
In 2019 the Australian government removed health insurance rebates for many natural therapies. In 2020 the process of reviewing this decision began and we are hoping the will be reinstated soon.
Yes, if it improves your health and life, which it very often does.
Usually after an appointment the products will cost between $50 and $100. It can be more if you would rather take a supplement than change your diet. We can work to any budget, and can make significant changes to your health with diet and lifestyle changes.
Yes, if you are a pensioner, let us know and we will discount your appointment.
Yes, you can. Products will be available for collection from Providence Foods (Mountain Gate Shopping Centre, Ferntree Gully).
We can help with most health issues, and will refer you on to someone else if they are a better fit. Give us a call or send a message for more details.
Naturopaths do basic physical examinations such as blood pressure and pulse. We also look at tongue and nail signs. If pathology testing is required, we will refer you to your doctor so that it is covered by Medicare. We do offer functional testing through an external lab for additional information.
Yes we can. Since every cell in your body is strengthened by the fuel available, nutrition plays an important role in structural issues, and other natural treatments can help with the healing process. In most cases, we would work together with a manual therapies practitioner for best results.