Today I have Jad Patrick on the show! Jad gained his Bachelor of Health Science Degree in Naturopathy from the Southern School of Natural Therapies in 2005 and completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling at the Australian College of Applied Psychology in 2013. Jad utilises his counselling skills to empower people to look after their own health. This compliments his naturopathic approach, guiding people on their journey to a more healthy, happy and meaningful life. From an early age, Jad has been passionate about nutrition and health. He believes a whole foods-based diet, combined with exercise, stress management and healthy relationships is the key to preventing many of today's chronic health issues.   I really love this outlook and mix of modalities which is why I'm excited about having Jad on the show.

PART 1

+ What sparked Jad's passion in health and a bit about his story and what lead him to study Naturopathy 

+ How Jad's own journey with anxiety and mental health lead him to study to be a councillor

+ How Jad think this compliments the Naturopathic approach

+ What mindfulness is and how it is different from Meditation

+Tools to help people be more mindful throughout the day

+ Jad walks us through the 'soles of the feet' meditation

+ Why having a Mindfulness practice is important

+ How you can cultivate mindfulness and meditation into your life if you've never done it before

+ Jad explains what self-compassion is and what mindful self-compassion

+ How to incorporate Mindful Self-compassion into your day to day life

+ AND SO MUCH MORE!!

+ Facebook: www.facebook.com/jadpatricknaturaltherapies/

+ Instagram: www.instagram.com/jadpatricknaturopathy

+ Website:  www.mergehealth.com.au 

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Hello everyone and welcome!! Today I have Kate McCandless on the show. Kate is a Naturopath, Nutritionist, G.A.P.S., ACNEM, SIBO, M.A.P.S & MINDD practitioner, and has been in the healthcare industry for 12 years, with a particular interest in Autoimmunity, Fatigue, Digestive, Lyme & Mould and Skin conditions. Kates passion stemmed from many years of personal 'unknown' illnesses and chronic fatigue, from which she was finally diagnosed with multiple autoimmune conditions including coeliac disease, endometriosis, and psoriatic arthritis.  As a result, she is committed to helping people discover a simple diet, with the support of herbs and nutrients, that nourishes and supports healing to regain the energy and passion for life they are missing. In addition to offering treatment for general health issues, Kate offers an integrative medicine service in order to assist patients to reduce the side effects of conventional medicines and, alongside their GP, also help patients safely withdraw from medications that are no longer required.

PART 2

+ What to do when you have gut issues and what tests you can have done 

+ How long it took for Kate to go from living with pain to pain-free

+ What the most important lesson Kate has learned in life in regards to her health

+ What you can do today to start your healing processes

+ What Kate regrets most 

+ How saying no helped Kate find more balance and de-stress her life

+ What red flags Kate notices when she has to slow down - indicators that she is pushing herself too hard 

+ What some of the most common causes and factors in Autoimmunity

+ Gut health and the importance of having a healthy microbiome in relationship to Autoimmunity

+ The roadblocks and challenges that Kate came up against in her own journey with health and how she overcame them

+ AND SO MUCH MORE!!!

+ Sue Shepherd Gluten-Free Cooking 

+ More info on the GAPS diet by Natasha Cambell Mcbride

+ Steph Gadsen Chronic Fatigue Podcast episode

+ Facebook: www.facebook.com/MergeHealth/

+ Instagram: www.instagram.com/katemccandless_nd/

+ Website:  www.mergehealth.com.au 

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Hello everyone and welcome!! Today I have Kate McCandless on the show. Kate is a Naturopath, Nutritionist, G.A.P.S., ACNEM, SIBO, M.A.P.S & MINDD practitioner, and has been in the healthcare industry for 12 years, with a particular interest in Autoimmunity, Fatigue, Digestive, Lyme & Mould and Skin conditions. Kates passion stemmed from many years of personal 'unknown' illnesses and chronic fatigue, from which she was finally diagnosed with multiple autoimmune conditions including coeliac disease, endometriosis, and psoriatic arthritis.  As a result, she is committed to helping people discover a simple diet, with the support of herbs and nutrients, that nourishes and supports healing to regain the energy and passion for life they are missing. In addition to offering treatment for general health issues, Kate offers an integrative medicine service in order to assist patients to reduce the side effects of conventional medicines and, alongside their GP, also help patients safely withdraw from medications that are no longer required.

PART 1

+ A bit about Kates story from 'unknown' illnesses to being diagnosed with 3 autoimmune diseases

+ How illness has changed kate and what she had learned from it

+ How Kate is managing this today

+ What lead Kate to study Natural Medicine

+ The different types of Autoimmune diseases

+ How Kate healed herself by using Natural medicine

+ What Autoimmune disease is and how it affects the body

+ What some of the signs and symptoms of Autoimmune Disease are

+ What specific nutrients and herbs that are important for supporting people with this and why

+ AND SO MUCH MORE!!

+ Sue Shepherd Gluten-Free Cooking 

+ More info on the GAPS diet by Natasha Cambell Mcbride

+ Steph Gadsen Chronic Fatigue Podcast episode

+ Facebook: www.facebook.com/MergeHealth/

+ Instagram: www.instagram.com/katemccandless_nd/

+ Website:  www.mergehealth.com.au 

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Hello everyone and welcome! Today I have Adrian Harper who is a Naturopath and Yoga Therapy Practitioner in clinical practice for the past ten years, working within integrative medicine for the majority of this time. He has a particular interest in Functional Digestive Conditions and Microbiome Health along with complex chronic health conditions including Mould Biotoxin Illness, Tick-Borne and Stealth Infections, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.   Adrian personally became involved in naturopathic medicine due to his own health journey with chronic kidney disease. This demonstrated to him the power of natural medicine. This experience has resulted in a special interest in chronic kidney disease, including renal failure. He utilises a range of modalities including nutrition, herbal medicine, food as medicine, lifestyle medicine and yoga therapy.   Adrian has completed a Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy) from Southern School of Natural Therapies and a Master of Public Health (Global Health) from the University of Melbourne. He has lectured in Naturopathy and Nutrition at Southern School of Natural Therapies and completed a number of Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapy training in Australia and India.  

+ What a Yoga therapy Practitioner is and how that is different from a yoga teacher

+ Adrian shares how his diagnosis of a rare kidney disease lead him to study Natural Medicine

+ What changes Adrian made that made the most significant impact on his health

+ What Mould Biotoxin illness is

+ What some of the signs and symptoms

+ How is Mould Biotoxin illness is caused

+ How  Mould Biotoxin Illness affects your health

+ How to identify if you have a mould issue

+ How Mould Biotoxin Illness is diagnosed

+ How you can use natural therapies to help heal from it

+ The kinds of moulds you should watch out for in your home, body and foods

+ How you  can prevent mould Biotoxin illness

+ 3 things Adrian does every day to stay at optimum health

+ AND SO MUCH MORE!!

+ Dr Ritchie Schoemaker website 

+ Building biologists

+  Website:  www.adrianharper.com.au

+ Facebook:  facebook.com/Naturopath.Melbourne/

+ Instagram:  instagram.com/adrian_harper_naturopath/

+ Twitter:  twitter.com/naturopathmelb

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Hello everyone and welcome! Today I have the lovely Leone Wilson who has completed a Bachelor of Health Science in Naturopathy and is currently completing her Honours Degree in Herbal Medicine at Endeavour College of Natural Health. Leone's interest in natural medicine came a little later in life, after the death of her son from SIDS and her personal experience of Hashimoto's Autoimmune Thyroiditis.  Leone believes that given the right environment, the body and mind have the ability to heal, with not only symptom improvement but a return to past vitality and zest for life.

+ Leone shares more about what lead her to study Naturopathy and her own personal experience with Hashimoto's Disease

+ What autoimmune disease is

+ Leone explains what Hashimoto's Disease is

+ What tests you can get done to find out if you have Thyroid conditions

+ The connection between adrenal issues and autoimmune disease

+ The connection with autoimmune and fertility issues

+ Leone's favourite herbals for autoimmune disease

+ Leone signature smoothie to get you going in on your day

+ How Hashimoto's disease affects the body

+ Some of the root causes of Hashimoto's Disease

+ Some of the health issues that can cause Hashimoto's Disease

+ The signs and symptoms of Hashimoto's Disease

+ Why gut health is so important

+ What lifestyle and diet changes should you make and why

+ How to stay "on the wagon" - or what practises to put in place to keep to these lifestyle and dietary changes

+ AND SO MUCH MORE!!

+ Leone's favourite meditation apps: Calm, Smiling Mind & Headspace

+ Leone's Recipes 

+ Facebook: www.facebook.com/LeoneDeborahWilsonNaturopath/

+ Instagram: www.instagram.com/leone3609_harvesting_health/

+ Website link: harvestinghealth.com.au/

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Hello everyone and welcome to today's show where I have the lovely Steph Gadsden a Naturopath & mindfulness coach who is the co-founding director of Merge Health Wellness Hubs that "merge" mainstream medicine with evidence-based natural therapies.  At Merge Health she leads a team of 20 medical, allied and natural health practitioners who work together to inspire hope and health via collaborative care. Steph overcame her own 10-year challenge with chronic fatigue syndrome and now helps others to get answers and create life-changing health. Steph and her team have helped hundreds of people recover from chronic illness and believe that there are no boundaries to who can and can't be well and live a full life. Steph also educates health practitioners on integrative solutions to chronic fatigue syndrome and has been published in clinical textbooks and academic journals...

 + Steph shares what drew her to studying Naturopathy and being a mindfulness coach 

+ What exactly a mindfulness coach is

+ What Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (or CFS) is

+ Steph's 10 year battle with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

+ The cause of Steph's CFS and how she began healing herself with Natural therapies

 + The biggest misconceptions of CFS

+ Why Steph disagrees with the criteria of diagnosis of CFS

+ The red flags and things that Steph wish she had known at the beginning of her journey with CFS

+ What would have helped Steph at the beginning of her 10 year battle with CFS that would of shortened her time being ill

+ What some of the main causes of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome are

+ Steph explains in laymen's terms what CFS does to the body

+ The importance of mindfulness and how it helps sufferers with CFS

+ How Chronic Fatigue Syndrome differs from just being tired? 

+ What Diet and lifestyle changes Steph made

+ Steph's favourite herbs in treating this condition

+ The relationship between CFS and gut health and what you can do about it

+ How CFS is diagnosed

+  Who Steph sees it mainly affecting and why she thinks that is

+ AND SO MUCH MORE!!

+ Book on biotoxins by Nicole Bijlsma

+ Find a Building Biologist 

+ Steph recommends My Goodness Organic for easy healthy food delivery

+ Clinical Naturopathy; the integrative textbook we talk about that Steph has published information on CFS

+ Paper on naturopathy helping with mood for depression and anxiety (ask steph for the links)

+ Dr Oscar Moreno  the Chinese Medicine Doctor Steph refers to in her clinic

+ Website: www.mergehealth.com.au/

+ Facebook: www.facebook.com/MergeHealth/

+ Instagram: @stephgadsden @mergehealth

+ Twitter: @stephgadsden @mergehealth

+ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/steph-gadsden/

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Hello everyone and welcome to today's show! Today I have the extremely passionate naturopath Hayley Dawson who is all about helping those in rural and remote areas ensuring everyone can be the best version of themselves.

 After dealing with a few of her own health issues, she found a real passion for herbal medicine and nutrition which lead her on the path to Naturopathy.

 She is a registered member of CMA and completed an Advanced Diploma of Naturopathy in Melbourne. She has a real passion for all things health and wellbeing and loves to share her knowledge with the community.

​Hayley's goal is to provide Naturopathic care to anyone, anywhere in Australia. She wants to focus on rural and regional areas who don't currently have access to Naturopathic care. Hayley lives in Western Victoria on a Sheep and cropping property she sees there is a lack of support for farmers and farming families so in the coming months she will be launching a 4 week farmer health program outlining, healthy nutrition, mental health, gut-brain axis, digestive parasites, and liver toxicity due to chemical exposure.

+ Hayley shares what it's like living on a sheep and cropping property

+ How she balances life as a farmer and her business as a Naturopath

+  Hayley talks about the health issues that had lead her down the path to Naturopathy

+ Hayley talks more about her goal of wanting to provide Naturopathic care to anyone anywhere in Australia

+ The main health issues with people who live in rural communities

+ A bit about how MTHFR gene and it is a game changer in your health

+ Liver toxicity due to chemical exposure and how she helps farmers avoid this

+ Parasites in tank water and what to do about it

+ Why use Naturopathy

+ Some resources and services she recommends

+ The importance of mental health and the relationship of the gut-brain axis

+ Hayley talks about "farmer Fatigue" and how to form a better work-life balance

+ How people can find support if they are in rural or remote areas

+ When people should seek help and how

+ Hayley shares some of her favourite go-to meals that a quick, easy to make and get her through the day

+How to avoid gluten and still have bread and pasta

+ What Hayleys biggest lesson and take the longest to learn in her own health journey

+Why being healthy is important to Hayley

+ Women's Health in rural communities

+ AND SO MUCH MORE!!

+ Website: www.hayleydawsonnaturopathy.com

+ Blog: www.hayleydawsonnaturopathy.com/blog

+ Facebook: www.facebook.com/Hayley-Dawson-Naturopathy

+ Instagram: @theruralnaturopath 

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Hello everyone and welcome!! I have my dear friend Nicole Brown back again on the podcast. I had the pleasure of interviewing her for episode 6 which was all about burn out and adrenal fatigue. On that episode, Nicole shared how she used natural medicine to heal herself after years of heavy training and dieting in competitive body sculpting where her health had taken a huge nose dive which lead her to have adrenal exhaustion, an underactive thyroid and many digestive issues. What we didn't talk about in that episode was that Nicole had also been battling an eating disorder since her early 30's after she had suffered a significant emotional trauma. Eating disorders I believe is a really important issue that definitely needs more airtime. Roughly 900, 000 people in Australia are estimated to have an eating disorder at any given time and 64% of them are female. Nicole was able to heal herself through Natural therapies and emotional work, which is why I am really grateful to have her on the today.

+ Nicole shares candidly her story and what lead her to have an eating disorder in her 30s + The definition of an eating disorder + The different types of eating disorders and how they differ + When Nicole knew she needed to get help + Why Nicole believes so many people suffer from eating disorders + Who is most at risk of developing eating disorders + The link between body image and eating disorders + How Nicole healed herself from having an eating disorder + The roadblocks that Nicole had come along the way + The warning signs and symptoms of eating disorders + What Nicole would have liked to have been told at that point in time in that part of her life that would have made a positive impact + Early red flags to keep an eye out for + The impact an eating disorder has on the body + The medical risks and complications of eating disorders + What Nicole recommends the first step for these people to take who are also suffering from eating disorders + How to keep on track and not fall back into unhealthy patterns + How Nicole cured her eating disorder + Whether it's possible as a concerning family or friend to say the wrong thing and make it worse + What someone should do if they think someone they know is suffering from an eating disorder

+ AND SO MUCH MORE!!

+ Episode 6 on burnout and adrenal fatigue with Nicole + The Stats on eating disorders

+ Rat park YouTube

+ Eating Disorder Communities Victoria

+ Foundation for eating disorders 

+ International Eating disorder treatments and resources 

+ Fat girl fed up Instagram

+ Website: Nicole is a manager at pachamamawholefoods.com.au/

+ Instagram: www.instagram.com/naturalbalance_wellness/

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Today I have Sita Huber who is a clinically qualified Functional Medicine Nutritionist. In 2016 Sita was selected as the Nutritionist for Australia's Next Top Model, creating the 'Beauty Fuel Diet' and helping the contestants thrive.

+ Sita talks candidly about the Modelling industry and shares more on her experience working with the models on Australia Top Model + Sita talks about the 'Beauty fuel diet'? + What does Beauty mean to Sita + How to cultivate beauty on a deeper, intracellular level + Sita explains the "nourish not punish" formula + Some of Sita's favourite 'fuels for beauty' + Specific nutrients to promote a beautiful body inside and out + Why do you believe that mental, physical and emotional health is important for overall wellbeing and How would you go about achieving that + How Sita loves to focus on healing to achieve beauty aesthetically + How to change the unhealthy habits to healthy ones + Sita's biggest lesson she has learned + AND SO MUCH MORE!!!

Hello and welcome everyone! Today I have a two-part episode with the lovely Sita Huber who is a clinically qualified Functional Medicine Nutritionist and founder of Mind-Body IQ, an online functional nutrition practise that helps patients get to the root cause of their symptoms by addressing underlying biochemical, metabolic and hormonal imbalances, utilising genetic and advanced methods of clinical testing, and encouraging self-reflection alongside empowered lifestyle education. Sita works with patients to support their mental, physical and emotional health using supplements, diet and lifestyle. With over 10 years experience, Sita believes that health marketing is messing with our minds, and we need to reconnect to food as nourishing, pleasurable and foundational to all healing.

In 2016 Sita was selected as the Nutritionist for Australia's Next Top Model, creating the 'Beauty Fuel Diet' and helping the contestants thrive with a  'nourish not punish' formula and a focus on inside-out health and longevity and Sita is currently the host of Eat in Love Tv - a breakthrough cooking show that nourishes healthy hormones. Sita works one to one, runs workshops, holds live cooking demos and online webinar events that educate about hormones, food and lifestyle, and the direct connection to mood, mental health and wellbeing.

PART 1

+ What drew Sita to the health industry in the first place and a bit more about her story + What a functional medicine nutritionist is + The science behind functional medicine and why this is important + Why nutrition important for the body + How Sita believes health marketing is messing with our minds and what we can do about it + Sita talks about her concerns about "health washing" + Sita's Recommendation to stay healthy in social situations + How to Create parameters in health + How food impacts our relationships and happiness + Sita shares how being healthy can affect your relationships + Sita's experience working for Australia next top model + AND SO MUCH MORE!

+ Link to Sita's courses online  + Sita's video on the brain-gut-skin connection  + Sita's delicious recipes  + Vitamin C scrub recipe

+ Website: www.mindbodyiq.com.au and www.sitahuber.com

+ Instagram: @mindbodyiq and @sita.huber

+ Facebook: @mindbodyiqnutrition and @sitahubernutrition

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