helping you with...
HORMONE BALANCE
Happy cycles, happy life
Your functional roadmap for hormonal balance
Could it be my hormones?
If you are experiencing any of these issues,
your hormones are trying to get your attention.
- Fertility issues
- Preconception care
- PCOS
- Heavy Bleeding
- Irregular periods
- Pain, bloating, discomfort
- Endometriosis
- Acne
- Anxiety or mood swings
- Fatigue
- Recurrent vaginal issues
Using the functional wellness approach to first get to the root cause, next address all contributing factors to provide a comprehensive, personalised treatment plan to restore hormonal harmony and health.
How I help
Identify the root cause
Review all factors known to throw hormones and cycles off-balance.
Stress, poor diet, nutrient deficiencies, gut dysfunction, yeast or bacteria overgrowth, food intolerances, not moving, poor liver detoxification, inflammation, poor sleep habits, genetics, methylation, mental health or thyroid issues, trauma, alcohol or drug use, toxin exposure; heavy metals, environmental, mould, infections, certain medications and antibiotic use.
Conditions like, PCOS, endometriosis and fertility issues (see below), require more investigations and analysis specific to their presentation.
Address contributing factors
Prioritise treatment to address specific factors.
You’re unique, with different genetics, biochemistry, history and life influences. A personalised approach is needed and offers more effective results.
Using herbal medicine, targeted nutrients, diet, mind-body therapies and lifestyle changes we address all contributing factors.
The four pillars for good hormone health are always essential to address:
REDUCE INFLAMMATION
DIGESTION
ADRENALS (STRESS)
LIVER DETOXIFICATION
Comprehensive, personalised care
Targeted treatment to suit your specific needs
Diet is customised for your specific condition and goals.
Targeted nutrients or herbs help the liver, kidneys and colon eliminate and excrete any excess hormones, balance blood sugar and provide the building blocks to produce hormones and neurotransmitters.
Herbal remedies may be suggested to stimulate hormone receptors and build hormones, bring the body back into balance.
I coach and guide you to make lifestyle changes and create new healthy habits for long-lasting results.
I love educating you on why and what’s happening in your body, how best to manage your condition and achieve your best outcomes.
I use mind-body therapies for
reducing stress, emotional healing, trauma release, changing mindset, beliefs, behaviours, habits, body image, to connect with your true self, achieve your goals and live a full, happy, healthy life.
Hormonal conditions I help with
Helping you achieve healthy, happy periods
Your functional roadmap to healthy, happy periods.
I restore regular periods and reduce unpleasant symptoms; cramping, pain, bloating, discomfort, heavy bleeding, sore breasts, fluid retention, skin issues, weight gain, low mood, anxiety, and emotional & sleep disturbances.
Get to the root cause, enjoy relief, balance and healthier cycles.
Together we monitor and track symptoms, the clues your body gives often provide enough information to target treatment. If needed, functional or lab testing is available to pinpoint hormone levels, genetics and other biochemical factors.
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome - PCOS
Helping you navigate PCOS recovery
PCOS is a complex endocrine (hormonal) condition that can present with higher levels of insulin, androgens (testosterone, androsterone, DHEA), lower progesterone, and estrogen excess (some women have low estrogen). Women can experience absent or infrequent ovulation, irregular, painful periods, cystic acne, unwanted hair growth, hair loss, infertility, stubborn weight gain, high blood sugar, digestive issues, carb cravings and low energy. Genetics is a key factor.
A root-cause, naturopathic, whole-body approach is well-placed to treat the varied symptoms and different body systems involved in PCOS. Treatment using herbs, targeted nutrients, diet, exercise and lifestyle changes are effective therapies to resolve underlying hormonal and metabolic imbalances and treat hormonal skin, hair and weight issues.
Fertility and Preconception Care
Supporting your fertility journey
I love helping women prepare for this exciting life chapter. We spend time identifying factors affecting your hormones plus review age, general health, any medical or other issues that may affect your fertility. I educate and guide you to be your healthiest self, ready to conceive physically, mentally, and emotionally. I have been treating methylation, MTHFR, and genetic detoxification issues since 2012 and women seek my expertise in this area to ensure they’re taking all the right nutrients to support the proper functioning of their methylation, MTHFR, COMT and detox genetics that support fertility, pregnancy and healthy babies.
Some women have chronic gut, fatigue, stress, toxins or inflammatory issues that reduce methylation/MTHFR and fertility so we treat these issues as part of their preconception care.
Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a complex, inflammatory condition that can cause heavy, irregular, or painful periods and infertility, symptoms range from mild to severe symptoms that can disrupt daily life.
Naturopathic therapies can reduce pain and restore hormone balance, support healthy ovulation, regular periods and treat any associated bowel, bladder, bloating and gut issues. Proposed mechanisms contributing to its development and severity require a whole-body approach to support healthy hormone metabolism and gut bacteria, treat gut and immune dysfunction, reduce inflammation, address genetics, trauma and dietary, nutritional and lifestyle factors.
Symptoms differ in type, frequency and severity so a highly personalised approach specific to each woman’s experience is ideal.