Health Topics
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Life After Hysterectomy: Hormones, Menopause, Gut, Vaginal & Pelvic Health
For some women, a hysterectomy brings enormous relief after years of heavy bleeding, fibroids, adenomyosis or pelvic pain. For others, women's health concerns can continue or change over time.
Even without a uterus, hormones, menopause, gut health, the vaginal microbiome, pelvic floor, bladder health and nervous system can all remain important parts of the picture.
In this Health Topic, we explore what can happen after hysterectomy, how to recognise menopause when periods are no longer a guide, and how naturopathic care can support women's health and healthy ageing through the years that follow.
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It's Not Just Your Hormones: Looking Beyond the Symptoms
It's Not Just Your Hormones: Looking Beyond the Symptoms
Hormonal health is about much more than your menstrual cycle. In this Health Topic, we explore the latest research on PMDD, the transition from PCOS to PMOS, fibroids, thyroid health, gut health, the microbiome, mineral balance and perimenopause. Discover why hormones don't work in isolation and how taking a whole-body approach can help you better understand your health.
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When Everything Feels Like a Trigger: Exploring Histamine, Gut Health, Mast Cells and the Microbiome
Do you feel like your body reacts to everything? This blog explores the fascinating connections between histamine, gut health, mast cells and the microbiome, and how they may influence symptoms such as fatigue, food sensitivities, digestive issues, headaches, skin reactions and inflammation.
Learn why looking beyond individual triggers and supporting the gut, immune system and nervous system may be an important step toward understanding your health more fully.
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Fibromyalgia: Looking Beyond Pain and Inflammation
Fibromyalgia is about more than just pain. In this blog, I explore the deeper connections between Fibromyalgia, nervous system stress, gut health, SIBO, hormonal changes, fatigue and inflammation — while taking a gentle, holistic approach to understanding the body more fully.
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Beyond Inflammation: The Hidden Links Between Joint Pain, Gut Health & Mineral Imbalances
Joint pain, muscle aches and inflammation aren’t always just about the joints. This blog explores the deeper connections between gut health, microbiome imbalances, mineral patterns and inflammation—and how these may be contributing to ongoing symptoms.
It also looks at how muscle aches, tension and conditions like fibromyalgia may be influenced by underlying imbalances, including nervous system stress, gut health and mineral deficiencies.
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ADHD, ASD, Neurodivergence & Mood Disorders: Mineral Balance, Gut Health & Toxic Load
Could underlying imbalances be influencing symptoms such as poor focus, anxiety, sensory sensitivities, or mood changes? In this blog, we explore how mineral imbalances, gut health, oxalates, hormones, and environmental factors may play a role in ADHD, ASD, and neurodivergence — and how functional testing like HTMA and Organic Acids Testing can help uncover a more personalised path to support.
