The Detective Work of a Holistic & Clinical Nutritionist

Urine testing over time

Did you know, that a lot of the work I do is detective work? I have many tools in my toolbox, which assist me in determining the root cause of a clients’ ill-health. It may be blood pathology, urine testing, heavy metal and nutrient testing, detailed case taking or a combination of these. Often the problems have compounded over time, and by the time the client sees me, they are often at the end of their rope.

Recently, once of my clients’ who has been seeing me since I first opened at Daw Park (less than 3 months), has shown amazing results in moving her health to new heights. She received a treatment plan that took her personal circumstances into account and a two-week meal-plan, to get her “back on track” in the kitchen.

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Natural Antimicrobials

While hand sanitisers, soap and antibiotic medicines work well to combat infectious and pathogenic microbes, there are many other ways we can keep ourselves safe from microbial invasions, especially when incorporated with a healthy diet and lifestyle.

Pathogens include bacteria, viruses, moulds, and parasites. COVID-19 is a virus and operates quite differently to bacteria. Viruses need a host such as a human cell to survive and reproduce, whereas bacteria live independently. Viruses can live on a surface for a short period of time, but are reliant on being transferred into a human body, generally by getting in to the mouth, nose or eyes. Antibiotics work by identifying bacteria and killing them, whereas viruses enter a human cell and effectively become that cell, using the reproductive system of the cell to reproduce itself. This means antibiotics are ineffective at destroying them.

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Why Routine Blood Testing is a Good Idea

If you feel that you are not feeling as good as you should, it may be worth seeing your General Practitioner for some routine blood testing.

Blood pathology testing

Having annual blood tests can provide not only a snap shot of how your body is currently travelling, but over time, will show trends towards various health states. For example, cholesterol, liver health, hormonal balance or kidney function.

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The Health Benefits of Dark Red Grapes

Dark red grapes have long been known for their antioxidant (resveratrol) properties. Red wine is made from dark grapes and some research suggests that drinking a small glass of red wine several times a week may provide some health benefits.

Antioxidants are an important component of a healthy diet as they aid in removing free-radicals which are molecules in the body that can damage cells and cause inflammation. High amounts of free-radicals is called oxidative stress, and while this is a normal metabolic process, high oxidative stress can contribute towards many disease states. A healthy wholefood diet high in fresh fruit and vegetables can reduce the amount of oxidative stress, protecting from conditions such as heart disease, some cancers, lung disease, diabetes and even osteoporosis.

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Should I eat the potato?

Hands holding freshly harvested potatoes
Hands holding fresh potatoes

In clinic, first-time clients will often tell me they are avoiding high carbohydrate foods, especially potatoes and bananas. Whether it’s for weight loss or diabetes management, these humble whole foods are getting a bad rap. So strong is the influence of social media, I have heard other Nutritionists say they are avoiding these foods for fear of weight gain! But is this information actually accurate, and could all our obesity problems be resolved by removing these foods from our diet?

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A Case Study; How allopathic medicine and holistic nutrition can work together for the best outcomes for the patient

93 year old woman who is now in good health after nearly dying from pancreatitis
93 year old woman now in good health

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report emergency hospitalisations for the elderly (85+ years) are continually rising, with cardiac related conditions common, and coronary heart disease a leading cause of death (17%), followed by dementia (12%).

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Cooking – Life skill or special talent?

This is me in my kitchen chopping herbs to make my meal more delicious
Chopping herbs in my kitchen

As a Nutritionist, I see many clients, men and women, who claim they cannot cook, hate cooking or are just too busy or tired to cook! I find this particularly challenging, because to me, cooking is a life skill, a right-of-passage, just like learning to tie your own shoe-laces or learning to ride a bike. Somewhere along our human evolution, we saw learning to cook a task that we no longer needed to worry about, as we moved into the era of take-away, fast food, pre-packaged and convenience foods.

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