Wellspring Blog

Netball is Laura Scherian’s first true love, but it is followed closely by cooking. Armed with talent, determination, and a naturopathy degree, Laura pursues both with gusto from the Sunshine Coast.

While it is normal to feel stressed, anxious or depressed now and then, the pandemic has exacerbated mental health concerns for many people.

We are thrilled to announce that Endeavour has expanded its annual scholarship program to support more students as they embark on their natural health journey.

As a young naturopath, I started out specialising in weight loss – mostly because it was the very thing I had struggled with myself.

In an overly clean and sanitised world, is it possible that we have become too hygienic?

Laila Helena was born in Adelaide but lived for 12 years in Brazil, where her parents established one of the country’s first permaculture centres. Homeschooled and taught to venture outside to gather plants and herbs, naturopathy was a natural career ch…

As a naturopath and kinesiologist, I’ve worked with hundreds of women who want to change their eating habits and lose weight. And one of the biggest barriers in all of those women is emotional eating.

In her twenties, Karen Van Esveld toyed with the idea of studying nutrition but thought she wasn’t in the headspace for biochemistry.

These past years have been hectic, wouldn't you say?

A decade ago, Rachel Dhanjal’s life looked very different. She had moved to Brisbane, studied a year of nutritional medicine while working, but was also suffering from chronic back pain, anxiety and depression.

As a student, Patricia Diaz was encouraged to find a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) mentor. She found a fourth-generation practitioner and learnt so much with his guidance.

With the internet and the rise of social media, information – and misinformation – about nutrition has never been more accessible.