Natural Health Heroes
Even as a healthy yogi in the United Kingdom, Camilla Brinkworth didn’t know naturopathy existed as a career until she travelled overseas. Now, she’s a Sydney-based naturopath about to bring a new, ultra-sustainable omega oil to the Australian market.
When Tayla Gardiner told her school career advisor she was interested in natural health, the advisor didn’t offer her any options, so Tayla ventured into business entrepreneurship. But it wasn’t long before she decided to follow her intuition.
When Greta Hinder was 17, her GP diagnosed her with coeliac disease and said there wasn’t much she could do about it. Greta decided otherwise and started shopping and cooking for her family. The more she got into it, the more she wanted to study nutrition.
Suzette Mason grew up surrounded by natural health enthusiasts but never thought about naturopathy as a career. As it turned out, naturopathy brought Suzette more opportunities than she could ever have imagined.
When we last spoke, nutritionist and skin educator Jacinta Barbagallo was heading to northern Italy to support her brother competing in an international pizza competition before she settled in Bali for the winter. After the extended lockdowns in Melbourne during Covid-19, she relishes freedom.
“One of the greatest advantages of consulting 100 per cent online is that I can work from anywhere in the world and help clients worldwide,” Jacinta said.
With a background in martial arts and meditation, Millicent Matthew was bouncing around and looking for a career with purpose. They were seeing acupuncturists, who convinced them to consider studying natural medicine.
“I looked for an accredited college, and Endeavour was it in Brisbane,” they said. “I enrolled in a Bachelor of Health Science (Acupuncture) full-time and absolutely loved it!”
Darren Tremaine admits he was never into natural health. But, in his late teens, when he had exhausted all avenues with conventional medicine, he went to a naturopath about his health concerns.
After years of owning and running cafes in Cronulla, Greer Calabro started looking for a healthier path and researched nutrition. Before she knew it, Greer had sold her cafes and enrolled at Endeavour.
Heeding the call for a sea change, Amy Gardner relocated to the Gold Coast. But that change sparked the start of several more that brought her closer to her passion – food as medicine – and a discovery that would mold her future career.
