Natural Health Heroes

A part-time job in a health food store during high school sparked Riannon Page’s interest in naturopathy and its potential to change lives. The more she investigated, the more she wanted to know.

In her hometown of Goondiwindi, Maddy Bento walks down the street and knows many people she passes. So, moving to Brisbane alone to study nutrition was a culture shock. Halfway through her degree, she decided to make a switch.

Amidst the clamour of multicultural Melbourne, Nicholas Beasley started to feel the world crowding in on him. To distance himself from the noise without leaving the city, he turned to Eastern philosophies – a journey that led him to Endeavour.

Samantha (Sam) Gemmell was always the kid with hummus and carrot sticks at friends’ birthday parties, but something far more serious prompted her to study nutrition.

Amelia Hetherington was pushing through a medical science degree in Sydney when she realised she didn’t love it. So, she opted instead for naturopathy and has never looked back.

At 17, Casey Wise was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and left her doctor’s office with a prescription for long-term medication. Assuming that was her lot in life, Casey moved on with her studies and career in business management and advertising, but never let go of the feeling that there was more to her condition.

Margo White’s journey into nutritional medicine began with her children and gradually evolved into a new career that has opened up her world.

Leilani – known as Lani to most – is an accredited Nutritionist (BHSc) passionate about teenage/adolescent health and female wellbeing. She graduated from Endeavour in 2020, having studied her Bachelor of Health Science in Nutritional and Dietetic Medicine (full-time) straight after high school.

As a young student of Naturopathy at Endeavour, I was completely consumed by my passion for natural health and wellbeing. I soaked up every lesson, read every book I could find, and focused all of my attention on the people I could help.