Belinda Felstead and Vera Lukic came to the study of naturopathy from different careers. Paired together to support each other in Endeavour’s student clinic, they realised they had the makings of a successful business partnership.
Through yoga, Clare Lucas delved into the connection between mind, body and spirit. The more she learnt, the less inclined she was to work in Western medicine. One day, Clare decided to quit her job in patient education and focused her light and energy on natural and holistic healing.
I am so grateful to be a herbalist and naturopath because when presented with any number of digestive health concerns, I have a wide range of herbs to work with.
Before she came to Endeavour in Adelaide, Irene Schonberg studied nutrition online. It started from a personal desire to understand what healthy eating meant. It evolved into helping others with complex chronic health conditions, inspired by her husband’s fight for life.
Five years ago, Lucy Burgess dipped her toe into naturopathy studies. Within a semester, she’d left the heady world of corporate finance behind. It was a complete change in career and lifestyle, but she’s giving it her all.
Nutritionist and Endeavour Clinical Supervisor Heike Hohaus is no stranger to starting again. She recently moved from the Melbourne suburbs to the seaside, where she’s relishing the opportunity to create a garden from scratch, organising a new local farmer’s market and sharing her belief in food as medicine.
The majority of Australians regularly use or have used natural and complementary medicine and therapies. They are an established part of how our population manages its health. But as health practitioners, how far have we come towards integrative medicine?
Today, toxins are everywhere – in the environment, our food and our homes.