Natural Leaders
Do you sleep late and wake up yearning for that extra five minutes of sleep? If you answered yes, you’re not alone. It's estimated that 4 in every 10 Australians are not getting an adequate amount of sleep!
Jason Warman’s career in natural health began with an unofficial apprenticeship. Many years ago, his martial arts teacher took him to visit a Chinese herbalist. Jason was immediately fascinated and began returning once a month to learn directly from the practitioner. His curiosity piqued, Jason decided traditional Chinese medicine was for him.
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.
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.
Endeavour academic Patricia (Patty) Stuart-Macadam was stuck in a stuffy office during her summer holidays when she decided to apply for work on an archaeological dig in British Columbia, Canada.
If you haven’t heard of the gut-brain axis before, don’t worry, you’re not alone. Over the last decade there has been a significant amount of research done on how the health of our gut can directly affect other organs – the brain being one of them.
When Debbie Godson was about 10 years old, her best friend’s father started studying natural medicine. He spoke about it with such enthusiasm that it sparked her interest. But it wasn’t until 20 years later that Debbie had the financial freedom to study an Acupuncture course herself.
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Tiffany (Fin) Mackenzie was no stranger to Traditional Chinese Medicine. As a teenager, she had experienced its benefits first-hand when it helped her hives disappear. But Fin’s family was in hospitality, and she only pursued a natural health career after moving to Australia.