Naturopathy

Sleep deep and feel great. You spend a third of your life sleeping, but do you know why?

In Adelaide, there is a flourishing cohort of natural health professionals with their hearts set on giving back to their community as well as supporting each other to succeed.

Let’s talk about skin, joint and bone health! Collagen is an important structural protein which makes up almost 30% of our total body protein (and 20% of our total bone mass, 95% of bone matrix and 80% of skin). Because of its special structure it acts like a ‘rope’ adding stability to our bodies with the strength of steel.

Naturopathy student Talisa Marsden has more than one good reason for putting her hand up for the World’s Greatest Shave. She understands all too well that there’s more to life than having beautiful long hair.

Using herbal medicine for women’s health concerns and management often form a large part of a naturopath’s repertoire.

Mental health plays a huge part in how one can feel on a day to day basis, and it's something I've been interested in for quite a while now.

While studying nursing in Melbourne, Sarah Paterson worked part-time at a pharmacy. She was shocked by how much medication people took and how little they knew about it. It inspired her to consider an alternative career path.

Twenty-year-old electrical apprentice Lachlan Mullen felt like he was invincible. That’s until a stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis forced him to completely rethink his life. Seven years on, he’s fit, healthy and empowering others to take control of their health through his own natural health career.

One of the most beautiful things about the practical side of being a naturopath, is that it is not your average 9am to 5pm full time job. Most naturopaths consult part-time and what they do with the rest of their days varies from parenting, teaching, research or doing further studies