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.

As Autumn draws to an end, it is a good opportunity to reflect on how the cooler seasons can impact our energy levels and what we need to nourish ourselves.

‘Battle acupuncture’ refers to an acupuncture technique developed by a US Air Force doctor, Colonel Richard Niemtzow, for the treatment of American soldiers’ injuries during the war in Afghanistan.

Nestled on the rooftop of Endeavour College’s Brisbane Campus is a bee colony busy creating natural, raw, delicious honey from nectar and pollen gathered in nearby urban green spaces.

Inflammation is an immune response characterised by redness, swelling, heat, pain, and fever that can be either acute or chronic.

Endeavour graduate and former employee Jennifer (Jen) Osborne loves to support the natural health industry because, as she says, it has served her well.

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.