Wellspring Blog

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.

As a lover of complementary medicine and practitioner of nutritional medicine, I recently realised that, from all the fruit that I was introduced to in my life, bilberries (vaccinium myrtillus), also known as European blueberries, have sneaked their way into my understanding of God’s pharmacy more than any other fruit.

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.

Shoulder pain is very common and can be defined as pain occurring in and around the articular surfaces of the shoulder girdle, including the glenohumeral (socket), acromioclavicular (AC) and sternoclavicular (SC) joints (Lathia, Jung & Chen 2009, p. 613).

Armed with a food science degree, Judy Cho was busy applying for jobs when she realised that she wanted to help people one-to-one as a Nutritionist. It meant returning to university, and this time Judy chose a nutrition course at Endeavour.

As we continue to ride the wave of COVID-19, one sector that’s huge right now is food and nutrition! Here, Meg Yonson takes a look at the five food trends that she hopes will stay long after this pandemic is gone.

The two questions asked most frequently about acupuncture are “does it hurt?’ and ‘what does it feel like?’

Like many people changing their career, Angelica-Hazel Toutounji tested the waters first, dipping her toes into some online subjects before feeling the pull and diving headfirst into a natural health degree.