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If seeking assistance regarding inflammation, PMS, irregular periods, She Oak Natural Fertility can help. Naturopathy, detoxification and kinesiology may form components of a total treatment regimen. For eg: PMS affects up to 75% of women at some time in their life - PMS is "accepted" but this need not be. And inflammation can be a killer if left unchecked.  She Oak Natural Fertility has a range of services and programs for all different aspects of your health. v Nutritional Medicinev Herbal Medicine v Homeopathic Medicine v Preconception Care v Pregnancy Care and Post Natal v Female Reproductive Health including PMS issues v Menopausal Wellbeing v Babies and Children v Mens Reproductive Health & Wellbeing v Kinesiology - Emotional Health & Birth Assistance v Fat Loss & Wellbeing Program v Detoxification and Digestive Program v Optimal Health Program v Management of Pain & Inflammation v Natural Contraception Program v Testing Services Naturopathy is a potent healing art practiced for millennia by ancient cultures, historically important healers including Hippocrates, Claudius Galen, and Paracelsus, and recently by progressive, qualified practitioners. Modern naturopathy continues to embrace the original concept of vitalism, treasuring the intrinsic healing power of nature and reasserts traditional wisdom in the light of contemporary research. Naturopathic philosophy derives partially from Hippocratic teachings expressed over 2000 years ago. Practitioners improve wellbeing by supporting the body's innate capacity to recover from illness and injury using; holistic modalities, selected bioindividualised treatments and, acceptance of the unique journey of each adventurous soul. Focussing on substantiated principles of health, naturopathy educates, empowers and motivates clients, enhancing informed choice, personal responsibility, elimination of degenerative lifestyle practices and uptake of beneficial activities. Naturopathic practice comprises a range of modalities harmonising environmental, nutritional, structural, psychological and spiritual domains. Naturopathy has endured with proven successes, resolving both chronic and acute conditions whilst avoiding destructive or invasive treatment practices. Briefly, the six guiding principles of naturopathic therapy include:
Our western herbal medicine incorporates a relatively traditional philosophy of treatment, focusing on the overall person, not the disease. Physiological imbalances are treated patiently, over time, from the perspective of addressing causative agents rather than just amelioration of symptoms. Through the spirit of herbs vital body systems are supported and hormonal activity normalised. Herbal medicines are primarily whole extracts of plant material rather than potent isolated constituents as is the potentially hazardous scenario in the orthodox medical pharmacopeia. The Galenic quality of western herbal medicines ensures additional constituents in the plant moderate actions of the stronger isolates such as alkaloids and glycosides. Unwanted side effects within the body are thus avoided while not detracting from the herbs efficacy. Most herbal medicines are taken in the form of liquid concentrated extracts and so are quickly absorbed by the body to augment health, restore wellbeing and prolong vitality. Thousands of years of observation have validated the gentle actions of herbs. Taken appropriately in juice or water they nourish, warm, cool, reduce pain, detoxify, stimulate, sedate, tonify etc. The human being can be considered a minute holographic component of larger climatic activity, and just as weather patterns act to heat, cool, moisten, dry, nourish and calm our planet, the virtues of herbs do likewise to our organ systems and glands restoring a healthy balance. Herbal techniques are extremely well established in fertility management, preconception, pregnancy, and post natal care and our gifted herbalists can assist professionally at every stage of the child creating journey. Preconception care is one of the most loving and responsible choices you and your partner can make together, for your child’s health and for future generations. Preconception care will assist you to prepare your bodies for a successful, healthy pregnancy as well as a problem free birth and satisfying breast feeding experience. By addressing diet and nutrition and changing lifestyle habits we can optimize your fertility and improve your chances of conception and a successful pregnancy. Effective preconception care also provides benefit for the future growth and development of your child after delivery, establishing an optimal platform for life long health and vitality. Many studies have shown that the health of prospective parents before conception can influence the health of the sperm, the egg and resulting embryo. Addressing preconception and pregnancy health is the ultimate in preventative medicine. What you do for a few months will have lifelong effects for you and your child.
There are many essential activities that you should perform to ensure a healthy and stress free pregnancy, and to swiftly recapture health, vitality and composure after the birth of your child. Pregnancy is a time of great transformation within your body where your nutritional requirements are considerably increased. Good dietary & lifestyle choices complemented with nutritional supplements give you more comfort while also providing your cherished baby with the best possible start in life, establishing an optimal platform for future growth, as well as more relaxed parenting and paternal bonding. Herbal & nutritional medicine and homeopathy also offer effective treatments for the common complaints of pregnancy such as morning sickness, fatigue and heartburn and can help prepare for labour and birth, postnatal recovery & breastfeeding. Some of the common issues that are treatable with natural medicines that we get here in the clinic are:
We offer treatment for all reproductive health concerns, The unique health needs of women require dedicated attention and specialised nutritional and herbal support. Many of the women who come to the clinic present with female reproductive conditions such as:
PMS is the most common female hormonal imbalance, affecting up to 75% of women at some time in their lives. Medical texts define PMS as a group of physical and psychological symptoms that occur in the second half of a woman’s menstrual cycle, between ovulation and the onset of menstruation.
Many women accept premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and other menstrual irregularities as a normal part of life. In reality, menstruation should not cause any significant interruption to everyday living and symptoms of PMS or painful periods are a clear sign that your reproductive system is not working as well as it could be.
PMS occurs due to imbalances in female reproductive hormones. In particular:
Various other factors can also play a part in influencing hormonal balance and causing PMS. These include stress, diet, weight issues and thyroid dysfunction.
Dysmenorrhoea or painful periods are very common. Dysmenorrhoea literally means “difficult monthly flow.” Symptoms of dysmenorrhoea include:
High oestrogen levels throughout the menstrual cycle, or too much of the “bad” oestrogens are thought to be a primary cause of dysmenorrhoea, by stimulating excessive production of compounds called prostaglandins, which cause inflammation, cramping and pain.
Amenorrhoea is the absence of a menstrual cycle during a woman’s reproductive years for reasons other than pregnancy and lactation. Oligomenorrhoea refers to infrequent or very scant menstruation. Amenorrhoea and oligomenorrhoea can transpire for a variety of reasons, including hormonal imbalances, low body weight, stress and/or over-exercising.
Menorrhagia is the term for excessive and/or prolonged menstrual bleeding (longer than nine days). Most often, menorrhagia is associated with hormonal imbalances such as too much oestrogen, too little progesterone or excessive amounts of “bad” oestrogen.
Given that most women will menstruate for around 35 years, the value of a regular, symptom-free cycle should not be underestimated! Don’t be controlled by your hormones any longer – it’s time to turn things around so that you are in charge of them! There are a range of beautiful herbs and nutrients we can use to correct hormonal imbalances.
Children respond especially well to natural medicines as they are naturally vital bundles of energy. We have various natural, safe and effective remedies to assist with many common childhood conditions. Children are also very sensitive to food and their environment. Most health problems can be either caused or aggravated by eating wrong foods (or through breast feeding) or by being exposed to household chemicals. For more information please see Allergy testing. From before birth through to young adulthood there are a range of health issues that can affect children. The unique health needs of children require dedicated attention and specialised nutritional and herbal support. The children that come to our clinic may present with a variety of conditions that can be managed appropriately using complementary medicines. Understanding the needs of these youngest patients will assist us in making the most appropriate recommendations and in assisting their parents in establishing habits and patterns for life long health.
The unique health needs of men require dedicated attention and specialised nutritional and herbal support. The men who come to us present with male reproductive conditions such as:
These conditions can often be managed extremely effectively using complementary medicines. Further, there are a number of disorders that, though, not exclusive to men, are certainly more common in men – disorders such as cardiovascular disease and hair loss. These conditions can also be managed appropriately using complementary medicines.
In simple terms kinesiology is the art and science of energy balancing using muscle testing. Kinesiology can simplistically be regarded as a super sleuth technique that bypasses the distorting and sabotaging influences of our conscious mind. It is a powerful and scientifically validated biofeedback technique that when used effectively with a sound intellectual platform can indicate, prioritise, remedy or balance causative factors generating the symptoms of disease. Various muscles are readily used as indicators of stress, detecting imbalances within the body and reflecting the current state of organs and energy systems. Kinesiology may be used to identify, locate and diffuse destructive mental-emotional patterns, enabling a valid orthomolecular, homeopathic and/or phytotherapeutically based programme to achieve its full potential of health benefits for the client. Our advanced kinesiology practitioners use an integrated system of natural health care combining muscle monitoring with principles of Chinese medicine to assess energy and body function, applying a range of gentle, yet powerful healing techniques to improve health, wellbeing and vitality. Our in depth protocols allow you to select individualised kinesiology options in order to address your health concerns at all levels of existence. These consequently enable those with health concerns to expediently, consciously and responsibly transform their life. Our collective experience has indicated quite clearly how kinesiology enhances and optimises the healing journey for all who select these advanced and specialised options.
Fat loss is, in reality, about body composition management. Commercial weight loss programs often focus on scales and tape measures without providing a clear understanding of the elements of our body composition, individualised nutrition and food choices, detoxification and organ support and hormonal function. That is why those commercial programs often end up in rebound weight gain, usually in excess of the original weight problem, as well as organ distress and long term diminishment of cellular health.
Our weight management programs focus on education and body composition measurements for self-responsibility and long-term health benefits while reducing cell age through anti-aging techniques. We promote long-term recovery and ongoing healthy lifestyle choices that will also assist the entire family. We aim to reclaim cell membrane integrity, cellular function and hormonal balance, minimise inflammation and reprogram the liver to burn fats rather than carbohydrates. Nutritional awareness, exercise, efficient sleep techniques and stress reduction are all essential components to enhance metabolic activity, vitality and youthfulness and optimum detoxification is the vital key to long-term success and recovery of your optimal health.
Our healthy body clinic encompasses:
Toxic exposure is a cause or driver of a vast range of health conditions, and detoxification has therefore become a cornerstone for successful management of many conditions.
Detoxification has 3 main clinical applications:
The Detoxification Program is designed to rebalance disturbed intestinal bacteria, restore poor digestion, prevent allergic exposure, and repair the ‘leaky gut’. These factors can all contribute to the entry of toxins from the gut into the body, causing systemic inflammation. This dysfunction of the intestinal wall, and consequent toxic invasion, is associated with many chronic diseases. The Gut Repair Program addresses the causes of these health-destroying influences and can be summarised as a “weed, seed and feed” process.
It is amazing that the body finds time for other vital processes as well as contending with all these toxins. Your health is largely determined by your ability to detoxify. Our aim is to help the body by stimulating healthy and gradual detoxification. Health is not merely the absence of disease, it is a vibrant state of wellbeing and enjoyment of life. Once you have achieved control of your health you should consider discussing an ongoing Wellness Program with your Practitioner. A Wellness Program will protect you from other diseases, while enhancing health and vitality. If you want to achieve a new state of wellbeing and maximise the quantity and quality of your life, you should discuss this with your Practitioner. Together you can develop a specialised, individualised Wellness Program just for you. This may involve appropriate dietary changes, an exercise regimen to suit your needs and/or supplements designed to provide you with key protective nutrients and herbs to maximize your health and wellbeing (e.g. multivitamin and minerals, antioxidants). These recommendations will assist you in achieving total wellness.
Inflammation is the normal response of our immune system to all sorts of challenges, such as injury, infection, and toxicity. But if it goes on too long, for instance because the body is tired and depleted of nutrients and is unable to heal properly, then inflammation produces chemicals which lead not only to pain, but also to tissue damage and disease. If it hurts, you can be fairly sure inflammation is involved. In many cases, however, you can have inflammation in your body without those familiar indicators – which is why inflammation has been called “the silent killer”. A typical example of this type of inflammation is the underlying processes behind much heart disease and clogged arteries – often the first sign of this sort of inflammation is an unexpected heart attack! Such ‘silent’ inflammation is also a fundamental contributor to conditions such as fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Fortunately there are a number of highly effective natural anti-inflammatory remedies that we can recommend.
We all know inflammation as the localised pain, redness, heat and swelling we get with injury; sprains and strains, cuts and grazes, insect bites and stings, and so on. But in fact the same process that produces those familiar symptoms also drives most diseases. Almost all pain is the result of inflammation – arthritis, and other joint, back and muscle problems; digestive disorders like irritable bowel disease or ulcerative colitis; and many types of headache – if it hurts, you can be fairly sure inflammation is involved.
In many cases, however, you can have inflammation in your body without those familiar indicators – which is why inflammation has been called “the silent killer”. A typical example of this type of infl ammation is the underlying process behind much heart disease and clogged arteries. 50% of all cardiovascular disease patients actually don’t have the traditionally recognised risk factors (high cholesterol, high blood pressure, etc.). Very often the first sign of this sort of inflammation is an unexpected heart attack! Such ‘silent’ inflammation is also a fundamental contributor to conditions such as fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Inflammation is the normal response our immune system generates to all sorts of challenges, such as injury, infection, and toxicity. But if it goes on too long, for instance because the body is tired and depleted of nutrients and can’t heal properly, then infl ammation produces chemicals which lead not only to pain, but also to tissue damage and disease. A startling confi rmation of how important the control of inflammation is in the treatment of disease, is the enormous numbers of anti-inflammatory drugs we use – from aspirin and paracetamol for mild conditions; to the more potent “non-steroidal anti-inflamatory drugs”; to the most powerful “steroidal” anti-inflammatory agents.
Whilst they can be immensely effective in alleviating pain and inflammation, many, if notmost, of these drugs can produce undesirable side-effects. As little as 10 mg of aspirin may cause gut damage and bleeding. Recently an anti-inflammatory drug was recalled from the market after it became evident that it more than doubled the risk of heart attack. Steroidal anti-inflammatories, whilst sometimes life-saving (e.g. asthma), can inhibit immune responses and affect our capacity to cope with stress by suppressing our adrenal gland function.
Fortunately, natural medicine can provide some excellent anti-inflammatory options. Developed by Metagenics Inc., the ExpresSynTM Process is a new and innovative process that has made it possible to screen thousands of potential combinations of natural substances to assess their effectiveness and safety on human tissue. The ExpresSynTM Process has set a new standard of clinical certainty in natural alternatives. This exciting process has resulted in the development of a combination of extracts from Hops, Rosemary and Olive leaf, which has remarkable anti-inflammatory activity, and established safety for both the digestive and cardiovascular systems. This combination has proven extremely effective in helping to control pain, for instance in arthritis and period pain, and in more acute cases of painful muscles and joints from overexercise and tension. Modern formulations such as this can be very rapid in their action, often reducing symptoms within a few days. Studies have also shown it to reduce the “silent killer” type inflammation that underlies so many chronic diseases. It is important to appreciate that, as people are so complex, no single product can be expected to remedy every situation. This is as true of pharmaceutical medicine as it is of natural medicine. Fortunately, natural medicine provides many options.
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