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Laila Helena was born in Adelaide but lived for 12 years in Brazil, where her parents established one of the country’s first permaculture centres. Homeschooled and taught to venture outside to gather plants and herbs, naturopathy was a natural career ch…

As a naturopath and kinesiologist, I’ve worked with hundreds of women who want to change their eating habits and lose weight. And one of the biggest barriers in all of those women is emotional eating.

Being a student is a tough life, even when you take away factors like lockdowns!

Paramedics was Dannielle Illingworth’s first study choice when she finished high school in Adelaide. But she quickly realised she was more interested in preventative health than emergency medicine and dropped out of university.

Natasha (Tash) Friedman has several medical professionals in her family, but when she left school, the thought of ten years of study put her off becoming a doctor. Turns out she’s doing that anyway and couldn’t be happier!

September is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness month! PCOS is thought to affect up to 20% of the female population, and yet, there is still so much confusion and misinformation out there.

So, you have just enrolled into your first clinic block… First of all, congratulations! You’ve reached one of the most exciting parts of your degree!

The answer is yes! Although rare, there are historical records of men breastfeeding their infants, usually when the mother was unable to because of illness or death.

When she was younger, Julie Forrester was interested in health and medicine but never thought seriously about university. She would’ve been the first in her family to go. It was only after raising her children and running a business that Julie decided i…

It feels like more and more patients are coming in complaining of fatigue.

Who doesn’t need a little helping hand when it comes to your brain health?

Fate determined Bridget Backhouse’s niche in naturopathy when a space became available for her within a skin clinic.