Chronic symptoms in my early twenties changed my life.

I had just turned 20 when I started to experience lots of bloating and digestive pain, after two years living the uni campus lifestyle — binge drinking, eating poorly, partying late, and generally disregarding my health. Chuck in a few rounds of antibiotics, and the health that my mum had nourished throughout my childhood was suddenly out the window.

I got the routine tests at the hospital and was told by a GP to follow a Low FODMAP diet and that I would just have to manage ‘IBS’ symptoms through food choices for the rest of my life. I was deeply unsettled when I left that appointment. Fatigue, poor athletic performance, anxiety and low moods, painful periods, constant sickness, a tummy that seemed to reactively explode whatever I fed it; it just wasn’t me. I had never been like this as a kid. I knew that my body hadn’t decided to malfunction one day and that there had to be a reason behind my symptoms, so I began to dig deeper. That was when I discovered the world of holistic health.

A couple of years later, after reading and learning more and more about root-cause health and healing and working with a holistic practitioner to heal my digestive symptoms, I decided I had to help others who were suffering just like me. I hunted far and wide for the best practitioner course, and that was when I stumbled upon the Integrative Health Practitioner Institute.

Now, as an Integrative Health Practitioner (Level 2) and Yoga Teacher, with rates of chronic illness, chronic stress and mental imbalances continuing to rise, I’m passionate about working with people to discover the root cause of their symptoms, heal holistically by addressing their lifestyle and environment, and empower them with the knowledge they need to look after their own health in our modern world.

What is an Integrative Health Practitioner?

An Integrative Health Practitioner is dedicated to uncovering the root cause of imbalances in the body and empowering people to achieve lasting wellness by addressing these underlying factors. We combine principles from nine different health disciplines, including Functional Medicine, Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Traditional Chinese Medicine and more, focussing on a whole-person healing approach that’s comprehensive and integrative.

As an Integrative Health Practitioner read functional lab tests and take you through protocols, supplementation and lifestyle shifts, including detoxification rituals and practices you can do at home. At the end of working together, my main goal is for you to be able to go ahead without me and rely on as little supplements in the long-run as possible.

Oh, and in my spare time I’m also an author and Yoga Teacher as well. Check out my books in my store, and join me for an epic yoga adventure on the other side of the world!