a patient story
Natural and Holistic Medicine continues to grow globally for one simple reason..it gets results. We have conversations with patients that have achieved success by using natural medicines and holistic practitioners presenting cases.
Episodes
55 episodes
Placebo Power
Hypnotherapy is a powerful therapeutic tool with broad application. As a teenager Craig Meriwether discovered its potential which helped him through a difficult mental period. He explains how hypnotherapy can leverage the power of self he...
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Episode 55
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46:58
Proof that food is medicine
When Hippocrates (400 BC) said 'Let thy food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food' he was really in tune with good medical practise. In this episode we speak with Jocelyn whose thryoid habitually became overactive only when pregnant....
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Episode 54
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24:46
Neurodiversity - adaption and burnout
Life would be boring if we were all the same. However, neurodivergent people often feel the pressure to be "normal" and it takes its toll. The burnout rate is double that of neurotypical individuals. Paula Liub (
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Episode 53
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40:07
BRAIN ON FIRE
Happy, healthy and connected to depressed, detached and suicidal in the blink of an eye.Lynette Milakovich had her C19 jab and could not understand how her life changed for the worse so quickly. Her family supported her, but no one believed...
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Episode 52
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31:35
Delaying Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Q: Can natural and holistic therapies assist people with significant genetic disorders?A: Absolutely!Working closely with Naturopath Christine Barnes, our young patient has avoided being wheelchair bound and is joining his peers by part...
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Episode 51
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46:10
RESILIENCE FOR LIFE
Dr John Tickell realised early in his medical career that good food and exercise was what many of his patients needed. Then, as a young doctor he was faced with a life threatening situation himself. Fortunately, many years of wholesome eating a...
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Episode 50
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41:04
Life after cancer
Cancer survivors often have a deep seated fear that the disease will return. Martin Gillespie (www.gemwellnesswarrior.com.au ) significantly reduced the return risk of his non-hodgkins lymphoma which has an extremely high rate of recurranc...
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Episode 49
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45:15
Clearing Bowel Oestrogen
Medical fertility procedures typically include giving oestrogen. Anna Paredes, a colon hydrotherapist has found that excess oestrogen can find its way to the bowel where it causes problems such as constipation. Anna and her client Sam discuss t...
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Episode 48
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25:53
mycobacterium: the insidious villain
"Complicated" is an understatement when describing Dr Shala Rasouli's patient. In a short few years she had gone through aggressive breast cancer, irritable bowel syndrome, pneumonia, brochiectasis, hiatus hernia, melanoma, SIBO and migraines. ...
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Episode 47
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51:38
Flip the mental switch
Mental trauma and anguish can end well or very badly, but what determines the direction you go in? Michael Adamedes (www.michaeladamedes.com) is a psychotherapist who describes how his relationship breakdown ultimately changed the course of his...
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Episode 46
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53:48
Severe Rectal Bleeding
Bleeding from your backside can be frightening but haemorrhaging to the point of collapse is a whole new level. Common conditions like haemorrhoids are widely experienced and usually relate to poor diet and inadequate exercise. Some medical pro...
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Episode 45
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37:42
Working out Constipation
As a successful and experienced registered dietician Rocco knows that eating more fibre is important for bowel movement. But as he discovered some-times it's just not enough. Severe constipation is distressing and there are many causes and cons...
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Episode 44
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40:15
Kidney cancer; I'll think about it
Rob Prior has a highly trained scientific and curious mind. When diagnosed with kidney cancer he applied his logic and intuition and decided to reject all standard cancer treatment. Rob chose to relentlessly pursue a holistic approach. He reall...
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Episode 43
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54:29
Turning Multiple Sclerosis around
When MS (Multiple Sclerosis) patient Jana visited Naturopath Helen Christian, she was in a terrible state. With limited mobility, insomnia, depression and deep seated anger Jana felt like she was a burden to her family and society. Within a cou...
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Episode 42
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1:00:31
Intractable cystitis; Homeopathy; and a life-changing bet
When Ash was 21 years old she was told that the cause of her chronic cystitis was unknown so she'd have to "keep taking antibiotics and avoid sex forever." Her sister Melissa made a bet with the Homeopath that helped Ash and changed Melis...
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Episode 41
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46:40
The Return of Iron Woman
Iron deficiency anaemia is extremely common affecting around 20% of the world’s population including 8% of preschool children, 12% of pregnant women and 15% of non-pregnant women of reproductive age. Iron deficiency without anaemia ...
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Episode 40
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35:33
Life, emotions and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
All of us have a history full of happy, sad and embarrassing events. Some more traumatic than others. How we carry the emotions attached to those moments can impact our health and ability to thrive. Dr Michelle Woolhouse, an experienced integra...
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Episode 39
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55:16
Holistic Interventions for OCD
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can be extremely debilitating for some people. It can limit their opportunities in education and employment and fundamentally reduces enjoyment in life. In this episode holistic clinical psychologist Dr...
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Episode 38
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36:27
Just be there for me
When someone you know or love has received "bad news," your response makes an enormous difference to them. Sharni Hartley was a young woman diagnosed with cancer who wants to let us know what people said to bring her comfort. There's also a few...
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Episode 37
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31:54
Beating Breast Cancer
'You have aggressive breast cancer' are not the words you want to hear; ever. However Christina's Naturopath, Oncologist and family backed by her unshakable faith got her through faster than expected with relatively minimal trauma. ...
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Episode 36
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59:52
Old friends treat autoimmune disease
The rate of autoimmune disease has doubled over the last decade now impacting 10% of the population. Medications work for many but the side-effects can be significant. Humans and parasites (Helminths) have had a symbiotic relationship forever. ...
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Episode 35
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33:38
Bloated? Allergies? Is it SIBO?
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) is common. Often it is passed off as Irritable Bowel Syndrome or chronic indigestion or food intolerances or even allergies. As the gut is intimately associated with so many body systems it is expect...
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Episode 34
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46:59
Good-bye and thank-you Mr Righty (Testicular cancer)
Eddie Enever is a champion. He lost his testical ("Mr Righty") to cancer followed by 3 relapses over the next couple of years. He realised that his life priorities needed to change; and quickly! Eddie's journey of transformation came through a ...
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Episode 33
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53:21
Neuroblastoma:Frankie's story
Frankie was just 3 years old when he was diagnosed with a Neuroblastoma. He had secondaries throughout his tiny body. Contrary to medical advice his mum Amanda trusted her instinct and also immediately engaged her Naturopath. When standard onco...
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Episode 32
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36:49
Sustainable weight loss (when all else fails)
Eat less and exercise more sounds like an obvious weight loss plan. For many it just doesn't work. There are so many other considerations to account for such as body type, individual microbiome, reactive foods and stress hormones. Kira Sutherla...
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Episode 31
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