My story
My interest in Naturopathy started as a teenager when I was a teenager and my mum took me to see a naturopathic practitioner, due to my problematic skin. This sparked my interest in natural health.
I was always interested in becoming a Naturopath and while it took me a while, I am so glad I did. I also studied Kinesiology along the way.
I have a home clinic in Mt Evelyn, set in the beautiful Dandenong Ranges. I also practice at Gingko Health Care in Ferntree Gully and I work online.
I love to talk about all things Gut related especially the Gut/Brain connection. This connection involves some of my other passions including epigenetics, methylation and environmental health.
Epigenetics is the study of how your lifestyle behaviours and the environment can cause changes that affect the way your genes work. Epigenetic changes are reversible and do not change your DNA sequence (or your genetics). DNA Methylation is one of these processes.
I love to treat families and especially kids with learning or food challenges as these are heavily reliant on good gut function.
I believe that Health is about the absence of disease. My clients come to me because they want to be more than just ‘not sick’ – they want to feel AMAZING!
Using evidence-based natural medicines, comprehensive testing, diet & lifestyle changes, we work together to create a plan that restores your health and brings your body back into balance.
Naturopathic Philosophy
Naturopathic medicine is defined by principles rather than by methods or modalities. These include honouring the body’s innate ability to heal, identifying and treating the cause, and treating the whole person not just the disease.
Naturopathy is a holistic approach to wellness based on the principle that the body has the inherent ability to heal itself. Using this healing power and gentle therapeutic techniques, the body, mind and emotions are supported during the healing process.
Jan is a degree qualified (Southern School of Natural Therapies), registered Naturopathic Practitioner with an interest in all areas of health, but especially about the gut/brain connection. Jan is especially passionate about helping families and especially kids that are challenged by food and learning.
Why Naturopathy?.
I am a bit of a WHY person!
As a Naturopath this drives me to continue searching for answers. For me to understand things I need to know the whole picture and how it works. For some people, they can just take a chunk of information and that is enough. But not me, I need to see how it works from beginning to end and then I fully understand the process.
As a Naturopath I love to find answers for you. I will keep researching until I understand your health picture from beginning to end. That way I can assist you in a far greater capacity than just understanding your symptoms or condition. It means I can target the root cause of your condition and you are then able to address this.
This passion for why has been with me all my life, I could never just take someone’s answer as gospel. Because I wanted to know the reason behind the answer it taught me to look beyond the obvious and to make a few theories of my own.
Those theories got me to an understanding that you have a role in your health. Far more than you often believe or are taught. Generally, your health is up to you not the GP, but we have been led to believe that the health authorities are the authorities on your own body. This is not the case, but do not get me wrong there are occasions where traditional medicine is magical. But you as an individual have a great capacity for preventative health and that is where Naturopathy comes in.
I am deeply passionate about helping people understand why something is happening to them (mechanism). Often, we have a great capacity to change the driving factors behind our health conditions when we understand how and why.
I passionately believe the environment that we live, work and breathe in has a great impact on our health. That is why as a Naturopath I look at your health more holistically and assess all areas of your body to optimise your health.
Qualifications and Training
Bachelor of Health Science – Naturopathy
Associate Diploma of Health Science – Holistic Kinesiology
Associate Diploma of Human Services
CPR First Aid Certificate
Fitgenes – Certified Practitioner
Gut Ecology and Metabolic Modulation (G.E.M.M) – Certified practitioner
Vitae Mosaic – practitioner training in complex case management
Member, Australian Natural Therapists Association (ANTA)
