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As a young man, Dr Brad Leech never set out to become a natural health professional and educator, but three seemingly insignificant moments defined his career and life purpose.

Naturopath Greta Hinder sees many women who go through menopause without understanding how their body changes and, are too shy to ask questions about vaginal symptoms impacting their quality of life.

For over a decade, Maddi Brown had a vision for the community space she wanted to create. In the final months of her naturopathy degree, she launched the Well Collective Studio, an expansion of her existing herbal tea business.

If you have ever felt a knot or butterflies in your stomach, you’ve experienced the impact of stress on your digestive system. Dr Brad Leech is a clinical nutritionist and educator interested in complex gastrointestinal disorders. He explains why stress…

Growing up on the South Australian coast, Miranda Lind was always interested in living a healthy lifestyle – getting involved in surf lifesaving and eating homegrown foods. But a big influence on Miranda’s preference for natural health came from her mot…

Even as a healthy yogi in the United Kingdom, Camilla Brinkworth didn’t know naturopathy existed as a career until she travelled overseas. Now, she’s a Sydney-based naturopath about to bring a new, ultra-sustainable omega oil to the Australian market.

Renae Arnold’s life took an unexpected turn after she had a baby at age 43. As someone always interested in health and wellbeing but who struggled with weight loss and mental health, Renae decided it was time she did something she was passionate about t…

Shafia Jahan works as a mental health nurse and loves her role so much that she has no plans of leaving. But there are two compelling reasons why she wanted to expand her nutrition knowledge.

Moving to Far North Queensland, Ashleigh Hardiman has discovered a holistic lifestyle she knew she wanted but couldn’t achieve in a big city. Now she’s loving being a stay-at-home mum studying online and is inspired to get her foot in the door of the na…

When Tayla Gardiner told her school career advisor she was interested in natural health, the advisor didn’t offer her any options, so Tayla ventured into business entrepreneurship. But it wasn’t long before she decided to follow her intuition.

When Greta Hinder was 17, her GP diagnosed her with coeliac disease and said there wasn’t much she could do about it. Greta decided otherwise and started shopping and cooking for her family. The more she got into it, the more she wanted to study nutriti…

Suzette Mason grew up surrounded by natural health enthusiasts but never thought about naturopathy as a career. As it turned out, naturopathy brought Suzette more opportunities than she could ever have imagined.