NATUROPATHIC NUTRITION
The Practitioner
Ms Natalia Kay is the proud owner and Registered Nutritionist at Nourish Bodywork and Wellbeing. It is Natalia’s goal to put your healing needs first, provide a high quality level of customer service and commitment to improving the health and wellness of all patients.
Natalia had a long career in Business Administration before making the change to Natural Health. After a long battle with digestive issues Natalia became aware of the many gaps in health care provided by GP’s and other western medicine trained practitioners. There didn’t seem to be any questions being asked by doctors but merely years of appointments and tests, all with no results or resolution. As a last resort, Natalia visited a Nutritionist who took the time to review her daily diet and lifestyle choices. A small change in the type of food Natalia was eating was the first step in improving her health, and after a few days, Natalia’s symptoms had cleared by 90%.
This was a clear indication to Natalia, that people need to be heard in order to be healed.
Nutrition Consultations and Treatments
A Naturopathic Nutrition consultation is similar to seeing a Naturopath. Naturopaths and Nutritionists study together at the same tertiary institutions and learn the same subjects such as Anatomy & Physiology, Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pathophysiology & Symptomatology. There is a slight difference in course structure where Nutritionists do more study based on Nutritional Medicine and Mineral Therapy, whereas Naturopaths undertake Herbal Medicine training. Not everyone wants to drink a herbal mixture, but we all need to eat food. This is where Nutritionists can specialise in offering Food as Medicine in their treatment programs.
A Naturopathic Nutrition consultation takes time. Patients are asked questions about their diet, sleep patterns, digestive processes, previous medical history and stress levels. Natalia will assess you and create a custom treatment plan that's right for you.
We understand the importance of educating you on the most effective ways to take care of your body, so that you can heal quickly.
Some health issues Natalia has treated include: skin conditions such as acne, dermatitis and cold sores, IBS/IBD, anxiety, nutritional deficiencies, reflux, osteoarthritis, weight loss, pain management, glandular fever, colds/flu, detoxification, fatigue, congestion, sinus/throat infections, stress, menopause, hormonal imbalance and endometriosis.
Registration, Private Health Funds and Naturopathic Pathology Testing
As a Registered Nutritionist, patients can claim consultation fees on the following private health insurance funds – AHM, Australian Unity, CBHS, Grand United, HBF, Medibank Private, NIB, AAMI, Suncorp, APIA, Qantas Assure.
There is no rebate on any supplements or products purchased.
Natalia holds full association membership with Complementary Medicine Association (CMA) for Nutrition, Full Public Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance, Senior First Aid and a Working with Children Check.
Pathology testing is also available. These costs are not claimable by Medicare or any private health insurance fund. Testing is available from Australian Clinical Labs, Bioscreen, Clinical Services DNA, NutriPATH and Biocompatible Hair Testing.
Skype sessions are also available for Nutrition consults. These are not claimable on any private health insurance fund.
Specialist Nutrition Programs
Natalia specialises in the following programs:
Beyond Fertility(TM), a natural fertility and preconception program, which has been used in Australia for 17 years. This program has a 70% success rate.
Winter Wellness, available from March to September annually which focuses on improving your natural immunity to prevent colds or flu, or as a detoxification process for mandatory vaccines.
Shake It Weight Loss program, a practitioner designed program to assist in weight loss, either through a Ketogenic or Low Fat eating program.
500+ Item Hair Analysis, a unique and non-invasive tool that identifies foods and household items that are incompatable with your body.
Pain Management, working with the patient to relive all types of pain and inflammation in the body.
Healthy Skin, Nails and Hair, focusing on inflammatory skin conditions and chronic issues such as eczema, psoriasis, and cold sores, weak nails and hair loss.
For more information about the Beyond Fertility Program and other programs currently available, please click here.
Locations
Nutrition Consultations are available at both locations, Grovedale (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday) and at Geelong West (Friday only).
Nutrition Quote
"Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food."
-Hippocrates