About Me

Hi, I’m Carrie. I’m glad you stopped by!

Nutritional Medicine Perth

As a Nutritionist, I help people who have symptoms of depression, anxiety, irritability, mood swings, poor sleep, low motivation, digestive troubles, weight loss resistance, hormonal issues, or low energy to start feeling better. I do this by carefully listening to a person’s story and piecing together what is going on in their inner environment that is showing up as troubling symptoms. If you are experiencing any of these types of symptoms, then please keep reading.

You have likely already reached out to other health care providers. Maybe you haven’t gained the outcomes you hoped for, or maybe your troubles may have been dismissed. It can feel very frustrating, right? Please be assured that I will listen carefully to your concerns, and help you find solutions for what are likely rectifiable imbalances.

As a Nutritionist, I help people who have symptoms of depression, anxiety, irritability, mood swings, poor sleep, low motivation, digestive troubles, weight loss resistance, hormonal issues, or low energy to start feeling better. I do this by carefully listening to a person’s story and piecing together what is going on in their inner environment that is showing up as troubling symptoms. If you are experiencing any of these types of symptoms, then please keep reading.

You have likely already reached out to other health care providers. Maybe you haven’t gained the outcomes you hoped for, or maybe your troubles may have been dismissed. It can feel very frustrating, right? Please be assured that I will listen carefully to your concerns, and help you find solutions for what are likely rectifiable imbalances.

Nutritional Medicine Perth

I do this because I have been where you are

I know how hard it is to struggle with health challenges. I also know there is so much more waiting for you once you find someone who can figure out what is going on ‘underneath’ your symptoms, and then support you in creating lasting solutions through the use of a functional nutrition approach.

Isn’t chocolate a food group?

During my 20’s and 30’s I was eating a pretty ‘trashy’ diet, using chocolate as both a reward and as a means to summons enough energy to get through the day. I knew a little about what constituted a healthy diet but I didn’t have the willpower or the motivation to implement changes as life was pretty overwhelming. I had 5 kids, a dog, and even the picket fence, but my life was less than idyllic. I often felt anxious, stressed, fatigued and would snap at the kids and my long-suffering husband at the slightest provocation. Can you relate?

I knew something needed to change as I didn’t want this to be the story of the rest of my life, but at the same time I didn’t know where to start, or who to reach out to, but I knew I needed to find some answers.

During my 20’s and 30’s I was eating a pretty ‘trashy’ diet, using chocolate as both a reward and as a means to summons enough energy to get through the day. I knew a little about what constituted a healthy diet but I didn’t have the willpower or the motivation to implement changes as life was pretty overwhelming. I had 5 kids, a dog, and even the picket fence, but my life was less than idyllic. I often felt anxious, stressed, fatigued and would snap at the kids and my long-suffering husband at the slightest provocation. Can you relate?

I knew something needed to change as I didn’t want this to be the story of the rest of my life, but at the same time I didn’t know where to start, or who to reach out to, but I knew I needed to find some answers.

They heard but didn’t really listen

Not long after my 5th baby was born, I consulted several doctors in the hope of finding answers to my health maladies, and specifically a way to getting on top of my fatigue and irritability, but I didn’t have a whole load of luck. My symptoms were often dismissed. I was told, with sympathy, that it is normal to be fatigued with so many responsibilities (kids, a part time job, a busy husband, a mother-in-law with Alzheimer’s Disease and volunteering in the community). I remember being told to stop stressing and to stop worrying. How do you just stop worrying and stressing? It’s not that simple, right?

I’m guessing there are parts of my story that resonate with you, because the health challenges I experienced are actually quite common, especially for women. My elusive quest to find answers to my health issues may seem familiar to you as well.

Finally…

A few years later I found a Doctor who did listen to my story and was willing to look a little deeper. She did some in depth pathology testing and found my thyroid was playing up, my iron levels were low, and my hormones were out of whack. Bingo! I now knew the problem, and I naively thought a few pills would fix me.

The Doctor prescribed some pharmaceutical medications and iron supplements, but I didn’t experience the improvements I’d hoped for. I learned that you can’t just pop a few supplements or medications to improve your health if you still have a poor diet and not so great lifestyle habits. I needed to make other changes too but didn’t know what to do, or how to get started, so my search for help and support continued.

I still needed more though

Through trial and error, and then university studies in Nutritional Medicine here in Australia and in the U.S, I learned of the positive benefits that come from wise food choices, and from improving everyday lifestyle habits.

I incorporated small but ‘doable’ switches in my diet, along with targeted interventions to improve my ability to digest and absorb nutrients. I also worked to improve the state of my gut microbiome. Poor functionality of the digestive tract is one of the 3 underlying roots that contribute to many signs and symptoms associated with health challenges these days.

Through these targeted changes my mood improved and I was better able to cope with stress – factors that improved my general level of wellbeing. Additionally, my thyroid function improved, which in turn improved my fatigue and provided greater resilience to the demands of life. As you can see, everything in the body is connected.

What I learned can help YOU too

As a university qualified Nutritionist, I’ve helped numerous clients who have experienced symptoms similar to yours, including:

  • fatigue and low energy states
  • thyroid issues including Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
  • hormonal imbalances
  • weight loss resistance
  • lymphatic conditions and lipoedema
  • gastrointestinal complaints
  • blood sugar dysregulation
  • frequent infections and allergies
  • anxiety
  • depression and a general feeling of ‘blah’

 

Through dietary and lifestyle interventions, my clients have found an improved ability to cope with the stresses of life, and many of their symptoms have abated.

I would love to help you too.

Learn more

To learn more, click here to see how functional nutrition can help you in your journey to better health and wellbeing.

Alternatively click here to schedule a complimentary fifteen-minute ‘return to health’ kickstarter call so we can chat a little more about how diet and lifestyle interventions can make a difference for you.