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Wellness by Designs - Practitioner Podcast
Welcome to Wellness by Designs
Your go-to podcast for evidence-based education and inspiration in integrative healthcare. Whether you're looking to deepen your expertise in nutrition, herbal and naturopathic medicine, or sharpen your clinical and business skills, this podcast is made for you.
Join us as leading practitioners and researchers share their knowledge, clinical pearls, and personal journeys—designed to support your growth and enrich your practice.
So grab a cuppa, settle in, and let…
Episodes
Wellness by Designs - Practitioner PodcastSea Buckthorn and Female Reproductive Health: Rebuilding Mucosal Integrity with Jessie-Anne El-Tannoury
Vaginal dryness, burning, recurrent UTIs, painful sex, chafing, tearing, “something feels off” but it’s hard to describe. These aren’t niche complaints, and…
Wellness by Designs - Practitioner PodcastWhy AI has made practitioner compliance harder, not easier with Chris Sarandis
AI has made health marketing ridiculously fast, but compliance hasn’t gotten any easier. If you’re a naturopath, nutritionist, integrative GP, or you run a…
Wellness by Designs - Practitioner PodcastLivaux: Enter the Era of Microbiome Targeted Fibre with Ping Ong
You’ve probably heard kiwifruit mentioned for constipation, but the real story is bigger and more precise. We’re joined by Ping Ong, Nutritional Scientist and…
Wellness by Designs - Practitioner PodcastApplied Weight Loss Nutrition in Clinical Practice with Kira Sutherland
Weight loss advice is everywhere, yet most people feel more confused than ever and a lot of practitioners quietly avoid the topic altogether. We wanted to…
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How immunoglobulin therapy is reshaping gut and immune support with Dr. Chris Warner
Colostrum used to be a staple for gut and immune support, but if you’ve noticed product quality drifting, labels getting vague, or patients reacting poorly…
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Build A Personalised Premium Program Practice with Rebekah Jones
Most practitioners don’t burn out because they care too much. They burn out because the business model quietly demands unpaid labour: analysing labs after…
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What Is Saffron Actually Doing in the Body? Mechanism, Delivery and the Potential Menopause Evidence with Benoit Lemaire
Most people think saffron is just a spice, but when you look closely, it’s a surprisingly complex botanical with a real problem in modern supplements: the…
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From Burnout to Balance: Women’s Health in Rural Australia with Jayne Sharpham
Perimenopause can feel like your body has changed overnight, but what if the real problem is that the health system around you is stretched thin and your…
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Protecting Your Practice, Strong Foundations for Safe and Sustainable Care with Michelle Whitehead
A client complaint can hit like a shockwave, but the truth is most legal trouble starts long before that with tiny “it’ll be fine” decisions that slowly blur…
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Building a Sustainable Practice Model with Jabe Brown
If talking about money makes you squirm, your clinic might be paying the price. We sit down with Jabe Brown, practitioner and founder of Melbourne Functional…
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Optimising Brain Energy, Mood and Cognitive Resilience: Evidence-Based Nutraceutical Strategies with Jo Grabyn
Brain fog, anxiety, low mood and memory slips are often brushed off as “stress” or “menopause” until life starts shrinking. We sit down with degree-qualified…
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Confident and Integrative Co-Prescribing for MHT in Perimenopause and Menopause with Tracee Blythe
Menopause care has a memory problem. Many of us were trained in the shadow of the Women’s Health Initiative, where “hormones” became shorthand for danger, and…
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Beyond the blood test: what your iron results aren't telling you with Laura Taylor
Ferritin looks “fine” on your blood test, yet you still feel wiped out, breathless, flat, and foggy. Or you take iron faithfully and nothing moves. That gap…
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Hormones Decoded: Vitex and Creatine with Susan Hunter
Menopause isn’t just a hormone cliff, it’s a whole-body turning point that exposes every habit, stressor and system you’ve been carrying for decades. I’m…
Wellness by Designs - Practitioner PodcastMore than Hormones - Rethinking Perimenopause through the Neuro-Adrenal Lens with Brenda Rogers
Is perimenopause a hormonal breakdown or a redirection of power? In this episode, we sit down with naturopath and feminine wisdom teacher Brenda Rogers to…
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Beyond the Injection: Supporting Patients on GLP-1 Therapy with Wendy Burke
What if GLP-1 medications were not the end goal, but a clinical window to rebuild metabolic health with less noise and more intention? In this episode, we sit…
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Neuro-longevity, evidenced based approaches for nervous system health with Damian Kristoff
Want your patients’ brains to feel younger for longer? In this episode, we explore neuro longevity through a practitioner lens with chiropractor and naturopath…
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From Polyphenols to Butyrate: A Clinical Framework for Feeding Keystone Species with Dan Sipple
What if your gut symptoms aren’t about what you’re taking, but who you’re feeding? Gut change doesn’t start with a supplement aisle sweep. It starts with the…
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ENCORE: A Deep Dive into Acne with Jacinta Barbagallo
Why isn’t your acne responding, no matter how “clean” your skincare routine is? In this eye-opening episode, skin specialist nutritionist Jacinta Barbagallo…
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ENCORE: Unmasking the Truth: The Science Behind qPCR Stool Testing with Dr Tom Fabian
Can modern qPCR technology truly deliver accurate, trustworthy results for your patients? In this episode, we delve into the world of qPCR stool testing, with…
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ENCORE: Beyond Leaky Gut: Clinical Guidelines for Intestinal Permeability with Dr. Brad Leech
In this episode, Dr Brad Leech shares the exclusive results of his PhD research, which produced the first comprehensive clinical practice guidelines for…
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ENCORE: The link between Histamine Intolerance and the Methylation Pathway with Zelda Graham
Why Women Are More Vulnerable—and What You Can Do Clinically Could histamine intolerance be the hidden driver behind your patient’s anxiety, bloating…
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ENCORE: Ubiquinol: The Missing Link in Cardiovascular Health with Dr Ross Walker
Is Ubiquinol the Missing Nutrient for Lifelong Heart Health? In this eye-opening episode of Wellness by Designs, Dr Ross Walker, a renowned cardiologist with…
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Posting with Purpose: A Sustainable Social Media Framework for Clinicians with Bec Talia
What if the key to growing your clinic online isn’t posting more - but posting with purpose? In this episode, we sit down with naturopath and strategist…
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Decoding Gut Inflammation: The Power of GI-MAP Testing in Autoimmune Conditions with Vanessa Vanderhoek
What if the key to calming autoimmunity isn’t stronger suppression, but a clearer conversation between your gut and your immune system? In this episode, we sit…
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From Knock To Neuroinflammation: A Naturopathic Roadmap For Concussion Care with Louise Cork
What if the real fallout from a head knock is not the moment of impact, but the silent systemic storm that unfolds in the weeks, months and even years that…
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The Gut–Skin Conversation: Decoding Acne Through the Microbiome with Asha Evertsz
What if adult acne isn’t hormonal after all, but an inflammatory signal from the gut asking for help? In this thought-provoking episode, naturopath Asha…
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Collagen in Motion: The Missing Link in Rehab, Recovery, and Bone Health with Matthew Craig
What if one of the most overlooked tools in recovery wasn’t a therapy or a stretch - but a specific protein that rebuilds what pain breaks down? In this…
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Defining “Excess” Folic Acid: Risks, Research, and Clinical Impacts with Carolyn Ledowsky
What if the very nutrient celebrated for preventing neural tube defects is now tipping into excess, disrupting biochemistry, fuelling anxiety, and shaping the…
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Detox Defenders: Polyphenols, Minerals, and the Hidden Battle Against Toxic Burden with Liza Twohill
What if the root of stubborn chronic illness isn’t just poor lifestyle choices, but an invisible toxic burden quietly overwhelming the body? In this compelling…
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Embracing Technology: How AI Can Help Practitioners Be More Human with Tammy Guest
Feeling buried in admin when all you want is to focus on your patients? You’re not alone. The naturopathic profession has long struggled with burnout as…
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From Inflammation to Implantation: A Functional Approach to Fertility with Eli Huang
Could fertility struggles be your body’s way of asking for deeper healing? For many couples, difficulties conceiving are the first signal that something more…
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Magnesium’s Role in Cardiovascular Care with Gina Robertson
Could one overlooked mineral be the missing link in cardiovascular care? Magnesium might just be the most critical yet underutilised nutrient for heart health…
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A Deep Dive into Acne with Jacinta Barbagallo
Why isn’t your acne responding, no matter how “clean” your skincare routine is? In this eye-opening episode, skin specialist nutritionist Jacinta Barbagallo…
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Exploring the Role of Nicotinamide Riboside in Fertility with Belinda Kirkpatrick
Is Cellular Energy the Key to Fertility Over 35? In this insightful episode of Wellness by Designs, naturopath and nutritionist Belinda Kirkpatrick explores…
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Ubiquinol: The Missing Link in Cardiovascular Health with Dr Ross Walker
Is Ubiquinol the Missing Nutrient for Lifelong Heart Health? In this eye-opening episode of Wellness by Designs, Dr Ross Walker, a renowned cardiologist with…
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Beneath the Surface: Functional Strategies for Treating Eczema with Rebecca Hughes
Is it time to rethink how we treat atopic dermatitis? Atopic dermatitis is more than skin deep—and naturopath and award-winning clinician Rebecca Hughes is…
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GLP-1 Medications in Practice: Clinical Insights with Robbie Clark
Why These Drugs Aren’t Magic Bullets—And How to Maximise Their Clinical Impact The sharp rise in GLP-1 agonist prescriptions – up over 42% in Australia since…
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The link between Histamine Intolerance and the Methylation Pathway with Zelda Graham
Why Women Are More Vulnerable—and What You Can Do Clinically Could histamine intolerance be the hidden driver behind your patient’s anxiety, bloating…
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Gut Healing Through Simplicity: Lee Holmes’ Food-First Approach
Gut Health, Food as Medicine, and the Power of Simplicity with Lee Holmes Clinical nutritionist Lee Holmes shares her personal journey from Crohn’s disease and…
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Understanding Metabolic Endotoxemia with Steven Judge
Metabolic Endotoxemia: The Gut–Gut-Inflammation Link You Can’t Ignore! Could chronic, low-grade inflammation be rooted in your patient’s gut? In this…
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Optimising Nervous System Resilience with Anthia Koullouros
Naturopath Anthia Koullouros explores the nervous system's critical role in healing and why repositioning from chronic stress into a regulated state creates…
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Beyond Leaky Gut: Clinical Guidelines for Intestinal Permeability with Dr. Brad Leech
In this episode, Dr Brad Leech shares the exclusive results of his PhD research, which produced the first comprehensive clinical practice guidelines for…
- Wellness by Designs - Practitioner Podcast
Integrative Co-Prescribing with Anti-Hypertensive Medications with Tracee Blythe
Did you know that one in four Australians could be silently battling hypertension without even realizing it? In this compelling episode, we dive deep with…
- Wellness by Designs - Practitioner Podcast
Unmasking the Truth: The Science Behind qPCR Stool Testing with Dr Tom Fabian
In this episode, we delve into the world of qPCR stool testing, with Dr Tom Fabian unravelling the common myths surrounding its validity and reliability…
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ENCORE: Unlocking the Health Secrets of Vitamin K2 with Dr. Brad McEwen
Discover the exceptional benefits of vitamin K2, especially its form MK-7, as Dr. Brad McEwen, a naturopath and nutritionist, joins us to reveal the nutrient's…
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ENCORE: Optimising Metabolic Health for Women with Lara Briden and Kira Sutherland
Dive deep into women's metabolic health with experts Lara Briden and Kira Sutherland. Uncover cutting-edge strategies to combat insulin resistance…
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ENCORE: Essential Insights into Gallbladder Function and Care with Amie Skilton
Enjoy this encore episode with Amie Skilton as she takes us on a deep dive into Gallbladder health. This episode reveals why we are seeing a surge in…
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ENCORE: Unlocking the Secrets of SIBO: Balanced Diets and Tailored Treatments with Karly Raven
Join us as we revisit some of our top podcast episodes from 2024! Starting with Karly Raven and a discussion of SIBO. Embark on a journey to the heart of gut…
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Beyond Biohacking: The Future of Adaptive Medicine with Brett O'Brien and Darren Sassall
Join us for a thought-provoking conversation with naturopaths Brett O'Brien and Darren Sassal as they unveil their innovative approach to adaptive medicine…
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Rebalancing the Vaginal Microbiome with Greta Durston
Join us for an illuminating conversation with naturopath Greta Durston as she shares her expertise on vaginal microbiome health. Drawing from both personal…
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Understanding Adult ADHD with Jules Galloway
Join us for an eye-opening conversation with naturopath Jules Galloway as she demystifies adult ADHD, particularly focusing on its increasing recognition among…
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The Role of the Microbiome in Oncology Care with Carla Wrenn
Join us for an enlightening conversation with Carla Wrenn as she explores the critical intersection of gut health and oncology care. Drawing from her extensive…
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Clinical Opportunities in Metabolic Dysfunction with Carrun Squires
Explore innovative strategies for managing metabolic health with naturopath Carrun Squires, who holds a Master's in Human Nutrition and a Graduate Certificate…
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Integrative Pharmacy Meets Nutrition: Insights from Jacqui Coote
Explore the integration of conventional pharmacy and natural medicine with Jacqui Coote, owner of Whole Life Pharmacy in Brisbane. This episode delves into…
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Gut Inflammation, Markers and Management with Dan Sipple
Explore the intricacies of gut inflammation management with naturopath, herbalist, and nutritionist Dan Sipple. Drawing from his personal battle with…
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Beyond Exhaustion- Navigating Burnout with Kath McFarlane & Jo Cooper
Explore corporate burnout solutions with experts Kath McFarlane and Jo Cooper, who transitioned from high-stress careers to functional medicine. Learn about…
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Mastering Income Diversification for Health Practitioners with Tammy Guest
Explore innovative strategies for diversifying your healthcare practice with expert Tammy Guest. Learn how to overcome the limitations of traditional…
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Optimising Metabolic Health for Women with Lara Briden and Kira Sutherland
Take a dive deep into women's metabolic health with experts Lara Briden and Kira Sutherland. Uncover cutting-edge strategies to combat insulin resistance…
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Biohacking the Gut-Brain Axis with Sarah Gilmour-Mayne
Explore the groundbreaking gut-brain axis with clinical Nutritionist Sarah Gilmour-Mayne. Uncover how Sarah uses applied kinesiology and quantum healing to…