As a Naturopath Anita can educate and provide you with an understanding of the influences affecting your health and gives you the necessary tools to enable you to achieve optimal health and wellbeing. These changes are supported by dietary and lifestyle adjustments, exercise and herbal, nutritional remedies and flower essences.
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About Anita DiStasio
Anita has been in practise as a Naturopath for over 18 years, and combined with 26 years experience as a Registered Nurse, she has considerable practical experience of both orthodox and complementary medicine. She has taught Health Sciences with the ACHH since 1998, and lectured in Health Sciences and Nutrition at Holmesglen TAFE 2008 and 2009.
Along with being a Naturopath, Anita works as a Diabetes Nurse Educator in a Medical Clinic one day a week. She has always had the enthusiasm to help others help themselves, and focus on the prevention of disease. She is committed to continually upgrading her skills through courses and regular seminars.
Apart from taking a thorough case history, which includes looking at your diet and lifestyle habits, Anita may use a number of tests as required to provide her with a lot more information to facilitate the development of individual treatment programs to improve your health. Any treatment program takes into account what the client is realistically able to manage at that time.
Testing Offered At Clinic
- RBTI Analysis - Used to measure the residues and components in samples of urine and saliva, it enables us to see what is happening at the biochemical level of the body.
- Hemaview – Live Blood Analysis – a screening tool using just a drop or two of blood under a microscope and viewed on a monitor up to 5000 times in magnification to assess the health of your cells
- Bioimpedence Analysis – accurately measures the key biological markers of ageing – fat mass, muscle mass, biological age, cellular toxicity, cellular vitality
- Biofeedback Technologies (LIFE System) – precise analysis of energy flows to find imbalances and help correct them through the latest biofeedback technology. This assists the body to correct energetic imbalances.
- Zinc Tally – to evaluate the status of a client’s zinc levels
- A/B/O Blood Type Testing – for generating tailored dietary plans compatible with the client’s blood type
- Celiac Test – for detecting Coeliac Disease as well as monitoring coeliac sufferer’s dietary compliance. Sensitivity and specificity of the test are comparable to other blood tests performed in pathology laboratories.
- Blood pressure monitoring
- Urinalysis including ionic heavy metal testing
- External Pathology Testing – to check for digestive and liver function, hormonal imbalances, Heavy Metal Toxicity, nutritional deficiencies and brain chemical imbalances.
The Cherokee Clinic has a full Naturopathic and Homoeopathic dispensary.
Anita is especially interested in educating and providing you with an understanding of the influences affecting your health and gives you the necessary tools to enable you to achieve optimal health and wellbeing. These changes are supported by dietary and lifestyle adjustments, exercise and herbal, nutritional remedies and flower essences.
Her clinical experience covers a wide range of disorders from acute to the longer term chronic patterns of illness. However, Anita specializes in:
- diabetes/blood sugar problems, including prevention of same
- weight control
- high blood pressure
- gastrointestinal problems
- hormonal imbalances such as thyroid
- stress, anxiety and nervousness
- fatigue
Clinic Hours / Contact Numbers
Clinic hours are 10am to 5pm Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. After hours available by appointment only.
Ph. (03) 5427 0880 or 0438 359 206
Schedule Of Fees
Anita’s charges are as follows:
Naturopathic Consultation
(which includes Health appraisal, Zinc Test, Blood pressure, and handouts if necessary) | $70 per hour |
RBTI Analysis during consultation, additional
| $25 |
| Live Blood Analysis during consultation, additional | $25 |
| Live Blood Analysis on its own (30 mins) | $35 |
| Bioimpedence Analysis during consultation, additional | $25 |
| Bioimpedence Analysis on its own (30 mins) | $35 |
LIFE System - initial consultation (90 mins)
- follow up consultation (60 mins) | $95
$70 |
| Celiac Test during consultation, additional | $25 |
Pensioner discounts available on request or negotiable.
Private health fund rebates are available.
Clinic Directions
Cherokee Clinic
670 Gap Road Cherokee is located 10 minutes from the Calder Freeway via New Gisborne.
If travelling from Melbourne on the Calder Fwy, exit at the “New Gisborne” turn off and follow sign to New Gisborne. *Continue on that main road (Station Road which continues as Barringo Road) until it ends at a “T” intersection, then turn left, then first right which is Shannons Road. Drive up to STOP sign then turn left – that is Gap Rd. 670 is approximately 700 metres on the right with NATUROPATH sign at entrance.
If travelling from Bendigo on the Calder, exit at Gisborne turn off and follow sign to New Gisborne. Then continue as above*.
Map on website at www.homstudy.net
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
Bachelor of Health Science (Comp. Med)
Diploma of Naturopathy
Diploma of Herbal Medicine
Registered Nurse Div 1
Diabetes Nurse Educator
Cert IV Workplace Training and Assessment
Member ATMS
Bio Feedback, Herbalists, Live Blood Analysis, Naturopaths, Nutrition, Weight Loss
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