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Mandala Health - Naturopathy, Psychotherapy & Counselling
 Contact & Location Information
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| Contact Name | Laura Hvala |
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| Address |
118 Queen ST Melbourne 3000 |
| Servicing Areas | Melbourne CBD; and Yarraville & Western Suburbs, Victoria |
| Phone | 03 9014 9893 |
| Mobile | 0422 515 430 |
Naturopathy is a holistic approach to health and well-being. Attending to the mind, body and energy systems, it incorporates counselling, herbal medicine, vitamin & mineral therapy, diet & nutrition therapy, energy testing, and iris analysis.
Mandala Health - Naturopathy, Herbal Medicine & Nutrition
Naturopathic remedies are employed to alter and restore healthy cellular metabolism, assist eliminatory organs to detoxify, restore tissue integrity and tone, and balance the functioning of all body systems.
How can you benefit from Naturopathic treatment?
A personalised approach is developed for the treatment each of the following conditions and symptoms.
- Stress management
- Fatigue, mood and sleep disorder management;
- Pain and inflammation management
- Menstrual conditions and fertility management.
- Poor immunity, autoimmune conditions and viral infections
- Eczema, psoriasis, arthritis and autoimmune conditions
- Poor digestion – nutritional deficiency, pain, bloating, diarrhea, constipation
- Respiratory inflammation and infections
- Weight management – gain or loss;
- Metabolic syndromes – diabetes, hypoglycaemia, cholesterol, gout, stones
- Detoxification - systemic, digestive, liver, heavy metals, xenoestrogens
Definitions and terms –Naturopathy
Definitions and terms – Naturopathic Principles, Herbalist, Nutritionist, Iridologist
The origins of naturopathy can be traced to ancient Greece. Hippocrates, the 'Father of Modern Medicine' once described the human organism as a holistic combination of body, mind and spirit linked to the four elements of the natural world. Given appropriate conditions, this organism - that is body, mind and spirit - possesses an inherent capacity to generate self-healing.
The role of the naturopathic clinician is to facilitate this process through teaching and providing a range of holistic medicines. The study of naturopathic discipline includes herbal medicine, diet and nutrition, flower essence therapy, nutritional supplementation, naturopathic diagnostic techniques including iris analysis, along with a general understanding of the mind-body system, energy medicine and psychology and many other forms of therapy. A personalised approach is used in the treatment of all conditions.
Nutritional medicine practitioners apply knowledge of the therapeutic and preventive potential of food, diet, micronutrients (vitamins, minerals and trace elements) to maintain and promote clients' health. Naturopaths, may advise specific diets to individuals and prescribe nutritional supplements for general well being, or to treat clients with specific health conditions.
Herbal medicine uses medicinal plant parts and extracts to treat a broad range of health conditions. Various kinds of plant material (flowers, fruits, leaves, roots, bark or whole plants) may be used fresh, dried or powdered, as infusions (hot water extractions), capsules, creams, tablets or tinctures (alcohol based extractions) to treat or prevent illness and restore health.
Iridology / Iris analysis is generally carried out in the initial consultation, along with other diagnostic procedures to pinpoint constitutional, lifestyle and environmental conditions that may be obstructing health.
Fundemental Naturopathic Princinples:
- 1. Primum non nocere - Do No Harm using therapies and approaches that are safe and effective and do not cause long term harm or side effects to the individual.
2. Vis medicatrix naturae - Nature and the Human Body has an inherent Healing Power - to return to a healthy balance (homeostasis), when facilitated with the aid of natural, nontoxic physical and energy based therapies.
3. Tolle causam - The underlying Cause of the condition is sought and treated, Not Just the effect or symptom. Symptoms are viewed as expressions of the body's natural attempt to heal. The origin of disease is removed or treated so the patient can recover.
4. Tolle totum - Treat the Whole Person considering genetic, lifestyle, physical, emotional and mental factors that contribute to health and disease. Flexible treatment programs meet individual needs.
5. Docere - The Physician is a Teacher with a major role to educate, empower and provide real choices to individuals about their health and life-style. This creates opportunity for a healthy cooperative relationship, which has the strongest therapeutic value.
6. Prevention is the best "cure". Naturopathic physicians are preventive medicine specialists that assess patient risk factors and heredity susceptibility and intervene appropriately to reduce risk and prevent illness through education and a lifestyle approaches that supports health.
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
Laura Hvala - Naturopath and Soul Centred Psychotherapist
BSc (Biochemistry & Physiology); GradDipEd; (Secondary) AdvDipHlthSc (Naturopathy), DipHlthSc (Herbal Medicine), DipHlthSc (Nutrition), Dip (Soul Centred Psychotherapy & Counselling).
Reg. Memb: NHAA; ASCP; PACFA
Service Categories
Flower Essences, Herbalists, Iridologists, Natural Fertility Management, Naturopaths, Nutrition
