Sunshine Health

• Treatment for acute or chronic health problems: Colds, Flu, Viral illnesses, Allergies, Hormonal imbalances, Digestive problems, Weight, Fatigue
• Remedial, Relaxation, Deep Tissue and Sports Massage
• Herbal Medicine
• Bowen Therapy, Advanced Fascial Technique
• Lymphatic Drainage
• Naturopathy, Iridology, Live Blood Analysis, Cellular Health Analysis
• Far Infrared Sauna for advanced detoxification
• Psychology, Counselling for adults and children

Make an appointment today and let us help you change your life for the better!

Getting Started on the path to better health ...

If you don’t know what type of therapy you need, don’t worry
When you ring for your appointment the receptionist will select the practitioner and the therapy best suited to your needs. Each practitioner uses several different techniques and will apply the most appropriate techniques for your needs.

Massage Therapy

Our therapists use various techniques to achieve relaxation and pain relief.

Remedial Massage:

relaxes muscles, gives relief from back, neck and muscle pain

frees up stiff areas

gives relief from headaches and migraines

relieves stress, induces relaxation

aids recovery from injuries, improves circulation, drains toxins

Sports Massage:

drains toxins, improves circulation, aids injury recovery

loosens knots & restrictions in your muscles, improves mobility and flexibility

improves performance

Herbal Medicine

MYLINDA JOHNSON HERBALIST

You'd be surprised at how many conditions respond well to herbal treatment. From mild indigestion to a chronically inflamed bowel, from a head cold to glandular fever, from a bit of stress to anxiety attacks, herbs can help to restore normal health. At your consultation Mylinda will do a holistic assessment of your state of health. Did you know that the efficiency of your digestion has a huge impact on your health? This is an important area to assess and support if neccessary. Likewise the state of your nervous system and adrenal glands have a major influence on hormonal health and immune function. These areas will be assessed and aided if necessary. She may do a pH test or an Indican test to gain further information. Taking all these factors into account she will formulate a herbal prescription to help your body return to normal functioning.

Mylinda Johnson is a trained Herbalist who can assist you overcome a wide range of complaints including: digestive disorders, hormonal imbalances, recurring infections, fatigue, viral illnesses, stress, anxiety and sleep disorders.

Bowen Therapy

Bowen Therapy is a system of connective tissue therapy, which stimulates healing and assists the body to return to an optimum state of balance. A series of gentle moves is performed across muscles and connective tissue on specific points of the body. These moves have a profound effect on the body, relaxing contracted tissue and promoting healing of damaged tissue.

Developed in Australia
Mr Tom Bowen (1916-1982), a Massage Therapist and Osteopath spent years developing his gentle and innovative technique in Geelong, Victoria. He became a very popular therapist, treating some 13,000 clients a year.

It’s safe
There are virtually no contraindications. Bowen Therapy is safe to use on all ages and problems. Infants and the frail elderly can be treated safely. It can be applied in most acute stages of sprains and injuries, and can safely be used on pregnant women.

These conditions can be treated:

Arthritic symptoms, Back pain, Bedwetting

Carpal tunnel syndrome, Chronic fatigue, Colic in infants, Constipation

Digestive disturbances, Disc injuries,

Fibromyalgia, Frozen shoulder, Groin strain

Headaches, Heel spurs, Injuries, Jaw problems

Menstrual irregularities, Migraines, Neck pain

Restless legs, RSI, Sciatica, Scoliosis

Shoulder pain, Teeth grinding, Tennis elbow

Experience the brilliance of Bowen Therapy!
If you have one of the above problems, don’t just put up with it, do yourself a favour and make an appointment today to get some relief (Ph: 5483 7688). Even old problems that haven’t responded to physiotherapy, chiropractic or massage may respond to Bowen Therapy.

Naturopathy

CAMERON STIRLING NATUROPATH
Naturopathy is a highly effective way of treating illness and promoting health. Did you know that you have inherent regulating and healing mechanisms that are always striving to keep you in good health? If you're having health problems it's because this self-healing capacity is being overtaxed by stress, infections, toxins, improper nutrition or injury.
What I do is to diagnose what is overtaxing your body and determine what sort of help is needed to restore you to good health.

Health Assessment
I assess your health using:
*Tongue diagnosis *Iridology
*Live Blood Analysis *Bioimpedance Analysis
*Hair Mineral Analysis *Applied Kinesiology

Metabolic Typing
If you're lacking energy, having trouble managing your weight or can't stop yourself eating the wrong foods, you need to find out your metabolic type. Once you start eating according to your type all these things will improve. I regard this as a highly important first step in restoring health.

Effective weight loss
Bioimpedance Analysis accurately measures body fat and muscle levels, which are essential to know for an effective and healthy weight loss program. Loss of muscle occurs with many weight loss programs and leads to rebound weight gain! My fat loss programs tune your body up and make it easy to keep the fat off once you’ve lost it.

Live Blood Analysis
gives a look inside your body, showing the state of your immune system, free radical damage to cells and nutrient deficiencies. It also checks your liver health and presence of bacterial overgrowth in the intestines.

Treatment
I use remedies with centuries of traditional knowledge behind them, such as medicinal herbs and homeopathics. Also, restoring mineral deficiencies is very important. Vitamins are often useless in the face of mineral deficiences.
You receive individualised dietary and lifestyle advice based on the assessment of your state of health. The treatment is reviewed and adjusted as you progress through the stages of healing.

Children
respond very well to Naturopathic treatment as their innate vitality is high. Often only simple remedies like minerals or homeopathics, combined with dietary modification, is needed.

What Can Be Treated?
Naturopathy can successfully treat many conditions. You can expect a rapid response with acute infections. It is ideal for long-term disorders, where by restoring organ function, permanent change can be achieved.

Conditions that can be helped include:

fatigue, insomnia, depression, anxiety, stress

headaches, migraines

Children: fevers, frequent infections, tonsillitis, allergies, glue ear, rashes, fussy eating, growing pains, behavioural problems

indigestion, reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation

eczema, dermatitis, sunspots, warts, acne

recurring infections, allergies, sinusitis

glandular fever, Ross River virus, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

overweight, hormonal problems, infertility

high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes

arthritis, gout, fibromyalgia, circulation problems

loss of memory, aging too fast.

Counselling

HEIDI EDWARDS
I provide a counselling service for people of all ages and all issues. My area of specialty is working with children and young people who have been through or witnessed a traumatic event. This may include, but is not restricted to, car accidents, death of a loved one or stranger, abuse, neglect, domestic violence within the family or friend circles, bullying, and any other concerning or disturbing event. I also work with the family in regards to strategies and coping skills to assist the family to rebuild relationships and move forward towards a happier and healthier future together.

My counselling services are accessible to anyone about anything. I counsel people of all ages regarding all issues. If I am unable to assist with my level of expertise or experience, I have access to a diverse network of associates, and I will work with you to help find the right assistance for you. We assure you that no one is turned away and no one is left without support.

Detox De-stress Rejuvenate
with the Far Infrared Detox Box

Do you feel older than you’d like, tired, foggy in the brain, have difficulty losing weight or have vague health complaints? It could be due to toxins.

There are now 80,000 man-made chemicals in existence, many of which we are absorbing from our air, water, food, plastics, cleaning agents, carpets, clothing, electrical appliances, furniture and car interiors. Toxins accumulate in our bodies. You may have toxins that have been in your system for decades.
Biopsy studies showed that 100% of people studied had the highly toxic chemicals dioxin, PCB, styrene, xylene and dichlorobenzene stored in their bodies!

If we want to be healthy and slow the ageing process while living amongst these toxins some form of detoxification is necessary. The most efficient way to detox is with Far Infrared saunas. People report feeling clean, refreshed and relaxed after their Far Infrared sauna sessions. To make a real difference to your health you need to have 1 or 2 per week for 10 to 20 sessions.

All you need to do is phone to book a session which lasts about 3/4 hour. You have a hot shower first (we have rainwater), then 1/2 hour in the sauna then a cool shower to finish off. Bring 3 - 4 towels.
You can have sauna sessions on your own or with a friend. Costs are very reasonable at $25 for one person, $35 for two and $200 for 10 sessions.

Prevent disease by dealing with the toxicity and stress of modern living

Energise the body and relax the mind

Remove toxins safely and effectively

Overcome chemical sensitivity, chronic fatigue syndrome

Improve the effectiveness of your weight loss program

Get relief from chronic pain

Improve skin tone and appearance


Psychology

What does a Counselling Psychologist do?

It isn't what you think.

It isn't a healing of an illness.
It isn't guidance from a wise adviser.
It isn't the mutual sharing of good friends.
It isn't learning esoteric knowledge.
It isn't being shown the error of one's ways.
It isn't finding a new religion or belief system.

Counselling is not what you think. It is about how you think. It promotes awareness of unrecognized assumptions and influences in how you think. It makes a distinction between what you think about and how you do that thinking. It is less concerned with looking for causes to explain what you do and more concerned with discovering themes and patterns in the meanings you make of what you're doing.
It is about how you live with your emotions. It is about the perspectives you bring to relating with the people who matter to you. It is about how you may unwittingly make it harder for yourself to reach your goals. It is about becoming aware of yourself and the various factors in your life.
It is about enabling you to make choices because choices lead to change and change is usually what people seek in counselling. It is about being helped to see that the change you seek is already latent within you.
It is not what you think; it is about how you live with yourself right now.

Tony Collins is available for consultations every Thursday at Sunshine Health. He also does Clinical Hypnotherapy. For an appointment, phone 5447 7473.
Patty Shaw is available for consultations on Wednesdays at Sunshine Health. Phone 5485 2556 to make an appointment.
Jan Wood is available for consultations on Mondays at Sunshine Health. Phone 5485 3932 to make an appointment.


Our mission is to use our skills and experience to help you restore and maintain good health and vitality so you can live a positive and productive life.