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Kirily Thomas: Naturally Balanced Healthcare

Hi I’m Kirily, a double-degree qualified, Integrative Naturopath with over 15 years in clinical practice.

Integrative Naturopathy, Herbal Medicine, Clinical Nutrition, Functional Testing & Microbiome Analysis |||

Gut Health, Gut Microbiome Imbalances, Mental Health, Women's Health & Chronic/Complex Illness My areas of clinical focus include gut health, gastrointestinal disorders, mental health and wellbeing, women’s/AFAB health and chronic/complex illness. I have a special interest in how our gut microbiota supports and influences our overall health and wellbeing. I’m deeply passionate about providing evidence-based complementary healthcare to women, men and teens feeling overwhelmed by health issues. I provide professional guidance on how to achieve a better level of health and wellbeing using herbal medicine, clinical nutrition and changes to diet and lifestyle. I support people with stubborn gut issues, rebalance the gut microbiome, support mental health, balance moods, balance hormones and help people piece things together when they have a chronic or complex illness. Rest assured that there are never ‘too many things wrong’ or conditions ‘too complex’ to find answers that lead to a better level of health through my care. In fancier terms, my special interest areas are (with examples of what conditions I can support):

* Gastrointestinal Disorders - IBS, IBD, SIBO, Coeliac Disease, chronic constipation, chronic diarrhoea, reflux, heartburn, bloating, diverticulitis, fatty liver, food intolerances, FODMAPs etc, low appetite, frequent nausea, “my gut has never been the same since I became ill with a stomach bug 6 months ago (or sometimes years ago!)...”;

* Gut Microbiome Imbalances and all the related health issues impacted by gut health - this includes issues with SIBO (both hydrogen and /or methane issues), gut issues after gastro, travelling overseas or food poisoning, gut issues post antibiotics, recurrent thrush, bacterial vaginosis (BV), recurrent UTIs;

* Mental health - including depression, anxiety, PMS, PMDD, stress, insomnia, PND/A, exhaustion, low energy, irritability, including education about which complementary support can be taken safely alongside prescribed medication;

* Women’s Health - thyroid, menstrual and hormonal issues (including perimenopause and the menopause transition), PMDD, PMS, PCOS, endometriosis, adenomyosis, heavy menstrual bleeding, period pain, thrush, recurrent UTIs, breast pain, long menstrual cycles or skipping periods, hot flushes/sweats, vaginal dryness/atrophy, thyroid issues, problems after coming off the oral contraceptive pill (or having the rod or mirena removed);

* Chronic and complex Illness (including autoimmune conditions) - long term, and chronic illnesses; those juggling and trying to manage multiple health conditions; including autoimmune conditions, post-viral fatigue and recovery, chronic fatigue, EBV/CMV, POTS, recurrent viral/bacterial infections, and also includes patients who have been prescribed multiple pharmaceuticals to help manage their condition/s and are unsure or confused what support can be utilised safely alongside their medications;

* Full pathology reviews from a functional perspective - I incorporate this into my consultations for all my patients, even just utilising general bloods from your GP (I regularly refer my patients back to local GPs for checkups). I completed a six month masterclass in advanced functional pathology in 2020, and you’ll be surprised what can be picked up in regards to nutritional issues from general bloods. I have expertise in gut microbiome analysis, functional pathology interpretation, and integrative naturopathic support alongside western medicine (particularly for my patients with chronic illness). I offer full pathology reviews for all my patients, often utilising previous/current blood tests from GPs and specialists. Since 2013 I have had additional, and ongoing, training in functional pathology interpretation and the complexities of gut microbiome analysis. This can help me identify specific gut flora imbalances and advise you on how this may be impacting your overall health and give you specific and tailored advice. I’m one of Dr Jason Hawrelak’s Microbiome Restoration Centre Certified Microbiome Analysts and Healthy Gut Practitioners and I’m also SIBO Doctor Approved. I’m a full registered practitioner with Microba, Co-Biome, Stream Diagnostics, Dorevitch Pathology and Nutripath. I’m double degree-qualified, and have held a Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy) since 2006. I attained a Graduate Certificate in Evidence-Based Complementary Medicine in 2020, and in 2021, I also completed a full post-graduate degree through the University of Tasmania: Bachelor of Medicines Management with Professional Honours in Complementary Medicine. In my “spare time” I regularly attend professional seminars as part of my continuing professional development and education and I’m a full member of the professional associations NHAA and the registration board ARONAH. I describe myself as an Integrative Naturopath, as I’m very evidence-based, and I support a lot of complex and chronic issues in my clinic. I’m very experienced with prescribing alongside pharmaceutical medications and identifying any possible interactions. I'm happy communicate and work with GPs, medical specialists, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and counsellors. My clinic, Naturally Balanced Healthcare, is located in Belgrave Heights and I practice Wednesday-Saturday (including Thursday evenings). Appointments are either in-clinic or online in a TeleHealth format. Online/TeleHealth appointments will continue to be available on an ongoing basis, for everyone, and not just my distance patients. PLEASE NOTE: I’m now only seeing patients that are 12yo and over. All new paediatric enquiries will be referred to my colleague, Charlotte Ingram (I will still be seeing my existing paediatric patients though)

Information about my availability and consultation fees can be found on my website:

https://naturallybalancedhealthcare.com

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Kirily Thomas: Integrative Naturopath
GradCertEvidCompMed, BMedsMgmentProfHonsCM,
BHSc Naturopathy, Adv. Dip Naturopathy,
Cert IV Massage, MNHAA, MARONAH
Certified Microbiome Analyst (MRC)
Certified Healthy Gut Practitioner (MRC)
ABN: 62 272 234 003

17/03/2026

It’s Coeliac Awareness Week! As most coeliacs know, eating out when you have Coeliac Disease can be quite challenging and stressful when there are a lot of unknowns!

Here are some tips to consider if you are coeliac yourself, or have any coeliac friends, family, work mates or employees:

💚 Try to seek out dedicated gluten-free cafes and restaurants. Do some research and check reviews.

💚 Use a phone app like Find Me Gluten Free to find great places to eat.

💚 Call ahead and ask the cafe how they handle gluten-free requests and what their procedures are.

💚 Ask about gluten cross-contamination - do they have separate fryers and use different water for cooking pasta?

💚 Enquire about sauces and condiments as often gluten can be hiding there (soy sauce for example!)

💚 Inform the staff that you have Coeliac Disease and even a tiny bit of gluten will make you sick.

💚 Avoid buffets where cross contamination may occur.

💚 Grilled meats with simple salads and vegetables are usually safe options.

💚 Double check before you eat your meal that the dish contains no gluten and don't be afraid to question if it doesn't look quite right.

What other tips have you got? Please share and also tag your favourite gluten free cafe, restaurant or bakery!

16/03/2026

TeleHealth appointments are online which means that I can see patients all over Australia and New Zealand.

But you do not have to be in a regional area or an interstate patient to utilise the online Zoom appointments.

They’re perfect if you have parenting responsibilities, are time poor, can’t get back from work in time, are feeling unwell, or even if you would prefer to be in your PJs.

Just select the 'online' option when you book!

13/03/2026

We have arrived at dinner today! This idea is an example of combining prebiotic and polyphenol rich foods together in one meal for improved gut health.

Make a stir‑fry or curry with olive oil, onion, garlic, ginger, broccoli, mushrooms, carrots, and spinach or kale, using tofu, tempeh, or beans as protein.

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Serve over brown/red/black/wild rice or wholegrain noodles.

Season generously with turmeric, pepper, herbs, and a drizzle of olive oil at the end.

Alliums (onion family), whole grains, mushrooms, and legumes provide prebiotic fibres, while the colourful veggies, spices, and olive oil bring in the polyphenols.

What other ideas have you got?

12/03/2026

Today's tip is an example of how you can layer prebiotic and polyphenol rich foods together for improved health.

This is a great meal idea for lunch or dinner.

Make a big salad grain bowl built from:

🥗 Salad leaves: mixed salad greens (including purple lettuces), cabbage, or kale (finely sliced), and rocket.

🍠 Carbs: cooked/cooled potato or sweet potato, brown/red/black/wild rice, tri-coloured quinoa, or wholegrain pasta.

🫘 Protein: chickpeas, black beans, or tofu/tempeh.

🍅 Extras: red onion, tomato, cucumber, olives, herbs (basil, oregano).

🫒Dressing: extra‑virgin olive oil, lemon juice, garlic (optional), and mustard.

This gives you a dense mix of prebiotic fibres plus polyphenol‑rich salad, legumes, herbs, and olive oil in one bowl.

Have you got any other ideas for prebiotic and polyphenol rich lunches?

11/03/2026

For the past few weeks I have been talking about adding more prebiotics and polyphenols to your diet. You can read the blog on my website to find out more!

An easy option is to eat both prebiotic-containing foods and polyphenols together in whole foods, which increases your dietary diversity and feeds a wider range of helpful microbes.

Let's start with a great breakfast idea! 🍓🫐 🍎

Rolled oats cooked with cocoa powder, topped with blueberries (or mixed berries), apple slices (skin on), a spoon of ground flaxseed, and a sprinkle of walnuts.

Have a cup of green or black or rosella tea as well.

Oats, flax, cocoa, berries, apples, nuts, and tea contain either prebiotic fibres and/or polyphenols, add diversity to your diet and feed beneficial gut microbes.

Is this something you would eat for breakfast?

Stay tuned for lunch and dinner ideas this week!

08/03/2026

I am back this week with more tips for you!

Today we are looking at how we can easily add more polyphenols to our daily diet.

Polyphenols are natural plant compounds found in colourful foods that help protect your body and support good gut bacteria.

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Here are some ideas (and please share yours in the comments!)

- add berries to your porridge or bircher muesli
- make up a nut (skin on) and seed mix to sprinkle on oats, yoghurt or salads
- switch to tri-coloured quinoa instead of plain
- use olive oil for cooking and salad dressings
- use red or purple lettuces and cabbages in salads
- swap some of your coffee for green tea, rosella tea or cacao
- use red potatoes like Desiree instead of white
- switch your sourdough to rye
- use red onion instead of white

06/03/2026

Cooked and cooled foods like potatoes, rice and pasta naturally form resistant starch (a type of carbohydrate that acts like a prebiotic), helping to nourish your beneficial gut bacteria.

These are great for meal prep on a weekend ready for easy meals throughout the week.

Make a quick salad for lunch or use them reheated for nourish bowls for dinner.

Any other ideas for us using these resistant starches? 👇

05/03/2026

One simple way to get more prebiotics into your diet?

🫘 Add a scoop of beans or lentils to your meals.

These can be easily added to curries, soups, mince dishes, and pasta sauces. The smaller legumes like lentils can easily be hidden in meals like bolognaise.

Check out my Mushroom and Black Bean Burgers recipe on the blog!

You can blend white lima or butter beans into some sauces without significantly changing the flavour.

Legumes are also easy to add to a salad or make a dip based on legumes.

You might want to buy smaller cans of a range of different legumes for ease of use. Look for organic where you possible and choose BPA free cans.

What other ideas have you got for adding legumes?

03/03/2026

Tip Tuesday!!

🧅🧄 Add chopped onion and garlic into almost every savoury dish you are cooking (curries, stir‑fries, soups) if you can tolerate it (start with a small amount if you’re not used to eating it).

This will give you a good source of prebiotics to feed the friendly gut bugs and if you use red onion it will also give you polyphenols.

You could even make up a batch of caramelised red onions with garlic to use throughout the week on sandwiches or to serve with meat or other vegetarian/vegan delights.

If you eat rice regularly, try making pilaf instead of plain rice. Just cook your onion and garlic in olive oil, add rice and stock and cook using the absorption method.

Any other ideas? 🧅🧄

02/03/2026

Resistant starches are a type of carbohydrate that resists digestion in the small intestine, meaning they pass through to the large intestine intact, where they act like a prebiotic.

Here are some great food sources of resistant starch:

👉 cooked and cooled potatoes, rice and pasta
👉 green bananas
👉 legumes like lentils, kidney beans, aduki beans, white beans and chickpeas
👉 sweet potato
👉 wholegrains like brown rice, barley, quinoa, buckwheat and sorghum
👉 raw cashews
👉 oats (soaked rather than cooked)
👉 pumpernickel bread, rye bread (sourdough)

Do you regularly eat of any of these foods?

Keep an eye out as I will share some easy ways to incorporate resistant starch into your diet over the coming weeks!

27/02/2026

Did you know that I offer complementary integrative healthcare?

If you are also consulting with a GP, medical specialists, psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker or a counsellor, I can work alongside them and communicate where necessary.

I can review previous test results, order new functional pathology tests, and where possible, work integratively with existing western medical treatments to help you achieve the very best health outcomes.

As I’ve completed post-graduate studies in evidence-based complementary medicine, I keep up-to-date with research and have the experience needed to prescribe alongside pharmaceutical medications, identifying any possible interactions.

There is always more that can be done to make a difference in your health and I find it in the detail!

You can book an appointment with me online via my website. I see people in my clinic or online.

26/02/2026

We are talking about polyphenols this month. They are plant compounds with antioxidant and anti‑inflammatory effect

You’ll find polyphenols in deeply coloured plant foods like:

🍇 Fruits: berries (blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, elderberries, cloudberries), grapes, apples (with peel), cherries, plums, kakadu plums, pomegranate, blackcurrants

🥦 Vegetables: red onions, spinach, kale, broccoli, artichokes, red cabbage, radicchio.

🫘 Pulses and soy: beans (especially adzuki beans), kidney beans, black beans lentils, chickpeas, soy foods like tempeh and tofu.

🫒 Healthy fats: extra‑virgin olive oil (EVOO), nuts and seeds (almonds, walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, flaxseed – skin must be on), dark coloured olives.

🌱 Herbs and spices: cloves (one of the most polyphenol rich foods), cinnamon, basil, turmeric, marjoram, dried peppermint and spearmint.

🍫 Cocoa/Cacao: dark chocolate (around 70% cacao or higher), cocoa/cacao powder.

🫖 Drinks: green and black tea, coffee, rosella tea.

A handy rule of thumb is that a darker colour and stronger flavour usually mean more polyphenols e.g. dark chocolate vs milk chocolate; red cabbage vs green; robust peppery olive oil vs light olive oil (the fewer the polyphenols, the milder the olive oil usually tastes).

How many of these do you regularly eat? Is there room in your diet to include more?

Stay tuned, I will be sharing some easy ways to incorporate them into your meals!

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66 Colby Drive
Belgrave Heights, VIC
3160

Opening Hours

Tuesday	12pm - 7:45pm
Wednesday	10:30am - 6:15pm
Thursday	12pm - 7:45pm
Friday	10:30am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+61401081136

Website

https://naturallybalancedhealthcare.com/

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Kirily is a skilled, attentive, degree-qualified Naturopath whose calm, open-minded approach complements her strong knowledge base and passion for true wellness in all. She provides professional and evidence-based guidance on how to achieve a better level of health and wellbeing. The naturopathic principle “doctor as teacher” (Docere) has great resonance with Kirily: she has a strong belief that one of her key roles is to empower, motivate and educate her patients throughout their journey to wellness, setting realistic and achievable health goals and providing the tools for the maintenance of good health. Kirily has over 10 years of clinical experience and a special interest in Rebalancing the Gut Microbiome, Digestive Disorders, Gut Flora Issues, Chronic Illness (including Autoimmune) and Mental Health (but provides support for a wide range of conditions in her clinic). Some examples of commonly presenting conditions are: * Digestive problems – imbalances in the gut microbiome (gut flora issues), IBS, IBD (e.g. Crohn's), indigestion, reflux/heartburn, bloating, constipation, diarrhoea, nausea, dysbiosis (including recurrent thrush and UTIs), ongoing digestive issues after antibiotic courses, food intolerances, coeliac disease, FODMAPs; * Nervous System issues – Stress, anxiety, panic, mild depression, insomnia, generally feeling overwhelmed, premenstrual mood changes (including PMDD); * Autoimmune issues - Hashimoto's, RA, AS, psoriasis; * Menstrual/Reproductive Wellness – painful, heavy, irregular and/or absent periods, PCOS, endometriosis, PMS, pre-menstrual mood changes, cyclic breast changes, recurrent/persistent thrush and/or urinary tract infections; * Menopause – smoothing the transition through a natural stage in every woman’s life, hot flushes, night sweats, mood changes, vaginal dryness; * Respiratory complaints – frequent/persistent respiratory illnesses, colds, tonsillitis, ear infections, sinusitis, chest infections; * Exhaustion, fatigue, slow/poor recovery from illness – “I’ve not felt completely well since….”, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; * Children's health – naturopathic care adapted to the sensitive & regularly changing needs of infants, children & adolescents; * Nutritional Deficiencies – caused by common pharmaceutical drugs, different life-stages, poor diet & stress of day-to-day living. Kirily is a degree-qualified Naturopath, holding a Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy) since 2006. She is also a full member of the professional associations NHAA and ATMS and a fully registered provider for all private health insurance funds. Kirily regularly attends professional seminars as part of her continuing professional development and education and is currently studying towards a post-graduate degree through the University of Tasmania (Bachelor of Medicines Management with Professional Honours in Complementary Medicine). Kirily Thomas Naturally Balanced Healthcare BHSc Naturopathy, Adv. Dip Naturopathy, Cert IV Massage, MNHAA, MATMS ABN: 62 272 234 003