The Gentle Naturopath

03/11/2025

So refreshing, so nourishing x

31/10/2025

💜One week until the Melbourne Fertility Expo! 🥳
I’m excited on both a professional and personal level….It’s been 10 years since I’ve been to Melbourne!!! (or on a plane for that matter ✈️)

I’ve been busy raising my family, and now I’m making space to help you create yours with gentle care 🫶

Come on the day to receive exclusive discounts, giveaways and a friendly listening ear.
I’ll be there to answer any questions you have about how a Naturopath can help support your fertility journey, whether you’re trying to conceive naturally or optimise outcomes with IVF.

I’m based in Brisbane, and an online-only practitioner. So I get very excited to get out and meet you all! 🤗

On the day I am giving away to one lucky attendee:

💝 1 x Fertility Intensive - a 90 minute deep dive into your health history (+ a solid plan tailored to you)
💝 1 x copy of my Supporting Implantation e-Guide (digital download)
💝 1 x copy of my Men’s Fertility Meal Plan (digital download)
💝 1 x Egg Count Webinar featuring Dr Rachel Rogers

(Total value over $400 - Please note this Giveaway is not associated with Instagram and can only be entered by attendees on the day).

I so look forward to meeting you there! ✨✨
Grab your ticket at australianfertilitysummit.com.au 🎟️
And make sure you visit my stall to submit your entry 💜

With love, Corinne - The Gentle Naturopath

28/10/2025

🥚 Ovulation is the MAIN EVENT of your menstrual cycle.
🥚 Ovulation makes HORMONES in the female body (e.g. progesterone!).
🥚 Ovulation is ESSENTIAL for a pregnancy to occur.

Something I’ve been explaining in virtual clinic lately is the HPO axis, aka our BRAIN to O***Y communication. 🗣️

This axis controls female reproduction and is sensitive to all 6 factors mentioned. The pill for example, shuts off brain ➡️ o***y communication.

Naturopathy offers gentle support to reestablish your bodies natural balance.🌷
Let’s investigate WHY you’re not ovulating first, and go from there.

Keen to learn more? Book a free Fertility Clarity Call today 📞

11/10/2025

“I’ll think about fertility later.” Life’s busy, you're young and you feel fine - today… but what about tomorrow? 6 months time? 2 years from now?

Small issues today can become loud regrets tomorrow.

At the Melbourne Fertility Expo, we have professional fertility experts that help you understand what you need to ensure your body is ready, when you are ready. We recommend you visit:
• Fertility Theory - evidence-based cycle education, what symptoms to test and when.
• Period Wisdom - learn about your ovulation cycle.
• The Gentle Naturopath (Corinne Leach) - personalised preconception plans and endo/PCOS support.
• Womb Nutrition (Connie Taylor) - dietitian-led preconception nutrition
• Big Sis Nutrition - approachable food swaps, supplement sanity-checks.

You have access to all these people for one day only.

Melbourne Fertility Expo
9 November 2025
Tickets available now.

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02/10/2025

School Holiday Things 🍓

produce

29/09/2025

⚠️Environmental Chemicals affect both egg and s***m quality! SHARE this with a friend 💓

There is increasing evidence of microplastics found in tissue samples of human reproductive organs, and quite frankly it’s scary.

LET’S KEEP THIS SIMPLE ✔️ SWAPS TO REDUCE THE LOAD ⬇️

🍽 Plastic plates (even if BPA free) should never be heated, and disposed of if damaged.
✅ Choose porcelain/ceramic/Corelle dinnerware instead.

Are you holding onto vintage tupperware?!?
If you do use plastic food containers, DON’T HEAT🔥 food in them
✅ Switch to glass/pyrex.
BUDGET friendly tip- Op shops often have glass container like pyrex, or there are low-cost options now from Kmart and IKEA.

🌸 Commercial perfumes / colognes - I like fancy perfumes much as anyone, but I will use it on special occasions only.
✅ Natural perfume brands like .perfumery are a great alternative.
Essential oils can also be diluted and dabbed on wrists, just make sure they’re pregnancy safe if you’re 

Final note; will these swaps alone put an end to your hormone woes?
Probably not…
👇
BUT minimising EDCs in your diet and lifestyle will REDUCE your body’s burden, and are an important step on your fertility journey.

With love, Corinne xoxo

13/09/2025

30/06/2025

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A new study has found that a low omega-3 level was an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), and that increasing the intake of EPA and DHA might reduce the risk of developing atherosclerotic CVD (ASCVD). In fact, the omega-3 Index (the relative levels of EPA and DHA determined in red blood cell membranes), smoking and cholesterol were found to be equally strong CVD risk factors.

In the study, researchers determined the omega-3 index of 2,550 participants of the Framingham Offspring cohort who were free of ASCVD at baseline, and the follow-up period lasted around 10 years on average.

The omega-3 index contributed significantly to the prediction of the future risk of CVD events, to roughly the same extent as diabetes, high cholesterol and smoking. Because the association was independent of other factors, the findings suggest that the health effects of omega-3 operate via different mechanisms than cholesterol or blood pressure, according to the authors.

Specifically, the study examined the extent to which the omega-3 index (O3I) improved the predictive capability of the Pooled Cohort Equation (PCE). The PCE is a tool used to estimate a person's 10-year risk of developing ASCVD, which includes nonfatal myocardial infarction (heart attack), coronary heart disease death, and nonfatal or fatal stroke. The 9 inputs normally used for the equation are age, s*x, race, total and HDL cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, treatment for hypertension, diabetes and smoking status.

In the study cohort the predictive value for 10-year ASCVD events using the PCE was 0.689. It increased to 0.698 (P < 0.05) upon the addition of the O3I. The predictive weightings in the basic model were 0.028 (blood pressure, HDL-C), 0.020 (diabetes), 0.012 (O3I), 0.006 (total cholesterol), and 0.004 (smoking); all but smoking were significant (P < 0.05). Also, the O3I significantly (P < 0.05) improved the predictive ability of each of these risk factors when analysed separately.

“If people are concerned about correcting their high cholesterol level to reduce their risk for CVD, then they should be equally concerned about correcting their Omega-3 Index,” said William S. Harris, PhD, senior investigator of this study, and President of the Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI). “People can test their Omega-3 Index and if it is sub-optimal, they can take steps to correct; and those steps are very safe, cheap and simple: consume more oily fish on a regular basis and/or take omega-3 dietary supplements.”

For more information see: https://www.nutraceuticalsworld.com/breaking-news/omega-3-index-smoking-cholesterol-found-to-be-equally-strong-cvd-risk-factors-study/?utm_campaign=NUT%20eNewsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_Fq_nFWWd1r7P0-Nd_flOh5c_yYmDUshSLOp3Y5cjXhQpWoZq0I0sg9YSpjqKNF-bXRMlx7JKmkQl2UA8bUM1Csk4CkQ&_hsmi=353948583&utm_content=353948583&utm_source=hs_email

and

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40074603/