Helen King Naturopathy

28/05/2025

Diet really is one of the most controllable and powerful tools you can use to create better health outcomes for you and your family.
This is always my first approach- food first- is the foundations for better health.

One of my favourite Doctors that I follow is so aligned with how I practice as a Naturopath. He suggests interviewing your GP to see if they are a good fit for you 😂 I love that! Instead, a large majority of people believe what the Doctor tells them as gospel. With a world that has a high number of obese people and climbing, thinking this is the norm, overeating and undernourished is NOT the way to feeling healthy or being healthy.
Each year or so, the labs can change the reference ranges, that's because the reference ranges are for the 95% of people that fall between those numbers. So, if we have a large population of obese, sick people... then the lab references are about those people???

As a Functional Naturopath we look at your blood work, and look for Optimal range, Doctors tend to wait until you are out of reference range then can treat the disease. Naturopathy is about preventive care and treating the underlying cause & finding the underlying causes, this may take time, some conditions are a quicker fix than others.
How long did it take you to feel out of balance?

Our body is a whole system, and we need to treat it as one. Unfortunately, diet is not enough anymore- Food really is medicine- but you have to make the changes and EAT well. With our soils being deficient, our agriculture and farming using toxic sprays and feeds, our lives being more stressful- being in flight or fight more than rest & repair- not enough sun and vitamin D- (unless you have 20 minutes per day to run around naked in the sun), exposure to more toxins in the environment, then we need certain minerals and vitamins for optimal health and longevity.
If you don't know where to start or are sick of your doctor saying you are normal, when you don't feel it, book an appointment with me 🥰
Ellenbrook and West Perth on Wednesdays (for the next 4 weeks!)

13/05/2025

Check out the new team profiles for West Perth Chiropractic, I am there on Wednesdays and one friday per month. You can still book via my online booking system, choosing the right location.

Helen King brings science and compassion to naturopathic care. Book with her now at West Perth Chiro for tailored guidance backed by decades of experience.

09/05/2025

After spending most of last week in Sydney, which was amazing with all the learning on my favourite subjects like autism, MCAS, CIRS, lyme, PANS, and how we can better help our children and community.
Along with connecting with practitioners from all over the world and a special Integrative GP who I work closely with, we may have some special announcements soon! Stay tuned ! 😀
I definitely felt the effects of being inside a hotel room with carpet, no shower filter, no water filter and no fresh air at night! Along with being inside all day for the lectures, with flourescent lights and no outdoor area to escape to. My body is sensitive to my environment.
This was a big takeaway for me from the weekend, if you are still in an environment with mould, toxins or things that trigger you, your healing won't be complete. This along with diet, nervous system regulation, healing trauma, are all huge markers of correcting your health.
I feel so much better with being back in my routine, getting morning sunshine , sleeping better, drinking better quality water & now to detox a bit deeper!
Coming up- coffee enemas, broth fasting and my winter wellness program.
Anyone care to join me on a 10 day winter reset?

23/04/2025

Calming Support for Your Nervous System

As a naturopath, I find immense value in using herbs to support overall health. Derived from nature, these plants contain a wealth of compounds that can help bring balance to our bodies. Thats why I use trusted product companies like Herbal Extract and Biomedica to provide me with high quality practitioner products.

Research from various human and animal studies indicates that herbal medicines can positively influence our stress response system (HPA axis function), help calm overactive receptors (GABA), and offer benefits for those experiencing anxiety and sleep disturbances.

Stress is a natural response to perceived challenges, whether environmental or emotional. Ideally, our bodies should be able to return to a state of equilibrium after a stressful event. However, when stress becomes prolonged and coping mechanisms are ineffective, this response can persist, potentially leading to heightened emotional states like anxiety and insomnia.

Fortunately, several herbs, including holy basil, magnolia, zizyphus, kudzu, and passionflower, have demonstrated significant benefits in research, showing reductions (in some cases up to 80%) in insomnia, anxiety, and fatigue.

If you're looking for natural support to feel your best, please book an appointment with me.

01/04/2025

I have been meeting lots of new clients lately, and I am surprised at how many people have never been to a Naturopath.
We are often the "last resort", which is such a shame, some people believe we are too expensive, or can't afford to see us, I hope to clear up why we are worth you taking the time.

You may have already spent time and money at GP's (which isn't really free, some now charge $80 for 10 minutes), for them to tell you your blood work is fine, there is nothing wrong; other specialists they can charge on average $400, x-rays, MRI's, medications costs, your own costs on self medicating of supplements etc etc.
One consultation may cost the same or less for what you might spend on a meal out, one night with a loved one.

It comes down to priority, putting your health first. We have been professionally trained, studied very hard, for many years to be able to understand how and what we need to focus on to discover the root cause to your problems, not just treat your symptoms. To stay registered we have to comply with professional standards and ongoing professional development points. Not all Naturopaths are the same, we treat clients differently, for me, food comes first and lifestyle factors, if you are found to be deficient supplements can definitely help or herbal tonics.

My Initial consultations involve a thorough history taking (approx 75mins) current presenting symptoms, health goals, timelines, assessing blood work and history results. Then I devise a treatment plan and email all of my findings, suggestions, plus add any links I think you may need, or referrals, or recipes. We then follow up within 3 weeks- then monthly if needed.

With over 20 years of clinical experience, plus all of my own life experiences with chronic health issues, and my family health issues some of these involve: cancer, autoimmune thyroid issues, Lyme disease, Asthma, ADHD, ASD, eczema, chronic anxiety, peri/menopause. One consultation may cost the same or less for what you might spend on a meal out one night with a loved one.
I also offer other holistic tools for your health goals, refer to other health professionals if you need them and support you on your journey.

The question should be- Can you afford NOT to see a Naturopath? 🥰

21/03/2025

My last day working with the lovely Ali today- thanks so much for looking after my clients, and helping me with my deliveries and all the wonderful decorations and just your specialness as a work colleague over these years.
Thanks so much for the lovely flowers and we will be catching up for lunch soon ! Enjoy your retirement 😘🥰

20/03/2025

My new chapter in Ellenbrook is starting next week! I am happy to be joining another great team of like-minded practitioners, chiropractors, Reiki and RMT therapists, nutritionists, and psychologists.
I am so grateful that my new room is just 2 doors up, not far to move everything 🙌 🙏 😂 look out for my green sign!

18/03/2025

The start of an exciting new chapter for me. Next Wednesday at Perth Healthcare Centre in West Perth, I will be working with a team of amazing practitioners.I am looking forward to helping all the new clients in the area and new team introductions.
Thanks Dr Alan for the opportunity to be a part of your amazing clinic!

12/03/2025

Our human experience can be so challenging in many ways, our environments have changed immensely over the last 100 years, (some for good), it is a shame that our lifestyle environments are contaminated more than ever. Here is a small list:
• new technology and wi-fi everywhere- shopping centres, schools, homes
• industrial farming ruining the soils and air
• more fumes, toxic smells from fragrances, candles, all sorts of body products
• artificial ingredients in our foods, pesticides, herbicides on our fresh produce
• hormones and grains fed to the animal of our meat products, contaminated waters our fish swim in
• longer lists of vaxcine schedule for our children and elderly
• fluoride in our drinking water
• takeaways are too convenient with uber eats- so the younger generation don’t know how to cook..
These are just a few off the top of my head. If we want optimal health we do need to deep dive into all of these areas to see if they are affecting your hormone pathways, detox pathways, elimination pathways.
The food is often my first priority when working to improve your health, as this has huge impacts and can make profound changes within a short period of time.
Never underestimate the power of food! It effects your gut health, immunity and just about every other pathway needed to stay healthy and thrive!
So do you want to go around feeling average or do you want to thrive? You can feel better again, book an appointment soon 😊

05/03/2025

The times they are a changin'. Famous song lyric by Bob Dylan (for those who know! 😆)

I have been located within the Live Lightly Centre for almost 5 years, and have now decided it's time for a change, with the business going up for sale, it seemed like a good time.

I will be moving 2 doors up (look for my green a-frame sign- which will be the other side of Bambii B soon) at Ellenbrook Life Balance & Chiropractic. I will be doing Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. With the fabulous Dr Wayne (Chiro) and Kelly (Nutritionist), Donna Pike (Psychologist) and the amazing Michelle (Reiki healer), along with the delicious Casella GF, SF treats and breads.

In West Perth (Wednesdays and Fridays) I am also joining a great team of Chiropractors, Counsellors, Physios and much more!

I sincerely want to thank all of my clients who travel to see me and for all your support over the years- I love my job- because of you ALL! I have been running my business out of the Ellenbrook area for over 12 years, your support means the world to me 🥰
To both Tracey and Ali for all the times we have shared and worked together, and offer you both heartfelt good wishes for both of your futures. ✨

27/02/2025

So many women I know, around my age, are going through multiple life experiences all at once. Not just loss of hormones, but also teenagers in the house with hormone changes, adult children coming back to live in the house, navigating parents going through the ageing processes and caring roles, daily chores for housekeeping, cooking, looking after their own families.

It all adds up. You may also have your own career or business, add in cooking meals, shopping, washing, caring for your significant others, keeping up friendships. Plus self care! Which generally gets forgotten about or put at the bottom of the list. Unfortunately all while our stress resilience is becoming lower, our insulin resistance higher, it's a storm of cortisol, insulin and hardly any protective hormones like progesterone, oestradiol and testosterone! Meanwhile our bones get weaker, especially if you don't exercise with resistance or weights, our brains foggier, add more emotional stressors, equalling fatigue, burn-out and possible late diagnosed illnesses because your immune system is now lowered.

Hormonal imbalances like perimenopause or menopausal symptoms- anxiety, mood disorders of any kind, insomnia, hot flushes or more heat 🥵, weight gain..basically the person you once were has now left the building!
We can definitely bring a lot of these symptoms under control with natural medicines, herbs, lifestyle changes and healing of past traumas (very important to get these sorted, either with counselling, somatic healing, biohacking devices et al.)

It's a lot for women to carry. Ultimately this affects the whole family too. So be kind, give your Mum, partner, girlfriend a hand or shoulder to cry on, or offer to cook the evening meal. Consider the woman in front of you if she seems stressed, upset or moody, maybe she isn't, maybe she is carrying too much.
As a Mum, business owner, Naturopath and life partner with an ageing parent to assist, I understand the struggles.

Let me help balance your hormones, bring down the stress hormones, and lift the pain. 🥰

25/02/2025

How is everyone going? Have you made any new goals for the year ahead?
If you have never seen a Naturopath, I highly recommend it. 🥰
We all work slightly differently but similar at the end of the day, as our main goal is get your body back in balance and to activate your own healing pathways. We are like investigators searching for the root cause of why ? how? and we need to help you to fix it! For eg:
🧐Looking at what has created this dis-ease in the first place
🧐Your childhood, health history, hormone patterns
🧐Any surgeries, prescriptions, accidents, reactions, allergies, illnesses
🧐What foods do you mainly eat, how much, is it enough or too much, do these suit your body?
🧐What can we add back in to help your body activate detox pathways, clear debris, help on the cellular level
🧐Do you have gene mutations that stop this working correctly
🧐Are you on the wrong supplements or medications that may interfere with your progress or make things worse
🧐How much stress are you dealing with- and what are your coping mechanisms
🧐Do you have support
🧐Are you utilising nature and all it has to offer
🧐How long has this been happening, and has it progressively got worse
🧐What testing or specialists have you seen and did they help?

These are some of the key questions I ask in an Initial consultation, as I like to dive deep into your timeline and piece it all together, to see if things have been missed or not been taken care of in the past. I allocate 75minutes for this appointment, and this is just the beginning, as our next appointment will also uncover some truths.

Healing is a journey, that can be resolved, sometimes major things can change after our first session, other times it takes a few sessions once you start to get results, everyone is different.

After working with many clients over the past 15-20 years, multiple years of ever changing health and naturopathic care, new protocols, new research - it's never the same protocol or set of products that are the golden pill- as I treat everyone as unique, as we are- with a different set of genes, experiences and histories. I have been able to sift through and find some "pearls" with all the competition in products, and keep adding to my tool box.
I love treating any client/condition that comes my way- I don't have a speciality, as to me everyone is special 🥰