Carmoora Clinic

Carmoora Clinic Carmoora Clinic offers Natural Therapies for people of all ages - set up by Naturopath Philip Robertson in 1992, in Moorabool street Geelong.

Highly experienced therapists - Naturopathy, Acupuncture, Remedial Massage, Counselling and more... We offer a wide range of Natural Therapies for people of all ages, with a focus on finding and treating underlying causes of health problems. Carmoora Clinic was set up by Naturopath Philip Robertson over 25 years ago. Naturopath Lisa Taylor and Acupuncturist Prof. Qi-Wen Li both began practising here more than 20 years ago. These three are among the longest serving and most experienced natural health practitioners in the Geelong region. They are joined by other practitioners from time to time, and together cover many therapies, including Musculoskeletal & Bowen therapies, Hypnotherapy, Reiki and Western & Chinese Herbal. ALL ENQUIRIES WELCOME!

Globe artichokes are both a delicious food and medicinal, helping blood sugar metabolism. If you can't grow them for lac...
26/01/2026

Globe artichokes are both a delicious food and medicinal, helping blood sugar metabolism. If you can't grow them for lack of space, try the ones in jars that we sell in Carmoora's little shop. Just add the pieces to salads or put on pizzas. All thistles with their very prickly defence outside, can be quite delicious on the inside because they do not need to be bitter to fend off enemies. Here is a cheerful demonstration of thistle-eating by a British man, who also explains how the thistle came to be the emblem of Scotland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg6RGwz5GMY

OPEN AGAIN THIS WEEK! Here is our waiting room ready for you to come and see Naturopath Philip Robertson on Mondays, Wed...
05/01/2026

OPEN AGAIN THIS WEEK! Here is our waiting room ready for you to come and see Naturopath Philip Robertson on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, or come to see Naturopath Lisa Taylor on Mondays and Wednesdays. More news about our Acupuncture services in February 2026.
Carmoora Clinic wishes a Happy and Healthy New Year to all!

It's that time of year again, when Santa checks in to get his remedies from Philip at Carmoora. Our last day is this Fri...
17/12/2025

It's that time of year again, when Santa checks in to get his remedies from Philip at Carmoora. Our last day is this Friday 19th December, open until about 3pm. All friends and patients past and present are invited to drop in around 12pm for a cuppa and nibbles. Look forward to seeing you! Reopening times in 2025 presently being decided... Wishing a Happy and Healthy Christmas to everyone from Carmoora Clinic!

TUESDAYS are marked as closed just now because our Acupuncturist Prof. Qi-wen Li is on an extended visit overseas. Back ...
04/12/2025

TUESDAYS are marked as closed just now because our Acupuncturist Prof. Qi-wen Li is on an extended visit overseas. Back again in the new year, details to follow. But you can still pick up meds and visit at prearranged times any weekday. Just phone the clinic, wait for the diversion to a mobile, and make an arrangement with Jan who lives nearby.

NASTURTIUMS are flowers that are decorative, easily grown and edible, and they are also medicinal. They contain LUTEIN, ...
04/12/2025

NASTURTIUMS are flowers that are decorative, easily grown and edible, and they are also medicinal. They contain LUTEIN, which is good for eyesight, and the strongest coloured ones are best for this. Philip likes to take 7 of the brightest coloured flowers and blend them. then adding the liquid into a drink, such as a smoothie.

Saint Mary's Thistle is a large spiky plant with a history of helping people resist infections. Its seeds contain an ant...
27/11/2025

Saint Mary's Thistle is a large spiky plant with a history of helping people resist infections. Its seeds contain an antioxidant that helps the liver function. Even grazing animals will seek it out and eat it. Once the only information about the healing properties of this plant was written down in Latin, so only monks and nuns knew about it. They used it to good effect, e.g. for sufferers of bubonic plague, without knowing about the antioxidants. Rather, they just considered it a blessing from Saint Mary, hence the name.

CALCIUM IS GOOD FOR BONES BUT YOU ALSO NEED VITAMIN D3 AND K2 at the same time. These vitamins are called co-factors for...
25/06/2025

CALCIUM IS GOOD FOR BONES BUT YOU ALSO NEED VITAMIN D3 AND K2 at the same time. These vitamins are called co-factors for calcium. They help the calcium from your food get into your bones, not your arteries. Vitamin K2 is not always easy to come across. A rich source is the fermented food NATTO, available from Asian Foods in Belmont, just outside Geelong city. One of the white packages in the picture should last you a week, or even longer if you eat Natto raw at the same time as you eat peas and beans. This is because it is a fermented food that can then go on working, like yoghurt does. The texture is a bit odd and takes getting used to. The good news is, that if you don't like it raw you can cook it mixed with other food without losing the vitamin K2. Best however is to slip a small amount into a stir fry at the last minute. Some people need it every day, others not as often, it is an individual tendency that seems to run in families.

DANDELIONS are useful in more than one way. The leaves are made up into kidney tonics and the roots into liver tonics. Y...
23/06/2025

DANDELIONS are useful in more than one way. The leaves are made up into kidney tonics and the roots into liver tonics. You can also use them yourself at home, adding a few green leaves finely chopped into salads or herbal tea, or blending the leaves into a smoothie. For liver health use the root. You will need to get nice sized roots preferably before the plant flowers, scrub and finely slice to add to soup. And if you can find enough roots, scrub, dry and grind them into a powder for a pleasant-tasting drink that is used as a coffee substitute. The best sized roots grow under fruit trees or in your vegetable garden. Strangely, dandelions have an affinity for humans! They grow in very odd places in cities and gardens, even cracks in pavements, and their seeds blow far in the wind. Yet you may find them growing all around buildings such as farmhouses but not out in the paddocks - a dandelion mystery!

MULLEIN is not just useful for its yellow flower and ear problems! Its furry grey-green leaves are also medicinal, used ...
21/06/2025

MULLEIN is not just useful for its yellow flower and ear problems! Its furry grey-green leaves are also medicinal, used for treating coughs. Here is a young plant that has self-seeded in a lawn. It will grow up to 2m high in time.

SPRING WATER now available at Carmoora Clinic - the latest delivery came in yesterday! Many thanks to all who brought ba...
28/05/2025

SPRING WATER now available at Carmoora Clinic - the latest delivery came in yesterday! Many thanks to all who brought back their empty flagons. Flagons cost $12 each and have been greatly appreciated by people who cannot drink mains water for health reasons. As Australian soils tend to be old and leached they usually contain less fluoride than in other countries, so most Australian spring water is low fluoride. Carmoora gets in a special type of spring water, and it tastes just how water should!

MULLEIN FLOWERS make a useful remedy for your ears, whether infected or just sore. The preparation made from the yellow ...
24/05/2025

MULLEIN FLOWERS make a useful remedy for your ears, whether infected or just sore. The preparation made from the yellow petals is called Mullein Oil, and is based on glycerine. Just a few drops in the ear each day can lead to much improvement, and for some people this occurs over quite a short time. The flowers grow on a spear that can be one to two metres long and looks very impressive. Long ago these dried spears were used as torches, steeped in tallow and set alight to show the way at night.

Naturopath Philip Robertson uses musculoskeletal therapy for bad backs, necks and other joints, and also Herbal remedies...
15/05/2025

Naturopath Philip Robertson uses musculoskeletal therapy for bad backs, necks and other joints, and also Herbal remedies and supplements to treat a range of conditions, including improving vision and hearing. Sometimes Philip uses a combination of treatments to get the best chance of recovery, and minimise return visits. He can make up herbal and supplement combinations for your individual needs. Philip is available at Carmoora Mondays 9am-1.30pm, Wednesdays 9am-4pm and Fridays 9am-5pm. He is also available at other times by special arrangement with Jan, so if you can only come after work on weekdays just ring Jan and discuss options. Phone calls after hours divert to Jan's mobile and you can leave a message for her.

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343 Moorabool Street
Geelong, VIC
3220

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 1:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 4am
Friday 9am - 6pm

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+61352232616

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Carmoora Clinic offers a wide range of Natural Therapies for people of all ages, with a focus on finding and treating underlying causes of health problems. The clinic was set up over 25 years ago by Naturopath Philip Robertson, who was soon joined by Naturopath Lisa Taylor and Acupuncturist Prof. Qi-wen Li. These three are among most experienced natural health practitioners in the Geelong region. They have been joined in turn by other practitioners providing Remedial or Relaxation Massage, and a Clinical Hypnotherapist. Together the practitioners cover many therapies, including Musculoskeletal & Bowen therapies and Western & Chinese Herbal. ALL ENQUIRIES WELCOME! Tel 5223 2616