Nissa Lee Naturopathy

07/03/2022

“Wellness is an industry. It’s also a seductive distraction from what’s really impacting women’s lives. It glosses over the structural issues undermining women’s well-being. These issues cannot be fixed by drinking a turmeric latte or .”

Yoga, manifesting, and may sound empowering. But wellness blames women, sets them up for failure, and hides the real challenges women face.

30/05/2019

It was World MS day yesterday and I did an interview with the Newcastle Herald about my experience living with a complex neurological disease that is on the rise in Newcastle

MS is an incurable, invisible disease, and it is on the rise in women, and in Newcastle.

03/11/2018

I am officially now an MS Ambassador 🙂 MS Ambassadors promote awareness of MS (multiple sclerosis) and also share their own journey with this unpredictable disease with honesty and humour, courage and determination. You can book me to share my story with community health groups, with health and medical students, at universities and schools etc.

“Daring to hold onto hope"

“Living with the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis has been the biggest challenge of my life”, is how Nissa Lee describes her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis a decade ago, a neurological disease that effects over 25,000 Australians.

Following a degree in Social Ecology, Nissa Lee enjoyed a career working with vulnerable youth on community garden projects and healthy eating initiatives in Mt Druitt, NSW. She also travelled the breadth of Australia.

Sudden neurological symptoms including difficulty walking, loss of balance, fatigue and pins and needles throughout her body led to a visit to the emergency department and a consequent diagnosis of multiple sclerosis at the age of twenty-four.

With the support of her family, friends and community, Nissa focused on providing her body with the nutrition, rest and movement that it needed to recover.

Although her future felt quite bleak at times, Nissa continued her training in the martial art Aikido which assisted her to regain her strength and balance. Another light on the horizon was being awarded a MS Limited’s “Go For Gold Scholarship” which enabled her to complete an Advanced Diploma in Naturopathy.

The MS Ambassador Program warmly welcomes Nissa Lee to our team who hopes to share with Newcastle how her diagnosis has made her stronger, wiser and a more compassionate person who is daring to hold onto hope.
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If you would like to book an MS Ambassador, please free-call MS Connect on 1800-042-138 or email: ambassadors-vic@ms.org.au (for VIC Ambassadors), ambassadors-nsw@ms.org.au (for NSW).

A link to my profile and story on the MS website is here https://www.ms.org.au/…/ms-ambassad…/nissa-lee-phillips.aspx

MS Ambassadors are inspirational volunteers who are either living with multiple sclerosis or caring for someone who does. MS Ambassadors participate in public speaking presentations to: People livi…

21/09/2018

It’s not just genetics, food, diet and lifestyle choices that affect our health. Racism can make people sick. The health impacts of discrimination are complex and huge.

“On an individual level, exposure to racism is associated with psychological distress, depression, poor quality of life, and substance misuse, all of which contribute significantly to …

13/09/2018

Here are some images from the sold out Medicinal Mushroom three course dinner at Pickled and Pressed last night. It was a delicious and informative night, with Dov from Reishi mushrooms sharing information on the health benefits of these incredible fungi. I spoke about my story of using lions mane mushroom for helping to restore the nervous system and improve mood and cognition following my diagnosis of MS. Stay tuned for more events to come on medicinal mushrooms and nootropic foods to boost brain power 🍄😊💥

03/09/2018

I just came across my health story translated into French!

Comment la médecine par les plantes et une alimentation corrigée ont pu inverser les symptômes de ma sclérose en plaques Par Nissa Lee, 30 mars 2016 L’année dernière, j’avais entrepris de voyager dans toute l’Australie. Mais à un moment donné, j’ai dû...

17/06/2018

Morning! Just a lil reminder for anyone living with MS (multiple sclerosis) that I am setting up a peer support group with the MS Society and the first meeting is this Friday 8-10am, June 22nd in Carrington (Newcastle, Aus). If you are living with MS or know someone who is, ask them to call MS Connect for more details on how to join the support group
MS Connect - 1800 042 138

This group will meet once a month at a local cafe and is a chance to have a casual cuppa and a chat. The first meeting will be from 8-10am on Friday June 22nd. Living with MS can be hard, isolating and invisible. The journey can also offer unexpected rewards and insights. This group will have a specific focus on wellness and sharing good news stories as well as supporting each other through the hard stuff.

Giving and receiving practical and emotional support can help you understand a recent diagnosis, manage your symptoms and live well with multiple sclerosis.
If you are living with MS, call MS Connect and they will give you a referral and more information about the group including where we meet. We are meeting in a wheelchair accessible location. It is completely free to participate. This is the only MS Society endorsed support group that exists in Newcastle, please spread the word and take advantage of this opportunity!

Call MS Connect - 1800 042 138

Nissa

https://www.ms.org.au/support-services/ms-connect.aspx
You can read more about me and my story here https://nissaleenaturopathy.wordpress.com
https://www.ms.org.au/support-services/connect-with-others.aspx

Whether you are newly diagnosed, a carer of a loved one with multiple sclerosis or a friend wanting to help, we can help connect you with others in a meaningful way.

24/05/2018

I am starting up a peer support group for people living with MS (multiple sclerosis) in Newcastle. This group will meet once a month at a local cafe and is a chance to have a casual cuppa and a chat. The first meeting will be from 8-10am on Friday June 22nd. Living with MS can be hard, isolating and invisible. The journey can also offer unexpected rewards and insights. This group will have a specific focus on wellness and sharing good news stories as well as supporting each other through the hard stuff.

Giving and receiving practical and emotional support can help you understand a recent diagnosis, manage your symptoms and live well with multiple sclerosis.

If you are living with MS, call MS Connect and they will give you a referral and more information about the group including where we meet. We are meeting in a wheelchair accessible location. It is completely free to participate. This is the only MS Society endorsed support group that exists in Newcastle, please spread the word and take advantage of this opportunity!

Call MS Connect - 1800 042 138

Nissa Lee Naturopathy
Nissa Lee

You can read more about me and my story here https://nissaleenaturopathy.wordpress.com

Whether you are newly diagnosed, a carer of a loved one with multiple sclerosis or a friend wanting to help, we can help connect you with others in a meaningful way.

25/03/2018

Here are some happy snaps from the sold out Medicinal Mushroom cooking class I taught with Dov from Reishi Foods on the weekend. We made medicinal mushroom truffles and raw chocolates, beetroot lions mane latte, medicinal mushroom laksa and drank lots of mushroom teas 🍄🍄🍄 stay tuned for more medicinal mushroom workshop and events to come 👍

19/03/2018

The spoon theory is a good way to explain the amount of energy it takes to do even simple everyday tasks when living with a chronic or mental illness. May you gain more and more spoons and find simpler ways to explain your lived experience after the “but you don’t look sick” conversation 🥄🥄🥄♥️♥️♥️

For Spoonies and friends of spoonies

15/03/2018

Here's my cheat sheet for the Wahls Paleo eating diet I have thrived on. I hope that helps explain it!

Download and print your version here: WahlsPyramid

11/03/2018

My friend Dov and I are running a medicinal mushroom extravaganza cooking class in Newcastle. Come learn about how to make medicinal mushrooms a part of your life! We will be making beetroot chocolate Lions Mane latte, raw reishi chocolates and a medicinal mushroom laksa. Yummmmm 🍄♥️

You will also learn about some of their amazing health benefits. Did you know that lions mane helps improve mood and memory, that reishi reduces the body’s response to stress or that Chaga mushroom has potent antioxidants? No magic mushrooms we promise 😉

Come and learn how to make medicinal mushrooms a part of your life! We are excited to announce this practical and informative workshop with Nissa Lee (Naturopath) and Dov Pine (Chiropractor and founder of Reishi Foods). Learn how to make a Lion's Mane beetroot latte, reishi raw chocolates and a medi...

11/03/2018

“It has been ten years since my diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis. My story has its fair share of heartbreak, illness and fear; I hope that it also offers a story of resilience and inspiration”.

Read on for some personal health insights, practical recipe suggestions and information on Lion's Mane mushroom, a new and promising natural treatment for M.S that stimulates the regrowth of damaged brain and nerve tissue.

Stay tuned for a medicinal mushroom cooking class with Nissa coming very soon in Newcastle 🍄♥️

“It has been ten years since my diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis. My story has its fair share of heartbreak, illness and fear; I hope that it also offers a story of resilience and inspiration”. Nissa has just returned from an 18 day hike through the Himalayas in Nepal. She is medication free, h...

01/03/2018

This is just awesome. Watch it till the end for a laugh 😁 the cheAt sheet is to do 30 mins of aerobic exercise 3-4 times a week to reap the benefits for mental health, cognitive function and to protect the brain against dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline

What's the most transformative thing that you can do for your brain today? Exercise! says neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. Get inspired to go to the gym as Suzuki discusses the science of how working out boosts your mood and memory -- and protects your brain against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzhe...

24/11/2017

This is my I did it post. I just finished a 210km hike over 15 days on the Annapurna circuit in Nepal. Here’s to enjoying good health ♥️ Thanks to the pioneering work of Dr Terry Wahls and Dr George Jelinek for educating people like me on evidence based dietary and lifestyle practices for managing M.S. It is this approach that has helped keep me healthy and well for 7 years now. I look forward to many more healthy years and adventures to come ⭐️♥️😊

16/10/2017

Dance your way to greater intelligence! 'For centuries, dance manuals and other writings have lauded the health benefits of dancing, usually as physical exercise. More recently we've seen research on further health benefits of dancing, such as stress reduction and increased serotonin level, with its sense of well-being.

Most recently we've heard of another benefit: Frequent dancing apparently makes us smarter.

A major study added to the growing evidence that stimulating one's mind by dancing can ward off Alzheimer's disease and other dementia, much as physical exercise can keep the body fit. Dancing also increases cognitive acuity at all ages'.
Full article here x

26/07/2017

This is a great Ted talk on the long term health impacts of childhood trauma. Hugs to you if this is part of your life's story, and respect to you if you can help prevent this being part of someone else's story.

Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds across…

22/07/2017

To conclude mushroom appreciation week, here is a ted talk on the power of mushrooms to save the world by the amazing mycologist Paul Stamets.

Mycologist Paul Stamets lists 6 ways the mycelium fungus can help save the universe: cleaning polluted soil, making insecticides, treating smallpox and even flu viruses.