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Wendy and Sarah - help with fertility, PCOS, PMS, vaginal health, menopause, neurodivergent health & all things hormones. Now also kids health too!

The Healthy Hormone Naturopath is your local Naturopath in North Lakes, Brisbane. Wendy offers a caring and personalised approach to naturopathy & holistic health, specialising in natural women's health & hormonal concerns. Wendy can assist in pre-conception care, natural IVF support, menstrual problems, PMS, PCOS, perimenopause & menopause, hormone health & more, focusing on natural medicine, her

bs & nutrition. Located in North Lakes to help patients from Rothwell, Mango Hill, Kippa-Ring, Scarborough, Redcliffe, Margate, Clontarf, Griffin, Deception Bay, Dakalbin, Kallangur, Petrie, Lawnton, Joyner, Bray Park, Strathpine & surrounding suburbs in Brisbane North. For the best Naturopath in North Lakes, contact The Healthy Hormone Naturopath.

06/05/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿-𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.

Instead, it points the finger at something far more powerful: how food is processed and how it impacts your metabolism. Highly processed carbs (think white bread, sugary cereals, snack foods) are digested fast → spike blood sugar → crash it a few hours later → cue hunger, cravings, and more eating. Rinse and repeat.

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? Your biology is being nudged to eat more even if the food isn’t that exciting.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 (𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩)
• Prioritise slow-digesting carbs → whole grains, legumes, intact fruits
• Pair carbs with protein + healthy fats to blunt glucose spikes
• Swap “refined + fast” → “whole + structured” (e.g. cereal > oats, chips > potatoes)
• Notice your hunger 3–4 hours after meals, that’s where the metabolic story shows up
• Don’t just cut calories, focus on how your food behaves in your body

𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: It’s less about “𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨” and more about choosing foods that don’t hijack your hunger signals in the first place.

03/05/2026

𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘁… 𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀?
Entire diet movements have been built around this idea.
Low-fat diets dominated the 1990s.
Low-carb diets followed soon after.

But a large new study tracking nearly 200,000 people over three decades suggests 𝙬𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

Researchers found that both healthy low-carbohydrate diets and healthy low-fat diets were linked with a lower risk of coronary heart disease. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.

Diets built around whole grains, vegetables, legumes, healthy fats, and minimally processed foods were associated with better cardiovascular markers and reduced inflammation.

On the other hand, diets high in refined carbohydrates, added sugars, processed meats, and ultra-processed foods were associated with higher heart disease risk.

𝗦𝗼 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗿
The overall quality of what we eat matters most.
Heart health is less about cutting out entire food groups and more about building a diet rich in nutrient-dense whole foods.

Sometimes the most powerful nutrition advice is also the most straightforward.
𝙁𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨. 𝙁𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙙.

🔗 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2026.1794

30/04/2026

The poll shows many adults are sacrificing sleep for late-night scrolling, and then wondering why they feel wired at night and foggy in the morning. This isn’t willpower. It’s neurobiology.

𝙇𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙗𝙮.

Quality sleep is foundational for hormone balance, metabolic health, mood regulation, and immune resilience. If you want better energy, clearer thinking, and steadier moods, protect your wind-down window like it’s sacred. 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄? 𝗠𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲.

👉 https://www.healthday.com/health-news/sleep-disorder/doomscrolling-affecting-many-americans-sleep-poll-finds

29/04/2026

has put herself in the running for the most colourful gym wear title.

Traditionally the category in the gym that I have consistently excelled at (well you have to be good at something right? lol) it looks like me and my 42 pairs of tights are in for competition 😆

Colourful gym wear is one of the things I need to get me motivated to get in the gym and get moving. What about you? Do you have a “thing” you need to help you get there on the days that feel super hard to get motivated?

Let me know (also feel free to cast your vote about who is more colourful - I promise I can take coming second, 😂😂😂)

Much love
Wendy

29/04/2026

“Hormones aren’t isolated. They’re responsive. And they respond best to whole-body care.”

At 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡, we don’t chase single numbers. We look at the ecosystem of your body. 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢, 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬.

26/04/2026

If your child experiences ongoing food sensitivities, eczema, or other skin issues, 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝘁.

The 𝗴𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲 plays an important role in digestion, immune function, and
inflammation regulation, all of which can influence how the body responds to foods
and environmental triggers.

Around seventy five percent of the immune system is located in and around the gut, which means the 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩

In some cases, microbiome mapping can provide additional insight into the gut
ecosystem and help guide more personalised support strategies. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲.

(for more information about kids gut health here is Sarah’s blog,here is the link
🔗https://thehealthyhormonenat.com.au/what-your-childs-gut-is-trying-to-tell-you/

23/04/2026

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: What you eat before trying to conceive might help you get there sooner. Women who stuck to diets rich in vegetables, fruits and nuts showed a higher chance of conceiving within a year and took fewer days to get there.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Whole foods, colourful plates, and balanced meals support hormones, inflammation and metabolic health, all players in reproductive biology. So go ahead, make your plate beautiful and purposeful! 🌈🍽️

👉 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-026-01283-0

22/04/2026

🎉𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵, on achieving this well-deserved badge!

This recognition reflects the extra time, dedication, and specialist study Sarah has invested, all to better support the health of our youngest patients (and their parents too).

The early years of life are a rare and powerful window. Research tells us that a child's gut microbiome is one of the most significant, and modifiable, factors shaping long-term immunity, metabolism, and the risk of chronic disease.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙨? 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚'𝙨 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙤 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩.

But here's something parents don't always hear: children aren't just small adults. Their microbiomes are rapidly developing, uniquely sensitive, and require a genuinely tailored clinical approach to get the best outcomes.

If you've been wondering whether your child's gut health could use some support, and let's be honest, the gut really is the foundation of everything, Sarah is the person to see.

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗴𝘂𝘁, 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.

20/04/2026

The lifestyle scaffolding we help women build now is directly shaping what their brains look like decades later.

This is worth one question in every consult: "𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙪𝙨𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚?".

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸.

19/04/2026

𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆?

When researchers study long-term health outcomes, one metric repeatedly stands out. 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨.

Individuals with 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 often demonstrate significantly 𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮. Interestingly, some studies show that individuals with higher fitness levels may have better health outcomes even when body weight remains unchanged.

This suggests that movement contributes to health in ways that extend beyond the scale. Improving endurance, heart health, and lung capacity supports metabolic resilience. 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚.

19/04/2026

A rare gap has opened up for Wendy tomorrow. Booking link below.

https://thehealthyhormonenat.com.au/bookings/

18/04/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝘀 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸.

It often gets portrayed as complicated. 𝙄𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚. A muscle contracting against resistance. That’s it. Which means all of these count
• resistance bands
• Pilates
• body-weight exercises
• light weights
• structured gym training

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁? Because every weight-loss strategy leads to some degree of muscle loss, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙂𝙇𝙋-1 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨. Protecting muscle mass protects metabolism.

"𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙜𝙮𝙢 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣."

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