Tiaan Alisia Naturopathy

10/11/2025

💞Our Melbourne and Brisbane events this weekend were another great success, rewarding, enjoyable, and inspiring. It was a pleasure meeting many of our amazing patients in person and witnessing the enthusiasm and happiness throughout the sessions. We’re proud to host events that empower and educate our community💞 we can’t wait for our next event sessions next time.

15/02/2025

This little man was soooo excited to find CAKE in his lunch box (he still thinks cake is only for birthdays) I just had to get a photo of that little excited face. Safe to say the cake was a hit 🙌🎉 It was a sweet potato, apple and raw cacao cake and he thought it was heaven 🥰

02/05/2024

We love receiving comments from our patients like this 🥰❤️😁

08/02/2024

PCOS: Roughly 75% of women don't know they have it. Many women may never get a diagnosis because they may do not have polycystic ovaries.

PCOS doesn't stop after menopause.

There are four types of PCOS, most common is Insulin-Resistant PCOS.

The three key requirements to know if you have PCOS:
- irregular periods or polycystic ovaries on an ultrasound
- high androgens on a blood test or symptoms of high androgens
- other reasons for high androgens has been ruled out.

Symptoms of PCOS include:
- Excessive Facial Hair and Body Hair
- Acne
- Hair Loss (on head)
- Weight Gain
- Infertility
- Irregular periods

Sound familiar? Learn more about how to test and reverse PCOS:

PCOS is a common diagnosis that affect up to 10% of women. It’s best defined as a group of symptoms related to anovulation (the lack of ovulation) and a high

18/02/2023

Two Common Factors for Sluggish Thyroid Function, with normal blood work (whether you're on medication or not)

>> The T4 Conversion to T3 & Reverse T3 >> Free T3 & Free T4 have to get into the Cells

03/10/2022

Oh my goodness! Christmas is less than 3 months away?😱🌲How do you think you're going to be feeling then? We'd love to challenge you to feel amazing by then! 🤗
This is not a "buy presents/do things for other people" post!
This is a "Be fab for Christmas for YOURSELF post" !!!!

Our metabolic program is the best present you could give yourself this year.🥰

Imagine ending 2022 truly feeling awesome in yourself. Imagine going to those Christmas parties, visiting the relatives, and relaxing on the beach looking and feeling your best. Personalised nutrition can do this for you🙌👐

You can msg me to find out more. 😉

12/08/2022

How Oxytocin lowers Cortisol

UCLA did a pretty interesting study.

They looked at women that were under pressure, or, experiencing high levels of stress.

They tested two different groups of women:
Group 1: C-Level, Corporate Women running companies
Group 2: Mums of children at the Ronald McDonald House

They specifically tested women's cortisol level randomly during the project to how the adrenal system responded to the intensely stressful situations.

What they found was incredible.

The women that went home in big careers (Group 1) cortisol levels stayed high through the duration of the study.

While the mums (Group 2) who had children suffering immensely, often not being able to sleep through the night with sick children or having to go to hospital, had low levels of cortisol.

Now this didn't make sense for Group 2 to have low levels of cortisol. So they decided to further test other hormones in both Group 1 and Group 2.

What they found is something most women only think about when they breastfeeding... Though many of us mums out there can be encouraged that it's not just released during breast feeding!

The mums in the Ronald McDonald House were releasing high levels of Oxytocin vs the career women.

The Oxytocin appeared to be soothing the adrenal system and keeping cortisol within healthy ranges.

Even though both Group 1 and Group 2 were under immense stress daily, Group 2 finished the study with healthy cortisol reference ranges (even though many had suffered immense challenge with their families).

I share this with you today to remind you to get a few hugs today and over the weekend!

If you've had a difficult week at work, or you're kids have been running around like maniacs keeping you up til 11pm at night (happens to me too!), scoop up a few more hugs or spend more time with people that are special to you.

It can help lower your cortisol :)...

A healthy adrenal system helps sooth the nervous system and brain...

08/08/2022

Vestibular Migraines

Have you heard of them?
It's a "Pain Less" Migraine.

They show up with
- Dizziness
- Nausea
- Vertigo
- Black Outs

Did you know that vestibular migraines are most common for women between the ages of 40 and 52?

They manifest largely due to the changes happening in the brain due to the loss or progesterone, and increase in oestrogen.

The brain quite possibly experiences the largest transition during Peri-menopause and menopause - more so than the reproductive system.

Progesterone is something that the body grew accustomed to as it's quite the soothing hormone and can be a stress reducing hormone.

How do you know if you are suffering from a vestibular migraine:
- Dizziness (can last for hours or days)
- Unsteadiness and loss of balance
- Nausea
- Sensitivity to motion
- Intense faint feeling
- Loss of Awareness

Some women check in to the hospital for vestibular migraines because they have a loss of awareness in their body.

How do we address vestibular migraines?
The mitochondria has some of the greatest changes in the brain during this time period.

We look deeper at nutrient levels to identify why the loss of progesterone is having an impact on the brain.

Migraines and/or Vestibular Migraines to us are a symptom of something out of balance. Often it's the body's way of saying there is something out of whack with one or a combination of the following:
- The Nervous System
- Nutrient Depletion
- Inflammation
- The Adrenal System

05/08/2022

It must of been the connection to my mum's dark sunglasses and pain killers - I'm not sure...

But, we've had lots of questions come through about histamine, IBS, bacteria and metabolic issues.

We're hearing women want more information, but doc is saying "everything looks good - maybe just watch your fat and kilojoule intake"...

So, I begged my team if we could release this special seminar we have on Peri/Post Menopause & Bacteria Inflammation - they said yes!

So as a gift to you this weekend only, if you want to learn more about bacteria and peri/post menopause, watch this: https://naturalhormonebalance.co/free-training-peri-post-bacteria/ (You can get the replay or organise a time)

Happy Saturday :).

-menopause

One small note -don't wait to watch later please.
My team said I have to take it down by Monday.

04/08/2022

>>> Histamine Producing Bacteria with IBS & during Peri/Post Menopause

02/08/2022

Pre - Peri - Post Menopause Stages [35 y/o to 55 y/o]

The brain and the metabolic system actually experience the greatest changes during this time period.

We found this great diagram noting the four sequences of hormonal changes.

Most women just think of oestrogen during peri-menopause and it takes the blame for so many symptoms - possibly unfairly!

Whilst the reproductive system is changing, many of the symptoms early or later into this 8 to 12 year period are because of either the brain responding to the change or your metabolic system trying to protect you during these changes.

Here's a few key symptoms to note as you consider what stage you may be experiencing:
Stage 1: Low Progesterone
‣ Poor Sleep,
‣ Heavy Bleeding,
‣ Low Iron,
‣ Huge shift on the brain, or,
‣ Increased Anxiety

Stage 2: High & Fluctuating Oestrogen
‣ Mood Changes,
‣ Tender, Sore, Lumpy or Swollen Breasts
‣ Hot flushes and/or night sweats
‣ Low Iron
‣ Huge shift on the brain

**Many women think of oestrogen as lowering; when in many cases oestrogen reaches it's highest point then decreases as women get closer to their final bleed.

Stage 3: High Histamine and Mast Cell Activation
Note: This stage is typically ignited because of Stage 2. We often discuss "Inflammatory Bacteria" as it's at this stage that we start to see opportunistic bacteria inflamed due to high oestrogen markers.

Symptoms include:
‣ Skin Issues: Rosacea, Exzema, Psoriasis, Skin Rashes, Fungal Infections
‣ Migraines
‣ Aches & Pains
‣ Catching colds, flus, allergies, or hay fever easily
‣ Nausea
‣ IBS Symptoms, like constipation, diarrhea, or rotating between the two (this can also be a new thing for many women)
‣ Or even Vestibular Migraines, which have no presence of a headache, but can cause light headed-ness, fatigue, fainting, nausea, or vomiting.

This stage is an essential health window to support the immune system, yet gets little to no education for so many women.

Nutrient deficiency and/or nutrient malabsorption is extremely common at this phase and an integral part of our treatment protocol when we address underlying histamine activation and/or opportunistic bacteria. We'll write more on this soon - because we feel it's really important for women to learn about :).

Stage 4: Low Oestrogen & a Shift to Insulin Resistance
There's an incredible study on glucose and how it effects the brain that 10 different medical unversities published called "Menopause impacts human brain structure, connectivity, energy metabolism, and amyloid‐beta deposition". It explains how this final sequence activates either insulin or ketones and the connected risks to not addressing the insulin resistance for one's future.

Key Symptoms include:
‣ Brain Fog, Forgetfulness, Easily Lose Focus
‣ Anxiety, Irritability, or Agitation/Easily Angered
‣ Weight gain that doesn't shift regardless of diet or exercise

We have a lot more to share on this fourth and final sequence as insulin is a key factor to consider for women between 35 and 55. Not just because of weight gain, but because of it's direct link to the mitochondria.

What are you most interested in learning more about? Do you have any odd symptoms that have popped up? Let us know! We're going to be educating more frequently and love to hear what you think!

29/07/2022

Oestrogen Dominance is much more common during Peri-Menopause then women think.

Oestrogen actually goes to it's highest point between 35 and 45, in some cases it stays high up to 48.

Women, feel especially bothered by oestrogen dominance during peri-menopause largely because progrestrone (the great balancer to oestrogen) drops much earlier than oestrogen does.

Imagine that progrestrone is like a "yoda" hormone for oestrogen.

Oestrogen Dominance during peri-menopause actually feels different than the natural peri-menopausal transition in that women:
- experience high anxiety or depression (especially right before they start their period)
- struggle with sleeping through the night (if wake up, can spin off mentally or struggle to go back down)
- experience weight gain, especially in the bum, thighs, arms, and breasts
- have night sweats or hot flushes more intensively than others
- breast tenderness

Oestrogen Dominance typically doesn't travel alone. Oestrogen Dominance is often accompanied to a sluggish thyroid.

Many women are directed to anti-depressants or hormone medication, when this hormone imbalance provides an opportune time for women to identify nutrient gaps causing the exacerbation of symptoms.

We've put together a training called "Thyropause" explaining what's happening during this time - feel free to message us to get a free copy. We spend over an hour explaining what's happening :).