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17/09/2025

Hidden Lead Could Be Affecting Your Health

Did you know that lead exposure isn’t just a thing of the past? It can quietly accumulate in bones, teeth, and tissues for decades — sometimes even passed down through generations.

Lead can affect brain development, behaviour, mood, immunity, hormones, and even heart and kidney health. Children and adults may experience fatigue, hyperactivity, poor focus, mood swings, headaches, irritability, sleep disturbances, digestive issues, and weakened immunity, often without any obvious environmental exposure.

The effects may be a reflection of a biochemical disruption caused by lead interfering with nervous system signalling and overall cellular function.

The good news? Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) is a safe, non-invasive way to uncover hidden heavy metals and mineral imbalances. With this information, we can create a personalised plan using nutrition, herbal support, and detox strategies to restore balance and support long-term health.

👉 Read our latest blog to learn more about lead toxicity, its multi-generational impact, and how HTMA can help. https://adhdnatclinic.com.au/blogs/news/lead-and-health-why-behaviour-isn-t-always-a-choice

17/09/2025

✨ The Power of Bitter Herbs: Why Your Digestion Needs Them ✨

Do you often feel bloated, sluggish, or heavy after meals? It might not be the food—it could be your digestion.

Bitter herbs have been used for centuries to “spark” the digestive system. The bitter taste sends a signal to your body to:
✔️ Increase stomach acid and digestive enzymes
✔️ Stimulate bile flow for better fat metabolism
✔️ Calm the gut-brain connection and reduce discomfort
✔️ Improve nutrient absorption

In today’s modern diet, we’ve lost these important bitter flavours, leaving many people with indigestion, reflux, and nutrient deficiencies. Reintroducing bitters can help restore balance and energy.

At Oak Tree Herbal Clinic, I’ve created a Digestive Tonic that combines traditional bitter herbs like gentian, dandelion, and orange peel with supportive herbs to soothe and protect the gut lining. Gentle, effective, and designed to work with your body—not against it.

🌿 Want to learn more? Read my latest blog: The Power of Bitter Herbs: Why Your Digestion Needs Them https://oaktreeherbalclinic.com.au/blogs/news/the-power-of-bitter-herbs-why-your-digestion-needs-them

🌿 Ready to try bitters for yourself? Order your Digestive Tonic today! https://oaktreeherbalclinic.com.au/products/digestiease-advanced-digestive-enzyme-support

03/09/2025

Hidden Toxins, Hidden Impact

Did you know that heavy metals like lead, mercury, aluminium, cadmium, and arsenic can quietly accumulate in the body and affect more than just physical health? These metals can disrupt brain function, attention, mood, energy production, hormones, immunity, and may even contribute to ADHD symptoms. What’s more, they can be passed down through generations, meaning children today may already carry part of their parents’ or grandparents’ toxic load.

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing a blog series on Heavy Metal Toxicity, exploring the science behind these hidden exposures. We’ll cover how everyday items, past environmental exposures, and even historical sources like old paints or DDT contribute to the body’s toxic burden. You’ll learn how functional medicine tools like HTMA can reveal mineral imbalances and hidden toxic metals, providing a roadmap to targeted, personalized strategies for detoxification and restoring balance.

Whether you’re concerned about hyperactivity, fatigue, brain fog, mood swings, or general health, this series will give you the knowledge to understand what might be affecting your body — and how to take action.

Read out latest blog - Unseen but not Harmless: The role of Heavy Metals and Health Challenges.
https://adhdnatclinic.com.au/blogs/news/unseen-but-not-harmless-the-role-of-heavy-metals-in-health-challenges

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02/09/2025

Gentle, herbal support to help your body transition into spring

Feeling sluggish after winter? Your body is ready for a gentle reset.

Our Seasonal Balance – Spring Herbal Remedy is a carefully crafted elixir designed to:
Nourish and support your body’s natural detox pathways
Boost vitality and resilience as the seasons change
Promote overall wellness with herbs like Alfalfa, Lemon Balm, Nettle, Beetroot, and Indian Madder

Take a daily teaspoon to help your body transition smoothly into spring, support your energy, and restore balance naturally.

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04/08/2025

Can’t Sleep? Understanding Insomnia

Struggling to fall asleep, stay asleep, or wake feeling refreshed?
It’s not just in your head—and it’s not something you have to put up with.

💤 Insomnia affects so much more than just energy levels. It throws off your mood, hormones, immunity, memory, and your body’s ability to heal.

In our newest blog, we explore some of the root causes of insomnia and the natural, herbal remedies that work with your body—not against it.

🌿 Includes our favourite herbs like Passionflower, Lemon Balm, and Oatstraw

🛒 Join our online herbal community enews to receive discounts every month. It’s our way of supporting your path to better sleep (and better health).

📖 Read our latest blog: “Can’t Sleep? Understanding Insomnia & Herbal Remedies for Deep Rest” - https://oaktreeherbalclinic.com.au/blogs/news/can-t-sleep-understanding-insomnia-and-herbal-remedies-for-deep-rest

04/08/2025

Getting Sick Too Often?

🤧 Tired of catching every bug going around?
You might be doing all the "right" things—but if you're constantly rundown, your immune system could be exhausted.
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In our latest blog, we unpack the some of the hidden reasons behind poor immunity—like chronic stress, gut issues, nutrient deficiencies, toxins, and more—and explore how understanding the root cause can help you rebuild your resilience and support your immune system naturally.⁠"
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✨ It's time to stop treating symptoms and get to the root.⁠
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📖 Read now: “Getting Sick Too Often? Your Immune System Might Be Exhausted”
https://adhdnatclinic.com.au/blogs/news/getting-sick-too-often-your-immune-system-might-be-exhausted

🔍 Struggling with ongoing symptoms and not sure where to turn?
At the ADHD Naturopathic Clinic, we specialise in uncovering the root cause of ADHD and chronic health conditions—so you can get personalised, effective support that actually works.
👉 Book your consultation today and take the first step toward feeling better, naturally.
https://adhdnatclinic.com.au/collections/consultations

24/07/2025

What’s Really Driving Your ADHD Symptoms? Let’s Find the Root Cause

Are you or your child struggling with focus, impulsivity, or emotional overwhelm… and wondering if it’s ADHD?

💡 What if those symptoms are just the surface—and underneath is something deeper?

At ADHD Naturopathic clinic we take a root-cause approach. In our latest blog, I explore the often-overlooked drivers of ADHD-like symptoms, including:

🌱 Gut imbalances
🥱 Sleep issues
🥬 Nutrient deficiencies
☣️ Toxin & heavy metal exposure (even inherited from parents!)
🧬 Genetic mutations like MTHFR
🥗 Food sensitivities
🌀 Chronic stress or anxiety

💚 ADHD isn’t always what it seems. With functional medicine testing and herbal support, we can get clarity—and real solutions.

📖 Tap the link in bio to read the full blog - https://adhdnatclinic.com.au/blogs/news/what-s-really-behind-the-symptoms-when-it-s-not-adhd

📅 Ready to get answers? Book a consult today through our website - https://adhdnatclinic.com.au/collections/consultations

13/06/2025

I recently saw a client who was doing all the "right" things—taking magnesium, calcium tissue salts, B12, and a range of supportive herbals—yet she still had persistent muscle aches, poor sleep, and zero improvement in how she felt.

She was frustrated and confused. That’s when we decided to run a Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA).

🧬 What we found was eye-opening:

Low calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, manganese, and cobalt—despite supplementing consistently.

Her HTMA pattern showed a "Fast 2" stress response, meaning her body was burning through minerals at a rapid rate—even though she didn’t feel stressed.

Cobalt was completely absent—which tells us she wasn’t absorbing her B12.

She also had markers suggesting low stomach acid (low HCl)—a major factor in poor mineral absorption.

Low manganese can contribute to poor blood sugar regulation, joint and ligament health, and yes—poor sleep.

⚠️ This is why testing matters. Without it, you’re just guessing. She didn’t think she had gut issues… until her minerals told a different story

*****June Promotion – Get to the Root with HTMA******
For the rest of this month, I’m offering a special on HTMA Testing:

💲 $400 for the test + initial consult (savings of $55)
💸 Offer is valid until June 30th - (with bookings running into July)
🧾 Deposit of $170 secures your booking, balance due over 3 weeks
🧪 Results take 3 weeks—just in time to start your healing plan in July/August!

Book now and let’s finally answer why your body isn’t responding to your supplements.

🔗 DM me or visit https://adhd-naturopathic-clinic.simplecliniconline.com/diary to grab your spot.

23/04/2025

Great blog on how Yelling makes ADHD children worse. It interrupts with their brain development.

🔊 Yelling Doesn’t Work for ADHD—Here’s What Does 🧠

Ever feel like yelling is the only way your child with ADHD listens?

You’re not alone—but yelling doesn’t help an ADHD brain. In fact, it can create long-term issues with brain development, emotional regulation, and behaviour.

🚫 It’s not a behaviour issue.
🌿 It’s a nervous system issue.

I’ve just written a new blog explaining: 💥 How yelling impacts the ADHD brain (hint: it’s more biological than you think)
🧠 Why ADHD kids are more sensitive to stress and harsh tones
💞 What to do instead—tools that actually help calm the chaos and support healthy brain wiring

👉 Read it here: https://adhdnatclinic.com.au/blogs/news/yelling-and-adhd-how-it-impacts-brain-development-and-what-to-do-instead

At my clinic, I work with children and families to get to the root cause of ADHD symptoms—through functional medicine testing, herbal support, nervous system regulation, and gentle, brain-friendly parenting strategies.

✨ If you’re feeling burnt out, overwhelmed, or like nothing is working, you don’t have to go it alone.

📲 Book an initial consultation appointment today and let’s support your child in a way that works with their brain—not against it.
https://adhdnatclinic.com.au/pages/bookings

16/04/2025

Woohoo we are back. Check with your private health fund and get covered to claim.

20/02/2025

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