The Live Lightly Centre

The Live Lightly Centre Naturopathic, nutritional, herbal medicine and other complementary health services. Thyroid: this deserves a special mention as I see so much of it.

Hi, I'm Tracey Walker and I am a fully qualified naturopath (Bachelor's Degree in Health Science) and since starting I have attained a degree in life experience, particularly helping people with stubborn, often undiagnosed and chronic illnesses. I often find that I am the "last resort" after people have exhausted all other avenues and not found answers, and I am totally okay with that! In particular my strengths are as follows:

Autoimmune disease: either diagnosed or undiagnosed, I can help you wind your way through the complicated and painful world of these chronic inflammatory systemic disorders. Often they come as a package deal (ie: more than one!) so that would have you seeing several specialists at once whereas we tend to treat the body as a whole. I explain what is happening to your body, why it is happening and how we treat from a holistic perspective. Female reproductive issues: PCOS, endometriosis, heavy or painful periods, irregular cycle, how to transition off the pill successfully, fertility issues, teenage "coming of age", acne, hormonal migraines, PNDD, PMS/PMT, perimenopause and menopause. Gut issues: diarrhoea, constipation, food sensitivities, reflux, IBS, coeliac disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohns, bloating, candida, recurrent UTI's, pain, mesenteric adenitis, eosinophilic esophagitis, stomach ulcers and gastritis

Mental health issues: anxiety, depression, OCD, ADD, ADHD, migraine/headaches associated with these issues, brain fog, lack of concentration, poor memory, confusion, overwhelming stress, insomnia

Skin issues: acne, eczema, rashes, dermatitis, hives, psoriasis

Whole family health: I see everyone from preconception to old age. Every stage has different physical, mental and emotional needs and hormonal challenges that go with it! It is most often an autoimmune disease but sometimes not and it takes people years to get diagnosed so I help them through this complicated issue. I coach you on how to speak to your doctor about testing, why your medication is not alleviating your symptoms, which tests to ask for and the difference between a "normal" thyroid irregularity and an autoimmune disease. And just WHY it is so important to know this. Chronic and complicated illnesses: I help people navigate their way through several chronic systemic inflammatory diseases such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, "adrenal fatigue", autoimmune disease, extremely inflamed gut issues and hormonal disorders - often all in the one body. When your doctors are confused and you have had enough, this is where I come in and I LOVE helping people find their way back to health and learning to understand their bodies and how they need to best support them. Full pathology reviews and polypharmacy: I like to work with doctors who will support the process and help to reduce polypharmacy (lots of different medications) as well as provide treatment that will not interfere with medication. I also give a holistic view on blood and other pathology tests which will most likely differ slightly from your doctor's view. I nearly always refer my clients back to their GP for a full set of bloods and a new perspective on their case. Me: I am a no nonsense, direct but extremely empathetic, supportive and loyal person to have on your team. I won't BS you, I will have your health (and pocketbook!) firmly at the forefront of everything I do. I meet you where you are at, not asking you to do things you are not physically or mentally capable of at this given moment. I have an irreverent sense of humour and I'm not afraid to use it! My consults are extremely informal and relaxed, a place for you to feel safe and heard and all designed to create a strong rapport. I am very evidence based, I love science and everything I recommend has a solid scientific background however if you tell me that something "outside of the realm" has worked for you in the past, we'll include that too. My only aim is to help you get better. My motto is "get you in, fix you up and get you out again!"

My clinic is located in Ellenbrook WA, 34 Ellen Stirling Parade, phone: (08) 6355 6246. I do face to face and phone consults and bookings can be made by calling reception or using the online "Book Now" button on Facebook. "Your Health is my Passion". Tracey Walker, Naturopath, BHSc (Nat)

27/10/2025

In my consults I use two words above all others – “nourish” and “safe”.

Whaaaaaat? What does that mean I hear you all ask? I don’t hear that at all really, just sayin’. 😏

Nourish seems to be fairly obvious but its not just about food, it’s about your environment.

I want my people to do things, see things, feel, smell, taste and be immersed in things that NOURISH their bodies, hearts and minds. That fills their cup instead of drains it.

This could be as simple as having a morning cuppa out in your favourite garden spot or as difficult as leaving a toxic relationship and everything in between. The beauty is, you get to pick! Start small and work your way up!

And the other word is “safe” or “safety”. Your body literally can’t heal (properly) if it feels it is being attacked and is in fight or flight mode every second of every day.

We talk a lot about ways to bring the nervous system back into a parasympathetic state (“rest and digest”) and to get you out of sympathetic (“fight or flight”).

If your body doesn’t feel safe you can’t digest your food properly, sleep properly, have healthy relationships or have any energy. It may even affect your fertility, immune system and it DEFINITELY affects your mental health.

Feeling “safe” may look very much like the “nourish” above but there is a lot more focus on mental health, emotional support, counselling services, dealing with trauma and having your own little rituals that remind you that you are indeed safe, physically at least.

I spend a lot of time coaching my people as to how they can achieve those goals within their own life limitations. 🙏

I love those two words and what they stand for. Nourishment and safety.

Its what we all need, its what we all crave, and its what we really can’t live happily and healthily without. 🙏💕

More weekend gardening joy! 🪏 Weeding (not so joyful), mulching, planting, plant rotating, pruning, Seasol-ing and dinn...
26/10/2025

More weekend gardening joy! 🪏

Weeding (not so joyful), mulching, planting, plant rotating, pruning, Seasol-ing and dinner in the birthday present, my new slow cooker which apparently, according to the buttons, can only cook soup as a meal. 😏

Lucky I have experience and have twiddled the k***s to allow it to make me a nice beef and red wine casserole after a hard day’s work. 🍲

We are getting the garden ready for my husband’s father and his gorgeous lady to come over and spend some time with us. 🤩

We’ve also put fairy lights around the gazebo, they look great, and I’m off to Bunnings today to get more plants (I know right?) and cushions for the chairs.

I also couldn’t resist the pic of the climbing jasmine on my son’s granny flat and his “decorations” outside. 💫

He and his best mate carved some punkies for Halloween so I’ve rearranged them and his other little ornaments to get some symmetry happening. I bloody love those kids. They are always up for decorating and celebrating ANYTHING and they do a great job of it! 🎃

So anyway, that’s my weekend (Saturday was all work til late) and now the week begins. Have a fab one. 🌞 🙏 ❤️

24/10/2025

Count nutrients not calories! What does that mean?

Instead of looking at calories, carbs, protein, salt or fat on ingredient lists, have a look at the actual INGREDIENTS.

Does it say things like nuts, seeds, oats, fruit, vegetables, herbs, spices, water, coconut water, olive oil, honey, meat, chicken, fish, eggs, beans etc or does it say things like sugar, sweeteners, “flavours”, thickeners, emulsifiers, flour, any number of ‘hydrolysed’ whatevers, anything ending in “ose” (another form of sugar), “colours” and generally big words that don’t sound like something you can pick from your Granny’s garden.

Even better, if you buy straight from the wholefood sections, you don't even need to read ingredient lists!

My overarching view on food is and has always been, if you can eat as closely as you can to wholefoods, it is almost impossible to put on weight, all things being equal (ie: take perimenopause/menopause out of the damn equation!!! 😆).

If you have a nutrient dense diet your body is not “forcing” you to look for added protein, vitamins, minerals or energy producers so you have less hunger. If you have adequate fibre and satiating foods you feel full sooner and don’t over eat.

It is a very simplistic view but simple is often the best. 🙏💕

23/10/2025

MyScript Expiry Notifications!!!

We thought we were being too clever by half putting everyone on MyScript before Ali left and it has well and truly come to bite me on the bum! 🍑

At last count I have a week to renew over 250 scripts and counting, every time I log back in I am getting more notifications!

To prioritise and expedite the process if you are a current client and you get the notification and you want it renewed please get on to me straight away.

If you are always in my vision (ie: we talk a lot, you have regular follow ups, you send me updated bloods, you keep me informed etc) I will happily renew for another few months with no further contact.

If I haven't seen or heard from you for ages I may ask you to come back in for a follow up (or a new consult depending on time elapsed) because these are practitioner only supplements which means they are only dispensed by qualified practitioners (ie: me!) for ongoing management and treatment.

If you are also one of these people and have been thinking "oh, I should book back in to see Trace, things have gone off the rails a bit" then DO IT! If I see your booking in the system I will renew your script immediately until we've had our appt and we can make adjustments.

If I send you the expiry email and I haven't heard from you in any way in the 7 day period the only way to renew the script then is to book in for an appt and follow up if its been a while. Sorry, duty of care here. 🙏

I will have to ask for your patience as we wade our way through this onslaught and lesson learnt big time, stagger expiry dates from now on! 😫

Have a fabulous end of week and weekend, I know what I’ll be doing! 🤣🙏💕

19/10/2025

A little word on children in appointments! Many people ask me if I see children (and babies and teenagers) and it is a resounding YES I do.

I love nothing more than starting out our little ones on a better path in life as safely as possible and giving mum the knowledge she needs to carry on looking after them well after leaving my office.

I do however have a lot of mothers reluctant to bring their kids to me for many reasons so I just want to say, if you want to come on behalf of your child and leave them at home, PLEASE DO!

I have tried to unravel the legalities of having the child having to be present at a consult if it is about them and the best I can find is that no, it is not legally required, however would be preferable for many reasons, particularly if they are older and we wanted to get their buy-in, or if they need a physical examination or to be looked at physically which naturopaths don’t generally do anyway (the physical examination bit).

I find that most of the mums who want to bring their kids to me are reluctant to because the child is either neurodiverse and may be disruptive or upset without really gaining anything from the information shared, they may be fussy babies or toddlers who will cause mayhem in the hour they are locked inside my cage, they may have been to many many specialists and doctors and are just over the whole process, they may have embarrassing things to discuss and shut down when the conversation is about them (again!) or mum might want to share things with me that they really don’t want the child to hear or go through again.

All I am saying is this, if the reason you don’t book in your child is for anything like this, please be assured that I am more than comfortable with you leaving them at home, at least for the initial appointment.

You can fill in the form on their behalf and do all the talking for them. After all, no one knows their child like mum does.

You can bring pictures if you want, of course I want to see old bloods and scans, tests, referrals, diagnoses etc, but you can have the meeting on their behalf.

In fact, not gonna lie, I prefer if mum is alone at least for the initial consult if the child is any of the above because then she can relax, concentrate, hear what I have to say and ask any questions she needs to ask to get full clarity without having to worry about the little one.

It is also easier for me to be direct with mum without having to wonder if the child will misconstrue what I am saying and getting upset. It works both ways, I am a mum too and my mind is always firmly on how the kids are feeling.

So in closing, if you want to bring your kid to me but haven’t for any of those reasons, it may be time to reconsider.

Kids respond extremely well to gentle thoughtful caring naturopathic treatment and we may just be the missing piece in their health puzzle. If you have any questions please feel free to message. 🙏💕

P.S. To the blokes out there reading this, I am not being sexist! It is usually mum who brings them in so I am addressing this post to mums. If you are a cool dad who wants to bring your kid in, I speak "fluent man" as well. 😆

14/10/2025

You know how a car needs petrol right? Well so do we!!!

So often people come to me with chronic health conditions and first thing I do (after looking at family history 😉) is check their daily food intake. I cannot tell you how many people are just not eating enough!!!

Not eating regularly leads to negative health effects like low blood sugar resulting in fatigue and dizziness, and a slowed metabolism as the body fights to conserve energy.

It also causes nutrient deficiencies, muscle breakdown, brain fog and a weakened immune system.

Over time, lack of regular food intake can lead to severe malnutrition, organ damage, and potentially life-threatening conditions. Clearly, those are extreme outcomes but ones we want to avoid!!!

The simple fact is, food is our petrol and without it we place a huge amount of stress on our bodies (benefits of fasting etc aside, that is a whole different ballgame).

If you want to perform well, you need regular intakes of good quality food so you can fuel that body to not just crawl through the day, but to thrive.

And start with brekky, whenever you have it! A good solid high protein, high fibre if possible brekky will see you right in so many ways I can't even count them. 🙏💕

12/10/2025

It was my birthday Saturday just gone and I’m 55 years young. Wow. Looking back 55 was SO OLD and now I just feel like a 17 year old head in a 55 year old body.

The husband asks me, “so what have you learnt in 55 years?” and I’m thinking wow, that’s a small question haha and I need a bit of time so here’s what I’ve learned (some of it, clearly not all!).

1) Not everyone who smiles at you is your friend and not everyone who hurts you is your enemy (the truth hurts, and who’s gonna tell you that other than a parent or your bestie!!!)

2) Really truly ruly DON’T sweat the small stuff. There is plenty of big stuff to sweat about, you don’t need to give yourself more.

3) Sleep is VITAL! It was always an overlooked and underappreciated part of my life and now I treat it with the pure reverence that it deserves!

4) Relationships are hard. Even the good ones. All of this Disney bu****it has filled our heads with princes and princesses and “happy ever afters” when in reality, every single one of them (not just romantic) takes work, commitment, dedication and just showing up every day.

5) The most important relationship you’ll have though, is with yourself. Every other one in your life will be coloured by the one you have with you.

6) You have absolutely no idea what someone else is going through. They could be holding a hurt so deep it crushes them every day and fuels some of their not-so-nice actions and if you approach people that way, it makes life a little more empathetic and you can take things less personally.

7) It’s a balancing act between being independent and part of a cohesive community. I value independence so highly yet understand the vital importance of having a network of love that I can call on if/when needed.

8 ) Treat others how YOU are, not how they act. I give everyone the benefit of the doubt in first meeting and they have to erode my trust and love from there. Everyone gets the same chance as I would hate to be judged by someone else’s opinion of me from another.

9) You really need to understand who you are from a social perspective and honour that deeply. If you are an introvert and are in an extroverted environment you will burn out big time, if you are an extrovert in an introverted environment you will feel starved of connection and vitality. I am both so that’s a problem too lol.

10) The sooner you understand who you are and what you need as an individual, the happier you will be.

11) You can’t help everybody. In fact, you can’t help ANYBODY unless they want it. Help those who you want to and who want your help, and accept that you can’t help the rest.

12) Having kids is like having your heart walk around outside of your body, and it DOESN’T get any easier as they get older. The problems just get bigger haha. You just have to hope you’ve given them the basics to work it out for themselves.

13) Also, especially for women, have a life outside of your kids. They will leave you one day (as I am finding out) and if you have nothing to fill that hole it is going to be hell for you, and your kids are NOT responsible for your happiness. You are.

14) Friends are the family you choose for yourself. I am truly blessed to have the best “extended family” in the world.

15) Hold them close and gently let go (or jettison!) the rest.

16) Breast cancer sucks (any chronic disease does) but it taught me some of the greatest lessons of my life, especially around self-care, drawing boundaries, honouring my body’s needs and who I should keep in my life and who should go. Apart from having kids, it was the greatest teacher of my life.

And from a health perspective???

17) Food is either your greatest medicine or your slowest acting poison. It is fuel, it is nourishment, it is medicine or poison, it is a source of joy and connectedness and community and it is life. Respect it and its role in your life and health.

18) We ARE nature. To deny it, to fight our natural rhythms and needs, to deny and fight it in any way takes us further and further away from who we are and how we are meant to feel.

19) I reckon the biggest impact on our health bar none, even diet, is trauma and unrelenting stress (that impacts dietary choices by itself!) I think it is the root cause of all chronic disease and pain outside of external “events” (bacteria, accidents etc)

20) Apply the KISS principle to any health issue you may have. Back to basics. Start with the simple things first then work your way up. If the base of the pyramid is not strong, you will never succeed.

21) Supplements are just that, “supplements”. To supplement a healthy lifestyle not to replace it or support an unhealthy one. You can’t out-supplement (or out-exercise) a chronic lifestyle.

22) BALANCE!!!! It is something I teach my kids (and clients) relentlessly! You can’t burn the candle at both ends and expect to be healthy in the middle!

23) Rest and recovery is not a luxury, it is a not negotiable.

There you go, a few things I’ve learned in my 55 years on this planet. I’m sure I’ve missed out a heap and I know there will be plenty more to add if I am lucky enough to stay the right side up on this beautiful planet we call earth.

Have a fabulous week and thanks so much for supporting me on this page, and in real life! The people in my life are by far the greatest gift of all. 🙏💕

An early birthday present from Ali! 😂 Could this BE any more appropriate? Especially for those who have tasted my actual...
10/10/2025

An early birthday present from Ali! 😂

Could this BE any more appropriate? Especially for those who have tasted my actual witchy brew liquid herbals. 🧙

Love it. 🥰 🎁

08/10/2025

Thank God for naturopaths is all I’ll say!

My new favourite game is “unravel all of the bu****it my clients have been told today” and it’s a lot of fun.

A lot of people come in and they have been talking to Billy Joe at the office who says they need to eat this way or move that way to lose weight and control their disease because it worked for him.

They are in Facebook groups where people from AROUND THE WORLD tell them what’s worked for them and which miracle cure they should try next. Usually a supplement or off label medication.

They follow people on social media who tell them that everybody NEEDS this certain thing or supplement or exercise regardless of who they are or what their issues are.

There is even one ridiculous trend that keeps popping up on my page now that starts their spiel with “Walking makes you old!” and the only thing that will make you young is Asian Pilates. 😳

Now if you believe that you’re on a whole other level of stoopid. (The walking makes you old part, I have no idea what Asian pilates is other than maybe pilates done by Asians?) 🤷‍♀️

Honestly this whole thing drives me nuts but it does give me endless hours of entertainment chatting with people about it. 😁

The thing is, maybe all of this stuff is 100% true for the individuals who have tried it, but I don’t care. They are not YOU!

They don’t live in your house, they don’t have your genes, they don’t live in your traumas, they don’t have your hormones, they don’t have your nutrient levels or gut health, they may not be your gender, they don’t have your finances or spare time, they don’t have your past health triggers, and they don’t have YOUR disease. Even if it has the same name.

If you want PROPER health care and genuine healing, find someone who can unravel YOUR story, not a million others morphed into one and sold to you in a shiny extremely well marketed package. 🎁

It really is the only way. Happy to help if you need it. 😉 🙏💕

Why would you use synthetic hormone disrupting air fresheners in your home when it can be as simple as this?The orange b...
07/10/2025

Why would you use synthetic hormone disrupting air fresheners in your home when it can be as simple as this?

The orange blossoms out the back are going nuts, filling the air with a beautiful perfume so I thought to myself I would just snip a little bit and bring some inside.

This tiny little branch has been filling the kitchen with its stunning orange blossom scent for days now and I love it!. 🍊 💕

06/10/2025

Have you heard of “The Protein Leverage Hypothesis”? It’s interesting. 🤓

The protein leverage hypothesis states that human beings will prioritize the consumption of protein in food over other dietary components, and will eat until protein needs have been met regardless of energy content (ie: unfortunately we don’t have an “off switch” for when we’ve supposedly reach our calorie needs!) thus leading to over-consumption of foods when their protein content is low.

This is one of the main reasons I always suggest to my people to swap to a high protein (preferably savoury) breakfast over the high cal, high simple carbohydrate brekkies like cereals and toast.

Firstly it gives us the big hit of protein first thing in the morning so it starts to fulfil the body’s needs and cuts cravings for food during the day, plus it blunts that huge blood sugar spike that you’d be starting your day with otherwise. 🎢

The body knows what the body needs and it will force us to do what it wants one way or another. We just need to be able to learn to read the signals correctly and we’ll all be a lot happier for it! 😄🙏💕

04/10/2025

I was just thinking the other day how much stress parents put upon themselves to get everything “right” when parenting their children and it is immense! 😫

To try and calm my frayed nerves around this subject I thought back to my own parents and however they brought us up and all I can say is, no matter what parents say or do, the deciding factor should be, “did I feel loved?”

Did I feel loved, supported, like someone had my back if ever I was in trouble and who put us before all else? And the answer was (and still is) a resounding “yes”! And they have since transferred that feeling to their grandies. 💕

I had a beautiful exchange with my eldest the other day when we were out shopping for a present for his bestie. We walked past the movie theatre to get back to the car and he says “I feel like there was not enough “theme parks” in my childhood!” (or words to that effect).

I apologised and said “Yeah, that’s on me. I hate those places or anything like that so I avoided taking you boys to them and I feel bad about it now”.

Get ready for the response……

“Its okay mum, what you lacked in theme parks you made up for in emotional support. I would have gladly traded all of that for the support you gave us all along."

Bloody kids. Lucky I had waterproof mascara on or things could have gotten ugly. 😭

So I guess that’s what they look back on.

Not the theme parks, but the love they have felt in the family home and towards themselves. 🥹

Bawling again now but I’m blaming the ‘mones, I'm allowed to. 😆

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