Emily Cahill- Naturopath

Emily Cahill- Naturopath Naturopath & Registered Nurse helping you uncover the root cause of your symptoms. Special interest in MS, stress, anxiety, oncology & kidney health.

I blend functional medicine, nutrition, lifestyle, and mind-body tools. Where science meets soul ✨

✨ Just because you’re not in crisis…Doesn’t mean you don’t deserve support. ✨I see this all the time in clinic - women b...
27/10/2025

✨ Just because you’re not in crisis…
Doesn’t mean you don’t deserve support. ✨

I see this all the time in clinic - women brushing off their symptoms because “it’s not that bad” or “other people have it worse.”

But here’s the thing:
You don’t need to be bed-bound or burnt out to get help.
You don’t need a diagnosis to know you’re not feeling like yourself.
And you definitely don’t need permission to prioritise your health.

Maybe you’re:
• constantly tired but still pushing through
• having gut issues that come and go
• noticing your moods are more unpredictable
• sleeping, but not well
• feeling a bit… off

That in-between space - not sick, but not well - is actually where natural medicine shines.

We work with those niggly signs your body’s giving you.
We listen before it becomes loud.
And we focus on creating real change, not just masking symptoms.

You don’t have to wait until things get worse.
Sometimes the best time to start healing… is before you think you need to.

𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗲.That bitterness? That tightness in...
24/10/2025

𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗲.

That bitterness? That tightness in your chest?
It’s not hurting them, it’s hurting you.
Letting go doesn’t mean what happened was okay.

𝗜𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆.

Forgiveness is a nervous system decision, too.

𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲, 𝗷𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆?It might not be anxiety.𝗜𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲 - 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶...
21/10/2025

𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲, 𝗷𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆?

It might not be anxiety.

𝗜𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲 - 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗹𝘆.

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝘂𝗽 — your body will tell you more than the label does.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁.You don’t need to be doing it perfectly.That small step you took today - even ...
18/10/2025

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁.

You don’t need to be doing it perfectly.
That small step you took today - even if it was slow, messy, or hesitant - still counts.

𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗸𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴.
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Keep going.
You’re doing better than you think.

You don’t need to earn your rest.You don’t have to finish the to-do list.You don’t have to prove how tired you are.𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁 ...
15/10/2025

You don’t need to earn your rest.
You don’t have to finish the to-do list.
You don’t have to prove how tired you are.

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗹𝘂𝘅𝘂𝗿𝘆. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱.

When you stop seeing rest as something you get after the work is done,
and start seeing it as something that helps you show up to life in the first place,
everything starts to shift.

✨ Your nervous system, your hormones, your energy, your mood... they all rely on it.



There is a past version of you that is so proud of how far you’ve come.𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴....
13/10/2025

There is a past version of you that is so proud of how far you’ve come.

𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴.
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳.

But you did it.
You kept going.
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄.

Please don’t forget to celebrate that version of you today.

Getting outside isn’t just nice, it’s medicine.Here’s what nature does for your body:🌳 Lowers cortisol (your stress horm...
10/10/2025

Getting outside isn’t just nice, it’s medicine.
Here’s what nature does for your body:

🌳 Lowers cortisol (your stress hormone)
🌞 Boosts serotonin (your feel-good brain chemical)
🧘‍♀️ Activates your parasympathetic nervous system (rest + digest mode)
☀️ Triggers vitamin D production for immune health
🌿 Exposes you to phytoncides (compounds from plants) that increase white blood cell activity

You don’t need a hiking holiday.
🌼 Sit under a tree
🚶‍♀️ Take a short walk
🌱 Put your feet in the grass

Let nature recalibrate your nervous system. It’s free. It’s accessible. And your body was made for it.

If 3pm hits and you're suddenly craving something sweet, you're not alone – and it’s not about willpower.Your body is tr...
07/10/2025

If 3pm hits and you're suddenly craving something sweet, you're not alone – and it’s not about willpower.
Your body is trying to tell you something.
Here’s what it might be saying:

1️⃣ Blood sugar crash – If your meals are high in carbs but low in protein or fats, your blood sugar rises quickly… then drops. Cue the craving.

2️⃣ Poor sleep – When you’re tired, your body wants quick energy. Sugar gives a short-term hit but leaves you crashing later.

3️⃣ Stress – Cortisol can mess with glucose regulation and drive sugar cravings, even if you’re not hungry.

So what helps?
✨ Add protein to each meal
✨ Include healthy fats and fibre
✨ Pause before reaching for a quick fix

You don’t need to cut sugar completely – but understanding why you’re craving it gives you power to respond differently.

We’ve all heard the phrase “food is fuel” – and while that’s true, it’s only part of the story.Food doesn’t just give us...
04/10/2025

We’ve all heard the phrase “food is fuel” – and while that’s true, it’s only part of the story.

Food doesn’t just give us energy.
It gives our body instructions.
Every bite you eat sends messages to your cells.
Messages about whether to turn inflammation up or down.
Whether to produce hormones or hold back.
Whether to build or break down.
The quality of that information matters.

🥦 Whole foods rich in nutrients = clear instructions for healing
🍩 Ultra-processed foods = static on the line

This is why what we eat affects mood, immunity, hormones, energy... pretty much everything.

It’s not about being perfect. It’s about tuning in to what your body actually needs – and giving it nourishment that helps it respond in the right way.

Small changes make a difference. Always.

Life has a way of preparing us, even when it feels messy.𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳... every setback, every challenge, every moment of doub...
27/09/2025

Life has a way of preparing us, even when it feels messy.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳... every setback, every challenge, every moment of doubt is actually shaping you into the version of yourself who is ready for the future you’ve been dreaming about?

Progress doesn’t always look how we expect, but it’s still progress.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗼 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁)Knowing you should drink more water is one thing. Actually doing it? That’s ...
25/09/2025

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗼 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁)
Knowing you should drink more water is one thing. Actually doing it? That’s usually the hard part.

Here are some simple, doable ways to make hydration easier:
💧 Start your morning with a glass of water – before coffee, before emails, before anything else.
💧 Carry a bottle everywhere – it’s much harder to forget when it’s right in front of you.
💧 Set reminders – use your phone or a hydration app if you need the nudge.
💧 Add flavour – lemon, cucumber, berries or mint make it more enjoyable if you don’t love plain water.
💧 Pair it with habits – drink a glass with every meal, or every time you brush your teeth.
💧 Use a marked bottle – seeing your progress can be surprisingly motivating.

Hydration doesn’t have to be complicated or perfect. Just a few consistent changes can make a big difference to your energy, focus, skin and overall health.

𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝘂𝗽. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

23/09/2025

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸
I ask every client the same question: “How much water are you drinking each day?”
And about 90% of the time, the answer is... “not enough.”

Most people know hydration is important. But knowing and doing are two very different things. Life gets busy. You forget. You’re not in the habit. Or maybe you just don’t enjoy the taste.

So let this be your gentle reminder of why water matters so much:
💧 It helps your body flush out toxins
💧 Keeps your digestion moving
💧 Improves energy and concentration
💧 Supports glowing, healthy skin
💧 Cushions your joints and muscles
💧 Regulates body temperature
💧 Even helps with mood and stress

Your body is made up of around 60% water. Which means every single cell is relying on you to keep it topped up.

𝗗𝗲𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁𝘆 – 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗴𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.

So if you needed a little nudge to grab your water bottle today — this is it.
Your body (and mind) will thank you.

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Emily Cahill- Naturopath

I have always had a strong interest in health and understanding the human body as well as a huge desire to help people so nursing seemed like the perfect profession for me. I finished my Nursing Degree in 2005 and have since worked in an acute care hospital. Working in this setting highlighted the gaps in the traditional medical model and prompted me to look elsewhere for a more holistic, natural approach to health care- which I found in Naturopathy.

Along my journey I also studied to become a Reiki Master, EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) practitioner and meditation teacher and have become very interested in the role that the mind plays in health and disease. I have experienced first-hand how changing your thoughts and emotions can profoundly improve your physical and mental health and I love helping people create their best life.

Having spent many years as an oncology nurse I am passionate about providing supportive care to cancer patients and support patients wanting to use natural supplements on how to avoid negative interactions and how to reduce side effects of conventional treatment.

I am dedicated to improving health outcomes for people with