Wite. your health clinic

25/11/2025

wite. your health clinic is taking a well-deserved break to celebrate the holidays with family.

Our last day of operation before the break will be Thursday, December 18th at 5:00 PM.

We will be completely closed from Friday, December 19th through Sunday, January 4th. We will resume regular clinic hours on Monday, January 5th.

Be sure to secure your “new year, new me” appointments for early January by booking online today at https://www.witeyourhealthclinic.com.au or booking link in the bio.

Thank you for your continued support this year. Happy Holidays!

*Exisiting patients, if in need please reach out either via DM or email at hello@witeyourhealthclinic.com.au. See you next year.

M x

19/11/2025

The Naturopath behind wite your health clinic

My name is Melissa White, a Bachelor qualified Clinical Naturopath. A prac defined by systemic thinking, shifting seamlessly between broad context to reductionism, seeing the symptoms without losing the whole.

My work is centered on giving you the comprehensive understanding you need for sustainable symptom management.

I’m motivated by the why’s; translating high-level information into clear, patient-centric language so you can understand them.

Working with a nutrigenomic lens I naturally pick up on and interpret generalised genetic patterns and focus on uncovering how your epigenetics, your lifestyle and environment, influence your current health story.

I am a practitioner who sees you, not just your diagnosis.

18/11/2025

The price we pay for maximum bioavailability. Iykyk.

Anyone else fighting for their life?

09/11/2025

If peri has turned your brain into dialup, you’re in the majority. This is not just “aging”, it’s perimenopause brain fog; it’s a direct result of fluctuating oestrogen levels, and it is temporary.

Oestrogen is a neuroactive steroid that supports brain function by modulating brain chemical receptors and strengthening signaling in areas governing memory, focus, and verbal fluency. As your hormone levels drop and fluctuate during peri, the brain temporarily loses this vital signaling support. This disruption makes simple tasks, like word retrieval, frustratingly difficult.

Be patient with yourself, and support your hormonal, liver, digestive, and adrenal systems. Prioritise sleep, reduce stress, and eat foods that help your body process hormones effectively. This includes supporting oestrogen metabolism with foods high in Indole-3-Carbinol (I3C), like broccoli, cauliflower, and kale, as well as top up on that fibre like flax meal and hitting your protein targets (think salmon).

Remember, you’re transitioning into to your second puberty and adapting to a powerful change, and a few strategic lifestyle and dietary supports can make a massive difference.

What’s one oestrogen-metabolising veggie you’ll add to your plate this week?

03/11/2025

This week:

Initial consultations
Functional testing
General patho interpretation
Research++
New diagnoses
Herbal blends that eat

We touched on:

Unresolved inflammation/ MCAS
Several blood disorders
CV: PAD, IC, POTS, atherosclerosis,
PMDD
ADHD

New appointment block open NOW. Don’t forget, we’ve got a foundational package for new bookings with a referral loyalty program.

Want to know if we’re a good collab? Book a free 15 min discovery call.

Booking link in bio.

29/10/2025

Love the idea of “Club Naturopath,” but let’s talk about the clinical reality at wite this week:

Competence is the best supplement. My focus is on the data, the patterns, and the fundamental why behind your complex symptoms.

Who I supported this week and the precise diagnostics we pursued:

*We are addressing the downstream effects of CBS depletion (Cystathionine Beta-Synthase), which can lead to low homocysteine and impaired methionine cycling. The consequence? An under-functioning brain, chronic systemic stress, and an inability to maintain stable detoxification.

*We worked alongside cardiology to modulate the underlying drivers of risk. This involves a liposcreen (moving beyond standard cholesterol and BP management) and plans designed to enhance endothelial function and reduce oxidative damage.

*We addressed severe hormonal and cognitive volatility and chronic infections driven by systemic inflammation and reactive iron toxicity. Not only does inflammation/ oxidation impair hormone metabolism (via liver strain), but it also steals tryptophan via the kynurenine pathway, resulting in low serotonin symptoms (mood swings, anxiety). The solution involved a progressive phase implementation beginning with an energetically balanced herbal to promote cognitive restoration and antioxidant support.

We don’t guess-we test, track, and strategically treat. My goal is to resolve the issues that conventional care doesn’t, restoring you to a state of robust, sustainable health.

If your case has been deemed “too complex” or “untreatable,” it’s time to book a consult and let’s look deeper.

Tap the link in bio to get behind one of my limited new patient spots this week.

29/10/2025

Super fascinating info. Just highlights the importance of clinical case taking.

Progesterone is wild. 🤯
It doesn’t sit still, but pulses in response to LH, rising and falling dramatically every 90 minutes! That’s fascinating physiology… but also a cautionary tale about lab tests.

A single “low progesterone” result might simply mean the blood was taken during a progesterone trough, one of the natural dips between pulses. It doesn’t necessarily reflect the full picture of ovulation or the health of the luteal phase, and can be less helpful than temperature tracking.

And progesterone isn’t the only lab value that can mislead:

• Ferritin — can be falsely high with inflammation or even a tough workout
• TSH — can be falsely low with stress, fasting, or biotin supplements
• Urinary estrogen — can be falsely low due to timing, dilution, metabolism, or the sample sitting warm (bacterial enzymes break down estrogen metabolites)
• Fasting insulin — can be falsely low after heavy exercise, too-long fasting, or assay variability

Bottom line:
Labs are just one part of the picture. 📸 The bigger story will be told by signs, symptoms, and (in the case of progesterone) temperatures.

Links to:
- the paper that mentions the 8-fold progesterone variability: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4436586/
- my article "Your progesterone story is bigger than a lab test." https://www.larabriden.com/your-progesterone-story-is-bigger-than-a-lab-test/

27/10/2025

We were told peak productivity meant waking up at 5 am and smashing virtue vibes - matchy, meditation, and movement. wite. is currently operating on pure enthusiasm and maybe a slight dependence on K. Ginseng, no come down theanine needed.

Who is with us? What’s your non-negotiable to get you through the day?

Keen to share your stack?

23/10/2025

The peri pain is hijacked by a one day event. It’s time to stop waiting for menopause.

Meno is the single day marking 12 months without a period. Peri, is the 5-10 year transition leading up to it, driven by wild oestrogen fluctuations.

Your brain has oestrogen receptors everywhere in the centres for memory, emotion, and temperature control. As oestrogen wobbles, it directly affects feel good chemicals like serotonin (mood) and dopamine (focus).

This is the real cause of the “decade” of symptoms:

Brain Fog: Difficulty with word recall and concentration.
Anxiety & Irritability: Unstable mood regulation.
Night Sweats: Temperature control centres misfiring.

If you’re fighting for your life with brain fog, amplified ADHD symptoms, or sudden extreme mood changes in your 40s, remember this is a neurological event, not a personal failing. You are not losing your mind, you are simply remodelling.

Are you struggling with changes in your brain?

22/10/2025

If this is you, we need to talk.

Those unpredictable, frustrating gut symptoms don't happen 'because.'

When your body reacts like this to a food it's eaten for years, it's a sign that your digestive system's protective barriers and regulatory mechanisms are misfiring.

The symptoms occur because of a specific drivers, which commonly includes:

1. An imbalance like SIBO (Small Intestinal
2. Bacterial Overgrowth) or overall microbiome imbalance.
3. An underlying sensitivity to compounds like histamine or oxalates.
4. Increased intestinal permeability (often referred to as 'leaky gut') or chronic inflammation.
5. Stress++

I help you stop guessing and start understanding the specific reason your body is reacting this way. Sometimes it's a matter of supporting digestive function (like stomach acid and enzymes), reducing systemic or localised inflammation, supporting stress, or even hormone clearance.

Simples.