Nutri Viva Claudia Oxford-Gonzalez Christchurch Nutritionist

25/08/2025

18/08/2025

Have you heard the saying “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results”… ladies, do you feel that this describes your Vajayjay health journey?

Do you still experience burn, itch, pain, tenderness, even though you have been prescribed antibiotics and or antifungals, but still end up those annoying sensations? Those sensations that lead you to feel a little insane!

Check out my latest blog on how to work out what else might be going on for you.

Do you still experience burn, itch, pain, tenderness, even though you have been prescribed antibiotics and or antifungals, but still end up those annoying sensations? Those sensations that lead you to

21/07/2025

From the 01st August a $45 non-refundable booking fee is required to secure all initial consults (adults and children).

This fee helps ensure availability and protects against last-minute cancellations, something that has, unfortunately, been occurring more frequently.

The booking fee will be applied toward your total balance at the time of your appointment.

I appreciate your understanding and continued support!

22/06/2025

Did you know that you can pay for your own blood testing?

Using www.mytests.co.nz you can search through for many of the more common blood tests. Just tick, pay and book at a convenient time and lab that suits you.

One of the many tests that you you can pay for is the coeliac antibody test. This does not tell you if you have the coeliac gene, but does tell you if your antibody is elevated and possibly causing inflammatory issues for you.

https://www.mytests.co.nz/our-tests/coeliac-screen/

Results arrive in your inbox. If you want help interpreting the information, make sure to reach out.

This is a blood sample collected to test for Anti-tissue transglutaminase antibody (anti-tTG) IgA. To learn more about this test click here.

27/05/2025

A Systematic Review published in BMC Psychiatry finds that depression and anxiety might be characterized by an enrichment of pro-inflammatory bacteria and the depletion of anti-inflammatory short chain fatty acids-producing bacteria.

Link in the comments.

21/05/2025

Wow it has been a while since I last posted! As usual, so busy in clinic with my amazing clients helping them navigate their health journey using the food as medicine approach!

I have just spent the weekend in Sydney at a conference which was all about the microbiome-inflammation-autoimmunity connection.

I have come back to work super energised and ready to tackle this tricky health journey that so many of my clients/patients are going through.

With this in mind, I am refreshing the way I do things in clinic as well as re-visiting and re-considering the different functional tests I will offer to my clients/patients.

And part of this will mean, now offering genetic testing. As well as being more focussed on microbiome stool analysis, specifically using the most up to date technology and data around this.

So watch this space! It will take a little time for me to formulate what this looks like, but in the meantime if you have any questions around this please reach out!

info@nutriviva.co.nz

09/02/2025

The mornings are getting darker.... wow where did the summer go? I cant believe that we are that much closer to autumn!

Autumn is the time to think about getting some annual blood tests, such as vitamin D and zinc - along with the usual ones that hopefully your GP will order for you.

If you came down with covid in the most recent infectious round, you should consider checking your immune markers for vitamin D and Zinc as not only are they important for the immune system, but also metabolic function, brain, skin and more.

You want to make sure you are within the optimal reference range for these too. If you want to investigate this more, make sure to reach out to make an appointment!

info@nutriviva.co.nz

29/01/2025

Happy new year to you all! Even though its nearly Feb!!!

And I know it has been a while since I have posted. !

I purposefully took some time out from social media both work and personal, after my dad passed away in August of last year. Since then, I wanted to spend some more time working out what my purpose would be going foward in terms of taking care of my mum, my kids, my family, MYSELF, and also of course my clinic.

As I navigate what this year will look like, I wanted to let my exisiting clients (and potentially new ones) know that I am back in clinc, but with reduced hours.

This does mean that I am already 4-6 weeks booked in advance. I will do my best to see you as soon as I can but there may be the need to wait for a few weeks at least for an appointment.

I am also moving my late afternoon/evening clinic day to a Monday. I will not be in clinic on Tuesdays or Friday afternoon. If you have any questions on this, please reach out via email to info@nutriviva.co.nz.

Looking foward to an amazing year ahead!

Take care!
Claudia 😀

15/01/2025

Update on DEN/EMP: I had a few emails from Hon Seymour late last year about how hard it is to change regulations to make DEN at 4 pills a day a dietary supplement because it involves multiple Ministries working together. However, he promises he is trying.

Meanwhile, as part of the new year to keep the pressure on, today I pressed Medsafe and MPs again to fix the regulations. It isn't hard. I communicated that I have heard from people all over Aotearoa New Zealand that Medsafe's solution is NOT working and many people are very frustrated and angry that they cannot easily get the micronutrients in NZ as physicians are not always helpful and the cost of importing is too high.

Today I spoke with a reporter from RNZ, Katie Todd, who would like to do a story on the issue. Does anyone have a story of how Medsafe's essential ban has affected their life? Either share below so that Katie can contact you and/or email her and she can discuss the process of being interviewed about the story: katie.todd@rnz.co.nz. Share below as well so I can know we have found some volunteers! We can get there if we collectively push hard enough!

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27/11/2024

I have many clients, as well as a close family member who have found navigating the health system for rare disorder difficult. Their feedback is they find the whole journey dismissive and energy sapping.

And if and when they do get a diagnosis, they then have to deal with getting the right medication for their needs, and we know how much of a stressful journey that can be here in NZ.

It is not uncommon for these patients to head overseas for their health care needs at a massive cost to them.

Please consider signing the following link/petition to help these patients get a fairer health care journey.

19/08/2024

15/08/2024

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