The Natural Health Clinic:Charmaine Carter

The Natural Health Clinic:Charmaine Carter Charmaine Carter. Naturopath, Medical Herbalist, Nutritionist. Contact details
Charmaine Carter
M: 022 187 3459
E: naturopath.cc@xtra.co.nz

Charmaine Carter BHSc (comp med)
Dip Nat
Dip Herb Med
Clinical Naturopath, Medical Herbalist and Nutritionist. The Natural Health Clinic aims to provide safe and effective natural healthcare solutions for all your health and wellbeing conditions. At the clinic I use an evidence based approach alongside proven traditional medicines and methods to provide individual treatment options for each cli

ent. Treatment plans focus on identifying the cause of illness and provide each client with the support and information to help take control of their health. Disclaimer:
Information provided on this site is not intended to treat or diagnose individual conditions, nor is it intended to replace personalised advice from a healthcare professional. Clinic Hours
The Natural Health Clinic is currently open flexible hours,
contact me at any time to arrange an appointment or for any enquiries.

Werewere-kōkako (Entoloma hochstetteri)Spotting these will never get old.Their colour is so gloriously out of place.This...
04/05/2026

Werewere-kōkako (Entoloma hochstetteri)

Spotting these will never get old.
Their colour is so gloriously out of place.

This is my third year of heading up to where I first accidentally stumbled upon them.
A most serendipitous occasion indeed.

Find them in the cool of autumn, maybe after some rain, amongst fallen leaves and moss.
They like to grow underneath podocarps, so get familiar with the likes of
rimu, kauri, kahikatea, mataī, miro, tōtara or beech.

A couple of Thursdays agoWaiorongomai That time again, the annual crawl back up to Buck Rock on my werewere-kōkako (Ento...
04/05/2026

A couple of Thursdays ago
Waiorongomai

That time again, the annual crawl back up to Buck Rock on my werewere-kōkako (Entoloma hochstetteri) pilgrimage.

Highlights

Werewere-kōkako (Entoloma hochstetteri)
Snacks up on top of the big rock
A trio of tūī flying in formation above me and my twix up on that rock
No falls, no stumbles, no injuries

Lowlights

A cheeky little mustelid sighting

Overdue catch ups 🥰
18/04/2026

Overdue catch ups
🥰

A person with a ferritin level of 100ug/L is going to feel different than a person with a ferritin level of 60ug/L.A per...
18/04/2026

A person with a ferritin level of 100ug/L is going to feel different than a person with a ferritin level of 60ug/L.

A person with a ferritin level of 60ug/L is going to feel different than a person with a ferritin level of 30ug/L.

Yet all are within the reference range and all have been told that their levels are normal.

Normal is not optimal, within range is not necessarily optimal.

Did you know that reference ranges are developed based on the results of a sample population?
From that sample population of 100 people, the 95% in the middle is deemed normal, while the 2.5% at either end, is not.

Did you also know that the range is there to flag disease.
But as we know, there is more to the matter than disease or no disease.

I recommend getting your results looked over by someone who uses functional ranges when looking at your results, especially if you continue to be told everything is normal when you feel anything but.

A couple of Thursdays ago Pylon Peak track up up up and more up to the junction with the North-South track and then back...
18/04/2026

A couple of Thursdays ago

Pylon Peak track up up up and more up to the junction with the North-South track and then back down the same way.
Next time I'll do less dilly dallying so that I can loop back down the longer way through Waiorongomai valley.

This was the one Waiorongomai track I'd been avoiding due to it's 'strenuous' last section reputation.

Always worth it for the views.

A few Fridays agoNo filters, just standing in the front paddock in your pyjamas and gumboots, with your camera and some ...
24/03/2026

A few Fridays ago

No filters, just standing in the front paddock in your pyjamas and gumboots, with your camera and some spectacular light.

Small moments of joy.

Magnesium ➡️ generally calmingB vitamins ➡️ generally energising Progesterone ➡️ generally calmingCaffeine ➡️ generally ...
24/03/2026

Magnesium ➡️ generally calming
B vitamins ➡️ generally energising
Progesterone ➡️ generally calming
Caffeine ➡️ generally energising

But what happens when the opposite is true?

Enter, the paradoxical effect.
Over the years, in clinic and life, I've seen this pop up fairly regularly.

Why?

HPA axis dysfunction
Genetic polymorphisms in detox pathways
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Extreme sensitivities
Age
Neurodiversity

Sometimes, who knows

The same can be true for medications

Non drowsy that makes drowsy
Pain meds that result in more pain
Anxiety meds that result in more anxiety

Anyway, more useless but possibly interesting information, from me to you.

Also a reminder that your ability to process and utilise substances, is not going to be the same as your neighbour or Suzy who you work with and that a Naturopathic consultation is tailored to your individual requirements.

Sunday a few weeks ago now Another day, another garden to visit with Mum.AKA, me jumping out of bushes with my camera to...
24/03/2026

Sunday a few weeks ago now

Another day, another garden to visit with Mum.

AKA, me jumping out of bushes with my camera to take photos of Mum.

This time at Ōhaupō.

Quite possibly my favourite yet.

For the entire 14+ years that I've been in clinic, I've listened to clients tell me stories of healthcare providers pass...
04/03/2026

For the entire 14+ years that I've been in clinic, I've listened to clients tell me stories of healthcare providers passing judgement on them for looking for answers outside the medical model.
A medical model that in many cases has failed them.
Thankfully over the last few years, I've been hearing more stories of healthcare providers understanding that an integrative approach is always going to benefit the patient/client.

Snake oil merchant, charlatan, woo woo, non of it proven, is she even qualified.

I've heard it all and I take none of it on.

If a snake oil merchant is an evidence based clinical Naturopath with a health science degree, 14+ years of clinical experience, and a predisposition to investigate the living daylights out of your health state.

Then hi, hello.
That is me.

Chronic activation of the stress response can land you in burnout territory.It's true that certain acute stressors can b...
04/03/2026

Chronic activation of the stress response can land you in burnout territory.

It's true that certain acute stressors can be beneficial for someone in a non-burnout state.
But for someone experiencing burnout, any stressor, physical or mental and regardless of if it is a 'good' stressor or a 'bad' stressor, can overwhelm and overload an already overwhelmed and overloaded system.

In these cases what's needed for long-term improvement is a softly softly approach.
The aim is to support and stabilise.
Too much or too soon will send you right back to having burnout as your new default setting.

If you're in a state of burnout or you are looping back to burnout, these are a few practices that might be keeping you there.

😺 Fasting
😺 Restrictive eating
😺 Cold plunges
😺 Detoxes
😺 Extreme cardio or over exercising
😺 Stimulatory substances, including some supplements

As always, for individualized support contact a qualified and experienced Naturopath.

A lovely visit to the Monday before the bad weather a few weeks back.
23/02/2026

A lovely visit to
the Monday before the bad weather a few weeks back.

Hello 👋Soft launch back into clinic this week, a few hours on Monday, a few hours on Tuesday.No hours today, as it is my...
14/01/2026

Hello 👋
Soft launch back into clinic this week, a few hours on Monday, a few hours on Tuesday.
No hours today, as it is my Dad's Birthday...87 today!
Back again tomorrow and Friday for reduced hours.

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