OOMPH and LISA SAID SO

OOMPH and LISA SAID SO Lisa Fitzgibbon is a qualified (2006), experienced and registered Naturopath and Medical Herbalist.

She runs her own private practice OOMPH, in Grey Lynn (Auckland, New Zealand). She has been involved in the Natural Health industry for 13 years. Lisa draws on her professional training and experience, as well as her own personal experience to bring you well rounded health advice. As a Naturopath and Medical Herbalist, she gets asked a lot of the same questions on general health. Lisa also see lo

ts of people making common health mistakes + and wanting more in-depth information. This is what spurred her to create her health and wellness blog: LISA SAID SO (www.lisasaidso.co.nz)

27/06/2025

It's been tough times for Naturopaths since COVID, and the recession. Currently the Government doesn't consider us 'essential' healthcare providers, so effectively that makes us a 'luxury' that most people can't afford at this time.

So, it's great to see not one but TWO job opportunities come up today!

If you're a fellow Natural Health Practitioner, and didn't receive the emails from the following companies....

Vively (?) are looking for a part-time Business Development & Practitioner Engagement Manager.

And!

Phytomed (!) are looking for a full-time Naturopath & Sales Superstar! 🤩

Contact me if you want me to forward these emails on: lisa@oomphhealth.co.nz 👊

Exercise-induced Sausage Fingers You know what I’m talking about, right? When you go out exercising (walking or running)...
17/06/2025

Exercise-induced Sausage Fingers

You know what I’m talking about, right? When you go out exercising (walking or running), you expect to improve the circulation in your body — but instead you wind up with swollen fingers and/or sausage hands.

The swelling dramatically interferes with your fine motor skills. This phenomenon could explain why some people are incapable of picking up their pooch’s doggy-doo while they’re out walking…
🐾🐕💩🦶🏼🤦🏼‍♀️🙅🏼‍♀️

Click the link to find out what it is, how to prevent it, and/or how to fix it!
https://lisasaidso.co.nz/stop-swollen-puffy-fingers-hands-during-exercise-walking-running/

What happens if the UNDERLYING cause of the LEADING cause of death in the western world: cardiovascular disease, is ACTU...
16/06/2025

What happens if the UNDERLYING cause of the LEADING cause of death in the western world: cardiovascular disease, is ACTUALLY poor Thyroid function?

And, rather than taking drugs to suppress the symptoms of high cholesterol and high blood-pressure, we supplemented our diets with optimal amounts of iodine to avoid these symptoms in the first place! 💜

https://lisasaidso.co.nz/cardiovascular-disease-care-prevention-risk-factors-treatment-heart-health-longevity/

https://lisasaidso.co.nz/iodine-deficiency-symptoms-poor-thyroid-function-underactive-depression-lethargy-hair-loss/

Yo Ho Ho!I just pulled into work...And look-y look-y – The Rainbow Warrior! (From Amsterdam, to be exact.)It's reminded ...
13/06/2025

Yo Ho Ho!

I just pulled into work...
And look-y look-y – The Rainbow Warrior!
(From Amsterdam, to be exact.)

It's reminded me of an article I wrote on LISA SAID DO that NOBODY was interested in reading about 😒...🤣

https://lisasaidso.co.nz/coral-bleaching-global-warming-save-our-oceans-fossil-fuels-animal-agriculture/

As a kid, I wanted to be a 'Rainbow Warrior' and protect the high seas — and all its inhabitants — from, well, humans. That was, until:

1) I developed a sudden — and severe — shark phobia 🦈
I tell ya — JAWS (the Steven Spielberg blockbuster movie from 1978) sure has a lot to bloody well answer for!

2) I developed a strong dislike for waves
Tsunamis in particular...😉
(I don't have a particular movie to blame for this — just the news!)

3) I suffered from my first bout of sea sickness
I pretty much get seasick from merely looking at the motion of the ocean...and,

4) We created a hole in the ozone layer
Having fair skin and living in NZ does not make for a sailor's life for me — let alone a pirate's life!

Unfortunately, there shall be no bottle of Rum for me! 🤪

Greenpeace International
Greenpeace Aotearoa

13/06/2025

I've had a recent up-tick in LISA SAID SO subscribers over the last day or so. 'tis encouraging to see ♥️🥰

They're coming in from all over the country:
Auckland x 13
Napier x 2
ChCh x 2
"New Zealand" x 2
Hamilton x 1
Paraparaumu x 1
Wellington x 1
Invercargill x 1
(And one subscriber from The Mother Land – The UK.)

It's rocking my party 🥳

12/06/2025

Lonely planet 🌍😢

I came across this wee snippet of information (when I was GOOGLING: Does the UK still have a Minister for Loneliness) and
I found it VERY interesting!

Why – you may ask? 🤔
Because I was only just contemplating this possibility myself a few days ago 👻

"In the United States, Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut has asserted that the epidemic of loneliness is fuelling the shift to the political right according to a report on Huff Post.

The Senator is quoted as saying, “I’ve come to the conclusion that there’s a lot of things that unite Americans that we refuse to see, and one of those things is the way that many of us are increasingly feeling very lonely, very isolated and increasingly disconnected”.

11/06/2025

My experience of mixing AI with health so far...?!

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should ☝️

I've had a few clients 'run' their blood-test results or their symptoms through ChatGPT, and it just creates more anxiety for them than anything. (And more work for me – 'talking them down', and explaining a bunch of stuff to them that may not even be necessary.)

Why? Because they don't actually understand the answers they are provided with.

And why? Because they're not actually health professionals.

Now, I don't say that to be a wa^ker...I simply say that because it's true.

I don't run my accounts, insurance, etc through AI, and suddenly expect to become enlightened or to become an expert in these areas – where it's taken YEARS (and YEARS!!!) of training and practical experience to amass their knowledge.

Also, AI is never, ever, ever, going to be able to take into account all the context, and nuance, involved in assessing your health.

Just saying! 'Cause that's what I do 🤓

This is what the Green Goddess NZ had to say today about yours truly – to her followers! (Thanking you kindly, Triona🤗💛👊...
11/06/2025

This is what the Green Goddess NZ had to say today about yours truly – to her followers! (Thanking you kindly, Triona🤗💛👊🥰)

"NARCISSISM OR ASPERGER'S?

We’re always grateful when Lisa from OOMPH shares her wisdom with us - and this piece might just be one of her most eye-opening yet.

Lisa is not only a brilliant naturopath and medical herbalist, she’s also incredibly insightful and genuinely caring with her clients (I can say that personally, because I’m one of them!).

In this article, she bravely shares part of her own story in the hope that it might help others who are unknowingly navigating a relationship that seems narcissistic, but may actually be something else entirely — like Asperger’s.

It’s an important read for anyone who’s ever felt confused, hurt, or stuck in a dynamic that just doesn’t make sense. Lisa’s perspective may be just the “oomph” you need to see things more clearly."

https://lisasaidso.co.nz/mother-has-aspergers-autism/

05/06/2025

When it comes to s*x, it’s pretty simple, really.
Most males want it ALL the time.
And most females prefer chocolate...

One thing is clear to me!Dr Afshin Mosaheb – a professor in plastic surgery at University College London – isn't selling...
04/06/2025

One thing is clear to me!

Dr Afshin Mosaheb – a professor in plastic surgery at University College London – isn't selling collagen supplements as a 'side hustle'....

In this article, The Guardian asked him: Is it true that taking collagen supplements slows signs of ageing?

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jun/02/is-it-true-that-taking-collagen-supplements-slows-signs-of-ageing

With this article I ask myself:
Is this just another orthodox medical professional poo-hoo-ing natural health, and its supplements?

Or...

Is this an orthodox skin specialist who might actually know what he's talking about over some collagen-pill-pushing-person (be it manufacturer or retailer)?!

Like I said in the article I wrote about this (a few years back) –
I guess it just depends on what you want to believe!
And, more importantly, what you stand to gain from having this belief 🙃

https://lisasaidso.co.nz/collagen-supplements-powder-pills-hydrolysate-peptides-do-they-work-review-hair-skin-nails/

02/06/2025

GAWD what have you done?! 🎤👠👠

Technically I took the long weekend off – meaning I didn't see clients on Saturday, which meant I didn't write treatment plans today.

However, I managed to spend the whole weekend catching up on client admin, admin-admin (doing my tax!), and marketing.

And I've come to the conclusion that you have to be quite mad to run your own business🤪

Am I too old to just dance at The Pink Pony Club?! 🩷🐴♣️

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