MG Herbs - The Naked Naturopath

Happy to be celebrating our 100th episode of this podcast! With special guests Cindra and Luke from Conscious Couples (conscious-couples.com) and Sam, my husband. Reminiscing on our past one hundred episodes, we want to say a big THANKYOU to you all for being on this journey with us. Mel talks about the evolution of this podcast and where we are today. The four of us discuss everything from relationships to being a holistic health provider, exercise as medicine and what does being conscious looks like. We talk about honesty within our relationships and the reality of self-development in long term relationships, giving some real-life examples of stuff from our own marriages. We know you will resonate with this episode and get an insight into behind the scenes of the podcast too! For more on Cindra and Luke, head to their Insta @consciouscouplescoaching and follow us on @mgherbs_thenakednaturopath We are taking a little break from podcasting, so please head back and check out our catalogue of episodes. Mel is continuing to see clients online and you can book at mgherbs.com Thank YOU for listening and subscribing and giving us a reason to keep making this podcast. We love you and will be back soon xo The post TNN 100: Celebrating 100 With Conscious Couples appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

First of all, I am thinking of all of you! Hope you are safe and well. We will get through this together. I wanted to jump in and share my thoughts on the current pandemic and offer support and assistance as much as I can. I sent this information out in my newsletter to my clients, but thought it valuable to share with you all! On this episode, I share my tips and insights on this time and what we can do to stay healthy, both physically and mentally. I created a loose “routine” with activities myself and my daughter can do throughout the day, including meal times. Staying calm is important, controlling your stress response assists your immune system. Switching off is vital, controlling what is coming in and the sources we are being exposed to. Connecting with other people, via the phone and video calling technology, has been a saving grace for me! Finding ways to experience joy will have a physiologically positive effect on you too. Boost your immune system with echinacea, andrographis, astragalus (not for autu-immune affected people) and elderberry are useful herbs. Seek advice from your holistic health practitioner. Essential oils are all anti-microbial (better than anti-bacterial), so use them everywhere! Lavender, lemon, clove, tea tree, eucalyptus.  I have made a herbal hand sanitisers, available on my website. I have immune packs on sale too! And still seeing clients online. Tune in to hear more of my tips and ways I can support you and head over to mgherbs.com/shop for immune packs, hand sanitiser and to book your online consults. Thankyou as always for tuning in, if you have a moment we would love for you to leave a rating and review on iTunes! Until next time, take care of yourselves xo The post TNN 99: Covid-19 appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

The wonderful Steph de Sousa joins me on the podcast today, to talk all about our upcoming retreat, Love Your Guts! Steph is a former contestant on the MasterChef TV show, fellow podcaster and author. We love working together and always have so much fun when we do, so we’re super excited to bring this exclusive retreat to you. We talk about what this retreat is NOT and what the weekend away with us will include. Your retreat experience will include wine and fun, as well as learning, relaxing and meeting like-minded people! On this episode, we discuss why we are making this retreat plant based, what your experience will be like, how we’ll address wastage in the kitchen and so much more. We know this will inspire you to book your spot away with us in May – And yes, this event is going ahead! Book here – mgherbs.com/shop/loveyourguts And follow Steph on Insta @steph.j.desousa and myself @mgherbs_thenakednaturopath We can’t wait to see you at this amazing event, hosted at Cabins In The Clouds in the Hunter Valley, NSW. The post TNN 98: Love Your Guts Retreat with Steph de Sousa appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Mel talks about her publishing journey on this episode! The author of three cookbooks now, with the first two self-published and the last one published with one, then another publishing company. I recently shared this talk at Natex, an extraordinary natural health conference on the Gold Coast recently. I was nervous to do this presentation because it’s pretty candid and it does get very honest! Mel shares the many hurdles in creating a book, in self-publishing and promoting and talks through her experience with a publisher, which didn’t work out, and then finally onto a second edition with a second publisher. If you are considering publishing a book, listen closely! And if not, this is an eye-opening and enlightening episode anyways. To get your copy of Mel’s latest book, From Peasants Food To Superfoods, head to mgherbs.com The post TNN 97: Mel Talks Publishing appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Special and regular guest Nikki Warren (creator of Naturobest) is on the podcast again this episode! We chat about the quality of supplements in Australia and regulation of these, MTHFR and the controversy in the western medical world about this, anxiety and methylation, dosage of folate and SO much more information about these topics. You’ll find out about how useful health information is often covered up, an expose of cheap over the counter supplements and how they can be detrimental to you as well. If you are interested in the wonderful Naturobest range, you can see Nikki’s website https://naturobest.com/ and make an appointment with me to find out which ones would be best for you. I would also love to support you with fertility and pregnancy support. For more on me, head to mgherbs.com and follow me on Instagram @mgherbs_thenakednaturopath If you have a moment, I would so much appreciate a star rating and review to help this podcast reach more people! And feel free to share too. Thanks as always for listening in! The post TNN 96: Talking All Things Supplements With Nikki Warren appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Dr Andrea Huddleston joins me on the podcast to talk all things SPERM and fertility. I have done many podcasts about women’s fertility and menstruation thus far, it’s about time we spoke about the penis-holding humans out there! I was struck by this fact on Andrea’s podcast and decided we NEEDED to discuss this on the podcast – Did you know sperm counts have halved worldwide in the last forty years?! In Australia, male infertility is the number one cause of infertility. It’s time to get onboard! On this episode, we talk ALL about men’s reproductive health. It’s essential, it’s necessary for fertility and it’s not talked about enough. So listen in fellas! It’s easier for males to improve their reproductive health than women’s, and there is so many things that factor in. Diet, lifestyle, environment all come into play and we talk about how to start addressing these factors. A MUST LISTEN – get your partners, parents, kids and put this on whilst you’re driving to get this message across to the males in your life. Tune into Andrea’s podcast The Wellness Women, also on The Wellness Couch, and find out more about her at http://www.drandrea.com.au/ Find out more about us at mgherbs.com and follow us on Instagram at @mgherbs_thenakednaturopath If you have a spare moment, we’d love you to review this episode on iTunes. Thanks as always for listening! The post TNN 95: Dr Andrea “The Sperm Whisperer” appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This episode, my good friend and fellow naturopath Cheree Sheldon, joins us for an episode all about pregnancy – before, during and after. Cheree is incredibly researched based, and we wanted to come together to discuss a listener query regarding “vaginal seeding”, that is, when doctors swab the mother’s vagina and wipe the vaginal fluid on baby’s body, face and mouth following a c-section birth. We start by playing a clip from the British Medical Journal, introducing vaginal seedings – what they are, what they involve and how it can help. We speak about the ever changing research about microbiome shared between mother and baby and what impact this can have. Cheree shares her knowledge about influencing microbiome in babies and how vital this is in the first two years of their lives. Ultimately, it’s your body and your baby, informed consent and this is something we’re very passionate about! So much juicy info and conversations within this episode, especially for parents or parents-to-be. For more on Cheree, see https://www.chereesheldon.com/ and follow her at @chereesheldon_nutrition And for more on us, come follow @mgherbs_thenakednaturopath and grab our re-released latest book at mgherbs.com Thanks so much for listening as always, if you’re on iTunes, we’d love if you could give us a quick rating and review! Cheers in advance. The post TNN 94: Vaginal Seeding appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Mel was lucky enough to be interviewed by Tammy Guest for her podcast, The Natupreneur Movement. We speak about everything – From where the “naked naturopath” name came from, to the ins and outs of my publishing journey, to who we help in the clinic and so much more. We talk about living a the life of a cookbook creator, what it takes to get the recipes onto paper and how this spills into life. It was amazing to be the one interviewed for a change, and we know you will get so much out of this interview! Definitely check out Tammy’s podcast, The Natupreneur Movement on iTunes and her website www.tammyguest.com/ For more on Mel, follow us on Instagram @mgherbs_thenakednaturopath and check out our website mgherbs.com Thanks for listening! If you have time to rate and review our podcast, simply scroll to the bottom of the podcast and click on the stars! The post TNN 93: Mel Gets Interviewed By Tammy Guest appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Stress and anxiety specialist Susie Garden joins me on this episode! Susie helps women feeling stressed, fatigued and anxious find their way back to a clear mind, a healthy body and a life that lights them up through her Wellness Clinic in Brisbane, divine Wellness Retreats and group program, The Anxiety Taming Method, as well as her podcast called The Wellness Glow. Together, we discuss managing stress, trauma and mental health, diet and mind-body techniques, the gut-brain connection and so much more. Susie came to be interested in stress management from a long career in the corporate world, where she experienced severe burnout from her busy lifestyle. Yoga “saved her life” as she turned to self-care and a massive lifestyle change to heal herself and go on to share this with others. A relatable and thoroughly interest episode! For more on Susie, head to her website www.susiegarden.com and follow her on Instagram at @susiegardenwellness For more on Mel, head to our website mgherbs.com and follow us @mgherbs_thenakednaturopath Thanks for listening! If you have a moment, we’d if you could pop a review and rating on iTunes so more people can hear and learn about wellness. Until next time xxx The post TNN 92: Stress And Anxiety Specialist Susie Garden appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

We are honoured to have Dr. Diana Driscoll on the podcast for this informative and interesting episode. Dr D is an internationally recognised researcher, inventor, speaker, author and patient advocate. An optometrist by education, she was disabled for over a decade with “invisible illnesses”. Now fully recovered, she is the recipient of two patents to date and continues her research as President of Genetic Disease Investigators. She is the founder and Clinical Director of POTS Care — the only clinic dedicated to treating the underlying medical causes of POTS — not just the symptoms. On this episode, Dr Diana takes us through her own health challenges and those of her children, the recovery from her own research and discoveries, ultimately, what lead her to doing the amazing work she does today. The definition and implication of POTS is discussed, as well as the importance of the vagus nerve and how this dysfunction can affect the entire bodily system. So much to learn from this episode! For more on Dr Diana and her books, head to potscare.com and facebook.com/potscare Thanks so much for listening! If you have a moment, we would love if you could rate and review this episode on iTunes, simply scroll to the bottom of the podcast and click “Ratings & Reviews”. For more on us, head to mgherbs.com and follow us on Insta @mgherbs_thenakednaturopath The post TNN 91: With Dr Diana Driscoll appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Dr Maria Zuschmann joins me today on the show! Dr M is a Chiropractor, Personal Performance Coach and Author and has a passion for helping the community to feel and function better in all aspects of their lives. She has a podcast too, called Queen Of Stress, also on The Wellness Couch. We talk all about her book, what she has learnt from working one on one with clients and what her own journey with stress management has been like. Maria shares how she came to be a chiropractor and how this practice works holistically. I love Maria’s approach to what she does and we had so much fun recording this episode together! Maria would love you to come follow her on Insta (@drmariaz), connect in her FB group (facebook.com/groups/bqsmovement) and check out her website (https://thequeenofstress.com/). Thanks as always for listening! We love your reviews – If you have two minutes to spare, please jump onto iTunes, scroll to the bottom of the podcast feed and rate this episode. We’d be so thankful. Until next time x The post TNN 90: With The Queen Of Stress! appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Absolutely blown away by the news that I am number FOUR on the list of top twenty naturopathic podcasts. This news blew me away and a quick shout out to Feedspot for this incredible mention. You can find more podcasts on this list here – https://blog.feedspot.com/naturopath_podcasts/ In the light of this, I thought it was time I shed some light on myself, my journey and more about why I do what I do. Talking about myself is NOT my strength, but something I have embraced, as I know many of you relate to my story and experiences. So enjoy this glimpse into my path into naturopathy, writing cookbooks and everything else in between! Thank you so much for tuning in – If you had a few moments and could rate and review this episode, more people would be able to access this podcast and we’d be super grateful. For more on me, please head to mgherbs.com and follow me @mgherbs_thenakednaturopath The post TNN 89: All About Mel! appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

In this episode, we bring back a guest favourite, Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, to chat all things the pill. Lisa is a Certified Fertility Awareness Educator, Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner, and author of The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimise Your Fertility (which I have on my bedside table as we speak). It was great to get Lisa back to talk about the pill, how long it takes for women to fall pregnant and best practices for prenatal health. This chat is inspired by many clients I have been seeing recently, who have taken the pill for a long time and want to come off it to have a baby. We talk about how to get your natural cycle back after taking the pill, what to expect when ceasing synthetic hormones and how natural medicine can help. For more on Lisa, check out her fabulous website (book and podcast too) over at http://fertilityfriday.com/ And of course, check us out on our website mgherbs.com and Instagram @mgherbsofficial Thanks as always for listening and please do share this episode with anyone you think might need to hear it The post TNN 88: The Pill With Lisa Hendrickson-Jack appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

‘Tis the season for detoxing! I shared this talk at The Wellness Basecamp a few months ago and thought it was high time to share it on this podcast with you all. This is Not Just Another Detox, and you will soon find out why. Mel shares her take on detoxing and the impact of our modern lives on our bodies and our health. This episode is not to alarm you at all, rather to inform you of how you can take back your health and wellbeing with a few simple changes. If you feel inspired, why not jump on to our detox program? Start today – https://www.mgherbs.com/2-week-detox For more on us, head to mgherbs.com and follow us at @mgherbsofficial on Instagram. We always appreciate your reviews and ratings, so if you have a spare moment, please jump on iTunes and give us some love! Thanks for listening in. The post TNN 87: Mel Talks Detox appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Levi Barker is our special guest on this episode. Levi is a Bwiti Iboga Provider in the Misokko Bwiti tradition and the director at Iboga Wellness Center in Costa Rica. He helps people live the life they want to live using the powerful master plant medicine iboga. The Iboga Wellness Center is a shamanic Iboga retreat centre and has been helping people live their best life free from depression, anxiety, PTSD and trauma for the last six years. In this enlightening conversation we discuss what Iboga is, where it comes from and its many amazing uses. An eye opening chat! For more information about Levi or Iboga Wellness Center, head to: ibogawellness.com/programs/psycho-spiritual-program/ Thankyou for tuning in! Your reviews and ratings on iTunes are muchly appreciated if you do have a minute. For more on MG Herbs, head to mgherbs.com or @mgherbsofficial on Instagram. The post TNN 86: Plant Medicine with Levi Barker appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Dr Greg Eckel is our special guest today! Dr Eckel graduated from the National University of Natural Medicine with a doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine and a Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine. He has recently released a book on Parkinson’s Disease called Shake it off: A FAN-C Approach to Parkinson’s Disease, which we chat a lot about on this episode. Dr Eckel sadly lost his wife to a rare neurological condition, but this has inspired him to put together a program into practice which is getting amazing results. Dr Eckel’s philosophy is to treat people as whole dynamic beings moving through time and space. His purpose and passion is to help as many people as he can achieve optimal wellness through an integrative care model, which I absolutely love and resonate with entirely. FAN stands for functional, assessment and nerve health – tune in to learn more about this and the importance of these elements in maintaining neurological health. A fascinating podcast, take notes! Find more about Dr Eckel and his book at naturecuresclinic.com and follow @naturecurespdx Find us at mgherbs.com and come find us on Instagram @mgherbsofficial If you have a moment, we would love if you could rate and review this episode on iTunes. Thanks for listening! The post TNN 85: The Fan-C Approach With Dr Eckel appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Super special guest, renowned nutritionist and fellow Wellness Couch podcaster Cyndi O’Meara join us on this episode! Cyndi has been a massive inspiration to me so it was wonderful to chat with her one on one about her journey, how her business Changing Habits evolved and what she is sharing with audiences worldwide today. She shares some massive truth bombs about the food industry, so grab your pen and paper and be ready to be blown away with this episode! Enjoy the Changing Habits range and find out more about Cyndi’s courses over at https://changinghabits.com.au and follow her on Instagram @changing_habits If you have a moment, we would love if you could rate and review our podcast on iTunes. We’ll see you over on our Instagram @mgherbsofficial and check out our website mgherbs.com Thanks so much for listening! The post TNN 84: Changing Habits With Cyndi O’Meara appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Celebrity chef and client Steph deSousa joins me on this episode! Steph was recently a contestant on MasterChef and came on to tell us all about it. For mother of four Steph De Sousa, there is nothing like cooking beautiful, wholesome and flavoursome food for those she loves. And it’s this passion she hopes to turn into her food dream, creating a place just like “going to Mum’s for dinner” while also hosting cooking classes and demonstrations. Inspired by Maggie Beer, Rick Stein and Sri Lankan Peter Kuruvita, Steph also holds a special place for Stephanie Alexander, her own maiden name. When she’s not cooking she practices daily yoga and lives by the mantra she once heard from swimming great Kieran Perkins – find what you love, and do it eight hours a day. Get the inside scoop on what it’s like to audition for the show, through to filming and competing on TV! Find out more about Steph on her website – www.spicysteph.com and on her Instagram @steph.j.desousa Thanks for listening to us! Come and follow us on Instagram @mgherbsofficial and find out more about us at mgherbs.com The post TNN 83: MasterChef Steph appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Emma from Love Tea joins us on this episode, and what a great chat we had! We talk all things therapeutic herbal teas and naturopathy, as Emma is a qualified naturopath. We discuss how Love Tea came about, with Emma wanting to create beautiful products that were beneficial for people’s health and easily accessible. With over 70 products, the business has gone from strength to strength. The power of these herbal teas is medicinal and they are often recommended in my clinic. Emma talks us through working with her partner, and the inspirations behind some of the different teas they have developed together. Join us for this lovely chat and try some tea for yourself, head to lovetea.com.au and follow them at @loveteaofficial For more on me, head to mgherbs.com and follow us at @mgherbsofficial If you have two minutes, we would really appreciate a rating and review on iTunes! Thanks for listening. The post TNN 82: Therapeutic Tea With Love appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Alex from Nurtured Luna is our special guest on this episode! All the way from Canada, it was amazing to connect with Alex and hear all about her journey with pregnancy and how she came to start Nurtured Luna. Alex is a certified vaginal steam facilitator with a focus on herbalism. She has a passion for working directly with women regarding their vaginal health needs, and is particularly interested in helping postpartum mothers. It was so interesting to hear about how Nurtured Luna came about and how Alex has helped many women reconnect with their bodies. We talk about self-care, getting to know your menstrual cycle and natural methods to treat menstrual issues. For more on Alex and Nurtured Luna, head to nurturedluna.com For more on MG Herbs, see mgherbs.com It would be awesome if you could give us a rating and review on iTunes, we’d really appreciate it. Thanks for listening! The post TNN 81: Nurtured Luna appeared first on The Wellness Couch.