No, it does not hurt. Your acupuncture session should never be painful. Our gentle style of acupuncture helps to give you the most health benefits with no irritation.

Our initial appointments are 60 minutes long and follow up appointments are 60 minutes long. During your initial appointment, your acupuncturist will spend some time talking through your medical history and assessing you before the acupuncture starts. 

Yes, acupuncture complements other treatments and therapies quite well. You can have acupuncture alongside your naturopathic care or if you also have massage or physiotherapy. Acupuncture is safe while pregnant, while in recovery and also in conjunction with medications. Be sure to tell your acupuncturist what other treatments you are having so that they can complement them.

Your acupuncturist will take your medical history and find out what medicines you are taking, as well as any other treatments you’re receiving so that it complements what you are already doing. Shift at Brisbane Natural Health is a collaborative practice and we like to work collectively with other health modalities to ensure the best outcome for you.

As we move through the weeks, each new concept will build on the last, giving you a week to really master what you have learnt and put it into action. We suggest that you choose a day of the week (normally a Sunday or Monday) where you’ll have the time to read through the content, make notes, ask questions and then use the next 7 days to apply your learning. If you have a question at any time, you can ask it within the program module (and we’ll respond within 48 hours) or via the private Facebook group.

How does a naturopath know what to prescribe?

Shift at Brisbane Natural Health naturopaths decide to prescribe you certain medicines based on a number of factors:

• Your specific symptoms
• Your family history
• Your body signs, such as tongue and nail analysis and iridology.
• Your blood or other pathology results

Your naturopath will use all of this information along with their training and clinical experience to decide on what medicines will be best for you. No two treatment plans are the same as each individual has specific needs and will respond to different treatment to someone else.

What medicines might a naturopath prescribe?

A naturopath may prescribe herbal medicines in a liquid or tablet form, nutritional supplements, food supplements, flower essences or other natural remedies to correct wellness.

What dietary advice to naturopaths give?

Our naturopaths look at your individual circumstances when recommending diet and lifestyle changes. They may recommend that you avoid certain foods that could be causing you problems. They will also assess if you are getting enough of the essential vitamins and minerals in your diet, and if you are not they will help you make changes to improve nutritional content.

You do not need to see a nutritionist in addition to our naturopaths. Our naturopaths have the equivalent training equaling a Bachelor of nutrition, included in their degrees.

What examinations do naturopaths do?

Our naturopaths use a number of different clinical examination techniques to see what is going on in your body.

Tongue analysis can give us clues about your digestive and liver health and show certain nutrient deficiencies.

Nail analysis can give information about your tissue health and can show nutrient deficiencies.

Iridology is the study of the iris of the eye. It can give information about certain organ weaknesses, digestive health and nervous system health.

Blood testing may be ordered directly through the clinic or with the assistance of your GP. We use this to look for signs of poor health, imbalance and nutritional deficiency.

Functional pathology includes tests using the saliva, urine or stools to look for markers of health that can guide treatment. Common tests that we order at Shift at Brisbane Natural Health are comprehensive stool assessments to assess gut health, urinary hormone profiles to assess reproductive health and genetic testing.

How do I make an appointment to see a naturopath at Shift at Brisbane Natural Health?

Call us on 07 3367 0337 or use the booking form to make your appointment online.

Both homeopathy and naturopathy believe in preventative care, but the stem of their philosophies are in different foundations. Homeopathy is solely focused on the use of remedies and is often used in naturopathy. Naturopathic medicine however uses a wide range of natural healing modalities to improve a person’s health. Think of it as “tools in the toolbox” – as well as botanicals, nutritional therapy and lifestyle counselling, homeopathy is just one of these tools.

Appointments for fertility are $269, 120 minutes in length and include both parters.

You’ll get an initial prescription which will show you what you need to take and what dietary changes we need to make right now.

n initial appointment, our Discovery and Diagnosis session, with a Shift at Brisbane Natural Health naturopath, is $249 and is 90-minutes long. In the appointment, you’ll gain insights into your current state of health, which key areas you need to work on and what you need to do to begin your shift.

Initial appointments for fertility support are $269, are 120-minutes long and include both partners.

After your appointment, you will get an initial prescription which will show you what you need to take and what dietary changes you need to make right now.

Once we have all of the information that we need from you, our naturopaths will prescribe you a specific treatment protocol to help your body to heal. We use high-quality practitioner strength brands that pass our stringent quality assurance tests.

We have over 150 liquid herbal medicines and 300 supplements in the clinic, so we can use the exact thing that is needed for your current condition.