My name is Suzanne Sparrow. I'm a qualified Nutritionist, Naturopath and Kinesiologist.
A little bit about me... I live on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia. I'm passionate about good food, great coffee, being out in nature, and spending time with my family. I'm married with two beautiful kids (and two rescue Red Heelers and one crazy black Labrador, one rescue cat, and half a dozen chickens). I enjoy bush walking, bike riding, swimming, and soaking up the sun. And I LOVE learning - I'm a perpetual student, always enrolling in a new course, watching a webinar, listening to a podcast, or having a 1-on-1 mentoring session from one of my Naturopathic or Kinesiology colleagues.
A little bit about my journey... Initially, I studied Nutritional Medicine because I wanted to know more about the impact different foods have on the mind and body. The more I learnt, the more I wanted to know about how we can OPTIMISE our health (rather than just "not get sick"). As luck would have it, as I came to the end of my Nutrition studies, I fell straight into studying Naturopathy, which taught me how powerful herbs are in achieving optimal health and wellness. I found that the two modalities combined so beautifully to enable me to work with my clients on such a deeper holistic level. And then I found Kinesiology - the modality that has pulled all of my extensive learning and experience together. Now I can ASK clients' bodies EXACTLY which nutritional and lifestyle changes they need to implement in order to improve their health and wellness, AND we can clear the underlying issues that have prevented them from achieving optimal health in the past. AMAZING!!
A little bit about how I "work"... Prior to having an initial consult with me, I email you a pre-consult questionnaire. This gives me a some background information regarding your health history, paints a picture for me about where you're at right now, and highlights where you want to be and what you want to achieve. During our consult, I then ask you more targeted questions about symptoms you are currently experiencing, and your nutrition and lifestyle habits. We then work with that information, and the information your body tells me through the use of Kinesiology, to determine the priority areas of your health to work on, and which nutritional and lifestyle changes, nutrients, herbs and energetic "tools" will achieve the greatest results. And then we pull all of that together to formulate a treatment plan that works for YOU.
Return consultations are focused on reviewing the changes since your previous consult, and using muscle testing (also known as biofeedback) to ask your body what the next steps are in achieving your health and wellness goals.
Treatment plans, that we devise together, revolve mainly around:
* making small, realistic and sustainable nutritional changes, designed to improve energy production,
mental health and mood stability, sleep quality and quantity, gut health, detoxification and overall health;
* introducing simple but effective lifestyle changes in order to reduce stress and anxiety,
increase energy levels, and improve quality of life;
* emotional and spiritual work (and sometimes "homework") to shift the underlying causes associated with illness; and
* the use of targeted nutritional and/or herbal supplements, where required.
My areas of special interest include:
* mood disorders and mental health (eg. chronic stress, anxiety and depression, feelings of overwhelm, chronic fatigue);
* digestive health, liver detoxification and weight loss (eg. IBS-type symptoms, gut dysbiosis, leaky gut, liver health and healthy weight management); and
* female reproductive and endocrine hormones (eg. stress and anxiety levels, menstrual cycles, PMS symptoms, menopause, pre-conception and pregnancy care, blood sugar dysregulation and optimising thyroid health).
Acute and chronic stress have a wide range of impacts, not just on mood and mental health, but on energy levels, sleep patterns, appetite, blood sugar regulation, hormones... the list goes on! By calming the nervous system, nourishing and supporting the adrenals, and making some simple but important lifestyle modifications, your stress re
Acute and chronic stress have a wide range of impacts, not just on mood and mental health, but on energy levels, sleep patterns, appetite, blood sugar regulation, hormones... the list goes on! By calming the nervous system, nourishing and supporting the adrenals, and making some simple but important lifestyle modifications, your stress response can be improved dramatically, leaving you feeling more resilient and in control.
Without the right "fuel", the beneficial bacteria in our gut can't thrive, and often become reduced in numbers due to an overgrowth of pathogenic ("bad") bacteria, as a result of poor food choices, lack of sleep, chronic stress, and medication use. This imbalance of good and bad bacteria can result in bloating, diarrhoea or constipation,
Without the right "fuel", the beneficial bacteria in our gut can't thrive, and often become reduced in numbers due to an overgrowth of pathogenic ("bad") bacteria, as a result of poor food choices, lack of sleep, chronic stress, and medication use. This imbalance of good and bad bacteria can result in bloating, diarrhoea or constipation, anxiety and depression, low energy, an inability to lose weight, skin rashes and more. Creating a healthy gut environment, by implementing nutritional and lifestyle changes, and using specific nutrients, herbs and probiotic strains, can reduce such symptoms, and lead to increased energy levels, more balanced mood, improved vitality, and easier weight management.
From teenage years right through to post-menopause, girls and women can experience imbalances in reproductive hormones, resulting in irregular, heavy or painful periods, acne breakouts, menstrual migraines, fatigue, low libido and fertility issues. Addressing nutritional deficiencies, supporting the relevant liver detoxification pathways,
From teenage years right through to post-menopause, girls and women can experience imbalances in reproductive hormones, resulting in irregular, heavy or painful periods, acne breakouts, menstrual migraines, fatigue, low libido and fertility issues. Addressing nutritional deficiencies, supporting the relevant liver detoxification pathways, supporting balanced reproductive hormones, reducing stress, and supporting the adrenals and thyroid, can see major improvements in all hormone-related areas.
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