Botanic Ave.

Botanic Ave. Botanic Ave. integrates naturopathic insight & evidence-based research, with the traditional foundations of holistic health.

Offerings include Naturopathy consultations & Infrared Sauna sessions ~ step in & welcome your wellbeing.

22/02/2026

When it comes to supporting your fertility, it’s not about one choice necessarily, it’s about supporting your body as a whole 🤍

Comment “fertility guide” below and I can send you my preconception fertility guide 👇🏼

21/02/2026

I still remember little sardine fingers combing through my hair before I could clean them 😂

But what we introduce in those first months of solids genuinely shapes taste preferences long term, so I committed to it and it’s absolutely paying off!

Babies are born with a natural preference for sweet, so if most early foods are fruit purées and sweet food pouches, that becomes their baseline.

Research shows when we consistently offer savoury flavours like vegetables, meats, herbs and healthy fats, we’re helping train their palate to accept and enjoy those flavours later in childhood. It can take up to 10-15 exposures for a baby to accept certain foods, so stick at it, you’re doing amazing 🤍

Save this for when it’s time to introduce solids & I highly recommend following

19/02/2026

PMDD isn’t just bad PMS. It’s a neuro-hormonal sensitivity, which means treatment has to look beyond the ovaries and include the brain.

Lifestyle foundations:
• Adequate calories (especially luteal phase)
• Protein + slow carbs every 3–4 hours for blood sugar stability
• Strength training + gentle cardio (avoid overtraining)
• Morning light exposure
• Sleep quality
• Alcohol reduction
• Nervous system regulation (breathwork, vagal tone work, somatic therapy)

Helpful herbs & supplements to consider:
• Vitamin B6 (P5P form)
• Magnesium glycinate
• Zinc
• Omega-3s
• Vitamin D
• Taurine
• L-theanine
• Glycine
• Myo-Inositol
• NAC (for mood + neuroinflammation)
• Passionflower, saffron, valerian, lavender

The key is understanding which layer is driving your symptoms whether its a receptor sensitivity, stress physiology, inflammation, progesterone signalling, or something else entirely, and building a plan around that 💛

18/02/2026

AMH is often taken out of context creating unnecessary urgency around egg freezing or starting IVF, when such a huge decision like this should never be based on one number alone.

What rarely spoken about is how AMH can fluctuate between labs, is temporarily suppressed by the oral contraceptive pill, low vitamin D, or even recent pregnancy, and naturally declines with age without telling us anything about egg quality.

It also doesn’t reflect whether you’re actually ovulating, how healthy your luteal phase is, or whether inflammation, thyroid function, endometriosis, or metabolic health are playing a bigger role in your fertility picture.

AMH has value, especially in IVF medication planning, but it needs to be interpreted alongside age, your cycle, ultrasound findings, symptoms, and full blood work.

Context changes everything, so please don’t immediately freak out if your AMH is low, instead reach out for support 🙏🏼

17/02/2026

If you’re pregnant (or trying), the quality of your prenatal supplements really matter.

Not all formulas are created equal, and just because something like Elevit is “popular” doesn’t mean it’s the best. The forms of nutrients matter. The doses matter. And what’s missing matters.

There are far better, more thoughtfully formulated options available like I’ve mentioned here which I highly recommend over Elevit! I forgot to mention in the video, I also like the Seeking Health brand prenatal.

But if you have the option to see a naturopath who knows how to compound pregnancy nutrients unique to your needs based on blood work and overall health, this would be my top recommendation.

How we support ourselves nutritionally preconception, pregnancy and postpartum will determine our journey.

If you’d like me to send you my preconception blood test guide, just comment PRECONCEPTION BLOOD TEST below 🤎

16/02/2026

What’s your weird symptom? Or tell me in the comments which one of these you’d like me to cover in more detail 👇🏼

14/02/2026

If you’re sure where to begin with healing your gut issues

This is the order I couldn’t recommend highly enough, because especially if you’ve been on multiple gut protocols and things aren’t improving, it’s most likely due to a dysregulated nervous system (which is hard to hear I know).
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First: the mind & nervous system
Lower stress. Regulate your nervous system. Work through stored emotional stress or trauma where you need to. Digestion doesn’t switch on properly if your body feels unsafe.
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Next: the mouth
Slow down. Chew thoroughly. Eat in a calm state.
Saliva and enzymes begin digestion here and poor oral health can absolutely create downstream issues (oil pulling can be really helpful for people with poor oral health).
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Then: the stomach
Support stomach acid and correct key nutrient deficiencies like zinc and B12.
Low acid impacts protein breakdown, mineral absorption, and even bile release. In some cases, HCL or apple cider vinegar can be supportive.
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From there we move through the liver and gallbladder, which release bile. Adequate stomach acid is needed for proper bile flow which is why order matters. Bitter foods and TUDCA can help support this step.
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Next: the small intestine
This is where most nutrients are absorbed and where we commonly see bacterial overgrowth, inflammation, motility issues and increased intestinal permeability.
Here we focus on restoring movement, integrity and balance.
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Lastly: the large intestine
This is where the majority of your microbiome lives.
Only once the upstream pieces are addressed do we layer in targeted prebiotics, probiotics or microbiome work.
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Gut healing shouldn’t be random, it should be structured.
And when you follow a top down approach, everything works more efficiently.

13/02/2026

My thoughts on the parasite cleanse trend..

In clinic, I see dysbiosis and low beneficial bacteria far more often than true parasitic infections, and jumping into a “parasite cleanse” without testing to confirm if you even have a parasite can cause you even more gut issues.

So always test first with a PCR stool test.

If you do have a parasite, treat it properly with a variation of antimicrobials such as berberine and oregano under the guidance of a health practitioner.

Support detoxification pathways to reduce die off symptoms with things like glutathione and NAC.

Repair gut lining with things like zinc carnosine, collagen, glutamine.

Retest to confirm parasite is cleared (people often skip this step but it’s crucial).

Rebuild microbiome with pre and probiotics to improve your overall gut resilience.

And if you have gut issues but no parasites, it’s probably something else going on. If this is you, keep an eye out for my next video 🫶🏽

12/02/2026

Breastfeeding isn’t light work mamas!

Making milk is metabolically demanding, and your body needs real support during this time to avoid mum burnout. Especially after just creating and birthing a baby.

Non-negotiables in this season should look like:

• Eating enough food — truly enough (breastfeeding can require an extra 400–500 calories a day during the newborn / early postpartum period)

• Rest where you can, it all counts

• Don’t fall short on nutrients like calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, omega-3s, B vitamins, choline. I don’t muck around when it comes to my supplements in this time especially

So many women stop their prenatal after birth, but postpartum and breastfeeding isnt the time to let it slip. You’re still growing a baby, just on the outside now.. and doing it on broken sleep!

Support your body the way you’d support your child 🤍

06/02/2026

They called it unexplained infertility.. but no one had actually explored it.

Before you jump into another IVF cycle, there’s a crucial question to ask:

Is your body actually supported to conceive and sustain a pregnancy?

Because fertility goes beyond number of follicles collected and embryos. It’s the entire internal environment those embryos are trying to implant into.

Things that should always be considered for exploration include:

• a full thyroid panel (not just TSH)
• immune and clotting factors that can affect implantation
• blood sugar regulation and insulin signalling
• infections — such as h.pylori, BV, CMV, ureaplasma
• iron status, B12, folate, zinc, copper, vit D
• inflammation and oxidative stress
• gut health — digestion, absorption, microbiome balance
• vaginal microbiome and silent infections
• liver function and detox capacity
• methylation pathways and genetic expression
• stress physiology — cortisol, nervous system load, sleep

When the foundations are skipped, IVF becomes a guessing game emotionally, physically, and financially.

Understanding why pregnancy isn’t happening helps you choose the right next step, whether that’s IVF, or taking time to optimise your body first so IVF has the best possible chance of working.

Sending so much love to anyone going through fertility struggles 🤍

03/02/2026

Preeclampsia rarely starts with high blood pressure. Most of the time, that’s just the end point.

What I see clinically is that it often starts much earlier, weeks or even months before with the body under strain with no obvious symptoms to flag it.

A few things that don’t get explained well enough:

• Preeclampsia is just as much about the placenta as it is blood pressure. Reduced placental blood flow and oxidative stress tend to show up long before BP rises

• Magnesium needs climb quickly in pregnancy! And calf cramps are often one of the first signs we’re behind

• When blood sugar is unstable, stress hormones rise which directly affects blood vessel tone and placental circulation

• Low-grade inflammation or hidden infections (including silent UTIs or vaginal imbalances) can quietly increase vascular stress without you feeling “unwell”

The goal isn’t to wait and watch your blood pressure, it’s to support your body before things tip.

When I’m working with women who’ve had preeclampsia before, or who’ve been flagged as higher risk, I’m usually thinking about:

• rebuilding mineral stores early
• supporting antioxidant status (especially ubiquinol, selenium and zinc)
• making sure thyroid and homocysteine are truly optimised
• keeping blood sugar steady, so the placenta isn’t under constant stress

This kind of prevention work needs to start early in pregnancy and ideally before conception, not once BP starts creeping up.

If you’ve been through preeclampsia before, I know how stressful that label of “high risk” can feel. But there is a lot that can be done proactively, and you don’t have to navigate it alone 🩵

30/01/2026

Our exposure to toxins and chemicals in our everyday life is pretty significant these days, even if we make an effort to live a low tox lifestyle.

Many endocrine disrupting chemicals are actually stored in our fat tissue. Sweating helps mobilise and eliminate these toxins to get them out the body, which is why regular sauna use is linked to a lower inflammatory load!

We suggest sauna and sweating really commonly to our clients who have a high toxin exposure job, struggling with inflammation, puffiness, sluggish metabolism. I also included it in fertility clients prescriptions who were exposed to mold last year.

Detox supplements have their place and are great, but don’t forget to sweat 😘

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