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Claire Luckman Naturopath

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Claire Luckman Naturopath

Naturopath & Nutritionist (BHSc) with a holistic, realistic approach to health & wellbeing. Consultations available in Coledale, Leichhardt & Online.

I specialise in Women's Health, Children's Health and Preconception/Pregnancy Health.

29/10/2025

Ireland is like the Australia of the north - beautiful landscape (though a touch wetter/greener), friendly people, amazing seafood, easy banter, likely a widespread drinking problem and they even drive on the left ! (What a mind trip that was, after 20 months on the right) A 10/10 family holiday 🇮🇪

08/10/2025

I’ve got many clients at the moment who are coming up to the end of their pregnancy, or have just had babe and so postpartum healing support via nutrition has been on my mind!

Here are some easy ways you can support your body nutritionally with healing and recovery after birth, whether you had a vaginal birth or a C-section. I encourage my clients to focus on foods that help to speed up healing time, reduce scar tissue formation particularly with a C-section, episiotomy or vaginal tear and reduce inflammation. Ask your partner, friends and family to bring pineapple, vitamin C rich fruits, protein based meals and snacks and fresh oysters over if they come to visit 😉

Food is medicine so don’t underestimate the power of your early postpartum diet!

13/09/2025

Dutch summer - she’s short, but she was sweet 💛

10/09/2025

Perioral Dermatitis -

After + Before Pics of a beautiful client who allowed me to share ❤️

Perioral dermatitis is a nasty skin condition that I see commonly in women in clinic, and it can be truly debilitating. Itchy, sore, inflamed, scaley, bumpy and prone to moving or spreading around the face - it commonly starts around the nose or mouth but can be present on eyelids or around the eyes, on the forehead, chin and spreading onto the cheeks.

The main medical treatment is oral antibiotics, usually for a minimum of 3-4x months, but I’ve had clients stay on antibiotics for up to 12 months to keep it under control. What happens when they stop antibiotics? It comes back, with a vengeance 🫣

I treat it from a multi-faceted approach, and am so inspired and thrilled when clients do the hard yards and commit to treatment, just like Soph did. Treating the gut and opportunistic bacterial infections, plus histamine support, reducing triggering foods AND supporting hormone balance (I find Perioral almost always linked with elevated oestrogen levels - Soph’s was extremely flared during pregnancy) is the key to success.

Once we’re on the home stretch and skin is looking amazing, we move into maintenance phase and everyone is happy. If you suffer with Perioral, there is another solution besides months of oral antibiotics. You just need a Naturopath 🙃

31/08/2025

Current GF + DF choccie treats on high rotation in our house -

Blended Chocolate Chia Pudding via

The Incredibly Decadent Chocolate Cake via with melted 78% Lindt icing

Gluten-free Naked Chocolate Cake via made into muffins ❤️

27/08/2025

Testing female hormones via blood tests? TIMING matters!!

If you’ve been told you can’t test female hormones on bloods because hormones fluctuate so it’s inaccurate; OR you’ve been given a request form to check hormones via blood test and told to do them “anytime”, this post is for you. We can indeed look at female hormones via blood tests but they need to be accurately timed to your cycle, so we can accurately interpret them!

Day 1 of your period is Day 1 of your cycle - don’t count premenstrual spotting, if you experience it before the proper red flow begins. Count Day 1 as the first full or 3/4 day of red blood - if your bleed starts late in the day or at night, technically speaking we count the following day as Day 1.

Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinising hormone (LH) are the hormones essential for the development and release of an egg from the ovary. To interpret these accurately, they’re best tested on Day 2 or 3 of your period/cycle. These hormones give us a snapshot of what ovulation will look like, and are also key in helping to identify conditions like PCOS and HA.

Oestrogen via bloods is ideally also tested on Day 2 or 3 of your period, as this is where we see it at “baseline” - before it begins to rise as we get closer to ovulation. Oestrogen can also be tested at mid-luteal, which is the halfway point between ovulation and your period - when we look at oestrogen at this point in time, it’s more insightful if we have tested progesterone at the same time too, to look at the ratio of the two together after ovulation has occurred.

Progesterone is an important one to time correctly to the cycle too - we only make progesterone when we ovulate.
So this should always be tested mid-luteal; that is 7x days after you ovulate, which should match up to be 7x days before your next period is due.

Save this post for when you next get your hormones tested, so they can be accurately interpreted by your Naturopath or health care provider 🩵

20/08/2025

When in (Lake Garda) Rome 🇮🇹

23/07/2025

Morning sickness in pregnancy -

Morning sickness is common in the first trimester, often rearing its ugly head around weeks 6-8 and for some poor sufferers, continues even into the second and even third trimesters, and can be severe.

Many natural remedies exist and can help to a degree; certainly most women know that letting their blood glucose levels drop too low and letting themselves get hungry makes the feeling 10 times worse, so frequent eating or grazing can help. Dehydration also makes things worse, and there are many electrolyte formulas available nowadays that can certainly help too.

But did you know that elevated histamine levels in early pregnancy are also a contributing factor to morning sickness? That’s why many women are commonly prescribed Restavit these days, the antihistamine drug that is also used as a sleeping aid - it’s seen to help morning sickness because it reduces histamine levels, which increase with the natural oestrogen rise that occurs once you are pregnant.

Ideally, we want to avoid medication use in pregnancy and especially in the first trimester, although granted there are women severely affected by hyperemesis gravidarum that require medications to get through. With those less severely affected, I like to support my clients with natural antihistamine relief for morning sickness, and it can work a treat.

Following a low histamine diet can really help, as well as supporting histamine breakdown and clearance within the digestive system with natural supplements. For many women, morning sickness backs off completely by weeks 12-14 and we no longer need to prioritise histamine clearance support. If you need support in early pregnancy, reach out as I’d love to work with you.

Beautiful images from talented maternity photographer in the Illawarra ✨

13/07/2025

Amsterdam I love you, but I’m moving to Copenhagen 🫶🏼

07/07/2025

Kid’s Health Consults

A little reminder for the consultation type I offer for little people -
These consults are designed for babes & kids aged 0-12 years of age, and can be done with or without your child present.

If your child is 6 years or older, it is nice to have them sit in on the call if they’re comfy to, as I can direct some of my questions to them and get their answers (which can be different to what mum or dad might say!) Of course, any age child is welcome to be on the call, or for part of it!

Equally if your child is at school or daycare and cannot be present (or you prefer to talk without them around 🙃) that’s perfectly fine too, and is the case for majority of these consults (I get how much easier it is to have a call without your little friend around 😅) I will ask you questions about their presentation (pale skin, dark under eyes, white spots on nails etc!) that you can answer. If they have a skin condition that you’re wanting support with, you can send me photos with the new intake form before the consult call, so I can see what we’re working with.

Much like my adult consults, if your child has had any testing done (blood, imaging, gut/stool or otherwise) then please email that through to me beforehand. There is absolutely no need for your child to have had bloods done, or get them done, for our consult call. We will discuss testing options if and when that might be necessary, though it’s not common for me to get kids to do blood tests routinely for treatment.

I support kids and babes with a wide range of concerns including skin complaints, gut issues, suspected food intolerances, FPIES and CMPI in infants, immune support, nervous system support, sleep issues, neurodiversity, fussy eating, itchy bums and more! If you have any questions, shoot me a DM and I’ll be happy to provide more info 🌸

04/06/2025

A DAIRY-FREE DIET REDUCES ACNE & PERIOD PAIN

Elimination diets of any kind aren’t for everyone and certainly shouldn’t be over-prescribed, but when clinically relevant, they can be game-changer. One diet change I recommend to women suffering from period pain and/or acne is to trial a strict dairy-free diet for 2x cycles, and see if they notice a positive difference. In my experience over the last 10 years in clinic, and for myself personally, eliminating dairy drastically reduces skin congestion and acne, and significantly improves period pain for many women.

Why does dairy seem to worsen both skin and period pain? Casein, one of the main proteins in dairy, causes a significant increase in inflammation for some people, with research further highlighting that A1 casein tends to be the worst culprit - and A1 casein is high in cows milk. In contrast, goat’s and sheep’s dairy contain mostly A2 casein, which doesn’t have the same pro-inflammatory effect. A1 casein can stimulate inflammatory cytokines, histamine and mast cells, which can all contribute to significant period pain (and for some women, ovulation pain too).

Dairy products also contain a hormone called insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), and this plays a significant role in sebum production. And an increase in sebum on the skin means more congestion, clogged pores and the development of acne. Having a diet high in dairy, again particularly A1 cows dairy, for some women can be a huge culprit behind their skin concerns.

Going on a dairy-free diet means you do need to know where else your calcium is going to come in, so make sure you’re aware of non-dairy calcium sources, or possibly using a magnesium & calcium supplement to support your intake. If you find eliminating dairy really improves your skin and/or pain, you can then try reintroducing some goat’s or sheep’s dairy in small amounts and see if you still maintain the positive effects!

*A pistachio gelato was consumed in the making of this post - my skin won’t thank me tomorrow* 🙃

Address

Suite 5, 741 Lawrence Hargrave Drive
Coledale, NSW
2515

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 4pm

Website

http://claireluckman.com.au/

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Naturopath, Nutritionist, Herbalist

Claire is a warm and passionate Naturopath who loves guiding women and their families toward better health, naturally. Head to the website to find out what health conditions I specialise in assisting with, and my treatment philosophy - http://claireluckman.com.au/