Dr Kate Broderick - Naturopathic Medicine & Five-Element Sound Healing

Dr Kate Broderick - Naturopathic Medicine & Five-Element Sound Healing Naturopathic medicine, natural health education and retreats supporting mental and emotional health!

Dr Kate Broderick, BSc, JD, DNM, Dip Acu, specialises in working with anxiety, burnout, chronic stress, depression, and the physical conditions that commonly come along with these types of mental and emotional unrest. Using naturopathic medicine (including diet and lifestyle counseling and coaching, herbal medicine, flower essences, homeopathy, nutritional support, and other health supportive therapies), mental and emotional health are address at the level of the root causes. Whether you are looking for one-on-one consultation, workshops and retreats, or online learning about how you can transform your own mental and emotional health, please visit Dr Kate's website to see what she has to offer!

Very cool.
28/11/2025

Very cool.

Germany's sauerkraut bacteria eliminated anxiety disorders within 6 weeks completely, while benzos create dependence

German psychiatrists discovered that specific lactobacillus strains from traditional sauerkraut fermentation eliminate anxiety disorders by resetting gut-brain axis signaling that causes pathological anxiety. Patients with severe anxiety achieved complete remission within 6 weeks of probiotic therapy without any psychiatric medications.

Anxiety disorders increasingly appear to originate from disrupted gut microbiome composition that sends constant stress signals to the brain via the vagus nerve. The sauerkraut bacteria produce GABA (the brain's calming neurotransmitter) and other compounds in the gut that signal the brain to reduce anxiety responses. When patients consume therapeutic doses of these specific strains, the bacteria colonize the digestive tract and continuously produce anxiety-reducing signals. Brain imaging shows normalized amygdala activity and reduced stress hormone production. Within weeks, patients report their anxiety simply disappearing. It's like replacing the gut bacteria that scream danger constantly with bacteria that whisper calm.

The global anti-anxiety medication market exceeds $20 billion annually, dominated by benzodiazepines (Xanax, Va**um, Ativan) that patients become dependent on and require for life while facing cognitive impairment and addiction risks. A probiotic that cures anxiety in 6 weeks threatens this pharmaceutical market. Research funding flows toward new psychiatric drugs rather than gut microbiome solutions, despite German data showing superior outcomes with zero addiction potential.

American anxiety patients take daily benzodiazepines for years, becoming dependent while their anxiety never truly resolves. German anxiety patients consume sauerkraut bacteria for 6 weeks and achieve lasting remission without drugs. The microbiome cure works better and has no addiction riskβ€”it just doesn't create lifetime pharmaceutical customers.

Why take addictive anxiety drugs forever when sauerkraut bacteria cure it in 6 weeks?

πŸ“Š Source: Psychosomatic Medicine, 2024

What do the words 'health freedom' mean to you?Here's my take: we all have the power to create and maintain optimum heal...
20/11/2025

What do the words 'health freedom' mean to you?

Here's my take: we all have the power to create and maintain optimum health--that power lives within us and will propel us to feeling truly well if we get rid of the root causes of why we are unwell on all levels: body, mind, emotions and spirit.

When we are running on our own power, and we give ourselves what we truly need, we are free.

But, yeah, we've all tried many times to change our health habits, right? Usually with different levels of success (or not).

This happens because we're trying to use will power and, honestly, being really harsh on ourselves to whip ourselves into some imagined 'right' way of being!

We also are often trying to make changes at a rate that our nervous system simply doesn't feel safe to do, and life is so generally overwhelming that we don't take the time and space to really attend in a loving way to ourselves!

It can feel like there's no way forward to feeling truly well within, when we are stuck in this disempowered place.

If you'd like to explore a different approach to making true and lasting improvements to your health of body, mind, emotions and spirit, I invite you to grab my Free Health Freedom Starter Kit. Take the first steps onto a different path and see where it leads!

Dr Kate Broderick, naturopathic medicine and five-element sound healing for long-term physical and mental health conditions or symptoms.

Hey Adelaide folks, if you're interested in trying out a 30-minute five element sound healing, come visit me at the Quee...
04/11/2025

Hey Adelaide folks, if you're interested in trying out a 30-minute five element sound healing, come visit me at the Queen of Wands Psychic Fair at McLaren Vale town hall, this Sunday 10am - 4pm.

Clear energy blocks, settle anxiety and stress, increase vitality and motivation!

Event link in first comment . . .

πŸ’¦ Hey Naturopaths! The deadline for enrolling in the Spring Naturopathic Hydrotherapy training is this Friday, the 10th!...
08/10/2025

πŸ’¦ Hey Naturopaths! The deadline for enrolling in the Spring Naturopathic Hydrotherapy training is this Friday, the 10th! πŸ’¦

If you've been thinking about it, it's time to hop in!

All the details are here πŸ‘‡

For naturopathic practitioners seeking continuing professional education and mentoring in naturopathic hydrotherapy.

Rebel!
01/10/2025

Rebel!

important

30/09/2025

A good list to check in with regularly!

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Today is the last day to enrol in my 90-Day Health Freedom Challenge! Enrolment ends at 10pm tonight. All the details ar...
23/09/2025

Today is the last day to enrol in my 90-Day Health Freedom Challenge! Enrolment ends at 10pm tonight. All the details are here . . .

Walk the path to health freedom!

Reset . . . 🧑
21/09/2025

Reset . . . 🧑

πŸŒ‘βœ¨ New Moon, Partial Solar Eclipse in Virgo βœ¨πŸŒ‘

An eclipse is a reset β€” In Virgo, it draws our attention inward: to the rhythms of body and mind, to the delicate balance of digestion and nerves, to the small habits that shape our wellbeing.

It may highlight where old habits are no longer serving wellbeing and offer a chance to begin new patterns that support balance and resilience.

On a medical astrology level, it’s a potent moment to:

🍏 Support digestive health (dietary review, probiotics, mindful eating).

βœ”οΈ Reset daily rhythms and self-care routines.

😟 Notice stress patterns that manifest physically in the gut or tension in the body.

πŸ’― Be mindful of over-perfectionism or hyper-vigilance, which can tax the nervous system.

This eclipse whispers: what in your daily care needs to be released, and what new seed longs to be planted?

It's a time to simplify.
To soothe the gut and quiet the mind.
To begin again with steady, sustainable rituals that truly nourish.

πŸ’­ What one new habit will you plant under this Virgo eclipse?

17/09/2025

Hey Adelaide folks, I'll be at the Queen of Wands Psychic Fair at Brighton this Sunday with a new offering, Five Element Sound Healing!

This powerful vibrational medicine blends my five-element acupuncture training with the Acutonics system, using tuning forks instead of needles.

Come receive some care! I'd love to see you there and support your health of body, mind, emotions and spirit!

Send a message to learn more

If you’re looking for support to regain your focus and commitment to your health of body, mind, emotions and spirit in t...
15/09/2025

If you’re looking for support to regain your focus and commitment to your health of body, mind, emotions and spirit in these last few months of 2025, check out my 90-Day Health Freedom Challenge, starting 22 September.

More information at the link below!

Not ready to step in (or want a running start into the 90 days)? Grab my free Health Freedom Starter Kit at https://www.drkatebroderick.com.au

Walk the path to health freedom!

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