Linda Spirou - Naturopath

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Linda Spirou - Naturopath

Helping adults with IBS, SIBO, constipation & bloating find answers — not just cut more food BHSc (Naturopathy)
Professional Association: NHAA
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Degree qualified Naturopath who utilises both traditional and the latest evidence based complimentary medicine.

06/11/2025

Your symptoms like bloating, fatigue, skin flares, or mood dips won’t budge.

That’s where your microbiome might be the missing link.
🧬 In clinic, I use metagenomic microbiome testing to uncover:
– What species are present (or missing)
– What they’re producing (or not)
– Whether your immune system is inflamed or suppressed
This can help explain symptoms like:
• Gut reactivity or food intolerance
• Skin issues like acne, rosacea, or eczema
• Brain fog or low mood
• Hormonal shifts and histamine intolerance
• Weight changes and metabolic issues
• Autoimmune flares
If you've tried everything and still feel off — this is your sign to look deeper.

🔬 No more guessing. Just evidence-based, personalised care.

04/11/2025

ou are felling worse after you last round of antibiotcs or never felt the same after a gut bug
But symptoms like bloating, reactivity, fatigue, or skin flares still won’t budge.
This is where testing matters.
In clinic, I use clinical-grade microbiome mapping to uncover:
– What microbes are active
– Which commensals are low low or missing
– How your immune system is interacting with your gut

🧬 This isn’t just a list of bacteria.
It’s a comprehensive look at your gut’s function.
Markers like:
✔️ Secretory IgA (immune stress or underactivity)
✔️ Hexa-LPS (endotoxin / inflammation load)
✔️ Calprotectin (gut lining irritation)
These markers reveal how your immune system, inflammation levels, and gut lining health may be driving reactions to “healthy” foods — and what your gut needs to recover.
📍 Based in Melbourne | Online consultations available

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20/10/2025

I use CoBiome’s clinical-grade test to profile your entire microbial ecosystem using advanced metagenomic sequencing
✅ Easy at-home collection
✅ Whole-genome DNA analysis
✅ Results that help guide targeted care
No guesswork. Just clarity.

15/10/2025

Hot off the press: For the first time, researchers have systematically assessed the impact of long-term medication use on the gut microbiome.

This 2025 retrospective study, "A hidden confounder for microbiome studies: medications used years before sample collection," found that multiple medicines affected the gut microbiome for many years after use.

Typically, we think of antibiotics as the primary medication that alters the gut ecosystem in the long term. However, this study found that beta-blockers, benzodiazepine derivatives, glucocorticoids, PPIs, biguanides (metformin is the most widely prescribed drug in this class), and antidepressants affected the gut microbiome for several years after discontinuing use. And for many of them, the effects at the microbiome level are additive.

Overall, of the 186 drugs analyzed, 167 were found to be associated with the microbiome—affecting alpha diversity, beta diversity, or the abundance of at least one bacterial species—and 78 of those exhibited long-term effects on the gut.

Of note, benzodiazepines—nervous system depressants commonly prescribed for anxiety—impact the microbiome even more than several broad-spectrum antibiotics. The impacts of benzodiazepines and broad-spectrum antibiotics were detectable even when the drugs had not been used for over three years prior to microbiome sampling.

Read the full study at PMID: 40910778

01/10/2025

Most people focus on what they want to eat…
but forget who eats it first: their gut microbes.
Your gut microbiome is home to trillions of bacteria — and they’re not just along for the ride.
They turn your food into signals:
🧬 healing short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs)
⚠️ or inflammatory toxins and gases
What you feed them today can impact:
Your digestion
Your bloating, constipation or IBS symptoms
Your energy and mental clarity
Your skin, hormones and mood
Your immune system
💡 It’s not about perfection. It’s about connection.
The food you eat doesn’t just fuel you. It shapes your entire internal ecosystem.
👩‍⚕️ I create gut-smart, personalised plans that support microbial healing — based on testing, not guesswork.

29/09/2025

Your food doesn’t just feed you… it feeds them.”
Most people don’t realise this:
Your food doesn’t just nourish you — it feeds the trillions of microbes living in your gut.
And those microbes?
They’re not just along for the ride — they’re workers.
What you feed them shapes what they do.
🥦 Feed them fibre, plants, ferments?
They create anti-inflammatory compounds that heal your gut and support your energy.
🍩 Feed them junk, sugar, alcohol, stress?
They create gas, toxins, and signals that trigger bloating, brain fog, and food sensitivities.
If your gut feels off, your energy’s low, or you’re reacting to “healthy” foods…
Let’s stop guessing.
Let’s start with the bugs that matter — and what you're feeding them.
👩‍⚕️ I create gut-smart plans using microbiome testing, symptom mapping, and your health history.
It’s not about restriction — it’s about feeding the right bugs, in the right way.

Address

Westbury Street, St Kilda East
Melbourne, VIC
3183

Opening Hours

8am - 7pm

Website

http://lindaspirou.com.au/, https://linktr.ee/lindaspirounaturopath

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