Nissa Lee Naturopathy

07/03/2022

“Wellness is an industry. It’s also a seductive distraction from what’s really impacting women’s lives. It glosses over the structural issues undermining women’s well-being. These issues cannot be fixed by drinking a turmeric latte or .”

Yoga, manifesting, and may sound empowering. But wellness blames women, sets them up for failure, and hides the real challenges women face.

30/05/2019

It was World MS day yesterday and I did an interview with the Newcastle Herald about my experience living with a complex neurological disease that is on the rise in Newcastle

MS is an incurable, invisible disease, and it is on the rise in women, and in Newcastle.

03/11/2018

I am officially now an MS Ambassador 🙂 MS Ambassadors promote awareness of MS (multiple sclerosis) and also share their own journey with this unpredictable disease with honesty and humour, courage and determination. You can book me to share my story with community health groups, with health and medical students, at universities and schools etc.

“Daring to hold onto hope"

“Living with the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis has been the biggest challenge of my life”, is how Nissa Lee describes her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis a decade ago, a neurological disease that effects over 25,000 Australians.

Following a degree in Social Ecology, Nissa Lee enjoyed a career working with vulnerable youth on community garden projects and healthy eating initiatives in Mt Druitt, NSW. She also travelled the breadth of Australia.

Sudden neurological symptoms including difficulty walking, loss of balance, fatigue and pins and needles throughout her body led to a visit to the emergency department and a consequent diagnosis of multiple sclerosis at the age of twenty-four.

With the support of her family, friends and community, Nissa focused on providing her body with the nutrition, rest and movement that it needed to recover.

Although her future felt quite bleak at times, Nissa continued her training in the martial art Aikido which assisted her to regain her strength and balance. Another light on the horizon was being awarded a MS Limited’s “Go For Gold Scholarship” which enabled her to complete an Advanced Diploma in Naturopathy.

The MS Ambassador Program warmly welcomes Nissa Lee to our team who hopes to share with Newcastle how her diagnosis has made her stronger, wiser and a more compassionate person who is daring to hold onto hope.
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If you would like to book an MS Ambassador, please free-call MS Connect on 1800-042-138 or email: ambassadors-vic@ms.org.au (for VIC Ambassadors), ambassadors-nsw@ms.org.au (for NSW).

A link to my profile and story on the MS website is here https://www.ms.org.au/…/ms-ambassad…/nissa-lee-phillips.aspx

MS Ambassadors are inspirational volunteers who are either living with multiple sclerosis or caring for someone who does. MS Ambassadors participate in public speaking presentations to: People livi…

21/09/2018

It’s not just genetics, food, diet and lifestyle choices that affect our health. Racism can make people sick. The health impacts of discrimination are complex and huge.

“On an individual level, exposure to racism is associated with psychological distress, depression, poor quality of life, and substance misuse, all of which contribute significantly to …

13/09/2018

Here are some images from the sold out Medicinal Mushroom three course dinner at Pickled and Pressed last night. It was a delicious and informative night, with Dov from Reishi mushrooms sharing information on the health benefits of these incredible fungi. I spoke about my story of using lions mane mushroom for helping to restore the nervous system and improve mood and cognition following my diagnosis of MS. Stay tuned for more events to come on medicinal mushrooms and nootropic foods to boost brain power 🍄😊💥

03/09/2018

I just came across my health story translated into French!

Comment la médecine par les plantes et une alimentation corrigée ont pu inverser les symptômes de ma sclérose en plaques Par Nissa Lee, 30 mars 2016 L’année dernière, j’avais entrepris de voyager dans toute l’Australie. Mais à un moment donné, j’ai dû...

17/06/2018

Morning! Just a lil reminder for anyone living with MS (multiple sclerosis) that I am setting up a peer support group with the MS Society and the first meeting is this Friday 8-10am, June 22nd in Carrington (Newcastle, Aus). If you are living with MS or know someone who is, ask them to call MS Connect for more details on how to join the support group
MS Connect - 1800 042 138

This group will meet once a month at a local cafe and is a chance to have a casual cuppa and a chat. The first meeting will be from 8-10am on Friday June 22nd. Living with MS can be hard, isolating and invisible. The journey can also offer unexpected rewards and insights. This group will have a specific focus on wellness and sharing good news stories as well as supporting each other through the hard stuff.

Giving and receiving practical and emotional support can help you understand a recent diagnosis, manage your symptoms and live well with multiple sclerosis.
If you are living with MS, call MS Connect and they will give you a referral and more information about the group including where we meet. We are meeting in a wheelchair accessible location. It is completely free to participate. This is the only MS Society endorsed support group that exists in Newcastle, please spread the word and take advantage of this opportunity!

Call MS Connect - 1800 042 138

Nissa

https://www.ms.org.au/support-services/ms-connect.aspx
You can read more about me and my story here https://nissaleenaturopathy.wordpress.com
https://www.ms.org.au/support-services/connect-with-others.aspx

Whether you are newly diagnosed, a carer of a loved one with multiple sclerosis or a friend wanting to help, we can help connect you with others in a meaningful way.

24/05/2018

I am starting up a peer support group for people living with MS (multiple sclerosis) in Newcastle. This group will meet once a month at a local cafe and is a chance to have a casual cuppa and a chat. The first meeting will be from 8-10am on Friday June 22nd. Living with MS can be hard, isolating and invisible. The journey can also offer unexpected rewards and insights. This group will have a specific focus on wellness and sharing good news stories as well as supporting each other through the hard stuff.

Giving and receiving practical and emotional support can help you understand a recent diagnosis, manage your symptoms and live well with multiple sclerosis.

If you are living with MS, call MS Connect and they will give you a referral and more information about the group including where we meet. We are meeting in a wheelchair accessible location. It is completely free to participate. This is the only MS Society endorsed support group that exists in Newcastle, please spread the word and take advantage of this opportunity!

Call MS Connect - 1800 042 138

Nissa Lee Naturopathy
Nissa Lee

You can read more about me and my story here https://nissaleenaturopathy.wordpress.com

Whether you are newly diagnosed, a carer of a loved one with multiple sclerosis or a friend wanting to help, we can help connect you with others in a meaningful way.

25/03/2018

Here are some happy snaps from the sold out Medicinal Mushroom cooking class I taught with Dov from Reishi Foods on the weekend. We made medicinal mushroom truffles and raw chocolates, beetroot lions mane latte, medicinal mushroom laksa and drank lots of mushroom teas 🍄🍄🍄 stay tuned for more medicinal mushroom workshop and events to come 👍

19/03/2018

The spoon theory is a good way to explain the amount of energy it takes to do even simple everyday tasks when living with a chronic or mental illness. May you gain more and more spoons and find simpler ways to explain your lived experience after the “but you don’t look sick” conversation 🥄🥄🥄♥️♥️♥️

For Spoonies and friends of spoonies

15/03/2018

Here's my cheat sheet for the Wahls Paleo eating diet I have thrived on. I hope that helps explain it!

Download and print your version here: WahlsPyramid

11/03/2018

My friend Dov and I are running a medicinal mushroom extravaganza cooking class in Newcastle. Come learn about how to make medicinal mushrooms a part of your life! We will be making beetroot chocolate Lions Mane latte, raw reishi chocolates and a medicinal mushroom laksa. Yummmmm 🍄♥️

You will also learn about some of their amazing health benefits. Did you know that lions mane helps improve mood and memory, that reishi reduces the body’s response to stress or that Chaga mushroom has potent antioxidants? No magic mushrooms we promise 😉

Come and learn how to make medicinal mushrooms a part of your life! We are excited to announce this practical and informative workshop with Nissa Lee (Naturopath) and Dov Pine (Chiropractor and founder of Reishi Foods). Learn how to make a Lion's Mane beetroot latte, reishi raw chocolates and a medi...