The Live Lightly Centre

The Live Lightly Centre Naturopathic, nutritional, herbal medicine and other complementary health services. Thyroid: this deserves a special mention as I see so much of it.

Hi, I'm Tracey Walker and I am a fully qualified naturopath (Bachelor's Degree in Health Science) and since starting I have attained a degree in life experience, particularly helping people with stubborn, often undiagnosed and chronic illnesses. I often find that I am the "last resort" after people have exhausted all other avenues and not found answers, and I am totally okay with that! In particular my strengths are as follows:

Autoimmune disease: either diagnosed or undiagnosed, I can help you wind your way through the complicated and painful world of these chronic inflammatory systemic disorders. Often they come as a package deal (ie: more than one!) so that would have you seeing several specialists at once whereas we tend to treat the body as a whole. I explain what is happening to your body, why it is happening and how we treat from a holistic perspective. Female reproductive issues: PCOS, endometriosis, heavy or painful periods, irregular cycle, how to transition off the pill successfully, fertility issues, teenage "coming of age", acne, hormonal migraines, PNDD, PMS/PMT, perimenopause and menopause. Gut issues: diarrhoea, constipation, food sensitivities, reflux, IBS, coeliac disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohns, bloating, candida, recurrent UTI's, pain, mesenteric adenitis, eosinophilic esophagitis, stomach ulcers and gastritis

Mental health issues: anxiety, depression, OCD, ADD, ADHD, migraine/headaches associated with these issues, brain fog, lack of concentration, poor memory, confusion, overwhelming stress, insomnia

Skin issues: acne, eczema, rashes, dermatitis, hives, psoriasis

Whole family health: I see everyone from preconception to old age. Every stage has different physical, mental and emotional needs and hormonal challenges that go with it! It is most often an autoimmune disease but sometimes not and it takes people years to get diagnosed so I help them through this complicated issue. I coach you on how to speak to your doctor about testing, why your medication is not alleviating your symptoms, which tests to ask for and the difference between a "normal" thyroid irregularity and an autoimmune disease. And just WHY it is so important to know this. Chronic and complicated illnesses: I help people navigate their way through several chronic systemic inflammatory diseases such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, "adrenal fatigue", autoimmune disease, extremely inflamed gut issues and hormonal disorders - often all in the one body. When your doctors are confused and you have had enough, this is where I come in and I LOVE helping people find their way back to health and learning to understand their bodies and how they need to best support them. Full pathology reviews and polypharmacy: I like to work with doctors who will support the process and help to reduce polypharmacy (lots of different medications) as well as provide treatment that will not interfere with medication. I also give a holistic view on blood and other pathology tests which will most likely differ slightly from your doctor's view. I nearly always refer my clients back to their GP for a full set of bloods and a new perspective on their case. Me: I am a no nonsense, direct but extremely empathetic, supportive and loyal person to have on your team. I won't BS you, I will have your health (and pocketbook!) firmly at the forefront of everything I do. I meet you where you are at, not asking you to do things you are not physically or mentally capable of at this given moment. I have an irreverent sense of humour and I'm not afraid to use it! My consults are extremely informal and relaxed, a place for you to feel safe and heard and all designed to create a strong rapport. I am very evidence based, I love science and everything I recommend has a solid scientific background however if you tell me that something "outside of the realm" has worked for you in the past, we'll include that too. My only aim is to help you get better. My motto is "get you in, fix you up and get you out again!"

My clinic is located in Ellenbrook WA, 34 Ellen Stirling Parade, phone: (08) 6355 6246. I do face to face and phone consults and bookings can be made by calling reception or using the online "Book Now" button on Facebook. "Your Health is my Passion". Tracey Walker, Naturopath, BHSc (Nat)

27/03/2026

✨ Saturday appointment available! ✨

Due to a late scratching we have a 10.30am available tomorrow morning, Saturday 28th March for either an initial consultation or a follow up.

Please use the link in the comments to book. This is the last Saturday appt til Saturday 18th April! 🙏💕

25/03/2026

I was speaking to a lovely client yesterday and telling her how our declining hormones make us, shall we say, less amenable to people pulling the p**s out of us! ESPECIALLY if we are dealing with neurodivergent possibilities which become glaringly obvious during this time as well.

Just another joy gifted to us by Mother Nature and modern lifestyles!!!

Anyhoo, she agreed wholeheartedly, could feel the change in her own attitude and basically said how she was standing up for herself at work now, saying a huge NO to further jobs being dumped on her desk that were out of her normal workload.

I did a little happy dance for her, arms in the air, shoulders moving (anyway, you don’t need that visual…..) and I said to her, “that’s fabulous, what you are doing there is drawing BOUNDARIES, and the only people who will get p**sed off with you for drawing boundaries are the ones who have been over-stepping them for years!”.

Think about it. If you treat your friends, colleagues and family with love and respect, their own boundaries are not an issue because you are not overstepping them.

However, if you have been silently using and abusing someone, expecting them to carry more than their fair share of any load and all of a sudden they say no, I don’t have the time, energy or mental bandwidth for this anymore, and YOU get upset? Just sit with that a minute….. 🤔

This is an extremely difficult one for women especially to learn. We have been conditioned for many many years that our roles are as caregivers, supporters and nurturers, and our hormones are fully complicit in these roles - until they’re not.

So if you are a person who is struggling with setting some personal boundaries but you know you need to, remember this. The ONLY people who will be p**sed off with you are those who are constantly over stepping them. And they are the ones who need to respect them the most.

Have fun with that. 😉🙏💕

23/03/2026

Things that take far too long to get diagnosed in women:

Perimeinopause (you’re usually “too young”). 😒

Any thyroid condition, particularly underactive. Usually gets diagnosed as anxiety or depression or you get put on weight loss medications. 💊

Coeliac disease. Usually first diagnosed when ongoing low iron is finally properly investigated, or when you have bone scans and you’ve been doing “all the right things” (really) and you have osteopenia. 🥖

Neurodivergence of any kind. Usually goes a wee bit cray cray around perimenopause as our hormones heavily affect neuroinflammation, so now you’ve got two interlinked disorders that will take years to be acknowledged, or be treated with the wrong medications. 😞

Endometriosis, don’t even start me on that one. Apparently its “normal” for women to have extremely painful and heavy periods. 🩸 😫

Nearly any autoimmune condition. Most of our aches and pains, no matter how bad, are put down to hormones or just being a “busy mum”. I’ve read it can take between 4 and 10 years for someone to finally be officially diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. 🤕

None of this is good enough!

And before you say I’m being sexist and not counting the blokes in on this, clearly you will see that some of these things are strictly women-centric and the others are heavily influenced by female hormones regardless of the disease/disorder.

If you are having problems being diagnosed with something, even if you want to handle the diagnosis fully medically, I can help you find your way.

I know the tests to ask for, the questions to ask and the medical path you will need to follow for diagnosis first. Then in most cases I know the treatments they will offer you and we can discuss that in our consult as to what your options are.

If you want to try and avoid/reverse your condition naturally, or use a combination of both, we can discuss that too. No pressure from me either way, I just want you to feel better! 🙏💕

Women are still the forgotten ones in medicine I’m afraid. 😭

18/03/2026

You may have to change one of your daily “get a small task done” habits after reading this!!! Making the bed!

I’ve always known about but never really paid much attention to dust mites until I read that they accumulate in your bedding overnight as they love the warm moist environment and have a constant supply of food – dead skin cells! Ours! 😱

Dust mites are a major contributor to allergies and may cause sneezing, runny nose, itchy/watery eyes, nasal congestion, and postnasal drip. They also cause respiratory issues like asthma (wheezing, chest tightness) and skin issues, specifically eczema flare-ups and, sorry to really gross you out over your Weeties, but it’s not the dust mites themselves that cause this, it is their faecal matter and decaying bodies that do so as they accumulate overnight! 💩 🤮

The golden rule to get up and make your bed straight away might be the underlying cause of your post nasal drip or sneezie wheezies in the morning and its been suggested that you DON’T make your bed straight away, you pull back the covers and let it breathe or air out for a bare minimum 30 mins up to 2 hours.

This of course is on top of weekly changing of bedclothes, allergen proof covers and washing in hot water as a standard practice. Enjoy your day. 🤢🥴😅

17/03/2026

I saw this post on insta that says the first 30 minutes of your day sets you up for the rest of the day mentally. It suggested 7 small things we can do every morning to be the best we’s we can be!

🌞Don't check your phone first thing! The scrolling and blue light (not to mention content) can mess with your dopamine and cortisol levels.

🌞Have one small task/win – for most people that’s as simple as making the bed but it could be anything that you feel slightly accomplished for, or that puts you in a better frame of mine.

🌞Do 2-5 minutes of simple movement. Not hard core exercise, just move the body. Stretches, taking each joint through its range of motion or even just swinging the arms around your body and in all different directions to loosen joints and get blood flowing.

🌞Get some direct sunlight in your eyes, it tells the brain that it is time to wake up and get moving and helps set the circadian rhythm for the sleep/wake cycle

🌞Drink a glass of water, we wake up mildly dehydrated so the first drink of the day should be water.

🌞Set a clear intention for the day. Our first mental “commitment” should be a positive one to set the brain the goal of doing something good!

🌞Avoid negative input! Apparently we are hard wired for negativity in the morning, who knew? I guess it makes sense though that our ancestors would most likely wake up and scan the frozen tundras for physical threats to the tribe, so maybe that’s what we do now seeing as we are still naught more than cavemen with mobiles? Anyway, don’t do it! Look for a positive either in the moment or something to look forward to in the day before all of the negativity comes flooding in.

There you go, 7 simple, easy, free and infinitely do-able things that we can do to start our days off on the right foot.

I've done mine already but in full spirit of open-ness, I saw the post because I was on my phone first thing and this is what popped up. Will do better tomorrow. 🤣

My morning view, looking out at the beautiful dam surrounded by gorgeous critters at the stunning Swan Valley Retreat, o...
15/03/2026

My morning view, looking out at the beautiful dam surrounded by gorgeous critters at the stunning Swan Valley Retreat, our Chrissy present to each other. Highly recommend for a special occasion! 🥂 🎁 ❤️

12/03/2026

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) is about as useless as a chocolate chisel when trying to ascertain thyroid health. Its not even a thyroid hormone, it is a pituitary hormone which then directs the thyroid to make more (or less) thyroid hormone depending on feedback from the body.

Problem is, I feel the TSH is the last marker to move after much nagging, prodding and poking from the poor old body until it finally hits the magic 4.1 that MAY move your doctor to diagnose underactive thyroid and possibly prescribe thyroxine. And this is after YEARS of uncomfortable and worsening symptoms.

According to where you get your stats, over 90% of underactive thyroid cases are actually Hashimoto’s, an autoimmune disease, which needs very different treatment holistically than just thyroxine alone which is why so many people still feel like rubbish on thyroxine even though their numbers are playing nice.

If your GP won’t do a full thyroid panel for you, which most of them won’t if the TSH is “in range”, and you’re suffering all the symptoms - use this link in the comments for my favourite place, iMedical, to get your own.

You go in, pick the “thyroid tests” icon and pick “Thyroid Function Test 3” as a bare minimum. It gives you TSH, T4, T3 and two antibodies. If you want the FULL kit and kaboodle and you can afford it pick Thyroid Function Test 4 as it gives another antibody and reverse T3 as well.

For my clients I usually ask them to get Test 3 then go in and add a cortisol test as well, which normally always comes back as very low.

The link is in the comments and when you get your results either take them to your GP, although if they are the ones who won’t do any further testing because TSH is in range, they will still interpret them as “fine” even if your hormones are all over the shop and you have sky high antibodies, so I would suggest bringing them to someone like myself to interpret and put together a plan for you.

This is such a fabulous service, I love it so much! 😍

The longer you let underactive thyroid go on, the worse you will feel and the worse the knock on damage will be to your body. It responds so beautifully to lifestyle and herbal support, you don’t have to live this way. 🙏💕

10/03/2026

Sooooo many people asking me about HRT now that it has been reformulated (for want of a better term) and the whole conversation is now flooding the newsfeeds like Niagra Falls.

I’ll give you my take on it no problems - its complicated is my take on it! 🤣

Yes there are risks associated with losing oestrogen to the female body and mind and yes, apparently HRT can negate some of these risks, plus the medications they have today are safer than the ones they did the original studies on to be sure. That is not in dispute.

It is also true that there are a great number of women who will NOT develop those issues whether they were on HRT or not and there are also a great number of side effects and complications of HRT, as with every other medication on the planet so my overarching view is, it is an extremely personal decision. That is also not in dispute, so now we hit the grey areas.

I still believe that lifestyle factors, especially exercise and diet (you knew I was gonna say that didn’t you??) provide the best benefits for overall health regardless of risk factor and being on HRT (or any medication for that matter) is not an excuse or reason to stop doing them.

I am also overwhelmingly happy that finally, women are being heard and offered medical options for their menopausal symptoms. 👏

It saddens me that a lot of them in the general public may not have tried natural treatments first (bearing in mind that if you are on this page, you are already on a natural “bent” for treating yourself so don’t represent the majority of women) and they may not even know they are available but at least they have a supposedly safe new route to take.

You’ll be the ones who say “I’ve tried every natural approach and nothing helped with my symptoms and HRT has been a game changer for me”, and for you guys, I am overwhelmed with happiness and gratitude for you.

There are others who have tried all forms of HRT and none of them worked, in fact, they made things worse for them and only the natural options helped. And of course, as always, there are the Goldilocks tribe, the ones who are doing a bit of both and reaping the rewards for it.

And I say "supposedly safe" not to be inflammatory or worrying, its just that really, in the end, we just don’t know. The goal posts are shifting so quickly and there are so many options available now that it is difficult to determine the actual risk factor and therefore the actual benefits to the only person who matters, YOU.

Take my own family for an example. My Nanna (mum's mum) died of Alzheimers, my mum who’s suffered depression and anxiety most of her life is in her 80’s, swims every day, walks every day, looks after herself with supplements, feeds herself well and keeps a healthy social life is showing absolutely no signs of developing it. And me? Who knows. Will its “skip a generation” and hit me or will I follow in mum’s footsteps?

Also, I am the only female in my family line on both side who developed breast cancer. I mean, what’s with that??? Not one other woman as far back as can remember on either side direct line or cuzzies etc have had it, and yet I got it? I personally think I know my reasons but that’s for another post, these examples are just to show that it is a crap shoot.

Whilst studies can show "averages" and possible likelihoods, they still don't show YOUR absolute risk.

But the overarching modifiable factors in life for ALL disease are diet, movement, social interaction, keeping the brain active, feeling a sense of worth, getting good sleep and having a supportive community. All safe. No side effects. All evidence based.

So if you are genuinely suffering or genuinely concerned about whether HRT is for you or not, I will be happy to offer an unbiased opinion (seriously, I have even suggested to a client to go on it as what we were doing was not enough) for YOUR case - not a blanket catch all approach that may or may not suit you as an individual.

You can reach me in the comments. 🙏💕

07/03/2026

One of the funniest "who referred you" answers on a form so far - "a woman in the queue in Dough Street Balcatta!"

Well, thank you Dough Street queue lady, I fully appreciate the referral!!! 🤣🤣🤣

05/03/2026

Aaaaaand on a much lighter note, I think its important that we are still seen to be doing the “right things” health wise by our kids even when they are adults.

We may THINK they don’t listen to us, in fact I’m pretty sure they don’t, but they sure as hell watch every single thing we do. 👀

Many years ago I was doing some yoga stretches and I was in my fave position, child’s pose, and the eldest comes in the room, p**ses himself laughing and says “what are you doing mum, you look like a potato!”. Takes photo. Leaves. 🥔

Only last week same child comes past as I’m doing combat in the lounge room, “what are you doing mum, you look good!” Takes video, leaves. 🎥

Only yesterday same child did combat workout with me. 🥋

No time for photos or videos and I can only hope the other two don’t end up in cyberspace somewhere. 🤣

04/03/2026

Warning: very long post, some MAY consider it a rant but it has been nagging at me for a while! Oh and there may be a little swear word or two, don't worry, nothing that rhymes with truck or runt. 🤣

My post yesterday stirred up something in me that’s been brewing for a while and that is this, health is a rich person’s luxury, and by rich I mean people with disposable incomes who can spend money on anything other than just survival, not millionaires.

Someone commented on my post yesterday that $293 is still a lot of money, and it is, I’m not denying that. I'm glad she pinged me on it because it has now inspired this post. 🤣

What I WAS saying was that in my client's context, in the view that she was expecting to be spending upwards of $500 MONTHLY because that’s “just what naturopath’s charge” plus the amount she was spending seeing her GP almost monthly and getting slugged a hefty $120 with little return for it, the 5 supplements she was already taking that she had bought because of others recommendations and online slick marketing, the hundreds of dollars on testing an unqualified person told her to get plus whatever else she was spending in the interim for ABSOLUTELY NO RESULT then I will say yes, $293 is cheap.

She learnt more from me in that hour than she’d learned from her GP across the whole time she’d been seeing her. The supplements were not doing her any good for her particular concern. The tests she’d paid for herself where so far off the bullseye of what she needed to diagnose her condition and who knows how long she was going to go down this path before resolution. Well actually, there would not have BEEN a resolution had she continued.

Right, got that out of the way, that’s been eating at me all night. 😅

Secondly it riles me beyond belief when I see all of these rich wankers doing all of these scientific experiments on themselves to improve their longevity and spruiking that they are doing it to “further science and benefit humanity”.

In the meantime they are flogging their expensive products that they have formulated as a result of all of their benevolent work on behalf of us mere mortals. Some people can’t afford a cabbage and these tossers carry on as though they are saving humanity.

I am painfully aware that I am one of the lucky ones, in fact one of the luckiest ones in life in general.

I have been blessed with parents who loved me and supported me in everything I’ve ever done. I’ve been blessed with a great husband (s!) and healthy children and I have never had to fear poverty or food restrictions or make a choice between feeding my kids and paying rent.

You think I don’t think about things like this every day? Especially with all of the absolute HORRORS going on in the world at the moment, I feel a weight in my heart and on my body that I can’t shake and there is very little I can do about it. These thoughts shape every decision I make for myself, my family and my clients.

But you know what I CAN do? I can use this degree of mine to help people who can afford it.

People who are spending way too much money on stuff that is NOT helping – supplements, GP visits where they get very little back from Medicare, specialist visits, time off work due to pain, special food products, other service providers who are not helping the person see improvement, online programs, pain relief medications and creams, hosptial visits, ongoing and increasing medication loads, expensive testing either through other naturopaths, integrative GP’s or because they’ve read about it online – my God the amount of money people spend on stuff when one simple visit with someone like me (not even me specifically!) could get them on the right path IMMEDIATELY.

Now I’m not saying those things above can’t and haven’t helped people and we should chuck everything other than naturopathic treatment in the bin. If you read that into this post, you clearly don’t know me and what I stand for. There is room for all of us in the health sphere.

What I AM saying is if you are spending ongoing money on any or all of these things and you are not seeing improvements well, what’s that old saying? What’s the definition of crazy? Doing the same thing and expecting a different result.

Also if you’re dropping hundreds a month on what I might consider luxuries, vices, or just living your best life and you are complaining constantly of poor health, fatigue, pain etc then you might want to re-assess where some of that precious expendable income is going, and redirect a little bit towards your health.

Again, because I always need to be clear in these posts lest I offend someone, I’m not saying not to do these things. I’m not saying to give up your joys and pleasures in life, God knows we all need them at the moment, and to spend all of your money on naturopaths or stressing about your health.

But if you ARE stressing about your health, then there are options outside of whatever the hell it is you’re doing now. Especially if you’re doing nothing. 😂

Its not my job or place to define the difference between cost and value to you, only you can do that, but what I will say above all else is that your health is by far the most important gift you will ever be given, apart from those of us with kids. Then THEIR health becomes the most important gift we have ever been given.

I do feel guilt that I can afford these things as I know people are often born into their circumstances and I spend a lot of time thinking about that and hurting about that, but I do not feel guilt for doing what I do and charging what I charge because I honestly believe the amount of value people get from my consults is worth every penny and more.

People leave educated, people leave with a plan, people leave with short term improvements heading towards a long term result, people leave feeling positive, and people leave feeling empowered. I reckon that’s a pretty fair exchange of energy don’t you?

So, apologies for what can only been seen as a massive rant, but I am in a constant state of flux and turmoil about the way things are going in the world and if I feel I can help someone with genuine love and empathy in my heart, then I’m going to fight for it.

We need to change the way see health and treat it medically or we will all just get sicker and sicker and sicker. Which we are. I ain’t no prophet, you just need to look around and see for yourself.

You get one life, you get one body, hopefully you were born into good health, but you get many many choices from adulthood onwards - and what you choose to do for yourself now, makes a huge difference as to how you will age in the future.

Thankyou for attending my sermon. 🙏 😂

04/03/2026

Oh my God, just had a beautiful young girl say she was worried coming to see me was going to cost "$500 a month" forever and was pleasantly surprised when her first consult, including three supplements that will last her a month, only cost her $293.00.

She was spending WAY more than that on GP visits, out of pocket blood tests, advice from people unqualified to give that kind of advice and supplements online as it was, and each month with me will be less expensive than that.

As I said to her, if you're spending that much a month and seeing no improvement, something is wrong!

I also told her that the more effort she puts into making the dietary and lifestyle changes I suggested, the quicker she will get better and can start coming off supps and reintroducing foods.

This really p**ses me off to be honest, the view that we are "so expensive" when people don't stop and take a long hard look at what they are already spending their money on that is NOT helping and in a lot of cases doing more harm. 😩

As I always say, if you want the quickest and least expensive long term route to good health, get thee to a naturopath.

Disclaimer: I know there are nats that charge outrageously and prescribe waaaay too many supplements for ongoing use, but I am NOT one of them! 😡

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