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Nicole Tricarico Naturopath

Nicole has almost 30 years of experience specialising in women & children's health, and fertility.

With over 25 years experience, Nicole is providing naturopathic support and solutions for health and well being. Nicole specialises in women's health, fertility, pregnancy support and children's health. She is also a Metabolic Balance Coach and brought this to Shepparton in 2019. Nicole worked for over 20 years at Natremed in Shepparton, before starting her own business when Natremed closed it's doors in 2017. She also offers birth and parenting preparation, birth story medicine, A Celebration Day for Girls. You can visit her Your Birth Support page here: https://www.facebook.com/yourbirthsupportshepparton/

18/01/2026

Blood sugar regulation is having a moment, and for good reason.

This isn’t just a diabetes conversation anymore.

More and more people are discovering that unstable blood sugar sits underneath things like:
• fatigue and energy crashes
• anxiety or feeling “wired then tired”
• cravings and overeating
• stubborn weight changes
• hormonal symptoms
• inflammation and poor sleep

You don’t need wildly abnormal results for blood sugar to be affecting how you feel.
Small, repeated spikes and dips can quietly strain the nervous system and hormones over time.

What’s changing right now is the focus:
❌ not “eat less and move more”
❌ not extreme diets or restriction

➡️ but stability, rhythm and nourishment.

Supporting blood sugar looks like:
🌱 protein at each meal
🌱 whole foods over ultra-processed “health” foods
🌱 meals that are balanced, not rushed
🌱 understanding your unique metabolic patterns

This is where personalised care really matters.

✨ An Optimal Blood Health Review helps identify early blood sugar and insulin patterns before they become bigger problems.

✨ Metabolic Balance® then turns that insight into food choices that work with your body — not against it.

Blood sugar regulation isn’t about perfection.
It’s about creating steadiness, and letting everything else feel easier as a result.

If you’ve been doing “all the right things” but still don’t feel right, this is often the missing piece.

13/01/2026

Health doesn’t change when intentions do — it changes when patterns do.

Most people don’t lack good intentions.

They intend to eat better.
They intend to rest more.
They intend to deal with the symptoms they’ve been pushing through.

But intention alone doesn’t regulate blood sugar.
It doesn’t correct nutrient depletion.
It doesn’t calm an overworked nervous system.

What creates change is what’s repeated.

Small daily patterns.
Supportive structures.
Understanding why your body is responding the way it is, and adjusting accordingly.

This is where personalised care matters.

✨ An Optimal Blood Health Review helps identify the patterns driving fatigue, mood changes, inflammation or hormonal symptoms.
✨ Metabolic Balance® then turns intention into action, using food that supports your metabolism, hormones and blood sugar.

Not willpower.
Not perfection.
Just the right support, consistently applied.

Health doesn’t need grand declarations.
It responds to aligned, repeatable change.

If something hasn’t shifted despite your best intentions, it may not be about trying harder, it may be about needing clearer guidance.

12/01/2026

Perimenopause isn’t random, it’s revealing.

Perimenopause doesn’t suddenly create problems.
It often exposes imbalances that have been quietly building for years.

Blood sugar instability that was once tolerated.
Stress the nervous system has been holding.
Nutrient depletion, inflammation, thyroid strain, hormonal load.

As hormones begin to fluctuate, the body loses its buffer, and symptoms appear:
• mood changes
• fatigue
• sleep disruption
• weight shifts
• anxiety
• cycle changes
• brain fog

This isn’t your body “failing”.
It’s your body asking for more precise support.

✨ An Optimal Blood Health Review helps identify patterns that commonly show up during this stage, long before they’re labelled as “just menopause”.
✨ Metabolic Balance® then supports hormones and metabolism through food that stabilises blood sugar, reduces inflammatory load and works with your changing physiology.

Perimenopause can feel unsettling, but it can also be a powerful turning point.

A time to stop pushing through.
A time to listen more closely.
A time to support your body with intention rather than willpower.

This phase isn’t random.
It’s information.

11/01/2026

Why one diet works wonders for someone else… and not you.

If you’ve ever thought
“Why does this work for everyone else but not me?”
— you’re not alone.

The problem usually isn’t willpower.
It’s generic advice.

Every body processes food differently, influenced by:
• blood sugar regulation
• hormones
• inflammation
• stress physiology
• nutrient status
• metabolic type

What stabilises one person can exhaust another.
What supports weight loss for one can worsen hormones or energy for someone else.

This is why personalised nutrition matters.

✨ Metabolic Balance® uses your blood chemistry to guide food choices that work with your metabolism — not against it.

✨ An Optimal Blood Health Review helps identify the underlying patterns driving symptoms like fatigue, cravings, weight resistance, mood changes or hormonal imbalance.

Food isn’t just calories.
It’s information.

When nutrition matches your biochemistry:
🌱 blood sugar becomes steadier
🌱 hormones feel more supported
🌱 energy improves
🌱 the body stops fighting back

You don’t need another diet.
You need clarity about your body.

Personalised health takes the guesswork out — and replaces it with understanding.

08/01/2026

Not a new year.
Not a new you.
Just a moment to listen.

January often brings a rush of motivation, health kicks, resets, promises to “do better”.

And honestly? If that momentum helps you take a step toward feeling better, that’s a good thing.

But here’s the truth we don’t say enough:
✨ You don’t need a new year to put yourself first.
✨ You don’t need to be broken to make a change.
✨ And you don’t need extremes to support your health.

Any time is a good time to begin listening to your body.

For some, that looks like understanding why energy has been low.
For others, it’s making sense of hormonal shifts, stubborn weight changes, blood sugar swings or inflammation that’s been quietly building.

This is where a gentler, more personalised approach can make all the difference.

💚 An Optimal Blood Health Review helps identify early imbalances and patterns before they become bigger problems.
💚 Metabolic Balance® then translates that insight into food choices that support your metabolism, hormones and blood sugar — without fads or restriction.

Not about becoming someone new.
Just about coming back into balance.

If January passes you by, that’s okay.
Your health doesn’t run on a calendar.
It responds when you’re ready to listen.

07/01/2026

This is one of the great truths of natural medicine.

The body is always moving toward balance and healing, when the conditions are right.

But healing doesn’t happen by accident.

It happens when we:
• identify imbalances early
• stop pushing through symptoms
• and remove the obstacles that are quietly draining the system

So many people wait until things are loud:
fatigue that won’t lift, hormonal chaos, gut issues, mood changes, inflammation, recurring illness.

Yet long before symptoms become overwhelming, the body is already signalling, often subtly, through blood chemistry, nutrient patterns, inflammatory markers and metabolic shifts.

This is where keeping on top of imbalances matters.

✨ An Optimal Blood Health Review looks beyond “everything is normal” and helps identify:
• early patterns of stress and depletion
• metabolic and blood sugar dysfunction
• nutrient insufficiencies
• inflammatory and hormonal trends

When we catch things early, we can:
🌱 support the body before breakdown occurs
🌱 address root causes rather than chasing symptoms
🌱 create conditions where healing becomes the natural outcome

Prevention isn’t about fear.
It’s about listening sooner, not later.

Find out more here: https://nicoletricarico.com/your-optimal-blood-health-review/

Your body isn’t broken — it’s communicating.

06/01/2026

Personalised health isn’t a trend — it’s the future of medicine.

More and more people are realising that “normal” results don’t always mean optimal health.

You might be told:
👉 “Everything looks fine”
👉 “Your bloods are normal”
👉 “That’s just part of getting older”

Yet you still feel tired, moody, inflamed, stuck with weight changes, hormonal symptoms, gut issues or low resilience to stress.

This is where personalised health care makes all the difference.

✨ Your Optimal Blood Health Review looks beyond standard reference ranges and asks:

What does your body need to function optimally?

Where are the subtle imbalances showing up before disease develops?

Which systems are under strain — hormones, thyroid, gut, liver, inflammation, nutrient status?

✨ Metabolic Balance® then takes that data and turns it into something practical:

A nutrition plan designed for your biochemistry

Support for blood sugar regulation, hormones, inflammation and metabolism

Food as information — not rules, restriction or trends

Together, these approaches move you from:
❌ Guesswork and generic advice
❌ Chasing symptoms with supplements
❌ One-size-fits-all diets

➡️ To clarity, precision and confidence in how you support your body.

Personalised health means:
🌱 Understanding why your body is responding the way it is
🌱 Supporting root causes, not just symptoms
🌱 Working with your biology, not against it

Everyone deserves to feel the best they can — and that looks different for every body.

If you’re ready to stop guessing and start understanding your health, this is a powerful place to begin 💚

05/01/2026

You Don’t Need to Fix Everything — Just Anchor One Thing

After the festive season, it’s easy to feel behind…
like there’s so much to get back on track with.

But health doesn’t come from doing everything at once.
It comes from one steady anchor.

An anchoring habit is something simple that helps your body feel safe, steady, and supported again.

Just one place to start:
🌿 protein at breakfast
🌿 a short walk each day
🌿 water before coffee
🌿 going to bed a little earlier
🌿 regular meal times
🌿 stepping outside for morning light

One habit creates rhythm.
Rhythm stabilises blood sugar, hormones, digestion, and your nervous system.
And once one thing feels steady, the next thing becomes easier.

You don’t need motivation to return first.
Support comes first — motivation follows.

Choose one anchor.
Let that be enough for now.

04/01/2026

Start With Energy — Everything Else Follows

After the festive season, many people want to jump straight to fixing weight, motivation, or discipline.

But here’s the thing:
When energy is low, nothing feels easy.

Low energy often comes from:
• blood sugar swings
• disrupted sleep
• gut overload
• inflammation
• stress hormones running high

And when energy is depleted, motivation, mood, digestion, and hormones follow.

Getting “back on track” doesn’t start with pushing harder.
It starts with supporting your energy systems.

A few simple places to begin:
🌿 eat regular meals with protein
🌿 stabilise blood sugar
🌿 hydrate well
🌿 move gently and consistently
🌿 prioritise sleep where you can
🌿 calm the nervous system

When energy improves, people often notice:
✔ clearer thinking
✔ better mood
✔ more stable appetite
✔ improved resilience
✔ motivation returning naturally

You don’t need to force your body forward.
Support it, and let energy lead the way.

01/01/2026

Getting Back on Track Doesn’t Mean Going Extreme

If the festive season has left you feeling a bit off, heavier, flatter, inflamed, more tired, less motivated, that doesn’t mean you’ve failed.

It means your body has been out of routine.

You don’t need to detox, punish, restrict, or “make up” for December.

What your body responds to best is gentle consistency:

🌿 regular meals with protein
🌿 hydration before coffee or wine
🌿 simple, whole foods
🌿 daily movement, not punishment workouts
🌿 earlier nights when you can
🌿 a calmer nervous system

Extreme resets often add more stress, and stress drives inflammation, hormone disruption, and blood sugar swings.

Kind, steady support is what actually brings things back into balance.

Health isn’t something you earn by suffering.
It’s something you rebuild by listening.

One day at a time.
No extremes required.

31/12/2025

This is powerful… and confronting.

We often talk about inflammation as something caused by food, stress, toxins, hormones, or ageing.
And yes, those matter.

But there’s another layer we don’t speak about enough.

When we value ourselves, we make different choices.
We choose foods that nourish rather than punish.
We rest instead of pushing through exhaustion.
We move our bodies with care, not contempt.
We seek support instead of waiting until we’re broken.

When we don’t feel worthy, we’re more likely to:
• skip meals or over-restrict
• rely on sugar, alcohol, or caffeine to cope
• ignore symptoms
• push through pain and fatigue
• delay care we know would help

These patterns don’t come from laziness or lack of discipline.
They come from disconnection.

Inflammation isn’t just biochemical, it’s relational.
It reflects how we treat our bodies day after day.

Self-respect is deeply anti-inflammatory.

Caring for your health isn’t about being perfect.
It’s about believing your body is worth supporting.

And that belief changes everything.

30/12/2025

😂 This feels accurate… right?

“When you’re over 50 and they say, ‘Just put a band-aid on where it hurts.’”
At this stage, that band-aid would need to be… full body.

But here’s the part worth talking about.

Pain, stiffness, inflammation, fatigue, poor sleep, brain fog, and aching joints are often accepted as ‘just aging’, something to tolerate, manage, or mask.

The truth?
Many of these changes are signals, not inevitabilities.

Common contributors I see in clinic include:
• silent inflammation
• blood sugar dysregulation
• hormonal shifts (peri & menopause)
• nutrient depletion
• gut and immune imbalance
• loss of muscle and joint support
• chronic stress and nervous system overload

These are modifiable factors.

Feeling stiff when you get out of bed.
Needing pain relief most days.
Avoiding activities you once enjoyed.
Waking tired despite “sleeping.”

These don’t have to be your normal.

Aging is real, but suffering is not a requirement.

With the right support, personalised nutrition, movement, metabolic and hormonal balance, gut and inflammatory support, many people feel better in their 50s, 60s and beyond than they did a decade earlier.

So yes… laugh at the meme.
And then remember, your body is asking for support, not resignation.

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Thursday	9am - 6pm
Saturday	8am - 12:30pm

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With over 23 years experience, Nicole is providing naturopathic support and solutions for health and well being. Nicole specialises in women's health, fertility, pregnancy support and children's health. Nicole worked for over 20 years at Natremed in Shepparton, before starting her own business when Natremed closed it's doors in 2017. She also offers birth and parenting preparation via Birthing From Within Classes as well as Birth Story Medicine and A Celebration Day for Girls. She is a Trainer/Facilitator for Birthing From Within, Birth Story Listening and A Celebration Day for Girls.

Nicole is also a speaker and writer on birth and birth trauma.

You can visit her Your Birth Support page here: https://www.facebook.com/yourbirthsupportshepparton/