OOMPH and LISA SAID SO

OOMPH and LISA SAID SO Lisa Fitzgibbon is a qualified (2006), experienced and registered Naturopath and Medical Herbalist.

She runs her own private practice OOMPH, in Grey Lynn (Auckland, New Zealand). She has been involved in the Natural Health industry for 13 years. Lisa draws on her professional training and experience, as well as her own personal experience to bring you well rounded health advice. As a Naturopath and Medical Herbalist, she gets asked a lot of the same questions on general health. Lisa also see lots of people making common health mistakes + and wanting more in-depth information. This is what spurred her to create her health and wellness blog: LISA SAID SO (www.lisasaidso.co.nz)

(UPDATE: In comment section below🤦🏼‍♀️)I really don't know what to think anymore...I saw this on the internet yesterday....
02/12/2025

(UPDATE: In comment section below🤦🏼‍♀️)

I really don't know what to think anymore...

I saw this on the internet yesterday.
'The 5 Best Naturopaths in Auckland'.

When I first saw this, I thought 'how rude' that 'moi' was not included! 😋
But then I realised I actually had been...just incorrectly so!
Apparently:
I am the Naturopath at Tonic Room!
I also do 'beauty', and..
My clinic provides a calming atmosphere...which is entirely not true! It can actually get quite 'rollicking' at mine!

(I didn't snapshot the whole stoooopid segment.)

Who wrote this damn thing?
AI?
A very, very incompetent person?
What on earth is going on these days?
I wanna get off...before it gets any wilder!

Tonic Room – this randomness?! 🤨

🎶✨ Salagadoola mechicka boola bibbidi-bobbidi-boo 🎶✨I just put in my Xmas order with Hastings Distillers for a couple of...
01/12/2025

🎶✨ Salagadoola mechicka boola bibbidi-bobbidi-boo 🎶✨

I just put in my Xmas order with Hastings Distillers for a couple of bottles of their magical, L'Opera!

Unlike 'Aperol' which uses artificial colouring and sugar...
Hastings Distillers use (actual) food colour!
Its most excellent hue comes from orange peel and hibiscus flowers! How summery is that, ay?! 🍊

To make a L’Opera Spritz:
3-parts: Prosecco
2-parts: L’Opera (a Bitter Orange Aperitif)
1-part: soda water

Note: Make sure you use high quality versions of the bubbly bits, please.

https://lisasaidso.co.nz/apero-culture-hastings-distillers/

24/11/2025

Help!!!! I'm being bullied by a Billionaire 😳

Has anyone had any experience with dealing with re-doing floors and painting walls when leaving a Samson commercial lease??
(They own a significant collection of properties across Auckland.)

I'm finishing up at the end of my lease due to the extreme downturn over the last year or so, and because, well, I have no tenants left to help me cover the rent!

Samson is making me completely redo the wooden floors — sand, refinish etc. Plus repainting the inside of the building.
Apparently it's in the contract, but this seems insane, seeing as it's a very old building (late 1800s), and the floors in particular haven't been redone in a long time – well over 20 years!

While the clause in the contract is standard, the agreement is that the 'making good' is based on what is reasonable. And they think this is perfectly reasonable...regardless of any logical arguments I put to them e.g their floorboards are full of borer, all the floors are on a lean, floorboards need replacing...the floors weren't freaking sanded or resealed for us when we took over the lease...😖🤦🏼‍♀️

Has anyone else dealt with this? Managed to get out of it?

Or can point me in the direction of a lawyer who has experience dealing with Samson?

And if all else fails, someone who can deal with the floors for me for a good price! (They estimate the cost to be $10,000!)

Thank you in advance! x

18/11/2025

After nearly a decade at OOMPH's current HQ in Maidstone St, Grey Lynn, Auckland it's time to 'call it a day'.

That day being:
Saturday 20 December 2025.
This will be my last day at this office.

And, while that sucks like a sucky thing, I'll be coming back leaner and (possibly) meaner in the New Year! 👊🥊🤗

I shall endeavour to keep you posted on this x

After nearly 10 years at my current HQ...It's time to reimagine OOMPH again 🤔💭🫶🏼(Photo from April 2016 before the 'take-...
26/10/2025

After nearly 10 years at my current HQ...
It's time to reimagine OOMPH again 🤔💭🫶🏼

(Photo from April 2016 before the 'take-over')

Aaaaaand...TIME! I just emailed in my submission 👊✔️😅Speak Up for Mother Pigs: Say ‘No’ to Farrowing CratesMake a submis...
23/10/2025

Aaaaaand...TIME!
I just emailed in my submission 👊✔️😅

Speak Up for Mother Pigs:
Say ‘No’ to Farrowing Crates
Make a submission to show the Government that New Zealanders want to see the end of farrowing crates.

If you don't know...
National are acting like greedy little piggies – prioritising profits over animal welfare! Very not cool ☝️

They are trying to overturn the 2020 High Court ruling that found farrowing crates were unlawful under the Animal Welfare Act. So they provided a measly two week consultation window...clearly designed to suppress public input, and expert advice.

Hear me out:
While I don't eat meat...I'm not saying YOU don't eat meat.
I'm just saying that the least we can do is treat animals with respect as the (supposed) more evolved beings....

Submissions close at 5pm today!

Comment below, if you want to use what I've written, and jiggle it around a bit to make it your own...as you're short on time and won't make the deadline otherwise!

SAFE

It's ADHD awareness month 🤗 And at OOMPH I attract neurodiverse people like....bees to honey.NO! On second thoughts (as ...
19/10/2025

It's ADHD awareness month 🤗

And at OOMPH I attract neurodiverse people like....bees to honey.

NO! On second thoughts (as it typical for ADHDers)☝️

I actually attract neurodiverse people like bees to the Queen Bee!
Because as many of you will already know, I'm ADHD-AF!
🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝👑🐝

But as many of you don't know...having this type of brain is WAAAAAY more complicated than just having attention issues and hyperactivity. ADHD is an issue with self regulation — your thoughts, actions, behaviours, attention, and emotions.

And, while ADHD is ADHD...
It presents differently between the sexes, and depends on your age, your personality, your intellect, your background, your environment, and your etc!

It also affects people across a spectrum of levels – you could simply have 'traits of' ADHD, or you could have ADHD to a mild, moderate, or severe degree. (With me being the latter, and what this means is that it greatly impairs the way I function in the world.)

FYI: I've nearly settled on what I think the new term for ADHD should be...but I'm still trying it out on my fellow ADHDers to see how they feel about it. I'll bust this out soon for further commentary 😋

https://lisasaidso.co.nz/well-sh_t/adhd-the-sudden-explosion-of-diagnoses/

A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing...I’ve come across a number of Naturopaths and Integrative Doctors, who d...
14/10/2025

A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing...

I’ve come across a number of Naturopaths and Integrative Doctors, who don’t work with Iodine Therapy, but have some pretty strong opinions about it all-the-same. They are highly suspicious of this mineral and are wholly against its use.

Note: And unfortunately, due to this ‘attitude’, if anything goes ‘wrong'(anything at all), it’s always iodine that gets blamed for it. This mineral is an easy Scapegoat. And it really worries me that it can distract some practitioners from looking any further.

When I query these opinionated practitioners to better understand their reasoning behind their beliefs, unfortunately they generally just get defensive! However, because I’m inquisitive, I continue to press them. To which I always get this standard answer, “I’ve heard of someone (or know someone) who gave themselves Graves’ disease or Hyperthyroidism from taking it”.

That’s the end of the conversation.

Because that’s all they’re willing to share with me.

And, you know why, don’t you? Because they don’t actually know any more information about the situation other than what they have reluctantly provided me.

The same goes for most Doctors or Pharmacists when they tell you that you shouldn’t be taking that “Lugol’s stuff”, because “it’s bad for your Thyroid”. Ever tried questioning them to see if they know any more than that? I’d be willing to bet the answer is no!

Note: Most people aren’t even aware of the importance of taking iodine, let alone taking it in any significant amount. Therefore where are these practitioners gaining their actual experience from?

https://lisasaidso.co.nz/whole-body-needs-iodine-deficiency-symptoms-fatigue-weight-gain-fibromyalgia-testimonials/

Day-7 of Mental Health Awareness week! I'm currently studying: The Fundamentals of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies for Me...
11/10/2025

Day-7 of Mental Health Awareness week!

I'm currently studying: The Fundamentals of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies for Mental Health (through Mind Medicine Australia)✨🤓

Psychedelic medicine is (again!) reshaping mental health treatment. I'm learning about the science, clinical applications, and protocols to stay at the forefront of this emerging field.

This is in anticipation of NZ one day making this holistic therapy available to those with treatment-resistant depression. (As well as other 'stubborn' mental health conditions e.g PTSD, OCD).

And whilst I would LOVE to do the next stage of this study – the actual Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies (CPAT)...
I strongly believe that ONLY experienced mental health professionals (counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists) should be able to practice this – as they will already be proficient in The Fundamentals of PSYCHOLOGY- Assisted Therapies 🤓🙌

FYI:
Mind Medicine Australia was founded in 2018 to focus on innovation in mental healthcare, specifically integrating psychedelic-assisted therapies into the healthcare system due to a lack of treatment innovation over the last 50 years.

The successful rescheduling of M**A (which is not technically not a psychedelic...) and psilocybin by the TGA in February 2023, which came into effect in July 2023, making Australia the first country to recognise them as controlled medicines rather than banned substances.

This has allowed for clinical practice outside of research.��The rollout has been slow, with the first patients treated six months after the change. An estimated 150 patients have been treated so far, with numbers increasing monthly.

New clinics are opening, including in Queensland. Funding support is emerging, with a pilot programme from Medibank Private and a patient support fund run by MMA.
________________________________________
If you've not seen this...
It's well worth watching! 👊
'Trip of Compassion' (2017) is a fascinating documentary that highlights the MIRACULOUS results that can be achieved with Psychedelic-assisted Therapies!

(It's available via Vimeo – for a few bucks.)

I really, really hope they do a follow-up on the 3x patients to see how they are now getting on 💛

Day-6 of Mental Health Awareness week.Only the Lonely 😔"Why loneliness can be life-threatening:Human beings are social a...
10/10/2025

Day-6 of Mental Health Awareness week.

Only the Lonely 😔

"Why loneliness can be life-threatening:

Human beings are social animals. Our ancient ancestors lived in tribal groups and would have relied on those around them for survival (e.g. provision of food, protection from predators, care for the sick and elderly).

Hence, to this day, perceiving ourselves to be ‘separated from the group’ can trigger an automatic threat response in the brain (e.g. “I am alone. I am at risk”) which activates a state of physical hyperarousal that is intended to help us manage immediate danger by making us more alert and poised for action.

This is often known as the “fight, flight, or freeze” response, and is not intended to be maintained for long periods due to the stress it places on our body, over-activating various physical systems and not allowing time for us to adequately rest and recover.

When we stay in this zone long-term, it can create hormonal imbalances, disrupt sleep duration and quality, and elevate feelings of panic and urgency, leaving us prone to anxiety and depression.

These mental and physiological health risks can also reinforce
each other – for example, lack of sleep contributing to worsening of depression and a weakened immune system – and thereby create a cycle of deteriorating health and wellbeing."

- The Helen Clark Foundation
(Alone Together)

It's Day-5 of Mental Health Awareness week, ya'll!!! The top three symptoms of someone having a Thyroid dysfunction is t...
10/10/2025

It's Day-5 of Mental Health Awareness week, ya'll!!!

The top three symptoms of someone having a Thyroid dysfunction is them feeling:
1) Tired
2) Weak, and
3) DEPRESSED😔

Two top ways to improve the health of your Thyroid function?
1) Manage your stress, and
2) Become a Violet Femme 💜

High dose iodine doesn't make you super-human.
It just makes you feel human.
Super! 🤗

https://lisasaidso.co.nz/whole-body-needs-iodine-deficiency-symptoms-fatigue-weight-gain-fibromyalgia-testimonials/

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