Your first naturopathic consultation is an overall health check up followed by treatment options such as lifestyle change, nutrition advice and prescription of herbal medicine or supplements. The duration of your first naturopathic consultation is 1hr or 1.5hr. Follow up sessions are 1/2hr.

You will fill out a short form before your initial consultation so we can find out about your health history, lifestyle and diet. (download the health history form)

Herbs and plants were our first medicines and food, and predate recorded history. Herbal medicine is the oldest and still the most widely used system of medicine in the world today. Herbal medicine is made exclusively from plants and is used in all societies and cultures. Using plants as medicine provides a significant advantages for treating many conditions. The therapeutic activity of a plant is due to its complex chemical nature with different parts of the plant providing certain therapeutic effects.

Our medical herbalists prescribe and dispense herbal medicines in a safe and effective manner, seeking to treat the underlying cause of the problem, while acknowledging the body’s innate ability to heal itself. 

A herbal formula is usually made up after a consultation with 3-7 herbs. The herbal formula is tailor made for you, where we can address most of the health issues that came up in the consultation. Mother and Child^TM uses organic and New Zealand made herbs wherever possible.

We are all different, with different genetic make-up, health history, appetite and taste. Therefore we do not believe in ‘one diet fits all”. You and our nutrition expert together will create a tailor made diet plan that is achievable for you. This is a guideline that you will be able to follow and maintain long term. We believe in realistic long term plan rather than an almost impossible or torturous short term one. You may only need to change a few things in your diet to improve your health dramatically! 

Whether you are overweight or underweight we can help you. There are many factors that play a role in weight balance such as nutrition, lifestyle, exercise, emotions, hormonal and other health issues. During your health consultation we will look through your health history, current nutrition and lifestyle thoroughly and we will give you a long term plan to help you achieve and maintain your optimal weight. We will provide you with a personalized diet plan that suits you, lifestyle adjustment ideas where needed and natural health solutions for health issues that need to be addressed. Sometimes small changes can result in a big overall change in your weight and health!