{"id":278,"date":"2020-08-10T00:58:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-09T14:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalhealthfocus.com.au\/wellbeing\/?page_id=278"},"modified":"2025-08-20T15:34:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T05:34:28","slug":"about-our-naturopath","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/naturalhealthfocus.com.au\/wellbeing\/about-our-naturopath\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Isaacs - Naturopath &#038; Nutritionist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>'My own journey- both back to health and to becoming a natural health practitioner and writer - has been an unusual one. I originally trained as a doctor, then later as a naturopath, herbalist and nutritionist. More recently, after many years of meditation, I trained as a mindfulness and meditation teacher and published the book<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/naturalhealthfocus.com.au\/wellbeing\/a-week-of-mindful-eating-ebook\/\"> A Week of Mindful Eating<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My approach to health is to combine the traditional wisdom of holistic healing with scientifically validated treatments - and then add a pinch of mindfulness. As a child, I had gut issues which lasted until I discovered herbal medicine and wholefoods. By changing my whole way of eating and living, these issues resolved. This left me pain-free for the first time in my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, as a busy and stressed out junior doctor, a ten day, silent retreat introduced me to an inner stillness and silence I had never experienced before. This converted me to being a lifelong meditator. Now my passion is to share these simple ways of healing - and living - with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/naturalhealthfocus.com.au\/wellbeing\/mindful-eating-programmes\/\">Mindful Eating programme<\/a> combines good nutrition with mindfulness techniques to help control food cravings and allow healthy habits to form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also enjoy writing for different publications and websites - and welcome enquiries.'<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>email:<a href=\"mailto:info@naturalhealthfocus.com.au\">info@naturalhealthfocus.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ph: (0061) 7 4085 0054<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Qualifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Advanced Diploma Western Herbal Medicine, Advanced Diploma Nutritional Medicine and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advanced Diploma Naturopathy: Health Schools Australia (2006)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diploma Remedial Massage : Australian Institute of Applied Sciences (2012)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MBBS BSc &amp; Neuroscience degrees: St Mary's Medical School, London: (1986 &amp;1989)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certificate in Mindfulness: Mindfulness Teacher &amp; Certificate in Meditation: Meditation teacher: Hartlife Academy (2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Registration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atms.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australian Traditional Medicine Society<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Natural Health Practitioner:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Natural Health Focus 18 years Independent Business Owner &amp; Naturopath, &amp; Nutritionist \u2013 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>wellness reviews, herbal medicine &amp; lifestyle - including nutritional \u2013 counselling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Health Writing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/naturalhealthfocus.com.au\/wellbeing\/a-week-of-mindful-eating-ebook\/\">A Week of Mindful Eating book<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Articles &amp; blogs including for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alkeme.com.au\/latest-news\/\"> <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alkeme.com.au\/latest-news\/\">alkeme<\/a>, a local business making luxury, sustainable &amp; natural skin products. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/naturalmedicineweek.com.au\/blog\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/naturalmedicineweek.com.au\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Medicine Week<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Australian Yoga Life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/naturalhealthfocus.com.au\/wellbeing\/testimonials\/\">Reviews<\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bookwellbeing.as.me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Book a service<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>'My own journey- both back to health and to becoming a natural health practitioner and writer - has been an unusual one. 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