Qualifications: BNurs. MHlthSc. AdvDipNutMed. BHlthSc(Nat)
Hi, I’m Susie Garden, Clinical Nutritionist and Naturopath with over 20 years experience in healthcare from working in the hospital system as a Registered Nurse, to a corporate career in the pharmaceutical industry and now in the natural health and wellness sector. I love having a balance of knowledge of both sides of medicine and enjoy working with complex cases, especially cardiometabolic disease, gut issues, stress and anxiety, weight loss and women’s health.
I take a functional medicine approach to health and am passionate about uncovering the reasons behind my client’s health issues, including physical and emotional drivers, and seeing great results when simple diet and lifestyle changes are made, often supported by nutritional and herbal medicines, flower essences and mind-body techniques
I am trained in Functional Blood Chemistry Analysis and use an advanced blood results analysis along with clinical examination to formulate my patients’ individualised wellness plans.
My own health journey started after my dream trip to India, which was awesome, but I came home with a severe gastroenteritis which destroyed my gut microbiome. After a number of years with significant gut issues, these became ‘normal’ for me. Shortly after this I also started experiencing anxiety and burnout. It was only when I started studying nutrition that I realised that in fact my gut health was terrible. When I then applied what I was learning to myself, I healed my gut and resolved my anxiety (yes, these are linked!). It taught me how easy it is to justify symptoms as normal, and how impactful our gut health is on our physical and mental health.
SUSIE’S AVAILABILITY & FEE SCHEDULE
(online & in-clinic)
Wednesday 8:45am – 5pm & Friday 7:45am – 4pm
(additional online appointment availability at request)
Initial Consult + Program – $190
First / Extended Follow up (60min) – $135
Regular Follow Up (45min) – $110
SPECIAL INTERESTS
GUT HEALTH
- Food Intolerances – allergies and eczema
- Bloating
- IBS
- IBD – Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
- Gut-Brain connection
- Dysbiosis
- Increased Intestinal Permeability
- Microbiome Mapping
- SIBO
- Autoimmune diseases
MENTAL HEALTH
- Stress
- Anxiety
- PTSD
- Insomnia
WOMEN’S HEALTH
- Anti-ageing (naturally)
- Hormone Balancing – PMS, Menopause, Menstrual issues
- PCOS
- Endometriosis & Adenomyosis
- Thyroid Health
- Healthy Weight Management
CARDIOMETABOLIC HEALTH
- Hypertension
- High Cholesterol
- Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Overweight/Obesity
- Cardiac Disease
I also love helping people lose weight and regain their confidence and vitality. Healthy weight management is a key driver of good health and disease prevention and I’m qualified to deliver the award winning nutrition program – Metabolic Balance®. This 12 week scientifically validated program was developed in Germany by doctors and nutritionists and focuses on reducing inflammation and balancing hormones to deliver significant weight reduction and reduced symptoms of conditions such as endometriosis, menopause, PCOS, allergies and eczema, hypertension, obesity and diabetes, etc. Your individualised Nutrition Plan is developed using blood testing, your body measurements and your medical history to provide a completely tailored protocol just for you.
The Metabolic Balance® program supports you to thrive and be well from a balanced diet of natural foods, individually selected to match your body chemistry, which together with my professional support and coaching ensures optimal success. This program is recognised by some health funds for rebates.
FUN FACTS ABOUT ME
- I have a popular podcast called The Wellness Glow® which is dedicated to all things gut health, weight loss and the mind-body connection.
- I’m originally from Brisbane, had two stints living on the Northern Beaches of Sydney and now I live in beautiful Burleigh Heads and I just love it.
- I’m a green smoothie junkie – yes, I’m the stereotypical green smoothie loving, yogi, naturopath!
- My perfect Saturday is walking my dogs, then yoga, followed by the outstanding Ricotta Hotcakes at Barefoot Barista at Palm Beach, an ocean swim and perhaps a local bushwalk or a mountain bike ride.
- Coffee, chocolate and ice-cream are my vices.
- I’m mama to two fur babies and we all LOVE the beach
- I love travelling and one of my favourite places ever was Iran.The people are seriously the friendliest in the world and their architecture is breathtaking.
- I’ve recently started bike packing with my husband and love getting out into nature and being away from my phone (another vice!).
- I’m a qualified Meditation teacher and I teach meditation to injured soldiers at Gallipoli Barracks to assist them on their healing journeys which has inspired my passion for mental wellbeing.
