MG Herbs - The Naked Naturopath
by The Wellness Couch
Melissa Gearing is The Naked Naturopath, and not just because she likes to get her kit off! Mel is passionate about stripping back the seemingly complicated advice that surrounds us in the world of health and wellness. With six years experience in health food and three clinic spaces seeing clients one on one, she is able to answer all of your health questions straight up. Mel has never been one to beat around the bush and is fast talking and acting in life, providing answers that give you the knowledge and tools to make a change. Mel doesn't believe in fads, one-offs or short term fixes and aims to give simple, balanced and practical advice when it comes to the health of you and your family. On this podcast, Mel will educate you on the use of herbs for healing purposes, the same way we can use food as medicine for chronic disease and preventative medicine. This is traditionally what herbal medicine was; The head of the house (usually the woman) would have an arsenal of local her
Episodes
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TNN 100: Celebrating 100 With Conscious Couples
Happy to be celebrating our 100th episode of this podcast! With special guests Cindra and Luke from Conscious Couples (conscious-couples.com) and Sam, my husband. Reminiscing on our past one hundred episodes, we want to say a big THANKYOU to you all for being on this journey with us. Mel talks...
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TNN 99: Covid-19
First of all, I am thinking of all of you! Hope you are safe and well. We will get through this together. I wanted to jump in and share my thoughts on the current pandemic and offer support and assistance as much as I can. I sent this information out in my newsletter to my clients, but thought it...
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TNN 98: Love Your Guts Retreat with Steph de Sousa
The wonderful Steph de Sousa joins me on the podcast today, to talk all about our upcoming retreat, Love Your Guts! Steph is a former contestant on the MasterChef TV show, fellow podcaster and author. We love working together and always have so much fun when we do, so we’re super excited to bring...
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TNN 97: Mel Talks Publishing
Mel talks about her publishing journey on this episode! The author of three cookbooks now, with the first two self-published and the last one published with one, then another publishing company. I recently shared this talk at Natex, an extraordinary natural health conference on the Gold Coast...
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TNN 96: Talking All Things Supplements With Nikki Warren
Special and regular guest Nikki Warren (creator of Naturobest) is on the podcast again this episode! We chat about the quality of supplements in Australia and regulation of these, MTHFR and the controversy in the western medical world about this, anxiety and methylation, dosage of folate and SO...
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TNN 95: Dr Andrea “The Sperm Whisperer”
Dr Andrea Huddleston joins me on the podcast to talk all things SPERM and fertility. I have done many podcasts about women’s fertility and menstruation thus far, it’s about time we spoke about the penis-holding humans out there! I was struck by this fact on Andrea’s podcast and decided we NEEDED…
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TNN 94: Vaginal Seeding
This episode, my good friend and fellow naturopath Cheree Sheldon, joins us for an episode all about pregnancy – before, during and after. Cheree is incredibly researched based, and we wanted to come together to discuss a listener query regarding “vaginal seeding”, that is, when doctors swab the...
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TNN 93: Mel Gets Interviewed By Tammy Guest
Mel was lucky enough to be interviewed by Tammy Guest for her podcast, The Natupreneur Movement. We speak about everything – From where the “naked naturopath” name came from, to the ins and outs of my publishing journey, to who we help in the clinic and so much more. We talk about living a the…
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TNN 92: Stress And Anxiety Specialist Susie Garden
Stress and anxiety specialist Susie Garden joins me on this episode! Susie helps women feeling stressed, fatigued and anxious find their way back to a clear mind, a healthy body and a life that lights them up through her Wellness Clinic in Brisbane, divine Wellness Retreats and group program, The...
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TNN 91: With Dr Diana Driscoll
We are honoured to have Dr. Diana Driscoll on the podcast for this informative and interesting episode. Dr D is an internationally recognised researcher, inventor, speaker, author and patient advocate. An optometrist by education, she was disabled for over a decade with “invisible illnesses”. Now...
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TNN 90: With The Queen Of Stress!
Dr Maria Zuschmann joins me today on the show! Dr M is a Chiropractor, Personal Performance Coach and Author and has a passion for helping the community to feel and function better in all aspects of their lives. She has a podcast too, called Queen Of Stress, also on The Wellness Couch. We talk…
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TNN 89: All About Mel!
Absolutely blown away by the news that I am number FOUR on the list of top twenty naturopathic podcasts. This news blew me away and a quick shout out to Feedspot for this incredible mention. You can find more podcasts on this list here – https://blog.feedspot.com/naturopath_podcasts/ In the light...
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TNN 88: The Pill With Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
In this episode, we bring back a guest favourite, Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, to chat all things the pill. Lisa is a Certified Fertility Awareness Educator, Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner, and author of The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimise Your Fertility (which I have on my...
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TNN 87: Mel Talks Detox
‘Tis the season for detoxing! I shared this talk at The Wellness Basecamp a few months ago and thought it was high time to share it on this podcast with you all. This is Not Just Another Detox, and you will soon find out why. Mel shares her take on detoxing and the impact of our modern lives on…
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TNN 86: Plant Medicine with Levi Barker
Levi Barker is our special guest on this episode. Levi is a Bwiti Iboga Provider in the Misokko Bwiti tradition and the director at Iboga Wellness Center in Costa Rica. He helps people live the life they want to live using the powerful master plant medicine iboga. The Iboga Wellness Center is a...
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TNN 85: The Fan-C Approach With Dr Eckel
Dr Greg Eckel is our special guest today! Dr Eckel graduated from the National University of Natural Medicine with a doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine and a Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine. He has recently released a book on Parkinson’s Disease called Shake it off: A FAN-C Approach to...
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TNN 84: Changing Habits With Cyndi O’Meara
Super special guest, renowned nutritionist and fellow Wellness Couch podcaster Cyndi O’Meara join us on this episode! Cyndi has been a massive inspiration to me so it was wonderful to chat with her one on one about her journey, how her business Changing Habits evolved and what she is sharing with...
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TNN 83: MasterChef Steph
Celebrity chef and client Steph deSousa joins me on this episode! Steph was recently a contestant on MasterChef and came on to tell us all about it. For mother of four Steph De Sousa, there is nothing like cooking beautiful, wholesome and flavoursome food for those she loves. And it’s this…
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TNN 82: Therapeutic Tea With Love
Emma from Love Tea joins us on this episode, and what a great chat we had! We talk all things therapeutic herbal teas and naturopathy, as Emma is a qualified naturopath. We discuss how Love Tea came about, with Emma wanting to create beautiful products that were beneficial for people’s health and...
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TNN 81: Nurtured Luna
Alex from Nurtured Luna is our special guest on this episode! All the way from Canada, it was amazing to connect with Alex and hear all about her journey with pregnancy and how she came to start Nurtured Luna. Alex is a certified vaginal steam facilitator with a focus on herbalism. She has a...
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TNN 80: Primal Alternative
Featuring special guest Helen Marshall fellow podcaster, health coach and creator of Primal Alternative! Helen shares her story and struggles with her health and how this lead her to starting her own business, based on the principles of the paleo diet. We discuss Helen’s breakthrough when she...
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TNN 79: Kombucha With rok
Amanda and Trent from rok Kombucha join us on the show today! An awesome discussion for any fellow fermenters out there. The rok crew share with us their inspiration behind their kombucha company, how they make their yummy brews and discuss their product and how it works. We also chat about...
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TNN 78: Fertility With Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
This episode is more for the cis-females in our audience, however, what we discuss is really important to the whole population! All the way from Canada, Lisa Hendrickson-Jack from Fertility Friday joins me on the show to talk all things female reproduction. Lisa is a podcaster and author like...
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TNN 77: Positivity & Influence With Marcus Pearce
Excited to bring a special guest onto the podcast today, introducing Marcus Pearce! Marcus is a fellow podcaster, CEO of The Wellness Couch and facilitator and creator of The Exceptional Life Blueprint. It was such fun speaking to Marcus about all things passion, authenticity and life purpose. He...
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TNN 76: Get Moving! With The Movement Collective
Special guests from The Movement Collective (themovementcollective.net) here in Newcastle Rod and Jennie join me live on this episode! We talk about the body’s capability and skill acquisition, growing a unique business and why doing exercise you love is so important (amongst other things)....
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TNN 75: Taking Responsibility For Your Health
We’re grateful to have fellow naturopath and nutritionist (and author and soon to be podcaster), Katherine Maslen. On this episode, we speak about how people get sick, why they get sick and how a shift is in place where people are taking more responsibility to look after themselves. Katherine...
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TNN 74: Behind The Scenes With Tammy Guest
This episode features fellow naturopath and now natural health business mentor, Tammy Guest. We take a behind the scenes look at the back-end of running a healing business, this one is more for the practitioners but would be interesting for anyone to take a sneak peek into what it’s like for us!...
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TNN 73: Wellness Fertility with Tasha Jennings
On this episode, Mel talks to fellow naturopath, podcaster and author Tasha Jennings. Tasha’s has a great website Conceive Baby, which focuses on helping couples healthfully conceive, overcome fertility issues and supporting women through IVF. She shares her journey with fertility issues and how...
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TNN 72: Not All Natural Medicine Is Created The Same
On this episode, Mel talks about the differing qualities of herbs and supplements and how to gt the most out of your natural remedies! A herbal company recently flew Mel to their lab in Australia and she came back with huge insight into the quality of natural medicines. Not many people know the...
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TNN 71: Living With Cerebral Palsy
My husband Sam Larkings joins me on this episode to talk through living with Cerebral Palsy. Sam has lived with Cerebral Palsy since birth and has made it his mission to function well and thrive with this condition. Sam talks through what Cerebral Palsy is, how it presents and what it does to the...
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TNN 70: Raising Healthy Kids
Lover of whole and fermented foods, organic and toxic-free lifestyle advocate, integrative health student and essential oil representative Erin Picken joins Mel on the podcast today! Erin has had quite a journey with wellness, with her two children struggling with health issues that western...
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TNN 69: From Peasants Food To Superfoods
On this episode, Mel discusses the release of brand new cookbook, From Peasants Food To Superfoods! Please note, there is mention of the book launch which happened in December (little behind with the release of this episode), but keep your eye out for other book events and happenings on our…
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TNN 68: Wendy’s Way
Wendy from the Wendy’s Way podcast is our special guest today! Wendy has made a wonderful health transformation, losing over 50kgs and reversing her Type 2 Diabetes diagnosis. Wendy has an amazing story, and such a real-life approach to wellness. She has tried all kinds of programs and protocols...
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TNN 67: The Wholefood Family
Jane Jenkinson from The Wholefood Family (wholefoodfamily.com.au) joins Mel on this episode! Jane is a fermenting nerd as well, and runs amazing fermenting workshops in the Newcastle area and sells the beautiful beetroot kvass which you may have been lucky enough to try. Jane and Mel talk about…
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TNN 66: Pete Evans
This episode needs no introduction (or explanation really) as I chat with the one and only Pete Evans. Pete and I chat about all things health and wellness, life theories, the controversy around him and what he does and so much more on this extended episode to end 2018 with! You can find more…
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TNN 65: Morning Sickness
Morning sickness affects up to 85% of pregnant women, so what can you do about it? Special guest Nikki Warren from Naturobest is back on the show for the third time to talk all about what morning sickness is, why do we get it and how to deal with it, naturally of course. Join us for this...
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TNN 64: Digital Wellness
Today’s episode features special guest Bryce Finck from Stack Health, all the way from the USA. Bryce is a tech health guy, a physiotherapist originally from Australia, whose aim with Stack Health is to provide people with access to health information and consultations completely online. The aim…
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TNN 63: Positivity & Influence with Marcus Pearce
This episode features special guest and The Wellness Couch CEO and podcaster himself, Marcus Pearce. Marcus and I have a great chat about what each of us does in our work, our relationship with our clients and our purpose in life. I love Marcus’ outlook on what he does and how he positively...
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TNN 62: The Wellness Women
Dr Andrea Huddleston and Dr Ashleigh Bond from Wellness Women Radio feature on the podcast today! We chat together, taking turns asking each other questions and getting to know each other and our podcasts better. Dr Andrea and Dr Ashleigh are holistic chiropractors and host the wonderful Wellness...
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TNN 61: Speech Pathology & Tongue Ties
Special guest Val Gent from Let’s Eat Paediatric Speech Pathology joins me on the show today to talk about how speech pathology works and specifically discuss tongue ties and how this affects children. Val decided to move into paediatric speech pathology when she was moved by a baby she…
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TNN 60: Pregnancy Supplements
Nikki Warren from Naturobest joins me again for this episode, talking all things pregnancy supplements! Therapeutic benefits of supplements, price points and quality are discussed, with the multitude of different brands out there, this is something to really keep in mind when shopping around. The...
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TNN 59: Not Just Another Detox
Join us for the Not Just Another Detox program! Completely online and supported, with meal planner, lifestyle changes and more for just $39. Start today! If you were at The Wellness Summit you would have heard an introduction to this detox talk, but if not, here is the talk in full. Learn about…
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TNN 58: An Insight Into My Life
Candid solo chat with Mel on this episode, all about her inspiration for doing what she does, how she lives her life and the lessons she has learnt so far. This episode will get you up off the couch and taking steps towards living your best life! An interesting and insightful episode in which you...
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TNN 57: Wellness Summit Wrap-Up
THANKYOU so much to everyone that attended The Wellness Summit on the weekend, listened to my talk and came and met me at my stand! I was completely blown away by all of your feedback from this podcast and am so grateful for every single one of you that listen. Special shoutout to the beautiful...
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TNN 56: All About Allergies
See me at The Wellness Summit this week! I’ll be speaking on the main stage and in the exhibitors section all weekend. All about allergies AND the herb of the month for August in this episode. ELDERBERRY is really common, an amazing herb and perfect for treating allergies, hayfever and all…
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TNN 55: The Naked Naturopath Gets Interviewed!
On this episode, the tables are turned…The Naked Naturopath’s husband Sam interviews Mel! This candid interview sees Mel speaking all about naturopathy, what it is, what it means to her, how she got into it and how she works in her own clinic. Sam asks some great questions, asking Mel to compare...
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TNN 54: Natural Approach To Female Hormones & Pregnancy
Featuring special guest Nikki Warren from Naturobest. On this episode, Mel chats to Nikki from Naturobest – a naturopathic-based prenatal supplement range that changes according to where the patient is in their trimesters. Nikki shares her struggles with PCOS and how she overcame this with…
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TNN 53: The Facts About Fat
This podcast is a continuation to The Sugar Sin (episode 49)… All about FAT and how it does not make you fat! How the reduction in the fat content in our foods has lead to our sugar addiction. The brain is made of fat and it needs fat to function! We need fat to regulate our normal weight…
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TNN 52: All About Mushrooms
Featuring special guest Jeff Chilton from Nammex Organic Mushrooms Extracts. On this episode, Mel speaks to mushroom expert Jeff Chilton about all things mushroom. Jeff pioneered the use of mushroom for medicinal use and has been in the industry for many years. We cover the history of mushroom…
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TNN 51: All About Menstruation
This episode is sponsored by Remedy Kombucha. Menstruation – What is normal, what’s not, what you can take herbs for, what needs more investigation and everything in between! Mel talks about what a normal cycle is, PCOS – symptoms and natural treatment, Endometriosis – symptoms and natural...
About this show
Melissa Gearing is The Naked Naturopath, and not just because she likes to get her kit off! Mel is passionate about stripping back the seemingly complicated advice that surrounds us in the world of health and wellness. With six years experience in health food and three clinic spaces seeing clients one on one, she is able to answer all of your health questions straight up. Mel has never been one to beat around the bush and is fast talking and acting in life, providing answers that give you the knowledge and tools to make a change. Mel doesn't believe in fads, one-offs or short term fixes and aims to give simple, balanced and practical advice when it comes to the health of you and your family. On this podcast, Mel will educate you on the use of herbs for healing purposes, the same way we can use food as medicine for chronic disease and preventative medicine. This is traditionally what herbal medicine was; The head of the house (usually the woman) would have an arsenal of local her
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