MG Herbs - The Naked Naturopath

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 valuable to share with you all!

On this episode, I share my tips and insights on this time and what we can do to stay healthy, both physi...

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 this exclusive retreat to you.

We talk about what this retreat is NOT and what the weekend away with us will include. Your retreat experi...

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 recently. I was nervous to do this presentation because it’s pretty candid and it does get very honest!

Mel shares the many hurdles in creati...

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 much more information about these topics.

You’ll find out about how useful health information is often covered up, an expose of cheap over ...

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 to discuss this on the podcast – Did you know sperm counts have halved worldwide in the last forty years?! In Australia, male infertility ...

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 mother’s vagina and wipe the vaginal fluid on baby’s body, face and mouth following a c-section birth.

We start by playing a clip from the...

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 life of a cookbook creator, what it takes to get the recipes onto paper and how this spills into life.

It was amazing to be the one intervie...

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 Anxiety Taming Method, as well as her podcast called The Wellness Glow.

Together, we discuss managing stress, trauma and mental health, d...

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 fully recovered, she is the recipient of two patents to date and continues her research as President of Genetic Disease Investigators. Sh...

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 all about her book, what she has learnt from working one on one with clients and what her own journey with stress management has been like. ...

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 of this, I thought it was time I shed some light on myself, my journey and more about why I do what I do. Talking about myself is NOT my ...

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 bedside table as we speak).

It was great to get Lisa back to talk about the pill, how long it takes for women to fall pregnant and best pra...

‘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 our bodies and our health. This episode is not to alarm you at all, rather to inform you of how you can take back your health and wellbeing...

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 shamanic Iboga retreat centre and has been helping people live their best life free from depression, anxiety, PTSD and trauma for the last ...

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 Parkinson’s Disease, which we chat a lot about on this episode.

Dr Eckel sadly lost his wife to a rare neurological condition, but this has ...

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 audiences worldwide today.

She shares some massive truth bombs about the food industry, so grab your pen and paper and be ready to be blo...

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 passion she hopes to turn into her food dream, creating a place just like “going to Mum’s for dinner” while also hosting cooking classes and dem...

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 easily accessible. With over 70 products, the business has gone from strength to strength. The power of these herbal teas is medicinal an...

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 passion for working directly with women regarding their vaginal health needs, and is particularly interested in helping postpartum mothers.

It...