Last night the NHAA Sydney Chapter hosted Lyndsay Shume, fourth generation herbalist and Life Member of the NHAA, as the guest speaker.
Continue reading “Lyndsay Shume at the NHAA Sydney Chapter”Training the Next Generation … Advanced Diplomas or Bachelor degrees?
For a little over 10 years the minimum qualification in naturopathy and Western herbal medicine in Australia has been the Advanced Diploma. After December 2015 all that changes, but the real question is how and why?
Continue reading “Training the Next Generation … Advanced Diplomas or Bachelor degrees?”Training the Next Generation – Video
Following on from my last post, here is a video I produced on the topic of why Bachelor degree is a more appropriate qualification level than Advanced Diploma, in the disciplines of naturopathy and herbal medicine.
Continue reading “Training the Next Generation – Video”No more Advanced Diplomas – Industry Skills Council
On 2nd July 2014 the Community Services & Health Industry Skills Council (CS&HISC) announced that as of December 2015 the Advanced Diplomas of Naturopathy, Western Herbal Medicine, Nutritional Medicine and Homoeopathy would be aligned at Bachelor degree level and removed from the Training Package. Why is this fantastic news, and what does this mean for Naturopathy and Herbal Medicine, and for current and future practitioners? Read on to find out.
Continue reading “No more Advanced Diplomas – Industry Skills Council”Is Standardisation Standardised?
Standardised herbal extracts seem to be popular – they are in many practitioner only herbal medicines as well as over-the-counter products. But based upon the questions I receive, few practitioners really understand what constitutes “standardisation” in Australia.
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This is an interesting little BBC News article on the use of traditional Andean medicine alongside conventional modern medicine in a hospital in Ecuador.
Continue reading “Integrative medicine in Ecuador”Adaptogens & Nervines – a summary of my presentation
A little over a week ago I delivered a presentation on Adaptogens and Nervines at the NHAA Sydney Chapter Meeting. For those who couldn’t attend, here is a quick summary.
Continue reading “Adaptogens & Nervines – a summary of my presentation”Adaptogens & Nervines – my presentation at June NHAA Sydney Chapter
In April I was down in Melbourne for the 8th International Conference on Herbal Medicine. Whilst I was there, VIC Herbs (the Victorian State Chapter of the NHAA) invited me to do a talk to their membership. The topic was “Adaptogens & Nervines – Perfect Pairs”. Well due to popular request I will be delivering that same presentation to the Sydney Chapter in June.
Continue reading “Adaptogens & Nervines – my presentation at June NHAA Sydney Chapter”So what is Pharmacognosy
Today was the first class of Pharmacognosy & Herbal Pharmacy for Trimester 2 at ACNT. So I thought now is as good a time as any to look at this fascinating herbal science in more detail, and see why it is so important to being a good herbalist.
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A couple of months ago I was asked by OptimalRx to participate in an interview as part of their 2013 Sessions with the Masters DVD series. The result was an approximately 50 minute interview covering a range of cardiovascular conditions and providing great herbal clinical tips. Read more to see how to order and view a short snippet from the DVD.
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