Fertility Naturopathy & Autoimmune Disease Treatments

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Merge Health helps people achieve real and lasting health transformations by combining functional and integrative medicine with health and lifestyle coaching.

Getting to the root cause

Our approach focuses on identifying and treating the cause of your health issue, not just the symptoms.

A trusted process that works

With Merge, you get access to a team of experts that will guide you through your treatment, starting with the Wellness Kickstarter.

Whole person healthcare

No two people are alike, and so no two treatment plans should be. We focus on the whole person to help you transform your health.

We help people with:

Hormonal Imbalance

Gut Health

Autoimmunity

Mould Illness

Chronic Fatigue

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Hope for real recovery

As practioners who have battled chronic health struggles ourselves, recovery can feel impossible. Our approach addresses behavioural, emotional, nutritional and lifestyle changes that empower you take control of your health.

Our approach

Meet our team

Kate McCandless

Founding Director, Naturopath, Clinical Nutritionist, Functional Medicine Coach Buteyko Breathing & Klinghardt A.R.T. Practitioner Enneagram Coach

“I help people with complex health conditions regain their passion for life”
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Steph Gadsden

Founding Director, Naturopath, Mindset Coach, Functional Medicine, Buteyko Breathing & Klinghardt A.R.T. Practitioner

“I help you to get answers and find health”
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Dr Nicholas Morgan

GP with further specialisation in integrative medicine

“I help you address your health challenges through investigation of the root cause.”
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Dr Tania Ash

Integrative GP, CBD Prescriber, MCAS Literate Practitioner

“I help you address your health challenges through investigation of the root cause.”
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Samantha Van Dort

Women’s Health & Fertility Naturopath

“I help women gain control over their hormones, periods and fertility.”
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Sarah Bakker

Health Coach & Patient Advocate

“I love to nurture & motivate my clients towards health, to teach and to empower so that they may reach…”
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What people are saying

    
 
 
        
   Michelle Grace Hunder 
 
 
 
  I cant speak highly enough of Merge Health, especially Steph, Tanya and Sarah. They absolutely know their stuff and have compassion and empathy. I have seen people posting about their reception and ordering processes, which I agree can be frustrating, but if you work through that part with patience and communication,  the actual service of Natropathy is the best I have ever experienced. Nothing about what I have experienced from a practitioner point of view I can fault.
  
 
       
   Nina Sers 
 
 
 
  The best naturopath and wellness clinic I’ve ever been too. The staff and practitioners go above and beyond to support me and my family in our health and wellness needs. I would recommend to anyone!
  
 
       
   Sara Goodwin 
 
 
 
  These practitioners are the very best.
  
 
       
   Nimendra Pethiyagoda 
 
 
 
  
  
 
       
   Tanja 
 
 
 
  I've been seeing Sarah Bakker, Kate McCandless and Steph Gadsden for several years. They have always been very professional, attentive and responsive. My health and wellbeing has improved tremendously. Truly brilliant practitioners.
  
 
       
   Greg Burson 
 
 
 
  The support and health care that I have received from Merge Health has been exemplary. I have seen a significant change in my physical and emotional well being.
  
 
       
   Donna Braybrook 
 
 
 
  After years of going to Dr's and getting no were , no one believing  me and my symptoms saying most was in my mind , or putting me on so many different drugs for pain , mental state etc all doing nothing seeing so many dermatologist who would send me on to others saying they had no idea what was happing to me , I finally found Merge Health , and have now been Diganosed with many conditions and starting a whome new treatment plan , food  plan and health plan , they listen , understand,  care and most importantly act .
I can not rate them highly enough if I had not of found them I seriously don't think I'd be here ....
A big thank you to the best team I've seen to help me with my health.
Hopefully I can come back to the person I once was 7 years ago
  
 
  
  
 
 
   Google rating score: 4.3 of 5, based on 61 reviews

Health insights

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How to Start a Dairy Free Diet
Why Start a Dairy Free Diet? There are several reasons to switch to a dairy free diet: Lactose Intolerance: A common condition affecting around 65% of the population, where the body cannot properly digest lactose, leading to diarrhoea, bloating, gas, and discomfort. Hypersensitivity to cow’s milk protein: Which can lead to constipation and anal fissures. Milk Allergy: A more serious immune response to proteins found in milk, which can cause severe allergic reactions. Skin conditions: Some individuals experience improvements in skin conditions conditions like acne, eczema when following a dairy free diet. Inflammation and Autoimmune Diseases: Dairy can promote inflammation in certain individuals which can exacerbate autoimmune diseases. Removing dairy may decrease systemic inflammation. As part of a low histamine diet: Many dairy items like cheese and yoghurt are aged or fermented, which increases their histamine content. Consuming these foods adds to dietary histamine load and can exacerbate symptoms of histamine intolerance. Common Dairy Sources to Avoid Milk Cheese Cream Yogurt Ice cream Whey protein (unless otherwise instructed by your health practitioner) Butter* Dairy products are also present in many processed foods including: desserts, baked goods, savoury snacks like chips and crackers, sauces and chocolates. *we find that most people…