Digestive health:Love your guts
“All disease begins in the gut.” — Hippocrates
At Freyja Health, our acupuncturists, naturopaths, and nutritionists work integratively to support digestive health and overall wellbeing. Our approach focuses on understanding individual digestive patterns and providing considered, supportive care to help manage common digestive concerns, alongside medical care where appropriate.
Digestive Health Support:
Digestive concerns can be complex and multifactorial. At Freyja Health, we provide integrative, supportive care for individuals experiencing a range of digestive and gut-related concerns.
Areas of support may include:
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Food sensitivities and intolerances
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Bloating and digestive discomfort
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Altered bowel patterns, including constipation, diarrhoea, and IBS
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Inflammatory bowel conditions, such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
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Microbiome imbalances
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Small intestinal bacterial or fungal overgrowth (SIBO / SIFO)
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Carbohydrate malabsorption, including fructose intolerance
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Hormone–gut interactions, including the oestrobolome
Our approach recognises the close connection between digestive health, mental wellbeing, hormonal balance, and pelvic health. Care is personalised and may involve exploring nutrition, lifestyle, stress, and other contributing factors, always working alongside medical care where appropriate.
How our services can help you with digestive health:
Acupuncture
Many people choose acupuncture as part of their care to support digestive comfort and overall wellbeing. Our acupuncturists take a whole-person approach, recognising the close relationship between the nervous system, digestion, and emotional health.
Stress can influence how the body functions, including digestive processes. Acupuncture is traditionally used to support relaxation and balance, helping to promote a sense of calm and ease within the body.
At Freyja Health, our acupuncture team also has training in naturopathic principles and may incorporate lifestyle guidance, nutritional support, and dietary education as part of an integrative approach to digestive wellbeing, working alongside medical care where appropriate.
Naturopathy & Nutrition
Love your guts- we do.
Digestive health is at the heart of how we feel day to day. Your gut and its microbiome play an important role in digestion, energy, and immune wellbeing, and when things feel off, your body often lets you know.
Your gut plays a central role in digestion, immunity, energy, and overall wellbeing. When gut balance or barrier function is disrupted, some people may experience symptoms that show up far beyond the digestive system.
At Freyja Health, we take a whole-person approach to gut health, recognising its close connection with mood, hormones, skin, energy, and immune wellbeing, and supporting digestive comfort alongside medical care where appropriate.
Gut, Vaginal Microbiome & Fertility
The gut and vaginal microbiomes are areas of growing scientific interest in reproductive health. Microbial balance may influence hormonal metabolism, immune activity, and the reproductive environment, all of which can be relevant when preparing for pregnancy.
The gut plays a role in oestrogen metabolism and elimination, and variations in gut function may be associated with hormonal imbalance in some individuals. The vaginal microbiome is also an important consideration in reproductive wellbeing, contributing to local balance and comfort.
Factors that may influence gut and vaginal microbiome balance include:
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Recurrent yeast overgrowth
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Dietary patterns, including high intake of refined sugars and carbohydrates
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Stress and nervous system load
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Use of antibiotics or other medications that may alter microbial balance
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Hormonal changes (including menstrual cycle changes, pregnancy, or hormonal contraception)
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Gut function and bowel regularity
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Vaginal pH changes and local hygiene practices
At Freyja Health, we take a whole-person, integrative approach to supporting gut and vaginal health as part of preconception and fertility-focused care, working alongside medical assessment where appropriate.
How do we approach it?
With a background in nutritional biochemistry, Dr Miranda brings a deep understanding of how digestion, absorption, metabolism, and elimination influence overall health. Even a well-designed diet may not be effective if these processes are not functioning optimally.
At Freyja Health, our team takes a considered, integrative approach to digestive wellbeing, supporting individuals to better understand how their bodies respond to food and how digestive function may relate to overall health and vitality.
Our approach supports gut balance through personalised nutrition, often including pre- and probiotic-rich foods and identifying dietary patterns that may contribute to digestive discomfort for some individuals.
Dr Miranda and her team take the time to understand you and create a practical, realistic eating plan that supports digestive comfort and fits your life — so it’s one you can actually follow.
