Newcastle's Leading Women's Health Naturopaths

Support for your cycle, your hormones and every stage in between.

happy, healthy hormones

Hormonal health shapes far more than just your period.

Your hormones can affect your energy, mood, skin, sleep, fertility and how you feel in your own body day to day. When something is off, being told your bloods are “in the normal range” isn’t an answer.

We investigate further.

Whether you’re dealing with painful or unpredictable cycles, working towards a pregnancy, managing conditions like PCOS or endometriosis, or navigating perimenopause, we investigate the factors that may be driving these conditions.

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How our practitioners can help

Clinical Naturopath Alyssa Wisniewski

Alyssa Wisniewski, BHSc (Nat), AFMCP is one of our functional medicine naturopaths and the practitioner to see for all things cycle and reproductive health.

Her clinical focus covers:

  • Irregular, heavy, painful or absent periods
  • PMS and PMDD
  • PCOS/PMOS
  • Endometriosis
  • Adenomyosis
  • Uterine fibroids
  • Preconception and fertility support (female and male)
  • Post pill recovery
  • Hormonal skin, hair, gut and mood changes

Alyssa is currently completing her Masters of Advanced Naturopathic Medicine, majoring in integrative reproductive health, integrative gastroenterology and microbiome health. More about Alyssa.

 

Book an initial consultation with Alyssa HERE

Functional Medicine Practitioner Jasmin Polley

Jasmin Polley, MSc (Nutr.Funct.Med), BSc (BioMed), Adv.Dip.Nat, IFMCP is a functional medicine naturopath with over 23 years of clinical experience.

Jasmin leads our perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause care, alongside female longevity and healthy ageing.

Both practitioners discuss cases together regularly, so whichever of them you see, you’re often getting the benefit of two clinical minds.

If you’re not sure which practitioner may be the better fit for your needs, book a free discovery call HERE and we’ll point you in the right direction.

 

Book an initial consultation with Jasmin HERE

Cycle and Reproductive Health

Your menstrual cycle is a monthly report card on your health. When it’s irregular, painful, heavy, absent or accompanied by symptoms you’ve been told to “just put up with”, that’s information worth investigating rather than managing indefinitely.

Alyssa works with:

Including cramping, clotting, spotting, cycles that are too short or too long, and periods that haven't returned after stopping contraception.

Hormonal fluctuations can drive mood changes that feel impossible to control, even when you can see them coming.

Often driven by insulin resistance and blood sugar fluctuations affecting testosterone and oestrogen, which can cause irregular cycles, acne, unwanted hair growth and difficulty with weight maintenance. We assess what's driving yours specifically, since PCOS presents differently in different women.

Endometrial-like tissue growing outside the uterus, most commonly within the pelvic cavity. Symptoms include severe period pain, pain with bowel movements or intercourse, fatigue and difficulty falling pregnant. We work alongside your gynaecologist, supporting inflammation load, hormone metabolism, detoxification pathways and gut health, rather than replacing surgical or medical management.

Endometrial tissue growing into the uterine wall, causing enlargement, pain, cramping and heavy bleeding.

Benign growths and cysts influenced by oestrogen levels, nutrient status, and how your body metabolises hormones.

Preparing your body in the months before conception, covering nutrient status, cycle health, ovulation quality, blood sugar, thyroid function and stress load.

Your partner's health is always part of the conversation, since around half of fertility challenges involve male factors. We work alongside your GP, fertility specialist or IVF team.

Supporting your cycle to re-establish after stopping the pill, implant or injection, and addressing the nutrient depletion that long-term use can cause.

Often driven by rapid oestrogen fluctuations. Poor oestrogen detoxification can also affect histamine breakdown, which increases sensitivity to certain foods.

Thrush, bacterial vaginosis, ureaplasma, cystitis, mastitis, or other illnesses that recur at particular points in your cycle.

Breakouts, hair loss, unwanted hair growth, fluid retention and mood shifts that track with your cycle.

book an appointment with Alyssa

Free E-Book: Beyond Your Period

Written by Alyssa, Beyond Your Period is a free guide to understanding what your cycle could be telling you about your health. Download your copy HERE

Beyond Your Period e-book cover, a free naturopathic guide to menstrual health, PMS and hormone balance
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Perimenopause, Menopause and Beyond

Perimenopause and the years that follow account for a third of a woman’s life or more, and until recently they’ve been remarkably under-researched! That gap has left a lot of women in the dark, struggling to manage symptoms they were told to expect and endure.

Jasmin leads our care through this stage, working with hot flushes, night sweats, sleep disruption, mood changes, brain fog, vaginal dryness, skin changes, and shifts in weight and body composition.

Hormone therapy has been the subject of considerable debate, and the research picture has changed since the early Women’s Health Initiative findings were first reported. Decisions about hormone therapy sit with your GP or specialist, and we’re glad to work alongside them. What we contribute is the rest of the picture: nutrition, nutrient status, blood sugar, bone and cardiovascular health, sleep, stress load, and herbal and supplemental support where appropriate.

 

Female longevity and ageing well.

Many women overlook the factors that most affect their quality of life after 40. Wherever you are, we can help you focus on the things that extend your healthspan, not just your lifespan.

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Hormone testing that looks further

Functional Hormone Testing

Standard blood testing is useful for confirming whether you’re ovulating or approaching menopause, provided you test on the right day of your cycle.

It’s less useful for detecting subtler imbalances, and it tells us nothing about how your body is metabolising your hormones.

Excess oestrogen drives many hormone-dependent conditions, but your levels can look normal while you’re clearing oestrogen down a more problematic pathway. Those pathways depend on your liver function, your antioxidant status, your gut health and your genetics.

Assesses your sex hormones, their metabolites and your cortisol pattern through dried urine samples, giving a picture of both your levels and how you're processing them.

Measures hormones across your cycle at home via a daily urine test, showing ovulation and luteal phase function over time rather than at a single point.

We’ll only recommend testing when relevant, and we explain the cost and the reasoning first.

More about our functional testing HERE

Our Functional Medicine Approach

We have extensive experience with women’s health and have helped thousands of women with hormonal imbalances, or those navigating times of hormonal change. We have a strong passion for following the latest research in this area, being women ourselves and understanding the massive impact that hormones can have on both physical and mental well-being.

Although there are patterns, no woman’s experience and symptoms are the same. Your functional medicine naturopaths work with you to discover the underlying causes and fine-tune your wellness plan, so that you can feel like your best self.

We practice holistically, so we are always aware that you can never treat an organ or condition without consideration for the entire body and mind. This is especially true for hormonal imbalances, as hormones have more than one target tissue and can therefore have a multitude of different actions throughout the body.

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What causes hormonal imbalances?

Hormonal imbalances are usually the result of a complex interplay of factors.

Conditions such as endometriosis, adenomyosis, fibroids, PCOS, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) can have a genetic component.
Poor diet can lead to deficiencies in essential nutrients that are crucial for hormone production and balance.
The liver plays a key role in hormone metabolism. Impaired detoxification can lead to hormone imbalances.
Excess and deficient body fat can disrupt hormone levels and contribute to imbalances.

Insulin resistance and blood sugar fluctuations can affect hormone levels, particularly in conditions like PCOS/PMOS.

The thyroid is intimately involved in hormonal balance, with both excesses and deficiencies having impacts on your hormones.

Chronic stress can lead to elevated cortisol levels, which can disrupt the balance of other hormones.

A Holistic Approach

Functional medicine offers a holistic approach to addressing hormonal imbalances by identifying and treating the root causes rather than just the symptoms. This approach involves a comprehensive evaluation of your lifestyle, diet, stress levels, and environmental factors. Together, we can create a personalised plan to help you achieve balance and well-being.

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Trusted by our Clients

A very knowledgeable, passionate and professional team. I highly recommend their regular wellness programs and their holistic approach to evaluating and correcting underlying health issues through natural processes to help you function at your optimum level and alleviate chronic pain and illness. Jasmine is an absolute expert in the field of functional medicine and a perfect guide on your quest for better health with her kind, person centred approach
5 months ago Josh Polley
Jasmin has helped me immensely over the last 3 months. After years of the medical profession only providing quick fixes for my symptoms I was at my wits end. I finally found Jasmin who with her expertise in functional medicine has been able to more accurately pinpoint my problems. I feel that with her knowledge and guidance in wholistic health I am finally getting my health back on track. Thank you Jasmin for your support.
a year ago Caroline Foster
Wellness Vision really is the whole package. It is obvious how passionate Jasmin is about health and wellness. She is a wealth of knowledge, very thorough and compassionate. For me, what makes her stand out is her personal touch and how she worked with me. Jasmin really listened and took a great deal of care with her approach to my health and overall wellness. She explained the 'why' and 'how' which I always felt supported and completely trusted her practice. I would highly recommend Jasmin!
10 years ago Jess Morgan
I can't speak highly enough of Jasmin and her expertise and professionalism in all aspects of my health needs and my children's health needs. I highly recommend Jasmin, if you are struggling with living your best healthy life, weight management, covid symptoms, hormone imbalance the list is endless. Make an appointment, don't put it off - put yourself first. Just awesome. Thanks Jasmin for all your wealth of knowledge and advice.
2 years ago Pamela
Jasmin is a wonderful wholistic practitioner. She listens and problem solves with the client. Her treatments are evidence based and really empowering- including education on lifestyle factors, dietary modifications (including what to ADD not just what to cut out) and high quality supplements. I managed to avoid medications with horrible side effects because of our work together and have never felt better.
2 years ago Danielle Davey

Women's Health FAQs

We work across hormonal and reproductive health, including irregular or painful periods, PMS, PCOS, endometriosis, preconception and fertility support, post pill recovery, perimenopause and menopause. Our focus is on understanding the hormonal patterns behind how you feel, using detailed assessment and, where useful, functional hormone testing.

A naturopath can support women with PCOS or endometriosis by addressing contributing factors such as blood sugar regulation, inflammation, nutrient status and hormonal patterns. We work alongside your GP and gynaecologist, who manage diagnosis and any medical or surgical treatment.

DUTCH testing is a comprehensive hormone assessment that measures sex hormones, their metabolites and cortisol patterns through dried urine samples. It provides a more detailed picture than a single blood test taken at one moment, which is particularly useful for complex hormonal presentations. At Wellness Vision, results guide a targeted, individualised plan.

Yes! Perimenopause and menopause bring shifts in energy, mood, sleep, weight and cycles that are often dismissed or poorly explained. We help you understand what's happening hormonally and support you through it with nutrition, lifestyle and, where appropriate, targeted testing. We work alongside your GP, especially where hormone therapy is being considered.

Yes. Preconception care focuses on optimising health in the months before conception, for both partners. This may include assessing cycle health, nutrient status, hormonal patterns, gut health, thyroid health, DNA/genomics and general wellbeing. We can work alongside your GP, fertility specialist or IVF team.