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Our health is truly the most important asset to hold on to. The health industry is booming with programs and products galore, and you’ve tried them all, right? You’ve tried the tablets, you’ve had the shakes, and you’ve even resorted to eating nothing at all – and even still your health goals haven’t changed. Well done, you’ve been on quite the journey!

So what are all these products and programs lacking? It’s these 3 things – Support, understanding and education. If you had the support and knowledge you needed to reach your goals and maintain your healthy lifestyle, what would that mean to you?

The Life Reset Program is a truly revolutionary program which uses our health expertise and your commitment to get you on the right track.

The Life Reset Program will give you the support to take small steps to reaching your goals with a qualified nutritionist by your side every step of the way.

The Life Reset Program isn’t for everyone, but if you’re ready to take the leap and you want us to help you, not only achieve your goals but maintain your health, it is for you!

The Life Reset Program focuses on using nutrition protocols to help reduce your burdening symptoms such as fatigue, digestive upsets and mental fog. Best of all we give you the tools & knowledge that you can incorporate into your everyday life to maintain your new healthy lifestyle.

If you’re ready to take the first step call us on 8742 1251

The Complete Gut & Liver Cleanse focuses on rebalancing the body by providing it with the nutrients it requires to function at its best, cleansing and repairing the digestive system and liver and creating lifelong healthy habits.

Thanks guys first week done of our detox feeling fantastic heaps of energy loving the food choices and set out menu; not missing the morning coffee or drinking. I have lost 4.6 kgs thisweek and Leah has also lost weight. Anyone thinking of doing the detox program I highly recommend it. Over the years I have tried so many fad diets and I never started this program thinking that I would drop a heap of weight like that but too do it and feel this good is a great feeling – Daniel

How does the program work?

It is important that detoxification programs are completed in the right order to prevent the re-circulation of toxins into the blood. The Complete Gut & Liver Cleanse is carefully broken up into 3 phases.

Phase 1: Nourish & Stimulate

This phase prepares the digestive tract and liver for a new way of eating and living. This phase helps to reduce common side effects of detoxification which are often experienced with other programs.

Phase 2: Remove & Replace

This phase removes any bad gut bacteria which can inhabit the digestive tract. Overgrowth of bad gut bacteria can be caused by eating a diet high in processed and sugary foods, use of antibiotics, certain medications such as the oral contraceptive pill, tobacco use, and alcohol. This bacteria is responsible for symptoms of bloating, gassiness, constipation, diarrhoea, constant hunger, mood swings, fatigue and failure to manage weight. Removing this bacteria and replacing it with beneficial bacteria will allow you to improve your immune system, remove brain fog, reduce your weight, improve your mood and get rid of those digestive complaints.

Phase 3: Release & Restore

This phase assists in repairing the digestive lining which can be damaged by the overgrowth of bad bacteria and by consuming foods that cause irritation and inflammation of the digestive tract. It is during this phase the liver gets a deep cleanse by providing specific nutrients required for liver detoxification.

Benefits of the Complete Gut & Liver Cleanse

Undergoing a detoxification program with the guidance of Qualified Nutritionists provides you with a safe and trusted program to rebalance your body and regain your health. The dietary protocol in the program is one that you can follow long after you have completed the program allowing you to keep your results. Detoxification may assist with:

• Reducing bloating, gassiness, constipation and diarrhoea
• Reducing headache and migraine frequency
• Improving mental clarity
• Reducing joint pain
• Weight loss
• Improving complexion
• Improving the immune system
• Reducing body odour
• Pre-conception care – Please note the Complete Gut & Liver Cleanse cannot be completed by pregnant or breastfeeding women

To assist you on your program you will receive

• 1x 60 minute initial consultation
• 2x 30 minute follow up consultations for the duration of the program
• A complementary follow up phone call from your Nutritionist 2 weeks after completion of your program
• All ‘Practitioner Only’ Supplements specifically chosen by Progressive Health
• Complete Gut & Liver Cleanse Guide
• 5 Weeks of Meal Plans with Recipes

Nutritional Medicine can be used to support the body through times of illness, but more importantly as prevention. Nutritionists use Food as Medicine and nutritional supplements to resolve the underlying causes of symptoms of disease and to balance over-active or under-active organs.

In your first consultation with Maria, a thorough case history is taken to view the relationship between symptoms you are experiencing, nutritional deficiencies which may be causing ill health, and to review the functionality of your body systems. Your Practitioner will formulate a treatment plan tailored especially to your needs which will encompass the steps to help you on your path to wellness.

We are all familiar with the phrase “you are what you eat” but in reality it should read “you are what you eat, digest and absorb”. Our digestive system is not merely the entry and exit of food that we eat on a daily basis; it is a complete ecosystem that is required for appropriate functioning of every other system in our body. Maria and Jackie are firm believers that true health begins with a healthy digestive system and by resolving underlying digestive issues a wide range of symptoms can also be resolved and/or prevented. Nutritional medicine can assist with:

• Poor Immunity
• Mental Health
• Pre-Conception, Pregnancy & Post Natal Care/Health
• Child & Adolescent Behavioural and Learning Conditions
• Weight Management Issues
• Blood Sugar Irregularities
• Hormonal Imbalances
• Chronic Conditions
• General Well-being

An initial consultation is a chance for us to meet, get to know each other and talk about your medical and lifestyle history. We will use clinical questioning, iris analysis through iridology and integrative pathology to gain an understanding of your current health circumstances, which will help determine the cause of any symptoms you may be experiencing. We will determine if any further diagnostic testing is required, before developing a personalised nutritional treatment plan and outlining any need for nutritional supplementation or dietary changes.

The initial consultation is also an opportunity for you to be heard, so we can fully understand all of your needs and concerns about your health and wellbeing, before developing a treatment plan that will be realistic, achievable and maintainable.

Skype or phone consults are also available to help with time and travel

Iridology gives us an opportunity to examine what your genetic predispositions may be, as they are a unique representation of your body’s strengths and nurture points. Individual dispositions are a direct result of the way we “eat, drink, think, live and love” – Toni Miller (Naturopath, Herbalist and Integrative Iridologist).

Maria has been trained and mentored by Toni Miller, Australia’s pre-eminent Iridologist, and uses a specialised iridology camera to take a high definition picture of your iris, which is then analysed to gain specific insights into your health and wellbeing. The results are then used to assist in developing your personalised nutritional treatment plan.

Specialised, individualised and detailed iridology reports are also available as part of specific iridology consultations.

Medicare restrictions prevent most patients from being able to access a range of pathology testing which can provide crucial information and help us better understand symptomatic causes or food intolerances in our bodies.

Progressive Health utilise a variety of pathology assessments to help gain an understanding of your overall health.

We encourage you to bring along all recent pathology to your initial consultation and will consider further testing, if necessary, to determine:

• Mineral and nutrient deficiencies, toxicities or intolerances
• Causes of digestive dysfunction
• Liver, pancreas and hormonal function and detoxification.

We prescribe the highest quality practitioner grade nutritional supplements, if we feel you need specific support, which cannot be immediately provided through dietary changes.

Supplements will only be prescribed as part of an individualised treatment plan, following a thorough health assessment.

Personalised meal plans devised by Progressive Health are designed to take the guess work out of your daily food intake.

We provide you with everything you need to know nutritionally about each meal within your plan, so you can better understand what your body needs and how food provides it.

You are also given heaps of delicious and healthy recipes to make your journey towards better health and wellbeing a fun and enjoyable one!

Whether it be to control calories, increase specific nutrients, prepare for upcoming social or sporting events, meet weight goals or just simplifying cooking at home, Progressive Health can tailor a meal plan that is right for you.

Designed for small or large groups, our educational talks can be tailored to meet your specific needs and interests. We are able to provide information sessions and activities for schools, fitness groups, offices, workplaces or even groups of friends and family wanting to know more about health and nutrition.

We also take groups and individuals on tours of supermarkets, to help make sense of nutrition labels and misleading packaging, while providing advice on how to make healthier choices, in line with dietary requirements, by incorporating more fresh food and produce in your shopping.

• Nutrition label reading
• Understanding misleading packaging
• Nutrition as medicine
• Making healthier choices
• Shopping healthy
• Nutrition for kids
• Nutrition for teens
• Nutrition to support an active lifestyle
• Supplementation and how it can support your diet