I started my working life in medical laboratories, first in hospitals around Sydney, then in pathology labs and teaching labs at Sydney University, getting involved in teaching medical and dental students and doing research on herbal medicines. Through all of this I came to appreciate that there was often a better pathway to health than drugs and surgery. Having learnt this valuable lesson I spent many years from the 1980’s operating natural medicine clinics around Sydney in places such as Parramatta, Chatswood, Bondi Junction and Darlinghurst, and more recently at Stirling in the Adelaide Hills, setting thousands of clients on the road to better health with the techniques I’ve studied and applied.

My expertise in homeopathy led to my appointment as the Head of Department for this subject with the Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS), Australia's peak body for complementary medicine practitioners. I was the first Expert Adviser on Homeopathy to the Complementary Medicines Evaluation Committee, the body formerly advising the Federal Department of Health and Ageing on these kinds of medicines. I’ve taught homeopathy at universities and other institutions around Australia and in the USA, have written a major textbook on homeopathy, another on practice management (now in its 4th edition), written hundreds of articles on the subject of homeopathy and spoken about it on national and local TV and radio. I’ve also co-authored several scientific papers on homeopathy and on the use of herbal medicine in the management of viral diseases. I've taught at a number of local educational institutions, act as an advisor to various Federal Government Therapeutic Goods Administration and Department of Health committees and panels, and provide product formulations to a number of natural medicine manufacturers. I'm a former Director and Vice President of the ATMS and operated as a volunteer firefighter with the South Australian Country Fire Service.

I’ve been helping people to regain their health for 40 years. Along the way I’ve learnt what sorts of approaches to healthcare work, and what don’t.

Qualifications

I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Naturopathy from the National Institute of Health Sciences in Canberra, a Diploma of Naturopathy from Naturecare College in Sydney, a Diploma of Botanical Medicine from Southern Cross Herbal School in NSW and Diplomas in Homeopathy, Nutrition and Therapeutic Massage from the NSW College of Natural Therapies.