Hi! And welcome once again to HFM blogging.
It has been a while since we last posted, but we decided as a team that as we have so many years of clinical experience between us, with so many fabulous success stories and the latest research news that we should be more consistent with our postings.
At HFM we work closely together, sharing ideas and often working with the same patient to find the best possible solutions for their health and wellbeing. It is not uncommon to have a Naturopath and Acupuncturist in the same room with a patient discussing the most apropriate herbs, diet, lifestyle choices and acupuncture protocol based on both western and eastern philosophies.
Because of our mutual respect and team philosophy we have decided to blog in a series with a chosen monthly topic, weekly postings from a different practitioner with a progressive and interesting perspective from each.
This month we have chosen to discuss the importance of thorough diagnosis and choosing and utilising the most appropriate investigative tools and testing to assist with the most specific treatment protocols.
Firstly and importantly, we would like to clarify that at Health and Fertility Matters and as our name suggests, we are not solely concerned about fertility. We ask the question "What matters most to you?". In response our focus is firstly on health and that with balance in this area so many of our dreams and aspirations can follow, including fertility.
When it comes to health and fertility problems we assist you to be proactive in your healing process. We help and support you find your best healing pathway whether that be through treatment with herbs, diet, nutrition, homoeopathy, acupuncture and reflexology.
We help and support you in finding your best modality for treatment. We can also offer and suggest important investigative testing which can assist us to be more accurate in our diagnosis, help fine tune treatment and allow you to be proactive and more confident in your care.
Some of the investigations we suggest and utilise include:
- EIS (Electro Interstitial Scanning) an amazing,

bioimpedence body scanning machine that
reveals normal, under or overactive cellular activity.
- Iridology
- Allergy Profiles
- IgG-Elisa (Enzyme Immuno-Sorbent Assay)
- Candida Testing
- Coeliac Testing
- Blood Testing
- Ultrasound/Hy-Co-Sy
- Zinc status
- Functional Digestive Profiles

- Acid/Alkaline Testing
- Blood PressureAura Soma
- Pulse Diagnosis
- Tongue and Nail Diagnosis
- Basal Body Temperature
- Hair Analysis for heavy metal and mineral status
It is evident that we like to draw from the best and most informative functional testing available whether strictly medical or traditional. We are also interested in viewing any of your recent medical or pathology results.
Machelle Boothroyd, Deborah Cooper, Qi Ding, Francesca Hillman and I love our work, respect each other and truly care about the wellbeing of those who seek our expertise.
Thank you for your trust.
Vicki Turner
Next, Deborah Cooper will be discussing more about a multifactoral approach to healing, choosing the right path and how at HFM we assist in "taking away the fear".