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“I believe that for a 100 different cases of just one particular illness/disease, there are a 100 different nuanced pathways that have created the condition, no matter how minutely different – because each person is unique and with a complex make-up.

My role is to navigate this unique landscape holistically and to empower you to then be able to make the best decisions for yourselves in the management of your health.”

Dr. Poorna Menon, ND (USA) is a board-certified licensed Naturopathic physician, who is a member of The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) and has a Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine from the prestigious Bastyr University, USA, one of the pioneering institutions in science-based natural medicine.

Prior to her career in Naturopathic Medicine & the healing arts, she worked in investment banking for ~7 years, but a personal crisis led her to change professional trajectories to Naturopathic Medicine, which was in truer alignment with her mind, body, and spirit. Having extensive childhood exposure to Nature Cure and complementary/alternative forms of medicine, the shift was also a natural one. She is now dedicated to bringing health and wellness to others through the lens of Naturopathy & holistic wellness.

In working with clients, Dr Menon uses both conventional diagnostic tools such as labs and a detailed history-taking of their case, combined with specialized biomedical testing and a nuanced analysis of the history & symptoms, in order to understand the factors contributing towards a person’s “dis-ease”.  Addressing the root cause, in order for clients to experience sustained healing, is a Naturopathic principle at the forefront of her approach.

With a demonstrated ability to support clients in achieving their health & wellness goals, she has also been part of specialised groups caring for clients with chronic/complex illnesses, using multi-faceted, low-force approaches further to pharmaceuticals (ranging from diet, clinical nutrition & lifestyle management to counselling, homeopathy, herbs/botanical medicine, and nutraceuticals/supplements).

With her background in working with chronic and complex cases, she is grounded in supporting the synergetic balance of a client’s mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing needs through the integration of Naturopathic modalities, a detailed study of the client’s history, and a tailored approach.

She sees patients of all ages and with all health concerns and has special interests in the following: 

Digestive (and digestive-related) disorders such as IBS, IBD, SIBO, Dysbiosis, acute & chronic infections (parasitic, fungal, bacterial and viral), acid reflux / GERD, fatty liver (hepatic steatosis), gall bladder conditions

Cardiovascular & Metabolic issues such as diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, metabolic syndrome, atrial fibrillation, palpitations

Women’s health issues such as infertility, menstruation issues (dysmenorrhoea, amenorrhoea, menorrhagia), UTIs, menopause, endometriosis, PCOS

Men’s health issues such as infertility, BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia), acute & chronic prostatitis, Peyronie’s disease, UTIs

Kidney issues such as kidney disease (CKD), IgA Nephropathy, polycystic kidney disease, kidney stones (nephrolithiasis)

Autoimmunity such as SLE (Lupus), RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis), Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Graves Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Parkinson’s Disease, insomnia, migraines and other nervous system/neurological issues

Allergies and Sensitivities such as food, environmental (mould/mold, histamine reactivity etc)

Acute and chronic infections

Preventative care to uplevel one’s health in order to prevent the development of chronic illness

Other chronic, complex conditions such as Fibromyalgia, chronic pain, and chronic fatigue syndrome

Mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, schizophrenia, trauma-related conditions

She has worked with great focus in the mental health arena, running several programmes addressing the Management of Mental Health beyond the use of meds. Her approach in mental health is to lead clients on their journey of healing initially through their “Mind-Body” or psychophysiology, using a ‘bottom up’ approach (vs the more conventional top down approaches that involve talk-based therapies). As a client’s Mind-Body begins re-integrating and is able to recognize and experience safety/regulation in their Mind-Body, she weaves in top-down approaches so as to achieve holistic, sustainable, healing.

She does consultations with international clients via Zoom.

For some Mind-Body sessions, she may suggest a consultation to be taken outdoors in Nature 🙂