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"I’m very interested in alternative and standard medicine. I’ve been exposed to both at a young age through having a chronic medical condition, Crohn’s disease, which I have managed with both
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Mission
To establish a network so that people can better understand and access complementary healthcare in Canberra and Southern NSW.
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approaches. I had surgery for this condition 13 years ago. At the time I was told I would be in remission for 2 years (max 5 years). I am fine now and healthier than I was then. I’d been fortunate to have had exposure to alternative medicine by my mother, and to have a specialist that was slightly inclined toward natural methods. I see the benefits of complementing and would like to see other people realising this too. My main interest lies in natural health and how it can complement medical approaches.”
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- To connect consumers with suitable natural therapy providers.
- To provide quality, relevant and standardized information on natural therapy options
- To provide natural health providers and suppliers with a cost-effectiveness method of advertising their services.
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Values
Health advocacy
Honesty with users and customers
Fair facilitation in the industry
Clear, well organised, helpful and reputable information
Integrity with dealings with customer and user information
Minimising Quackery: "Promoting health products, services, or practices of questionable safety, effectiveness, or validity for an intended purpose." [NCAHF, 1986]. I believe quackery can be in both alternative and standard healthcare.
Qualifications (of Founder)
IT professional in a large government department
Bachelor of Engineering, 2002
Incomplete university Medicine degree (two years total), 1998, 2005-6
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