Tina Gale (Dip.Nat.) is a Registered Nurse, (non practising), Naturopath, Medical Herbalist, Aromatherapist, and Homeobotanical Therapist.

Services Provided
• Naturopathy
• Herbal Medicine
• Homeobotanicals
• Bach Flower Essences
• Aromatherapy
• Massage
• Nutritional Advice

Tina trained and worked as a Registered Nurse for approximately 10 years and has for the last 8 years studied and practised natural medicines. Tina is passionate about the use of simple herbal medicine and good nutrition.

Tina says, “The lack of good nutrition and poor lifestyle choices are often the trigger of ill health, but with correct nutrition, good lifestyle changes and the use of herbals, homeobotanicals, bach flower remedies or aromatherapy, ill health can be easily remedied.”

Tina works with individuals not conditions and likes to personalise a health program for you that is both achievable and affordable. She is also available to offer relaxing aromatherapy massage.

Practising from a health shop she is able to offer a wide variety of health supplements as well as practitioner-only products, depending on the individuals' needs.
Her area of specialty is family medicine, and as a mother of two children she is experienced in dealing with all sorts of childhood ailments, utilizing natural therapies to great effect. As a previous paediatrics and practice nurse, she is well aware of what services doctors offer, and where possible how best to work together if needed. Tina incorporates a wide range of practitioner products, ranging from Metagenics, Bioceuticals, Mediherb, Active Elements, Dr Vera’s, Orthoplex, and many others.

Consultations

What's involved?

"A first consultation involves an in-depth look at your presenting health problems, through diet and lifestyle factors. An iridology assessment allows me an insight into what is going on in your body. I then discuss with you a treatment plan and how to achieve it. This may include the use of supplements if appropriate. Please allow an hour for this"

“Follow up consultations usually happen 2-4 weeks after the initial visit and give me a chance to plot progress and also change the treatment plan to any presenting symptoms. Please allow up to 30 minutes for this. Several visits may be required depending on the individual.”

Homeobotanical Therapy

Homeobotanical’s combine the usage of homeopathy and herbal medicine to open up a wide range of healing options.

They are safe for all ages, great tasting, uses drop doses, cost effective, individually formulated to meet the needs of the individual. Lots of great results reported.

Mineral Testing

Wanting to know mineral levels, this great new website is a great tool for practitioners to assess their clients mineral levels, log on to:

www.activeelements.com

and you will need to enter your personal details, and then you will be asked a series of questions pertaining to mineral levels,(this will take approximately 15 mins) when completed the report is emailed to me, i will then discuss the results with you and the appropiate treatment. Active elements is also a brand of affordable mineral supplements which incorporate Homeopathic tissue salts and physical mineral elements, and gives you the option to retest after 3 months

Thyroflex (fast, accurate thyroid testing)

Thyroid Symptom Survey

Please complete this survey prior to thyroflex testing, and total scores.

Do you suffer from any of the following
symptoms?

Fill out the symptom survey below today.
Rate your symptoms below from scale of 0-3


0-None 1-Mild 2-Moderate 3-Severe

_____ Tired and sluggish

_____ Dry hair and skin

_____ Increased need for sleep

_____ Weak muscles

_____ Constant feeling of cold (Fingers)

_____ Frequent muscle cramps

_____ Poor memory

_____ Depressed

_____ Slow thinking

_____ Puffy eyes

_____ Difficulty with math

_____ Hoarser or deeper voice

_____ Muscle and/or joint pain

_____ Constipation

_____ Coarse hair or hair loss

_____ Low sex drive or impotence

_____ Puffy hands and feet

_____ Unsteady gait

_____ Gain weight easily

_____ Thinning of outer eyebrow

_____ Menses more irregular (> 28 days)

_____ Heavier menses


TOTAL HYPO SCORE (8)

_____ Tachycardia (Rapid Heart Beat)
_____ Palpitation (Skipping of Heart Beat)
_____ Insomnia
_____ Shakiness
_____ Increased Sweating
_____ Brittle Nails
_____ Loss of Appetite


TOTAL HYPER SCORE (0)

If you score higher than 8 in the Hypo section or
Higher than 0 in Hyper, schedule an appointment with
your healthcare practitioner for a Thyroflex test today.

Manifestation of Hypothyroid
Neurological symptoms

• Headache
• Paresthesias
• Cerebellar ataxia (incoordination)
• Deafness (nerve or conduction)
• Vertigo or Tinnitus (ringing in the ear)
Cognitive Deficits

• Calculation, memory, reduced attention span
• Sleep apnea
• Myxedema coma
Psychiatric Syndromes

• Depression
• Schizoid or affective psychoses
• Bipolar disorders
Skeletal System

• Arthralgias (joint stiffness)
• Joint Effusions & Pseudogout
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Polymyalgia
Risks of Subclinical Hypothyroid

• Sudden Death
• High or Low blood pressure
• High Cholesterol & other blood fats
• Vascular (blood vessel) Disease
• Diabetes
• Neurological (Parkinson’s like diseases)
• Double Alzheimer’s Risk
• Arthritis and inflammatory diseases
• Pregnancy Complications
YOU MAY HAVE
SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROID
AND NOT KNOW IT

What role does the thyroid have in the body?

The thyroid gland is a bow-tie shaped gland which is
located at the front of the neck, just below the Adam’s
apple. It produces thyroid hormones called T4 and T3.
The thyroid hormone regulates just about every cell in
the body, including those in the central nervous system,
heart, liver, kidneys, skin, bone and muscles. Among its
most important functions is the control of the rate of
metabolism, thermogenesis, and oxygen consumption.


Currently eight million dollars worth of thyroid tests are
ordered by the medical community every year in New
Zealand. Despite this, recognition and treatment of
thyroid disease remains inadequate. As a result,
patients with sub clinical Hypothyroidism remain
untreated or under treated.

Current Thyroid Tests available:

•   Serum thyroid tests: Blood testing of thyroid
hormone levels shows how much hormone is
available to receptor sites in the hypothalamus
located in the brain, not necessarily the level of
hormone the body has utilised. It also gives us
information about the conversion of the storage form
of thyroid hormone (T4) into the active form of thyroid
hormone (T3). In some situations, like sub clinical
Hypothyroid or in diseases that involve antibodies as
in Graves Disease or Hashimoto’s Disease, serum
tests are less accurate, they do not tell if the thyroid
hormone is functional. In these clinical situations
physiological measurements like Resting Metabolic
Rates (RMR), Basal Body Temperatures or Reflex
times are more accurate estimations of thyroid
function.
•   Body basal temperature requires taking your
temperature first thing in the morning before getting
out of bed. Temperature must be taken at the
same time everyday to provide accurate results.
Advantages of using Thyroflex?

•   Thyroflex is a non invasive test which measures
brachioradialis reflexometry (BR) and resting
metabolic rate, providing results within 4 minutes.
•   The Thyroflex test identifies if your thyroid function is
under or overactive, or within the optimal range.
•   Thyroflex helps to ensure you are on appropriate
thyroid hormone replacement dosage with 98.5%
accuracy.
•   Thyroflex will show if your current regime for
treatment of hyper or hypothyroid is adequate.
For example if taking pharmaceutical drugs such as
Thyroxine, Thyroflex will help to determine if you are
on the correct dose to bring your thyroid into balance.

•   Predicts resting metabolic rate (which tells you how
many calories you are burning per day).
•   Finding the thyroid dose that is right for you greatly
lowers your health risk and helps to regulate your
hormones, neurotransmitters and immune functions.
Why is the Brachioradials reflex point used?

The brachioradials, achilles, and stapedial reflexes all
reflect thyroid function. The brachioradials reflex is used
in the test as it is the easiest to access. The reflex
indicates how much thyroid hormone the muscles have
absorbed. 75% of triiodthyronine (T3) is stored in the
muscle.

The Thyroflex measures the duration from the time the
hammer hits the reflex point which sends a message up
the spine, to the brain and back down to initiate the
reflex response. These speeds directly correlate with
thyroid function.

What is involved in doing the Thyroflex test?

A symptom survey of thyroid function is completed first,
to determine whether thyroid function warrants testing
with the Thyroflex machine.

Symptoms are graded from 0 to 3

0 -No symptoms

1 -Mild symptoms

2 -Moderate symptoms

3 -Severe symptoms

Scores are then totalled. Your healthcare practitioner will
then review the symptom survey score and decide if
the Thyroflex test should be performed.

The Thyroflex test takes approximately 4 minutes to
administer and results are provided immediately.

Test results

On completion of the test your healthcare practitioner
instantly receives the test results. The report shows
your reflex response time and resting metabolic rate.

Reflex response times:

Hyperthyroidism = < 50 msec
Hypothyroidism = >150 msec
Sub Clinical hypothyroid = 100-150 msec
Optimal thyroid function = 50-100 msec

Resting Metabolic Rate:

The reports shows your current Resting Metabolic Rate
(RMR). This represents how many calories you are
currently burning per day. Resting metabolic rate should
be;

RMR woman = 2,250 calories / day

RMR men = 2,750 calories / day

Your healthcare practitioner can interpret the Thyroflex
report and will advise on which supplements and
nutritional advice are necessary to improve thyroid
function. If you are currently on medication or
supplements for thyroid, your healthcare practitioner will
advise if the dosage needs to be increased or
decreased, depending on your Thyroflex test results to
ensure the thyroid is in balance.

Diagnostic Testing

“As a naturopath I have some wonderful diagnostic testing available to me to share with my clients, which I am happy to discuss with you. They are not compulsory but can offer some more in depth information on your health, and make the treatment more accurate and effective.”

What’s Available

• I ntolerance Testing, a hair sample, for food, food additives and environmental toxins.
• Nutrient and Toxic Element Testing- looks at over 30 minerals. $129.00 • Saliva testing for hormones, stress and melatonin levels.
  
• Candida Testing-take the guess work out of it, for effective treatment.
  
• Mood Disorder Appraisal-identifies appropriate supplements, onliine assessment.
  
• Diagnostic Med lab Testing
• BMI/WEIGHT/BP, for effective weight management
  
• Urinary Indican Test-checks for bacterial overgrowth in the gut.
  
  
  *Separate charges are involved, which are not covered in the consultation fee. These can be discussed at time of consultation and what is appropriate at the time for the individual.

Naturopathic Fees

Testimonials

“diagnosed with an auto immune condition and not wanting the conventional treatments, I began looking at other options and then I met Tina. Tina has gone out of her way to work with me, to assist me to regain my health. Nothing has been too much trouble for her, and she has spent time researching my health problem, and suggesting options to me to try. Currently I am on the way to feeling like my old self, and this is due to her help, support and understanding.” Ruth

“after my Detox I feel great, lots more energy”
“thanks for the allergy testing, I am now wheat free, and my stomach is no longer bloated”
“homeobotanicals worked wonders, my child now feels better”

Making an Appointment

Tina is available for consultation Tuesday thru Friday and alternate Saturdays.
Please email

tina@healthypeople.co.nz

or phone 09 535 3560 to arrange a consultation.

Continuing Education

Tina regularly attends natural health seminars to refresh knowledge and learn about new products in the industry. Recently completed courses this year:

• Heel Homeopathics Master Class (8 Hours)
  
• Factors affedting Metabolic Acitivy (3 hours)
  
• Homeobotanical Conference in New Plymouth (14 hours)
• Unravelling insulin resistance (2 hours)
• Meet masters in herbal medicine (3 hours)
• New insights into obesity and insulin resistance (2 hours)
• Homeobotanical Seminar
• Energy for life

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