Harnessing the power of plants for medicine is our oldest known system of healing. Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician and father of medicine, had it right when he said: ‘Nature itself is the best physician’. Naturopathy is an evidence-based, patient-centered, holistic healthcare modality with ancient roots in this philosophy, with many of its teachings originating from indigenous cultures - the first clans who learned the language of nature for survival. Naturopaths utilise a toolbox of individualised nutrition, lifestyle recommendations, functional testing, and plant medicine, to stimulate the body's systems back into balance and vitality in alignment with nature’s design. I encourage my clients to understand their physical symptoms as the gateway, and that we have an innate ability to shift our health with the assistance of nature and her astounding powers.