Endometriosis affects one in ten women in the UK and takes an average of eight years to diagnose. PCOS affects approximately one in five, yet remains widely mismanaged. Perimenopause can last for up to ten years before the final menstrual period, yet most women entering this phase receive inadequate information and inadequate support. These are the lived experiences of an enormous proportion of the women who come through the doors at Create Your Wellness — often after years of being told their symptoms are normal, their test results are fine, or that there is little more to offer.
Perimenopause and Menopause: Beyond the Hot Flush
Perimenopause is one of the most physiologically significant transitions a woman's body undergoes. The hormonal fluctuations begin, on average, in the mid-forties and can produce a constellation of symptoms including not just hot flushes and night sweats, but cognitive change (the perimenopausal brain fog frequently misattributed to stress), joint pain, cardiovascular changes, metabolic shift, mood instability, anxiety, sleep disruption, and changes to intimate health and sexual function.
Naturopathic and acupuncture support addresses both symptomatic management and the longer-term health implications of this transition. The withdrawal of oestrogen's protective effects on cardiovascular health, bone density, and cognitive function creates specific health priorities that naturopathic medicine can address meaningfully — through phytoestrogens, targeted supplementation, lifestyle medicine, and acupuncture.
"Your cycle is not an inconvenience. Your hormones are not a mystery. Your symptoms are information."
Endometriosis: The Inflammatory Dimension
Endometriosis is fundamentally an inflammatory and immune-mediated condition. This understanding has significant naturopathic implications: dietary anti-inflammatory strategies, targeted supplementation (omega-3s, magnesium, N-acetylcysteine, resveratrol, and curcumin all have specific evidence in endometriosis research), gut microbiome support through attention to the oestrobolome's role in oestrogen metabolism, and acupuncture for pain management and inflammatory regulation are all clinically applicable and meaningfully evidenced.
PCOS: A Metabolic Condition Dressed as a Hormonal One
PCOS's underlying driver, in the majority of cases, is insulin resistance. Hyperinsulinaemia stimulates ovarian androgen production and suppresses SHBG, creating the hormonal picture that gives the condition its name. Treating PCOS without addressing insulin sensitivity — as the oral contraceptive pill alone does not — manages symptoms without resolving the root. Naturopathic management addresses insulin sensitivity directly through dietary intervention, targeted supplementation (inositol, berberine, NAC, chromium), weight management where relevant, and lifestyle medicine.
The time, depth and clinical breadth your health deserves
Initial consultations are 60–90 minutes. Functional blood testing available in-house. Naturopathy, acupuncture, nutritional medicine, and lifestyle coaching as integrated components of your programme.
Fertility Support: The Whole-Person Approach
Female fertility is profoundly responsive to naturopathic intervention — particularly through optimisation of nutritional status, hormonal balance, stress physiology, and the gut-hormone axis. Acupuncture has one of its strongest evidence bases in women's reproductive health: multiple systematic reviews report improved IVF outcomes in women receiving acupuncture alongside assisted reproductive technology. Cycle regulation, nutritional optimisation, and nervous system support through coaching and lifestyle medicine address the wider physiological context in which conception occurs — not just the moment of treatment.
Thyroid Health: The Misunderstood Regulator
Thyroid conditions — particularly Hashimoto's thyroiditis — are significantly more common in women and significantly underdiagnosed. Subclinical thyroid dysfunction, where TSH falls within the "normal" reference range but the patient experiences clear symptoms of hypothyroidism, is rarely investigated or treated in primary care. Naturopathic assessment includes full thyroid function including T3, T4, and thyroid antibodies; addresses the nutritional co-factors essential for thyroid hormone production and conversion; and manages the immune and inflammatory components of autoimmune thyroid disease.
Naturopathy and acupuncture are complementary therapies and intended to support — not replace — conventional medical care. Always consult your GP or specialist for diagnosis and treatment of any medical condition.