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Meet the Rosebud GPs with time for your whole health story If you're proactive about your health, you might like to meet Whole Medicine's integrative GPs. DR Marina Mc Pherson (MBBS, B. Sci (Biomedical) FRACGP DR Marina has been practicing integrative family medicine for more than 10 years. She is passionate about educating people about their health - inspiring and empowering them to live their best and most optimal life. Marina completed her studies in post-graduate medicine at F...

Did you know that sleep is one of the most important factor for long term mental and physical health?

Even short-term sleep deprivation is associated with a poorer productivity and poorer mental health. Sleep is a vital time for rest, rejuvenation and cellular repair. It is during sleep that our immune system does it's finest work, alongside the liver detoxification, hormonal balance, emotional regulation and gut function.

Alarmingly teenagers and even small children are getting into ba...

When treating your symptoms isn't enough Whether you are a new mum, a baby boomer or a business owner, everyone wants to be well. But, sadly, chronic disease is Australia's biggest health challenge with heart disease, obesity, cancer, cognitive impairment, arthritis and diabetes at epidemic proportions. Dr Margaret Evers, Whole Medicine GP (MBBS, FRACGP), says the key to staying well is to take care of the whole spectrum of your health including the physical, mental, emotional and ...

Integrative medicine is a philosophy of health that focuses on the individual patient and combines conventional western medicine with evidence-based natural medicine and therapies within the current mainstream system. An Integrative GP reaffirms the significant relationship between the doctor and the patient. It is a complete emphasis on the whole person. Integrative medicine isn't alternative medicine as it is informed by the latest scientific evidence, and it makes use of all available ...

This article will appear in the Mornington Peninsula Magazine August 2018 Addition. Over the past 15 years the internet-based positive health movement has: Inspired us to review our dietary habits in a fast food-loving culture; Encouraged us to slow down in a pace-obsessed world; and, Emphasised the importance of lifestyle when it comes to our health and well-being. But what about when health becomes an obsession, when all we think about is being optimally healthy, when we feel...