ABOUT US

Helping Nature Heal is run by Ann Vlass, a qualified Naturopath and Medical Research Scientist who has been running her own successful Naturopathy practice for over 6 years. Specialising in Fertility, Weight Management and Skin Rejuvenation, she completed her postgraduate qualifications in Natural Fertility Management and Better Babies Preconception Health Care with Francesca Naish, founder of the Jocelyn Centre for Natural Fertility Management (NFM) and Holistic Medicine in NZ. She has further completed postgrad studies in AI therapy, Ayurveda medicine, and Iridology.

Ann also has a Science degree from The University of Melbourne (double-major in Pharmacology and Biochemistry) and completed an Honours Thesis with the Department of Medicine, and research at the Royal Melbourne Hospital with the Department of Colorectal Medicine and Genetics, where she analysed modulation of cancer-related genes in response to diets containing specific dietary fibres known for their preventative effects against colorectal cancer. She is currently completing research in this field with the Department of Colorectal Medicine and Genetics at Royal Melbourne Hospital, and will further this work as a PhD, investigating the anti-carcinogenic effects of a component of red wine in a clinical trial.

Her 17 years experience as a professional actor has led her to work extensively with the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (formally Department of General Practice and Public Health) at Melbourne University in programs which trains medical students, GPs, and midwives in communication skills. She has appeared in countless workshops and training videos, and has been associated with a number of medical research papers.

Her public speaking attributes include guest lecturing in Medical Anthropology at Melbourne University in 2001 on the topic of Natural Medicine. Ann also regularly writes in-depth articles for popular holistic and health magazines. The Victorian Herbalist Association (branch of NHAA) invited Ann to be a guest speaker in June 2006 to speak on Post-Graduate opportunites for Natural Medicine Practitioners. Ann presented her current findings with her science research at the International Gastroenterology Week Congress in October 2006.

Ann's history of published work includes a research article on Co-Enzyme Q10 in LiveWell magazine in 2005. Lifestyle1 magazine (a weekly circulated around the South-West region of Victoria) interviewed Ann in July 2006 and commended her skills and impressive diverse background. The Australian Practitioners Fellowship interviewed Ann for their March 2008 issue about Iris Signs and Fertility. Ann was recently interviewed by Channel 31 about Natural Fertility, to be aired soon. Ann has written a research article for a BioConcepts bulletin about the highly technical HPA and its effect on Infertility to be published soon.

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