Meet our Practitioners

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Sandra Tenge

Naturopath, Nutritionist, Herbalist, Yoga & Meditation Teacher

Sandra Tenge is a Naturopath, Nutritionist, Herbalist, Health Educator, Yoga and Meditation Teacher. She integrates her knowledge gained as an Intensive Care nurse with personal experience and over 25 years’ of clinical practice working with gut health, food intolerances, IBS, SIBO, dysbiosis, mood and anxiety.

Known as the ‘IBS Naturopath’, Sandra investigates food intolerance and gut microbiome imbalance, alongside other functional medicine testing as needed, to identify problem foods or gut conditions and designs personalised treatments to support and restore gut and nervous system health and a thriving microbiome naturally.

Sandra takes a compassionate, integrative approach to help clients restore energy, hormonal balance, and emotional wellbeing. With a passion for restorative yoga, breathwork and meditation, Sandra weaves these powerful tools into her consultations, group sessions and retreats.

Learning to balance a busy life, embrace authentic self care and personalised naturopathic principles, she helps clients discover greater health, joy and a sense of calm, free from overwhelm, stress and anxiety.

Sandra treats both adults and children from her clinics in Melbourne, through telehealth consults, online programs, workshops and retreats. She is also available for media engagements, interviews and podcasts and is commonly asked to speak at events.

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Linda Spirou

Naturopath, Herbalist, Microbiome Specialist

Linda is a degree qualified naturopath and specialist with gut health issues, SIBO, dysbiosis and microbiome imbalance. She is passionate about educating clients on how to use diet and naturopathic medicine to restore a thriving microbiome for the benefit of the whole body. Linda is a highly motivated practitioner, continually engaging in further studies and recent research.

Linda’s personal attributes are aligned with naturopathic principles. She is passionate about health care and helping people reach their full potential.

With a high regard for her clients, Linda sees them as equal partners and active participants in their health and well-being, treating every person as an individual, tailoring her approach and proposed treatment strategies according to each client’s own unique circumstances.

Linda’s passion is working with people to Improve their digestive issues. This often also improves energy, sleep, skin issues, mood, blood sugar irregularities and food sensitivities.

She can support you in your journey, listening and working together to achieve a lifestyle that doesn’t hold you back, collaborate to manage the symptoms and identify the root cause, and if a flare up does occur, you can be confident she can deal with it.

Outside of clinic, Linda is a self-confessed foodie and love sourcing seasonal local produce.

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