Helen Elscot
Helen Elscot ND, MNZAMH has been a qualified medical herbalist, naturopath and nutritionist for the more than 10 years. Her chosen field of expertise is medical herbalism which has become increasingly validated as modern science confirms its safety and efficacy in clinical trials.
Helen graduated from the Perth Academy of Natural Therapies in Australia with an Advanced Diploma of Naturopathy in 2001 and was presented with the National Herbalists Association of Australia's award for outstanding herbal medicine clinical practice. She ran her own practise in Western Australia for four years before moving to Waiheke Island in New Zealand in 2005.
As a yoga teacher, Helen's 2001 study on the effects of yoga practise on hope and optimism in women residing in maximum security prisons formed the basis of her dissertation, "The effect of yoga on hope and optimism" and is widely referred to as one of a handful of qualitative studies executed worldwide.
Helen went on to work and study under Ricki Anderhuber, one of the pioneers of herbal medicine in Australia at the South Perth Naturopathic Clinic. It was here she cultivated her passion for herbal medicine, the protection of endangered species and the use of alternatives in a sustainable practise.
As part of her ongoing commitment to research and continuing education, Helen participated in the American Botanical Councils' research expedition in 2004, held in conjunction with the Amazon Centre for Environmental Education and Research, to Peru, South America studying botanical medicine and indigenous knowledge from the Amazon and Andes.
Helen's research led to publications in the Australian Journal of Herbal Medicine, "From plant to pill: A review of intellectual property rights, patent law and biodiversity", and "Botanical medicine of Peru: Pharmacy in the rain forest".
Helen is also a food and health writer who has had regular columns in the Fairfax publication the Sunday Star-Times and NZ Fitness and is
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Helen graduated from the Perth Academy of Natural Therapies in Australia with an Advanced Diploma of Naturopathy in 2001 and was presented with the National Herbalists Association of Australia's award for outstanding herbal medicine clinical practice. She ran her own practise in Western Australia for four years before moving to Waiheke Island in New Zealand in 2005.
As a yoga teacher, Helen's 2001 study on the effects of yoga practise on hope and optimism in women residing in maximum security prisons formed the basis of her dissertation, "The effect of yoga on hope and optimism" and is widely referred to as one of a handful of qualitative studies executed worldwide.
Helen went on to work and study under Ricki Anderhuber, one of the pioneers of herbal medicine in Australia at the South Perth Naturopathic Clinic. It was here she cultivated her passion for herbal medicine, the protection of endangered species and the use of alternatives in a sustainable practise.
As part of her ongoing commitment to research and continuing education, Helen participated in the American Botanical Councils' research expedition in 2004, held in conjunction with the Amazon Centre for Environmental Education and Research, to Peru, South America studying botanical medicine and indigenous knowledge from the Amazon and Andes.
Helen's research led to publications in the Australian Journal of Herbal Medicine, "From plant to pill: A review of intellectual property rights, patent law and biodiversity", and "Botanical medicine of Peru: Pharmacy in the rain forest".
Helen is also a food and health writer who has had regular columns in the Fairfax publication the Sunday Star-Times and NZ Fitness and is
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