What are the opening hours?

Monday 8am - 7pm Tuesday 8am - 7pm Wednesday 8am - 7pm Thursday 8am - 7pm Friday 8am - 7pm Saturday 8am - 5pm Sunday 9am - 7pm

Botanic Ave.

Home
Australia
Adelaide, SA
Botanic Ave.

Call Directions Website Contact the practice

Botanic Ave. integrates naturopathic insight & evidence-based research, with the traditional foundations of holistic health.

Offerings include Naturopathy consultations & Infrared Sauna sessions ~ step in & welcome your wellbeing.

28/10/2026

I will never understand why preconception prep still falls so heavily on women.

She starts the prenatal, changes her diet, tracks her cycle, gets her bloods done.. meanwhile his fertility is often barely mentioned.

S***m contributes half of the embryo’s genetic material, and male fertility deserves the same attention from the beginning.

A semen analysis can tell us about s***m count, motility, morphology, and DNA fragmentation.

Having this information before you start trying means we have the opportunity to identify what might need some work and make targeted changes ahead of conception.

Preconception care is for both of you 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽

22/10/2026

We talk so much about what women should avoid during pregnancy, but not nearly enough about what we can actively do to support a healthier pregnancy.

And exercise is one of the most powerful tools we have.

A 2018 systematic review and meta-analysis by Davenport et al. found that exercising during pregnancy was associated with:

• 41% lower odds of preeclampsia
• 38% lower odds of gestational diabetes
• 39% lower odds of gestational hypertension

And the benefits extend well beyond reducing pregnancy complications.

Other research has found that exercise during pregnancy can also:

• Reduce symptoms of depression during pregnancy and postpartum
• Improve maternal mental health and wellbeing
• Reduce the risk of urinary incontinence during pregnancy and postpartum when targeted pelvic floor muscle training is included

And this doesn’t mean intense workouts every day. Walking, swimming, Pilates and strength training can all contribute.

For most women with uncomplicated pregnancies, I really think exercise deserves to be a fundamental part of antenatal care 🤎

PMID: 30337463
PMID: 30337464
PMID: 32378735

19/10/2026

We’re all on our own health and fertility journey. This is just a little reminder if there’s an appointment or something you need to do before trying for a baby, book it in 🤍

12/10/2026

If you keep getting vaginal infections, this is the test I’d recommend so you can understand what microbes are actually behind the flare up.

It’s not always Candida behind your symptoms. Often there are other opportunistic bacteria involved, and without testing, it can be really difficult to know what you’re actually trying to treat.

A vaginal microbiome map looks at Candida, protective Lactobacillus species, vaginal pH and other bacteria that may be contributing.

Rather than continually treating the symptoms, test so you can understand what’s actually going on 🤎

05/10/2026

The first trimester can be incredibly humbling.

You can be so grateful to be pregnant and still find it really, really hard to function when you feel sick from the moment you open your eyes.

The usual advice to “just eat some crackers” isn’t quite the answer to help break the nausea-blood sugar loop.

There are so many little ways we can support your nutrition, hydration, blood sugar and nutrient needs through these early weeks, even when food feels like the absolute last thing you want.

And if you’re really struggling, please don’t feel like you just have to push through.

We support women with this every day in the clinic. If you’d like some individualised support through your pregnancy, you can book an appointment with one of our fertility naturopaths via the link in my bio 🤎

14/09/2026

IVF can be an incredible tool. But it shouldn’t always be the first place we look.

One of the biggest things I want couples to understand is that struggling to conceive doesn’t automatically mean IVF is the only next step.

Especially when you’ve been told you have “unexplained infertility”

Because unexplained is usually just untested and unexplored infertility.

Before moving into IVF, I want to know things like:

— Is ovulation actually optimal, even if periods are regular?

— Could there be silent endometriosis or adenomyosis?
And importantly, could identifying and treating endometriosis improve the chance of natural conception or improve IVF outcomes?

— Has male fertility been properly investigated, including s***m DNA fragmentation?

— Are there thyroid, progesterone or prolactin issues?

— Is insulin resistance or blood sugar dysregulation playing a role?

— Are there nutrient deficiencies, oxidative stress or chronic inflammation?

— Could there be infections or immune activation?

— What does the gut and vaginal microbiome look like?

— Are there uterine or tubal factors that haven’t been properly ruled out?

IVF can help fertilise an egg and transfer an embryo, and for many couples it is absolutely the right pathway.

But it doesn’t necessarily correct the underlying reason pregnancy wasn’t happening naturally in the first place.

And that matters not only for conception, but potentially for egg and s***m quality, implantation, pregnancy health and how well someone responds to IVF itself.

This is why I’m such a big advocate for comprehensive preconception investigation before IVF, where time and circumstances allow.

Not because I’m anti-IVF. Because couples deserve to understand what may be contributing to their fertility struggles and whether there are things we can optimise first 🙏🏼🧡

11/09/2026

Day 11 of what I see in clinic that can quietly impact fertility.. vitamin D.

This is one I talk about constantly because I still see couples come to us after multiple rounds of IVF who either haven’t had their vitamin D tested at all, or have simply been told it’s “normal.”

But vitamin D has a much bigger role in fertility than most people realise.

It’s involved in egg development and quality, s***m health, hormone signalling, ovulation, development of the endometrial lining, implantation and immune regulation in early pregnancy.

So when we’re looking at fertility, I don’t just want to know whether vitamin D is technically within the reference range.

I want to know whether it’s sitting at a level that is actually supportive of preconception and pregnancy.

In clinic, we generally aim for around 100–120 nmol/L preconception, while always considering the individual and supplementing appropriately.

And this is exactly why I’m so big on testing rather than blindly supplementing. We want to know where you’re starting, what dose is appropriate, and whether your levels are actually responding.

Such a simple marker to check, yet one I still see missed far too often in fertility workups.

Follow along for more of the pieces of fertility that can easily be overlooked 🌞

Address

Adelaide, SA
5031

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 7pm
Tuesday	8am - 7pm
Wednesday	8am - 7pm
Thursday	8am - 7pm
Friday	8am - 7pm
Saturday	8am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 7pm

Telephone

+61422657305

Website

http://www.botanicave.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Botanic Ave. posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.