Lisa Scarfo Naturopath

Lisa Scarfo Naturopath Naturopathy is a system of medicine which focuses on the maintainence of health and the prevention of disease.

Naturopathy is a system of medicine which focuses on the maintenance of health and the prevention of disease. If you're feeling unwell, or experiencing specific symptoms, it's just your body's way of telling you something's not quite right, or out of balance. Naturopathy supports the body's own healing and looks at the underlying cause, rather than just suppressing the symptoms.Naturopathy is gent

le and safe, and it helps you maintain your health and well-being with long term benefits. All aspects of your health can benefit from Naturopathy. This is because Naturopathy treats the whole person not the illness.

21/08/2026

Puffy mornings. Achy joints. A layer around your middle that won't budge.

It's probably not willpower. It might be silent inflammation, and in clinic its something that I see that gets missed.

New blog post is live: the signs, what's driving it, the tests to ask your GP about, and what actually helps. Head to my Website

Ready to get to the root of it? Book your free Health Clarity Call for a chat, which you can also book by heading to my Website

19/08/2026

Had a chance to read my latest blog yet?

Its all about how silent inflammation could be contributing to your inability to fat burn. I find this can make a significant difference with a clients success if we know if inflammation is present or not.

Want the full details? Head to my website www.lisascarfonaturopath.com/blog

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That 3am wake-up and the scale that won't budge? They might be more connected than you think.Poor sleep affects your cor...
14/08/2026

That 3am wake-up and the scale that won't budge? They might be more connected than you think.

Poor sleep affects your cortisol, your insulin sensitivity, and your appetite hormones, all at once. It's not a willpower problem. It's physiology, and it runs in both directions.

If you've been doing everything "right" and still not seeing results, sleep might be the piece you haven't looked at yet.

Full blog on why you can't out-diet a sleep problem, - find my blog at www.lisascarfonaturopath.com/blog.

Want to know exactly what's driving your weight gain? Take my free Metabolism Detective quiz, head to my Website to download

12/08/2026

Ever wide awake at 3am, then dragging through the next day reaching for coffee and something sweet just to get through? (Ahem Yep I can relate!) That's not a willpower problem, it's physiology.

Poor sleep affects your appetite hormones, blood sugar, and cortisol rhythm all at once, which can make weight loss feel so much harder no matter how well you're eating. For a lot of my clients, this pattern starts in perimenopause, when shifting hormones disrupt sleep and can also affect insulin sensitivity at the same time.

If the scale won't budge despite doing everything "right," this one's for you. Link in bio to read the full post.

10/08/2026

If diets that used to work for you suddenly don't, this one's for you.

In your 40s, a few things quietly start working against weight loss:

*Hormones. Perimenopause, menopause and thyroid changes all affect how your body uses sugar, which makes insulin resistance (and weight gain) more likely.

*Stress. Cortisol doesn't just affect your mood, it can throw your thyroid and hormones off balance too. This was a big piece of my own struggle.

*Sleep. Hot flushes or a busy mind at 2am add up to poor sleep quality, and that sabotages fat loss.

*Inflammation. When it's chronic, it makes burning fat genuinely harder, even when you're doing everything "right".

None of this means something is wrong with you. It means your forties need a different approach to weight loss than your twenties did.

If you've tried the usual diets and nothing's sticking anymore, send me a DM and let's chat about what naturopathy options could help.

05/08/2026

Winter hydration hack 💧

Cold water bottle getting ignored with it neing so cold at the moment? (So freezing in Adelaide today!!)

Try this: splash a little hot water into your cold water. Warms it up just enough to make it easy to drink.

Aim for 1 glass, every hour. Your body will thank you.

How are you staying hydrated this winter? 👇

03/08/2026

New blog post is live:

"Why you can't out diet a sleep problem" 😴

Ever wide awake at 3am, then dragging through the next day reaching for coffee and something sweet just to get through? That's not a willpower problem, it's physiology.

Poor sleep affects your appetite hormones, blood sugar, and cortisol rhythm all at once, which can make weight loss feel so much harder no matter how well you're eating. For a lot of my clients, this pattern starts in perimenopause, when shifting hormones disrupt sleep and can also affect insulin sensitivity at the same time.

If the scale won't budge despite doing everything right, this one's for you.

Head to my Website to read the full post

31/07/2026

As many of you know, stress doesn't just affect your mind... it affects your whole body.

If you've been blaming yourself for feeling exhausted, wired, snappy, or struggling with your gut, sleep, or weight, your stress response may be playing a bigger role than you realise.

Just remember your body isn't trying to work against you. It's trying to protect you. Please be kind to yourself.

Which symptom do you relate to most? Let me know in the comments

Try and find some time to unwind over this weekend 💜

29/07/2026

It doesn't have to be flashy when ot comes to mid week family meals.
This is a regular mid week dinner where we get a few meals out of it - easy easy easy!

Chinese cabbage in a bolognese sauce i hear you say?? Why not?? *Sorry to Nonnas out there that shudder with the thought if this 😅😅😅

The beauty about a dish like this is you can throw in any veggies that are starting to get tired, or to try new veggies with your kids if they refuse to eat them in plain sight - this has been very successful for many of my clients over the years.

A variety of different fibres for the variety of veg keep our gut microbes happy. Lean mince stabilises blood glucose when adding bit of starch from the GF pasta or lentil pasta - happy days 😋

Just remember - when serving make sure there much more sauce than pasta!

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