Nicole Tricarico Naturopath

Nicole Tricarico Naturopath Nicole has over 30 years of experience specialising in women & children's health, and fertility.

With over 25 years experience, Nicole is providing naturopathic support and solutions for health and well being. Nicole specialises in women's health, fertility, pregnancy support and children's health. She is also a Metabolic Balance Coach and brought this to Shepparton in 2019. Nicole worked for over 20 years at Natremed in Shepparton, before starting her own business when Natremed closed it's doors in 2017. She also offers birth and parenting preparation, birth story medicine, A Celebration Day for Girls. You can visit her Your Birth Support page here: https://www.facebook.com/yourbirthsupportshepparton/

Perimenopause Changes the Rules 💥One of the more interesting things about perimenopause is how many women tell me:“I use...
16/09/2026

Perimenopause Changes the Rules 💥

One of the more interesting things about perimenopause is how many women tell me:

“I used to be able to get away with this.”

🍷A few wines? Fine.

😴A late night? Fine.

🍴Skipping lunch because you're busy? Fine.

☕Living on caffeine all day? Fine.

😖Being under ridiculous amounts of stress for months at a time?

🌷Somehow… fine.

💥💥Until suddenly it isn't.💥💥

⭐The alcohol affects your sleep.

⭐The late night wipes you out.

⭐Skipping meals makes you shaky, irritable or exhausted.

⭐Stress seems to amplify EVERYTHING.

⭐And the exercise or diet that always worked for you suddenly doesn't seem to work quite the same way.

It's easy to think your body has suddenly betrayed you.

But I think perimenopause often makes the body much less willing to quietly absorb what we've been throwing at it for years.

Sometimes that's frustrating.

Sometimes it's actually useful information.

Your body may simply be asking for a different kind of care in this season of life.

I'd love to know…

**What's something your body suddenly stopped letting you get away with in your 40s?**

16/09/2026

Mediterranean Lamb Nourish Bowl. Gluten free recipe with dairy free swaps. Iron-rich nutritionist-approved dinner idea.

🌱 Spring tends to bring out the urge to RESET.And I'm all for it.But you don't necessarily need a detox kit, juice clean...
15/09/2026

🌱 Spring tends to bring out the urge to RESET.

And I'm all for it.

But you don't necessarily need a detox kit, juice cleanse or week of surviving on green things.

A spring health reset can be much simpler.

🐝Get outside again.

🌸Walk more.

☀Open the windows.

🍅Start bringing more salads, herbs, colourful vegetables and fresh foods back onto the plate.

💤Sort out the sleep routine that went slightly feral over winter.

🫗Drink more water.

🏃‍♀️Move your body in ways you actually enjoy.

🍩Clear a few of the foods that have gradually become everyday foods when they were meant to be sometimes foods.

💥And perhaps pick ONE health habit you've been saying you'll get around to and actually start it.

Spring is a lovely natural transition point.

You don't have to overhaul your entire life by Monday.

Just use the change of season as a little nudge back towards looking after yourself.

No juice cleanse required. 🌿

October A Celebration Day for Girls. Do you have a 9-12-year-old daughter?Imagine if your daughter didn’t feel awkward ...
15/09/2026

October A Celebration Day for Girls. Do you have a 9-12-year-old daughter?

Imagine if your daughter didn’t feel awkward or afraid about growing up..

But instead, felt supported, celebrated, and quietly proud of who she’s becoming.

That’s what A Celebration Day for Girls is all about.

It’s not s*x ed. It's about her body and her experience of growing up.
It’s gentle, fun, practical and confidence-building.

It’s a meaningful and empowering experience shared with other girls and their mums.

A day to connect, laugh, learn, and gently welcome her into this next chapter.

We’ll talk about bodies and periods in a way that’s honest, practical, and free of shame.

We'll share women's stories and listen to a variety of experiences.

We’ll create space for what it really means to grow up, and how to feel good about it.

This is a milestone.

And one she doesn’t have to face with confusion or silence.

Come be part of a day your daughter will carry with her for life,
A memory of being seen, supported, and truly celebrated.

The October Course is the last one for 2026. Prices will rise in 2027. Don't miss out!

If you have a 9-12 year old daughter, this is for you.

More info: https://nicoletricarico.com/workshops/a-celebration-day-for-girls/

🌾 FOOD OF THE WEEK: OATSNothing exotic this week.No superfood powder from the other side of the world.Just good old-fash...
14/09/2026

🌾 FOOD OF THE WEEK: OATS

Nothing exotic this week.

No superfood powder from the other side of the world.

Just good old-fashioned oats.

Oats are inexpensive, filling, versatile and a great source of soluble fibre, including beta-glucan.

They're a particularly useful food for supporting gut health, bowel regularity and healthy cholesterol levels.

But I do like to make an oat breakfast a little more substantial.

Rather than just oats + milk + honey, try adding things like:

🥣 Greek yoghurt
🥜 Nuts or seeds
🌱 Chia or flaxseed
🫐 Berries
🍎 Stewed apple and cinnamon

Adding some protein and healthy fats helps turn it into a more satisfying meal rather than a bowl that leaves you hunting for morning tea an hour later.

And don't forget savoury oats are a thing too!

Sometimes the healthiest foods aren't the trendy ones.

They're the simple foods humans have been eating for a very long time.

14/09/2026

Do you need remedy repeats or an appointment this week?

Email your order in: [email protected].

At the moment theres only one appointment left Tuesday at 12.20pm for a follow up. Email me to go on the cancellation list. Otherwise jump online to book via my website or the "contact us" button on my page.

Enjoy the sun before it cools off again. Don't you love Spring?

The Health Habits That Matter Are Often Incredibly BoringEveryone loves a new health hack.The latest supplement.The supe...
13/09/2026

The Health Habits That Matter Are Often Incredibly Boring

Everyone loves a new health hack.

The latest supplement.
The superfood everyone suddenly needs.
The morning routine that apparently changes your life.
The gadget that tracks another bodily function we never knew we needed to track.

But after nearly 30 years as a naturopath, I can tell you that some of the most powerful things you can do for your health are also the least exciting.

🍏Eat real food most of the time.

🍗Eat enough protein.

🥕Eat vegetables. Lots of different ones.

🏃‍♀️Move your body regularly.

🌳Get outside.

🛌🏻Go to bed at a reasonable hour.

🫗Drink water.

😵‍💫Don't live on coffee and adrenaline.

🌸Have some downtime where you're not staring at a screen.

And do these things consistently, not perfectly.

Supplements, herbs and testing absolutely have their place. I use them every day in practice.

But they work alongside the foundations, not instead of them.

Sometimes the answer isn't another health hack.

It's doing more of the boring stuff that works.

**Low iron? Take iron.**Seems obvious, right?But sometimes the obvious answer isn't the right one.Recently, I reviewed b...
10/09/2026

**Low iron? Take iron.**

Seems obvious, right?

But sometimes the obvious answer isn't the right one.

Recently, I reviewed blood results for a client with low iron stores.

It would have been very easy to simply recommend an iron supplement and move on.

Except there were other clues in her bloods suggesting that **gut dysbiosis or a possible parasitic infection could be contributing to the problem.**

And that changes the conversation.

Because if something in the gut is interfering with absorption, contributing to blood loss or competing for nutrients, simply pouring more iron in may not solve the problem.

In some circumstances, adding iron when there is an underlying gut issue may not be the first thing we want to do either.

So instead of only asking:

**“How do we get her iron up?”**

I want to know:

**“Why is her iron low in the first place?”**

Is she not eating enough?

Is she losing blood?

Is she absorbing it properly?

Is there inflammation?

Is there a digestive issue?

Is something else increasing her requirements?

This is why I love looking at blood results as a **pattern rather than a collection of individual numbers.**

Sometimes the abnormal result isn't the problem.

**It's the clue that leads us towards the problem.**

And when we can identify and address what's driving it, we have a much better chance of creating lasting change rather than continually topping up the same nutrient.

That's naturopathic detective work.

🔎🩸

10/09/2026

The salad to convert the salad sceptics.

Your blood sugar can look great while your insulin is working overtime.This is something I've been seeing quite a bit la...
09/09/2026

Your blood sugar can look great while your insulin is working overtime.

This is something I've been seeing quite a bit lately.

A client's fasting glucose looks good.

HbA1c looks good.

Nothing particularly concerning there.

Then we test fasting insulin...

And suddenly we have another piece of the puzzle.

Insulin's job is to help move glucose out of the bloodstream and into your cells.

In the earlier stages of insulin resistance, the body can compensate by producing **more and more insulin to keep blood glucose under control.**

Which means your glucose can still look perfectly respectable.

Your HbA1c can still look fine.

But behind the scenes, your pancreas may be working much harder to achieve those numbers.

Over time, higher insulin can be associated with things like:

• Difficulty losing weight
• Increased hunger or cravings
• Energy fluctuations
• Abdominal weight gain
• Hormonal and fertility issues
• Changes in cholesterol and triglycerides
• Eventually, worsening blood sugar regulation

This is why I don't like looking at one blood marker in isolation.

Sometimes the most useful information comes from seeing **how the markers fit together.**

And finding these patterns earlier gives us an opportunity to start working on them *before* they progress further.

Normal blood sugar doesn't always tell the whole metabolic story.

Sometimes it's worth asking:

**What is your insulin doing to keep it normal?**

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