Charmaine Carter: Clinical Naturopath

Charmaine Carter: Clinical Naturopath Charmaine Carter BHSc (comp med)
Dip Nat
Dip Herb Med
Clinical Naturopath, Medical Herbalist and Nutritionist.

The Natural Health Clinic aims to provide safe and effective natural healthcare solutions for all your health and wellbeing conditions. At the clinic I use an evidence based approach alongside proven traditional medicines and methods to provide individual treatment options for each client. Treatment plans focus on identifying the cause of illness and provide each client with the support and inform

ation to help take control of their health. Disclaimer:
Information provided on this site is not intended to treat or diagnose individual conditions, nor is it intended to replace personalised advice from a healthcare professional. Clinic Hours
The Natural Health Clinic is currently open flexible hours,
contact me at any time to arrange an appointment or for any enquiries. Contact details
Charmaine Carter
M: 022 187 3459
E: [email protected]

Waiomu Kauri grove a couple of weeks ago.Drizzle the entire way.Misted up spectacles and camera lens the entire way.Many...
24/06/2026

Waiomu Kauri grove a couple of weeks ago.

Drizzle the entire way.
Misted up spectacles and camera lens the entire way.
Many steps.

Still perfection.

The extended boardwalk at the top is 🤌

Why can nervous system support be so important in cases of recurring viral infection?The nervous system and immune syste...
24/06/2026

Why can nervous system support be so important in cases of recurring viral infection?

The nervous system and immune system are intrinsically linked, with chronic stress a common factor in activating latent viruses.

A latent virus is one that after initial exposure, lays dormant in your cells, non replicating and non symptomatic.
That is until factors like chronic stress/ HPA axis dysfunction activates the virus/viruses, and you become symptomatic again.
Not all viruses become latent, some you have the acute infection and that is that.
But common viruses belonging to the herpes family do (HSV-1, HSV 2, Varicella zoster), as well as EBV and CMV.
The gift that keeps on giving.
Latent virus reactivation is a very good example of when 'oh, it's just a virus', is a little deeper than that.

The rail trail lately
21/06/2026

The rail trail lately

Back in May.Gathered a few Octogenarians and got on a train.Highly recommend.
21/06/2026

Back in May.
Gathered a few Octogenarians and got on a train.

Highly recommend.

Once again a slight wander off track (sorry Grandad) rewarded me with two more old girls to add to my collection of favo...
28/05/2026

Once again a slight wander off track (sorry Grandad) rewarded me with two more old girls to add to my collection of favourite trees.
Not picking favourites but 80% of this collection = Pūriri/Vitex lucens.
How old would these ones be, I wonder?

Fermented foods...but maybe not with high histamine Vitamin D3...but maybe not if you have sarcoidosisIodine...but maybe...
28/05/2026

Fermented foods...but maybe not with high histamine

Vitamin D3...but maybe not if you have sarcoidosis

Iodine...but maybe not if you have Hashimoto's

Probiotics...but maybe not certain strains if you have IBD

B12...but maybe don't waste your time with 50mcg standard dosing

Health and wellness information is everywhere, accessible 24 hours a day, from multiple sources of wildly varied credibility and accuracy.
Which is why so many clients arrive in clinic feeling overwhelmed and confused.

As a naturopath, the magic stuff is not just the information, it's the ability to apply that information to each client, so as individuals they can understand, achieve and maintain their long-term health objectives.

Last FridayHopes were high for more sightings of were-were kōkako up on the highest level of the Waiorongomai loop.Alas ...
28/05/2026

Last Friday

Hopes were high for more sightings of were-were kōkako up on the highest level of the Waiorongomai loop.
Alas there were none.

A visit from a sweet little toutouwai was a nice consolation though.

Joy, Joybells, Mum.80 years old today.Happy Birthday, Mum x
20/05/2026

Joy, Joybells, Mum.

80 years old today.
Happy Birthday, Mum x

Werewere-kōkako (Entoloma hochstetteri)Spotting these will never get old.Their colour is so gloriously out of place.This...
04/05/2026

Werewere-kōkako (Entoloma hochstetteri)

Spotting these will never get old.
Their colour is so gloriously out of place.

This is my third year of heading up to where I first accidentally stumbled upon them.
A most serendipitous occasion indeed.

Find them in the cool of autumn, maybe after some rain, amongst fallen leaves and moss.
They like to grow underneath podocarps, so get familiar with the likes of
rimu, kauri, kahikatea, mataī, miro, tōtara or beech.

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