Alexandra Brewster

Alex is the principal practitioner at Healing Hands Natural Health Centre in Ipswich, Queensland. She is a naturopath, nutritionist and Western herbalist with a passion for empowering patients to take control of their health. Alex spent 30 years as a registered nurse and midwife, working in fields such as general surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, before retraining as a natural medicine practitioner. She completed her Master of Health Science at the University of New England in 2015, then in 2017 Alex completed a Diploma in Biological Medicine at the Paracelsus Clinic in Switzerland, where she explored traditional European methods of practicing natural medicine. Alex is also a fully certified Institute of Functional Medicine Practitioner – one of only eight in Australia. In her clinic, Alex specialises in mental health, stress, holistic endocrine treatments, and gut issues. Which is why I am so excited to be talking to her today about the link between hormones and mental health.