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Camera IconNaturopath Conny Wehland at work at the Albany Centre of Natural Therapies. Credit: Laurie Benson<\/p>\nWellbeing doesn\u2019t have to be all or nothing, any small steps you can take to feel better are good for you according to Albany naturopath Conny Wehland.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo many people are just scared to start, or it feels like an overwhelming task to take those first steps to take care of your health, but really it\u2019s not an all-or-nothing situation,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBudget can also be a big factor, and the same thing applies, you can start slow and implement small, consistent changes that will make a difference.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny small, achievable thing you can do that makes you feel better, whether that be diet, exercise, or anything else, you are doing something good for your body and your mind.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Wehland is the resident naturopath at the Albany Centre of Natural Therapies, and said she sees patients of all ages and in all phases of life and that getting to know a patient was integral to using natural therapies.<\/p>\n
\u201cNaturopaths work with people often on a deeper level, so looking at the whole picture of your life, your interests and hobbies and habits to try to understand the underlying causes of things,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why naturopathy can complement normal medicine so well.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany people will go to their doctor, and they receive advice for a specific health issue or something that\u2019s bothering them, and naturopaths can add to that with our own treatments.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe for the most part, if the body is given the best conditions, it will work hard to heal itself, we often find there are things we can recommend on top of medicine or treatment advice from doctors that will make your overall wellbeing better.<\/p>\n
\u201cNaturopathy is great for chronic conditions, where there may be multiple issues or impacts that the condition has on the body, and natural therapies can often be something to help ease pain or make life just a bit easier.\u201d<\/p>\n
Camera IconNaturopath Conny Wehland at work at the Albany Centre of Natural Therapies. Credit: Laurie Benson<\/p>\n
Albany\u2019s Holistic Healthcare Network, of which Ms Wehland is a committee member, is hosting a holistic health expo at Retravision Stadium on Saturday, aiming to introduce more people to the benefits of natural health.<\/p>\n
The expo will be open from 9.30am until 3pm, and Ms Wehland said it\u2019s the perfect opportunity to hear from experts and practitioners in a range of fields, and ask any questions on your mind about holistic health practices and their benefits.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe expo is a great opportunity for the public to get lots of advice and have a lot of choice in what practices pique their interest,\u201d Ms Wehland said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of our local practitioners are offering small sessions on the day for a lower fee, to give people a taste of what they do and how it works.\u201d<\/p>\n
There will be 14 presentations across the day from practitioners, scientists and field experts about a range of topics from body image and the rising prevalence of weight loss drugs, to nutrition and glucose monitoring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wellbeing doesn\u2019t have to be all or nothing, any small steps you can take to feel better are…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":313520,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135983,64,63,87601,137,8384,1625,44,52350],"class_list":["post-313519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-albany-advertiser","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-great-southern","tag-health","tag-health-wellbeing","tag-lifestyle","tag-news","tag-regional-wa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=313519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/313520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=313519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=313519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}