Elizabeth Santos is a practising Women’s Health Naturopath in the Adelaide Hills. She is also currently completing a Masters in Advanced Naturopathic Medicine.
Her primary focus is helping women with reproductive and sexual health, pregnancy and postpartum health, perimenopausal symptoms and genitourinary conditions. She offers tele-health consults only at this time.
With compassion and care Elizabeth will help you get crystal clear on the next steps you need to take on your health journey, and she will work with you as you make any necessary changes, and remove barriers to wellness.
Naturopathic Care is provided alongside medical practitioners, specialists, allied health professionals or other Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) practitioners in a collaborative and multi-disciplinary manner.
NATUROPATHY SUPPORT FOR:
- recurrent urinary tract infections
- yeast infections / candida, bacterial vaginosis, sexually transmitted infections
- genitourinary syndrome of lactation
- perinatal anxiety and depression – pregnancy, postpartum mood disturbances, ADHD and neurodivergence support
- pregnancy gestational diabetes, cholestasis support
- fertility and trying to conceive (couple appointments available), IVF support
- hormonal imbalance at menarche, postpartum, perimenopause – (symptoms may include acne, mood changes, vaginal dryness, night sweats, headaches, skin changes, insomnia)
- endometriosis, adenomyosis, PCOS, irregular periods, fibroids
- digestive dysfunction including IBS, constipation, Celiac disease support, Crohn’s disease, inflammatory bowel disease, dysbiosis, suspected food intolerances, ‘leaky gut’.
- immune health, bacterial and viral infections
- burnout and stress
- PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) and PMS (premenstrual syndrome)
Functional Pathology Testing through select pathology labs is a valuable tool to aid clinical reasoning and naturopathic assessment in the treatment of hormones, gut microbiome, vaginal microbiome and more.
Testing and judicious use of outcome measurement tools and questionnaires guides evidence-based treatment protocols and provides a baseline for reassessment of your progress at a later stage.
Elizabeth will work collaboratively alongside your medical practitioner to support you in understanding your test results.
Qualifications include Bachelor of Physiotherapy 2006 (non-practising), Bachelor of Health Sciences 2014 (Naturopathy) and Master’s of Advanced Naturopathic Medicine (2024-2025 currently completing), including a Women’s Health Research Project in Postpartum genitourinary health at Southern Cross University through the National Centre of Naturopathic Medicine.
We wish to acknowledge and respect that we are living upon the traditional lands of the Peramangk people who are highly respected rainmakers, sorcerers, doctors and the fire givers among the other Aboriginal nations.
We further recognise and respect that the Peramangk have for millennia had a deep and intrinsic connection to the land and respect their ongoing right to maintain that connection both spiritually and culturally.
LGBTIQA+ Inclusive. Please indicate on your medical intake form your preferred pronouns and any other health needs.