Hi, I’m Lou Chalmer.

I’m a functional nutrition consultant and complementary medicine practitioner based just an hour from Melbourne, Australia. I specialise in methylation and genetics and how they can be optimised through diet and lifestyle to create a state of genuine health. If you have or suspect you have mutations in genes like MTHFR, COMT, MTRR, NOS 3, GPX, or any of the other thousands of genes known to cause health issues, including but not limited to MCAS and autoimmune diseases, I will guide you towards the answers you’re looking for.

I’m empathetic, caring, and deeply inquisitive.

I came into this field after struggling with (and overcoming!) my health issues with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. After taking years to get a diagnosis, I decided to take matters into my own hands and set about the work of healing naturally. I know what it’s like to not feel heard, and I promise that I will take your concerns seriously. I’m a scientist and an investigator; curiosity is in my nature. I love to get answers to questions and solve problems, including what’s causing your health issues. My approach is based on the most up-to-date research and achieving optimal health.

I’m here to help.

I’m not here to dismiss you or put you on some fad diet that might be completely unsuitable for you. I will support you in achieving optimal nourishment by understanding how your unique DNA interacts with your emotional state, nutrition, movement, sleep, and the environment in which you live, work, and play.

I want to understand your problems.

Because I like to understand the underpinning causes of health complaints, I use a 1.5-hour discovery session when I first meet with clients. This enables us to work collaboratively to understand the underlying causes of your issues and build a basic framework to begin to address them. This will form the basis of a self-care plan that you will implement over the coming weeks. You can bring along recent bloodwork, testing, or genetic testing to give me a head start on helping you and make the process smoother and quicker.

Follow-up appointments are for making adjustments and tracking progress.

During follow-up appointments, we can then build in more layers and equip you with more tools to implement and execute your self-care plan, plus go through any additional issues that may arise through further testing. This can also be an opportunity to troubleshoot or answer questions that have arisen following the initial appointment.

How long does it take to see results?

While each patient varies in terms of their symptoms and presenting issues, I generally expect to start seeing improvements within 4-6 weeks from the initial consult.

My approach is based on the idea that the body has an inherent capacity to self-regulate and heal itself when it gets the right signals from the internal and external environments. Together, we’ll design and implement simple techniques and strategies that you can comfortably sustain for the rest of your life to consistently maintain your health and well-being.