About Lou Chalmer
Hi, I’m Lou. And I’m so glad you found your way here.
I’m an integrative natural medicine practitioner and counsellor, based just an hour from Melbourne, Australia. I specialise in supporting people across Australia and all around the world with complex and chronic health issues — including autoimmune conditions, chronic pain, endocrine disorders, mould and histamine intolerance, and complex trauma.
My approach combines nutrition, genetics, internal family systems therapy, and lifestyle medicine to understand how your unique environment and daily habits interact with key genes such as MTHFR, COMT, MTRR, NOS3, GPX, and many others that influence health.
My goal is to help you make sense of these factors and use them to create a personalised path to genuine, lasting health. I often work with clients navigating nervous, endocrine, and immune dysregulation. This includes autoimmune disease, mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), POTS, and trauma-related conditions. Together, we work to help them find clarity, relief, and resilience through a holistic, evidence-informed approach.
I’m empathetic, caring, & deeply inquisitive.
I came into this field after struggling with (and overcoming!) my own health issues with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, hormonal imbalances, and complex post-traumatic stress disorder. 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.
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 to achieve optimal nourishment through understanding how your unique DNA interacts with your emotional state, nutrition, movement, sleep, and the environment you live, work, and play in. These are the five pillars of what I call Ecological Nutrition, a concept based on the idea that by understanding your own genetic code and how your diet and lifestyle interact with it, you can create wellbeing that generates from within.
I am dedicated to empowering my clients with the tools and knowledge that they need to take control of their own health.
“You will always fail. But inside of doing that, you will advance and advance and advance…
I watched a fight once and a guy lost 14 rounds in a row and knocked the guy out in the 15th round. That takes heart.”
- Walter Mosley
I am a big believer in living with heart, and I want to help you find your way to living with heart as well.
A Little Bit More About Me…
When I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, I was told I’d never heal and would need medication for life. I was also battling CPTSD, panic attacks, brain fog, constant pain, and overwhelming fatigue — to the point that even getting out of bed felt impossible.
But I refused to accept that this was my future. I committed to taking charge of my health, no matter what it took.
Over the past eight years, I’ve dedicated myself to understanding how the mind and body work together. By learning to calm my nervous system, transform my diet and lifestyle, nurture creativity and connection, and uncover the genetic and environmental factors driving my illness, I was able to eliminate my CPTSD symptoms, put my autoimmune disease into remission, and rebuild a life filled with energy, purpose, and joy.
This experience fuelled my passion to help others do the same. I can’t heal you, but I can give you the knowledge, tools, and support to help you heal yourself.
Everything I offer — my articles, workshops, books, article, public appearances, and one-on-one consultations — is designed to deepen your understanding of your own body and empower you to take confident steps toward health and wellbeing.
My approach is simple but profound: use the body’s innate wisdom, supported by cutting-edge research, to create lasting transformation.
There are no quick fixes here, just a commitment to guiding you toward the healthiest, most vibrant version of yourself.
Just in case you’re interested, here are my current qualifications…
Bachelor of Environmental Science (1er Hons), Monash University
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Western Australia (two years completed)
Master of Counselling, Torrens University
Heartmath Interventions for Health Practitioners, Heartmath Institute
Optimising Immunity Using Natural and Environmental Medicine, Australasian College of Natural and Environmental Medicine
Nutrigenomics for Nutrition Professionals, Nutrigenomics Institute
And current professional registrations…
Australian Counselling Association (Level 2)
Society of Natural Therapists and Researchers, (Senior Fellow, Natural Medicine)
Nutrition Consultant, The Nutrition Academy
Internal Family Systems Level, IFS Institute (ongoing)
Feel like I might be a good fit to help with the issues you’re grappling with but not quite sure what’s involved? I offer free discovery calls for those wanting to explore what I offer and get to know how I might be able to help.