Staff Profile

Alex Moriarty is the new herbalist at Galaxy Healing.

He has studied Botanical Medicine at Nature Care College, a leading centre for natural therapy education.

While working as a microbiologist for a large multinational firm, Alex found there was a significant gap in his working life.  He made a decision  to pursue a career that would not only provide mental stimulation, but more importantly contribute to the healing of others.
 
Alex comes from generations of organic gardeners, and has always had a long term interest in growing and using Medicinal Herbs.  Through growing and observing these medicinal plants he has gained greater insight into the healing powers of nature.

Alex uses an individualized combination of herbs, nutrition and lifestyle advice in the treatment of each patient.  He believes that the body has the power to heal itself from most conditions and that natural medicine can provide the right tools for a person to achieve better health.

Alex can treat a wide range of complaints such as:

• Poor digestion and bloating
• IBS and bowel problems
• Skin eruptions, Menopausal symptoms
• PMS and female hormonal imbalance
• Coughs, colds and bronchitis
• Infertility
• Sinusitis
• Emotional Stress
• High Cholesterol
• Arthritis relief to name just a few.

If you have a particular health complaint that is not listed here, please give Alex a call, herbs can benefit  you in an amazing amount of situations!
 
Alex continues to study yoga with Maggi Nimmo as he has done for the past 3 years.
 
Alex is a full member of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society(ATMS).
 
For an appointment please contact Alex : 0418 415 439

Herbal Medicine
Herbal Medicine is any system of medicine or health care that relies solely on plants as a source of its remedies.

It is an ancient form of medicine which is used worldwide for many systemic health problems.

Modern herbalists prescribe herbs based on their traditional use, scientific evaluation and clinical observation.

A key feature of herbal medicine is that remedies are used to support and modify disturbed bodily functions.

The remedies are used to invigorate your body’s innate self-regulating and self healing capacity.