B.Pharm, Fellow in Anti-Ageing and Regenerative Medicine, Adv Dip Naturopathy, Adv Dip Nutrition, Adv Dip Western Herbal Medicine, Dip Ayurveda, Adv Dip Clinical Nutrition (Mental Health)An internationally recognized integrative medicine expert and author, Vanita’s career has been guided by balancing body chemistries in mental health and chronic complex health conditions. Vanita is in the vanguard of neurochemistry research which has led to the publication of Alchemy of the Mind and Alchemy of Amino Acids books with online masterclasses. She provides functional pathology, clinical training programs and educational initiatives to Doctors and allied health practitioners world-wide. Vanita earned her Board-certified fellowship in Anti-ageing and regenerative medicine, and qualifications in pharmacy, naturopathy, nutritional mental health and Ayurvedic medicine in Australia and abroad. Vanita’s research explores previously uncharted territory of compounding pharmacy with evidence based natural medicine and is a prodigious innovator in targeted therapy with many patients and health practitioners under her tutelage.Working as a clinical consultant for a functional pathology laboratory, she provides technical assistance to doctors, naturopaths, pharmacists; Allied Health practitioners internationally.Offering extensive experience as a pharmacist in conventional and integrative medicine, she has worked in community and hospital pharmacy as well as the pharmaceutical industry in South Africa and Australia.She owned and managed one of the oldest traditional compounding pharmacies in Australia for 20 years.Vanita is a passionate specialist in the fields of science based nutritional and environmental medicine, and has special interest in illnesses such as CFS, FM, IBS, Menopause, Andropause, men’s health, fatigue, adrenal, mental health such as anxiety and depression. Specific areas of expertise include: • Mental Health (depression, stress, anxiety, ADD, OCD)• Psycho-social factors • Disordered sleep • Environmental issues (heavy metals, synthetic chemicals, mould etc.) • Biochemical issues (Neurotransmitters, hormones) • Gastrointestinal health (parasites, flora, yeast, leaky gut, digestive insufficiency)• Nutrient imbalances• Allergies and intolerances• Chronic bacterial and viral infections• Mums and Babies health (Fertility issues, colic, post natal depression)
Listed skills include Nutrition, Holistic Health, Alternative Medicine, Wellness, and 39 others.