What we do

Cheryl Penna - Functional Medicine Practitioner & Herbalist

Are you concerned about your health, confused about what to eat or do you need advice on foods and nutrients that will build, repair and nourish your body?  

As a Functional Medicine practitioner, I view the body, its systems and its diseases differently from general medical practitioners. As a result I offer my clients a more integrated approach to addressing the cause of their condition, rather than symptom based treatment.

My primary focus is to help educate my clients on the benefits of foods, nutrients, herbs & lifestyle habits that nourish their body and promote long term health.  Investigations to help this process often includes; functional pathology testing, medical history, physical assessments, skin & body analysis, iris, tongue, hair and nail assessment and defining the goals you want to achieve from your treatment.  

Treatment often includes a combination of therapeutic nutrients and traditional herbal preparations that work to restore balance as well as lifestyle and dietary advice that creates a health plan for vitality and longevity. Herbal medicine can offer an important adjunct to support current medical treatment or be used as a primary treatment in conditions that medicine has been unable to treat.       

Your initial consultation focuses on a comprehensive health assessment to identify any areas of imbalance that may be contributing to your current symptoms or long-term optimal health. We offer the following comprehensive range of services listed below:-

• Fat loss & Body Reshaping Weight Loss Program
• Nutrition & Dietary advice
• Women’s health
• Preconception & Pregnancy Health
• Thyroid and Adrenal health
• Stress and Sleep management
• Healthy Ageing  

Assessments

In addition, urban sense also provides a comprehensive range of assessments and diagnostic tests to support the treatments it prescribes. These include:-

• Cellular Health Analysis                                                                            
• Stress and Sleep Hormone Profile                                                             
• Saliva Hormonal Assessment
• Nutrogenomic Gene Profilng
• Functional Liver Detoxification Profile
• Comprehensive Stool analysis
• Full Thyroid Profile
• Urinary Iodine testing
• Hair Mineral Analysis
• IgG Food Allergy testing
• Nutritional Assessment                                                                           
• Zinc tally assessment  

Other modalities available

• Elsie Scully - Kinesiology and Aromatherapy    
• Sonia Crulli - Remedial Massage & Body pamper treatments