ATMS Sponsor Q&A

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Lara Ryan

The Herbal Extract Company are a sponsor of the post-viral symposium, in the lead up to the event we spoke with Lara Ryan about their role, the industry and what questions were asked the most.

Q&A

What is your role at your organisation and how do you support practitioners /or the industry?

Sales manager, practitioner consultant and Naturopath.

Working at The Herbal Extract Company we make high quality liquid herbal medicines.

We support practitioners with education on herbs.

How did you get into your area of expertise, and why do you stay?

I have been a Naturopath for over 25 years now, I was inspired by my own Naturopath in my teens. This industry has allowed me to practice, teach, travel, support people back to wellness and make some wonderful friends. I stay because I know that the world needs our healthcare more than ever before.

How has your field changed in the past five years?

While more and more science emerges about the active constituents of plants, we continue to believe that the whole plant gives a full spectrum of the actives available in the plant, both known and unknown, and this is the safest and most effective way to use these medicines.

What do you predict will happen in the next 5 to 10 years in your brand’s particular field(s) of expertise?

It is my hope that both science, nature and clinical experience work together.
As we know more about the science, I feel confident we will further trust nature to give us effective medicine.
I would love to see more wisdom shared from the elders of our industry and more mentoring taking place for the practitioners that will come after us.

What is the one-way you believe natural medicine practitioners, can make a difference for their clients?

By listening, by hearing the whole patient and having a truly wholistic approach to caring for their patient.
I also believe that coming together and sharing our experience, knowledge and wisdom makes us all better practitioners.

Fun fact for the readers: Tell us who inspires you/or who your professional idol is and why?

Marelle Burnum Burnum has been in clinical practice for over 40 years and has healed so many people in the truest sense of wholistic medicine. She is a gifted herbalist and Homoeopath and many, many members of her community have her to thank for their health and wellbeing.

(Please note Burnum Burnum is the correct name) https://www.facebook.com/mbbnaturalhealthcare/