Nayana is a Fellow of The Royal NZ College of GPs with over 20 years of experience in general practice.
During her time in general practice, she developed a keen interest in prevention and a holistic/functional/integrative approach to treating patients. She trained herself in Lifestyle, Nutrition and Environmental Medicine and now focuses on root cause diagnosis, management and prevention of common chronic diseases faced by general practitioners.
Her experience is that by optimizing nutrition and lifestyle factors, many chronic diseases can be managed with less medication. She pays close attention to lifestyle, diet, stress, nutrient status, microbiome and hormonal balance.
As a medical doctor with extra training, she has diagnostic skills and investigation abilities like lab tests, radiology etc. and she is well versed in functional test interpretation and producing individualized treatment plans. She carefully monitors the response to treatments through regular clinical follow-up and appropriate investigations. Her ability to actively listen to your concerns and meet where you are in your health journey is most valued by her current patients.
Dr. Nayana specialises in Women's Health, IBS, SIBO, Chronic Constipation and Diabetes.
For more information, visit https://integrativehealthclinic.co.nz/
From Nayana:
“Working in holistic health and being part of my patients' healing journey is very rewarding. I am privileged to work with the most beautiful people who are motivated and want to make a difference in their health and contribute to society. As an integrative GP, I am lucky to apply a patient-centered health approach with each patient I see, and they challenge me to think outside the box; there is never a dull day. This is very special, and this is why I enjoy working in integrative/holistic/chronic disease management so much."
