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How natural therapies can help reduce stress

Symptoms of stress can emerge in lots of forms such as headaches, migraines, tiredness, fatigue, immunity issues and feeling run down as well as through neck and back pain. To celebrate Natural Medicine Week in May, WellBeing and the Australian Traditional Medicine Society hosted a wonderful morning event. Dr Karen Bridgeman, long-time contributor to WellBeing and highly regarded naturopath, asked Anthia Koullouros, Shareen McLeish and Madeleine Ong their top tips for reducing stresses in everyday life.

Anthia Koullouros

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