Tania Lewis is a naturopath and registered nurse based in Rutherglen, Victoria, working with women in perimenopause and midlife experiencing fatigue, weight changes, sleep disruption, and thyroid dysregulation their GP hasn’t been able to fully explain. With 15 years of acute clinical nursing experience and a Bachelor of Health Science in Naturopathy, she is an accredited G.E.M.M. practitioner and ANTA member, working upstream from symptoms to address the gut, inflammatory, and metabolic drivers that conventional care rarely reaches. In-person consultations are available in Rutherglen on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and at The Bridge of Health in Yarrawonga on Fridays. Telehealth is available Australia-wide.
Your body has changed, and your care should reflect that
If you’ve been told your results are “normal” while still feeling far from it, you already know that standard advice has its limits. Fatigue that doesn’t lift with rest. Weight that doesn’t respond the way it used to. Sleep that’s fragmented, light, or gone entirely.
These aren’t small complaints. They’re meaningful signals. And they deserve a proper investigation, not a wait-and-see approach.
I work with women in perimenopause and post-menopause who are navigating weight changes, poor sleep, low energy, thyroid concerns, and ongoing fatigue. Some are high-functioning and frustrated. Some are depleted and have been putting themselves last for years. Some have a fresh diagnosis and need someone to help them understand it beyond the twelve-minute GP appointment.
What they have in common is that they’re ready to take a proper look.
A whole-body, foundations-first approach
My work is practical, evidence-informed, and personalised. Before I recommend anything, I want to understand the full picture: your symptom history, your existing pathology, your sleep, your digestion, your stress load, and what’s already been tried.
My clinical framework is built around the G.E.M.M. Protocol, a food-first model that works with gut health, endocrine function, metabolic health, and the microbiome as connected systems. The foundation is always diet, sleep, stress physiology, and digestive function — the things that have the greatest leverage before anything else is added. Where the picture warrants it, I use Functional Blood Chemistry Analysis (FBCA), Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA), microbiome analysis, and continuous glucose monitoring.
I call it a foundations-first approach: addressing what your body actually needs before adding complexity. You’ll leave with a written plan, a clear rationale for every recommendation, and a timeline that makes sense for your life.
I work alongside your GP and other healthcare providers, not in opposition to them. If something needs referring, I’ll say so.
This isn’t a quick-fix practice. The women who work well here are willing to engage with the process and treat their health as the long-term project it is. If that’s you, we’ll work well together.
I’m the naturopath behind Simply Naturopathics, based in Rutherglen in regional Victoria.
Before naturopathy, I spent 15 years working in both the public and private sectors as a registered nurse, completing my Bachelor of Nursing through Charles Sturt University in 2007. Nursing trained me to think clinically: to take a detailed history, recognise when further investigation is needed, and understand when referral is the right call. That way of thinking didn’t leave when I changed disciplines.
In 2024, I completed my Bachelor of Health Science in Naturopathy at Endeavour College of Natural Health. Naturopathy gave me the tools to work more deeply with nutrition, gut health, sleep, stress physiology, and the broader drivers of women’s health. Together, those two disciplines allow me to offer care that’s both clinically grounded and whole-body.
Something harder to teach
I’m post-menopausal myself. I’ve navigated a hysterectomy, menopausal symptoms, and significant cardiac events that permanently changed how I’m able to exercise and manage my own health. I know what it is to receive advice that sounds straightforward on paper but doesn’t fit the realities of a woman’s body or medical history.
That lived experience sits alongside my clinical training, not instead of it. It means I’m not working from theory alone.
Credentials at a glance
- Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy) — Endeavour College of Natural Health, 2024
- Bachelor of Nursing — Charles Sturt University, 2007
- 15 years clinical experience in acute nursing settings
- Accredited G.E.M.M. practitioner
- Member of the Australian Natural Therapists Association (ANTA)
- AHPRA registered (Nursing)
Where to find me
Simply Naturopathics
74 Main St, Rutherglen VIC 3685
Wednesday and Thursday, 10am–8pm
info@simplynaturopathics.com.au
The Bridge of Health
31-33 Belmore St, Yarrawonga VIC 3730
Friday, 9am–5pm
Telehealth consultations available Australia-wide.
Areas of clinical focus
My work centres on women in perimenopause and post-menopause. Within that, I work most frequently with:
- Fatigue, low energy, and energy instability that doesn’t resolve with rest
- Sleep disruption, including early waking and fragmented sleep patterns
- Weight gain and metabolic resistance in post-menopause, including changes around the abdomen
- Thyroid health in midlife and post-menopause, including subclinical presentations
- Blood sugar regulation and insulin resistance
- Gut health and digestive changes through the menopause transition
- Bone density support and osteoporosis risk reduction
- Cardiovascular risk factors in post-menopausal women
- Mood changes, cognitive shifts, and nervous system support through midlife
Ready when you are
If you’re not sure whether this is the right fit, the Clarity Call is a good place to start. It’s ten minutes by phone, no obligation, and it’s there for you to ask the questions that matter before you commit to anything.
If you’re tired of being told everything looks fine when you know it doesn’t feel fine, let’s take a proper look.
To understand what a first consultation involves and what to expect, visit the Work with Tania page.
To see the health areas I work with, browse the Who I Help section of this site.