Meet Barbara                

I was born in Berlin, Germany. In 1972 my then husband and our 5 year old daughter migrated to Australia. Eventually moving from Melbourne to Cairns where we owned and operated several restaurants. After my divorce I moved to Sydney, where I got seriously interested in health and weight training, so much so that I bought into a small all male gym. Slowly, I introduced more and more women into the gym and soon needed to look for larger premises. I became a certified fitness instructor, teaching weight training and aerobic classes. I entered several bodybuilding competitions and got 2^nd place at the age of 40 years. I operated The “Manly Gym and Fitness Centre” for about 6 years.

After finishing my degree in Nutrition (“Advanced Diploma of Nutrition”) I opened my business Holistic Health (and of course I am still recommending exercise as part of a health program).

I have been working in my current practice since the beginning of 2006. Before that time I worked part time in a local Health food store as Natural Therapist and Ionictherapist (ionictherapy is a system of nutrititional analysis based on a mathematical equation, which is applied to the interpretation of the end products of metabolism found in the saliva and urine).

At the end of 2007, my friend Judie and I created a website selling a limited range of alternative health products. www.strideintohealth.com 

We love the way the internet is giving us the tools to reach and be able to offer help to so many people. I have also written 2 e books "How to be Allergy Free" and "How to get into the Wellness Zone" you can find them at www.healthebooks4u.com

Meet Judie

After returning from living in Papua New Guinea for several years I returned toAustralia and went to collage in 1989 to study natural medicine and graduated in 1993. I run a small massage clinic inBrisbane for a number of years, until moving to Airlie Beach,Queensland in 2002.  

In 2002 I started working with a friend who had a business in the Allergy testing field. He needed someone to handle the administration and marketing of his business - and that someone was me. 

In 2004 I was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis, an autoimmune disease and almost died in hospital. As a result of the Myasthenia Gravis, I was no longer able to work in the Remedial therapy arena.    

The first thing I did was getting tested for allergies. Allergies, are believed to play a large part in autoimmune conditions. In combination with other natural nutritional supplementations I find myself in good health today. It took me several years to regain my health to the point that most of the time I am symptom free now.   

So amazing has my recovery been, that in 2007 I joined forces with my Nutritionist friend, Barbara Bourke to create an “alternative health” website – www.strideintohealth.com  

My whole lifestyle, my studies and my personal experiences are what has brought me to wanting to spread the word about allergies and how this amazingly simple, non-invasive test can help you, just like it did for me.