I’m Elizabeth
I’m a Naturopath, Nutritionist, Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Herbalist and Flower/Crystal Essences Practitioner. ND, BSc, BHSc, MPH
And I’d like to welcome you to the Vintage Health website!
About Vintage Health
Vintage Health is the name of my health and wellness practice, where I offer a variety of consultation types, for children and adults, both in-person and online. The Vintage Health office, where I see my in-person clients, is a transformative space in the heart of Gosnells, Perth, Australia.
If you are ready to book an appointment, or would like prices, please head on over to here.
Along side my 12+ years experience as a Naturopath in community and private practice, I offer my clients an approach that combines the following principles and modalities:
- Naturopathic principles
- Scientific understanding
- Holistic and ‘mainstream’ Nutrition.
- Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) & Acupressure
- Western Herbal Medicine. TCM herbal formulas
- Flower & Crystal Essences, including Choose Your Own Crystals Elixir (CYOC) & Global Elixir blends. Also Bach flowers, certain Australian flower essences, and some handcrafted essences from local Quebec flowers.
- Balanced lifestyle suggestions
- Moxibustion (Moxa)
- Gua Sha
Using the above principles and modalities, I work commonly with the following issues: - Long COVID syndrome
- Adverse reactions to COVID vaccines
- Low energy
- Boosting Immunity
- Optimising vaccines, minimising their side effects.
- Digestive complaints
- Sleeping issues
- Menstrual complaints
- Body pains of any kind, from mild aches to debilitating pain.
- Stress-related complaints
- Concentration or memory issues
- Skin complaints
- Environmental or dietary hyper-reactions and intolerances.
- Imbalances in the emotional terrain, from feeling anxious to feeling depressed. And a combination of both.
- Feeling out of sorts in general.
And so much more! If you identify with any of the above, I’d love to support you. Book your appointment here.
Through an integrative approach, you move towards increased vitality, and managing your stress related triggers.
If you are ready to book an appointment, or would like prices, please head on over to here.
Gift certificates are also available if you want to give the gift of optimal health to family and friends. Please email me at:
elizabeth@vintagehealth.com.au
About Me
I hail from Perth, Western Australia. My Beloved and I have two rambunctious boys, Master O (10 years old) and Master R (7 years old). Our family wouldn’t be complete without our delightful and sweet dog Essie, and a small flock of bossy hens.
My Natural therapies journey began when I decided to try veganism at 16 years old. I wasn’t happy in a new school, and wanted to take control of something, so my diet was it. In the 1990’s in Perth, when there was only one soy milk or soy yoghurt in the local supermarket, it was a ‘weird choice’ I’d made. I was encouraged by family to go to a cooking course to master balancing my nutrients. The course was my first experience with concepts like fermentation, sprouting, I learned what gluten free eating was, about water filters, and organic farming, and food combining. It was a whole new language, and I was inspired. At the course I met a Naturopath, who told me about her work. I went home and looked it up, and was so inspired by using natural therapies to help your health. Decided, I finished high school, and in 1999 began with an Adv Dip (Naturopathy) and Adv Dip (Western Herbal Medicine) from the Australian Institute of Holistic Medicine. We covered topics including Naturopathy, Western Herbs, Flower Essences, Acupuncture, Homeopathy, Tai chi and Yoga. My veganism only lasted a couple of years, and I am so happy I tried it. Over the next few years I gathered more perspectives on healthy living and tried different ways of eating and treating my body. I obtained a BSc (Nutrition) and Master of Public Health (MPH) from Curtin University, and a BHSc (Complementary Medicine) from Charles Sturt University.
My attention turned to research and public health, and I worked for a time at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research. I was then lucky enough to land a position at the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) in Bangkok, Thailand, as a working volunteer with the Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development program. In Asia I worked in Zoonotic Diseases and public health education.
During my time in Thailand, I met a man travelling through the region, we irrationally fell in love, and he eventually moved to live with me in Bangkok. Things went swimmingly, so when my contract finished in Asia, I took a leap of faith and followed him back to his home Montreal, Canada in 2010. Spoiler alert, he is now my husband, and father of our two little monkey men, Master O and Master R.
When I first arrived to Montreal I realised soon enough that I wanted a career change. I wanted to contribute to people in a more face-to-face way, and using my first love natural therapies. After this soul searching, I came home to my career as a Naturopath. Vintage Health was born in 2011. For a number of years I also worked in a busy health food shop as a community Naturopath. I honed my craft, kept up with the industry changes, and worked with some fabulous people along the way. In March 2020 I said goodbye to that job to concentrate on serving my clients and community through Vintage Health.
Over the years I’ve added more options to my natural therapies toolbox, namely Traditional Chinese Medicine, with a focus on Acupressure and diet theory. In 2017 I took a deep dive into the transformative approach that crystal energy can have on the emotions and the spirit. I created a line of crystal essences that I share with my clients as the Choose Your Own Crystals elixir (CYOC) system, the Global Elixir blends range, and a Grounding & Protection spray. More information about my journey creating crystal essences can be found here. With the transformational power I witnessed in my clients, friends and family using these crystal essences, I decided to bring them to the global community, and set up an Etsy store. VintageHealthShop, which can be found at: https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/VintageHealthShop
In November 2021 my family and I packed up our lives in Canada, said au revoir to our North American family, and moved back to Perth. Beginning a new chapter for us, and for Vintage Health.
My loves include: my family; Miss Essie the dog; my ever growing plants collection and hanging out in my garden with the bossy hens; going for walks in nature; op shopping; gathering herbs for tinctures, teas & flower essences; and, I’m a sucker for dessert.
About the Vintage Health Shop
The Vintage Health shop, on Etsy.com, is where I sell transformational crystal elixirs and sprays to my global clients. If you are ready to try the wares, here is the link to get shopping!
So how did selling crystal elixirs and sprays come about? Well, exploring the effects of crystals on emotions became an interest obsession of mine in 2017. Holding different crystals brought on feelings of peace, clarity, being grounded, lightness, heart opening joy, confidence, communicating with intention, gratitude, connectedness to people….. and the list goes on. I noticed there were shifts in awareness that lead to growth in different areas of my life. Like flower essences, but not like flower essences. ‘Same same but different’ as they say in Thailand. One day I might come up with a more nuanced way to describe the difference, but for now that’s all I have 😋
So how to share the amazing healing energy of crystals in an environmentally conscious way? The answer for me lay in crystal essences. The unique energy signature of each crystal captured in a bottle, ready for me to share with my clients, family and friends. So I got to work handcrafting an essence for each crystal. In all, I’ve amassed a collection of over 180 crystal essences. A wide array of possible healing signatures ready to unleash on the world!
Over the years my clients have, transformed their relationships; created space and peace for themselves; acquired new levels of understanding about themselves; felt alignment with their souls needs and what they are communicating; and, developed a sense of faith and gratitude that they are being taken care of. And this is just the tip of the iceberg!
Introducing the Global Elixir blends. These are a set of pre-made elixirs covering some of the recurring themes I have witnessed my clients and people in the global community face. Broader ideas in the global consciousness like leaning into your intuition, letting in love in all its forms, speaking your truth, creating balance in your life, letting go of control and having faith the Universe has your back, creating appropriate boundaries, holding space for others and yourself as we all deal with being human, strengthening your powerhouse of confidence, and the list goes on.
Finally, there is the Grounding and Protection spray. This can be used in your aura or in a space, to clear negative energy, create groundedness and focus, and reset you or the energy in a room. Fantastic if you are working from home and the mad dash energy of the breakfast table now has to be cleared. A few sprays and you can be in organised and productive energy at the same table. Also useful as a monster spray for those little (or not so little) people with psychic abilities, who get scared of what they experience in the ‘unseen’ world. Here you will find the Grounding and Protection spray for sale.
You are most welcome to explore this website. Feel free to pop over to the Vintage Health Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram pages for health tips, healthy living ideas, health related photos, and the occasional inspirational quote or silly meme.
That’s it from me for now. Again, welcome to the Vintage Health site!
Elizabeth Cromie de Vazquez ND, BSc, BHSc, MPH