About Us
Healthy Kids Naturally offers expert, up-to-date and practical nutritional education in a range of settings.
Founded and run by Noosa nutritionist & naturopath , Karen McElroy, Healthy Kids Naturally aims to help parents, teachers and schools make a difference to the health of children.
“I started Healthy Kids Naturally to spread the word about how real food promotes real health. I realised that we need to take the message beyond the clinic setting and into schools and homes to really start making an impact on children’s health.” Karen says.
Healthy Kids Naturally can provide useful tools and strategies for implementing healthy choices into school canteens, kid’s lunch boxes and family meals. We provide the right message to children, teachers and parents about the benefits of healthy eating.
“The health of children is truly reflected by what is eaten day in, day out, at home and at school. There are so many conflicting messages and so much marketing of processed foods, I saw the need for an accurate, credible and practical source of nutrition information for schools and families.”
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Karen McElroy
Karen completed a degree in journalism before pursuing her longstanding interest in herbs and natural health. She went on to complete a Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy), a Certificate of Massage Therapy and a Certificate of Yoga Teaching.
Karen ran a busy practice for over eight years in Melbourne, specialising in women and children’s health before moving to the Sunshine Coast with her family in early 2007. She has written university curriculum on reproductive health, lectured in clinical nutrition at RMIT and previously conducted workshops at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne on herbal medicine & menopause. Karen has also been a guest speaker at midwifery and fertility conferences and seminars.
She regularly contributes professional articles for various magazines and she writes a popular health column in Noosa’s local newspaper, The Noosa News. Karen loves the opportunity to improve the health of children through Healthy Kids Naturally and to help teach parents a hands-on approach to children’s health through her popular workshops on Natural Medicine for Children.
For more information visit Karen's website.
www.karenmcelroy.com.au