Cura Integrative Medicine

Do you need a qualified naturopath in Claremont, Western Australia, to treat your food allergies, hormone imbalances, anxiety, depression or autoimmune conditions? Cura Integrative Medicine is a multidisciplinary clinic that combines naturopathy and functional medicine to address the underlying cause of your health issue and assist you in recovering quickly.

Shannon Burford, a certified naturopath with a diverse background in multidisciplinary science, owns and manages Cura Integrative Medicine. His holistic healing approach combines the principles of ancient natural therapies with modern evidence-based technology to identify and restore the nutritional needs of each individual's body to optimal health.

Shannon employs functional medicine testing methods to examine and treat the whole person, knowing that the mind and body work together rather than separately. Aside from his extensive background in multidisciplinary science, his active listening skills enable him to get to the heart of each client's issue.

As the father of two healthy children, Shannon's determination to assist others in recovering and achieving optimal health is unwavering. He understands that with the right guidance, everyone's body is capable of healing on its own.

Shannon's extensive training and work experience have given him the tools, skills and knowledge he needs to effectively treat a wide range of physical and mental conditions, including:

• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• Bloating
• Gastritis
• Crohn's disease
• Lupus
• Hashimoto’s disease
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)
• Cancer
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Sports injuries
• Chronic stress
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Postpartum depression

Services Offered

Naturopathy

Designed to improve and aid overall health in a holistic manner, naturopathy goes beyond treating the patient's symptoms by addressing the root cause of their condition. Shannon's naturopathic approach combines functional medicine testing, dietary planning and stress management to treat the underlying cause of the problem while also providing patient education to ensure overall wellness and disease prevention.

Functional Medicine

Going through a battery of tests and then relying on medicine based on the results will not get you back in shape because it does not address the root cause of the problem. With functional medicine, you get the ultimate solution for your problem as it entails analysing what is wrong with your body and how it functions so that the tests and treatments given to it are specifically tailored to what it requires. 

Functional medicine uses a combination of natural therapies, such as herbal medicine, naturopathy nutrition and lifestyle changes, to address imbalances in the body and ultimately help it achieve health and wellness.

Nutrition

You may be eating the right foods, but unless your body is properly absorbing the nutrients from those foods, you may not be receiving enough nutrients to support your immune system. At Cura Integrative Medicine, you can get nutritional advice on the macronutrients and micronutrients your body needs to function properly, as well as how to help your body absorb them. Shannon identifies key nutritional deficiencies by using therapeutic doses of nutritional vitamins and minerals in conjunction with functional pathology testing.

Herbal Medicine

The use of herbal medicine in the treatment of mild to severe ailments can be traced back over three thousand years. Chinese herbal medicine is the most well-known and well-documented.

Many herbal medicines are now backed by scientific evidence and have been shown to treat and prevent a wide range of diseases by improving the functionality of the body's internal organs. Many Cochrane reviews on herbal medicines show that they are more effective than conventional drugs in the treatment of serious conditions.

Make an appointment with Cura Integrative Medicine today to start making long-term changes to your health.