Optimum Learning & Health Centre

My third child was born with a severe brain injury and this affected not only his brain, but his body as well. After a few months, he was diagnosed with severe spastic quadruplegia and there was no known cure for this in Western Medicine. As I wanted to help him improve his brain function, I studied many alternative modalities to help him reach his optimum potential. 

If a modality was successful, I decided to learn it, so that I could help others as well. This became a lifelong journey and passion for me.

When Autism and chronic diseases became more prevalent, I needed  more nutritional tools, so I became a Specialist Naturopath, Nutrition Medicine Practitioner, Herbalist, Homoeopath and a Bio-medical Practitioner. I am also a fully registered Teacher in SA, professional Trainer, professional (Educational) Kinesiologist and a Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). I holds a Masters Degree in Nutrition Medicine and Biochemistry

For the last 30 + years I have worked with adults and children to improve health, (neuro) development, learning, behaviour and well-being.

I have now specialised in the recovery from (regressive) autism and the reversal of the course of gut/brain related chronic diseases that affect men, women, children & babies.

The nature of a chronic disease or condition is different in these groups, so please click on the link that is most appropriate for you:

• Men's health
• Women's health
• Children's health

Publications:

I have co-written an international best seller: "Elevate Your Health", which is available from most book stores. Her chapter is titled: "Gut Revelations". You can purchase the ebook and the hard copy by clicking on the following link:

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Here are some of the cnditions I have dealt with in c

• Recovery from Regressive Autism & (Neuro) Developmental disorders
• Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) such as Aspergers syndrome
• ADD, ADHD, concentration & other behaviour problems
• Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, CAP Disorder & other learning disabilities
• Specific learning difficulties in Reading, Phonics, Comprehension, Writing, Spelling & Mathematics
• Developmental delay, language & speech development
• Brain injuries and early stages of Alzheimer's & Parkinson's Disease
• Diet, Nutrition, Lifestyle, Health & Wellbeing
• Allergies, Food intolerances, Hayfever & Asthma
• Skin conditions such as Eczema, Psoriasis & Acne
• Gut conditions such as IBS, Crohn's disease & Ulcerative colitis

PUBLICATIONS:

The following articles can be obtained from the Optimum Learning & Health Centre or from the web:

1. A fresh focus on our food
   
   
2. How to Improve Learning. Information booklet : This information booklet shows the effect of Brain Gym® and the amazingly effective Integration process on reading writing, spelling and maths through writing examples of "before and "after"
   
   
3. How to Improve Reading. Information booklet about the Learning to Read for Sure Method, now called the "SureReading" programme:
   
   If you have difficulties downloading the information booklets, please Email me at akoelman@ozemail.com.au.

I am a Member of the AKA (Australian Kinesiology Association) where I am registered as a Level 3 Practitioner and an accredited member of the ATMS (Australian Traditional Medicine Society).

In South Australia I am registered with the Teachers Registration Board as a Fully Registered Teacher.

Upcoming Courses

Please click on the images below to download flyers about my upcoming courses (incl. course outline, dates and times...)

Autism - Brains in Crisis	Autism - Moving out of Crisis	Autism - Moving towards Literacy	Reading Readiness
Syllabification Rules	Live Maths

Qualifications

I am a Consultant and Instructor in the following Kinesiology techniques:

• Brain Gym
• Educational Kinesiology
• Immuno Kinesiology
• Food For Health
• Brainfood

A Consultant in:

• Touch For Health
• Applied Physiology
• Kinergetics (Level 1 to Level 7)
• Stress Indicator Points (SIPS) (1-3 + BAP)
• One Brain (Basic one Brain - Structural Neurology)
• Australian Bush Flower Essences
• Chironic Healing
• Homeopathic Meridian Science (HMS)
• Chakra Hologram

In 1999 I became a Diplomat in Neural Organization Technique (NOT) (see other website) after studying with Dr Carl Ferreri DC, its Developer.

In 2001 I started studying for a Master's degree in Health Sciences (Nutrition Medicine) at the University of New England, New South Wales and in 2003 and 2004 I won the scholarship for Academic Excellence awarded by the South Australian Chapter of the Alumni Association of UNE. In March 2005 I graduated and was awarded the Dean's Merit Award of the Faculty of Education, Health and Professional Studies upon graduation.

Whilst studying at UNE I started studying Western Herbal Medicine followed by Homoeopathy and in May 2005 I graduated with a diploma in Advanced Naturopathy from the Adelaide Training College of Complementary Medicine in South Australia. In May 2006 I completed a Diploma in Western Herbal Medicine and was awarded the prize for All Round Excellence in Studies. In 2007 I completed a diploma in Homoepathy.

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