Consultations are time dependent. The initial consultation lasts one hour. The second consultation lasts one hour and is scheduled 2 weeks after the first appointment. Follow-up consultations are generally 30 minutes and are booked every 3 weeks.
Consultations are time dependent. The initial consultation lasts one hour. The second consultation lasts one hour and is scheduled 2 weeks after the first appointment. Follow-up consultations are generally 30 minutes and are booked every 3 weeks.
Once you have requested your appointment and it has been scheduled, you will be emailed an introductory pack which includes a questionnaire, privacy and consent form and other important information. You will need to email these documents back at least 48 hours before your appointment.
At the second appointment, you will be presented with your management plan. This appointment lasts one hour.
Your routine follow-up appointments address your presenting signs , symptoms, dietary needs and health issues.
A 48-hour cancellation notice is required. If you are unable to attend in person, an online or telephone appointment can be arranged. Manuela Boyle is always able to accommodate you and work with you.
For Manuela’s professional fees, please send and enquiry by email to reception@vitawell.com.au or phone 1300 110 807. The professional fees reflect Manuela’s education, expertise and type of service you seek. You will not be charged for short emails, treatment plan modifications, and letters to your medical specialists.
The clinic is located in Brisbane central district with ample free parking.
We specialise in supporting the wellbeing of cancer patient during, before and after cancer treatments with evidence based Natural Medicine. Our services include:
After your first consultation, you will be offered an individualised plan to support you for the rest of your journey. The plan will provide you with a calendar of appointments.
We provide a comprehensive dispensary of “practitioners only” brands. The products are carefully selected for their quality and beneficial effects. They include hypoallergenic nutritional supplements, herbal medicines, proteins powders, natural skincare, essential oils, books, CDs, and other natural products.
Prescribed supplements are provided at the end of the consultation to last to the next appointment. If you need to repeat your prescription between appointments, please contact dispensary@vitawell.com.au. Packaged items are dispatched in a timely manner around Australia and overseas. All packages are insured.
If you are unable to attend to the clinic, you are encouraged to organise an online of phone appointment. It is strongly recommended that your fist appointment is in-person; however you are too tired to attend, we will facilitate you with a call.
Emails are not chargeable; however, email consultations attract a fee. Letters to your medical specialists, GP and other allied health are not chargeable. Lengthy reports are programs are chargeable.
Consultations are available for those residing outside Brisbane. Consultations are scheduled through reception and are held via phone/Zoom. Fees and charges are the same as for face-to-face consultations..
You medical reports are treated with complete confidentiality and must be emailed ahead of time to reception@vitawell.com.au. If you are unable to email your reports, please bring copies with you on the day. If you experience any difficulty in obtaining these results, please let us know during the consultation and we will endeavour to obtain your reports. Please do not send photographs of medical reports. All documentation needs to be emailed in a PDF form.
Your medical reports are scanned and stored safely in the Cloud. Paper copies are kept safely in a locked cabinet. Only the practitioners have access to these reports.
With your consent, we aim at sharing our work with your Medical Specialists. We firmly believe in patient-centred care and in mutual collaboration across all disciplines.
Yes, you are encouraged to bring a family member or a friend to your appointment.
We kindly require a 48 hours’ notice to reschedule your in-person or online appointment.
Consultations are GST exempt; however, all dispensary products and the Metabolic Balance program incur GST. We accept credit card or debit card (Mastercard, Visa), direct deposit payments and PayPal. Payments are due at the end of the consultation if attending in person. However, for all online/telephone consultations, payments are due at least 24 hours before the appointment.
Yes, they are free of charge.
Nutrition consultations are eligible for health fund rebates from some private health insurance companies. The Metabolic Balance program also benefits from a rebate. Please check with your individual insurance provider about your health cover.
Testing recommendations depend upon individual’s needs.
We ask that patients to provide us with prior test results, a health history and timeline prior to their initial appointment.
Our practitioners will review and discuss any previous tests or treatments with patients during the initial consultation and provide a fresh perspective.
No, tests are not included in consultation fees.
All testing is done through third parties; our practitioners and clinic do not benefit financially from any recommendations or referrals made. We pride ourselves on providing ethical, independent recommendations.
Feeling overwhelmed by conflicting advice on what to eat during or after a cancer diagnosis? Manuela believes that food should be a source of joy, not confusion.
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Each meal is designed to provide essential nutrients.
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With a solid foundation of knowledge, you become a powerful partner in your care. An empowered patient knows to ask critical questions about the evidence behind a complementary medicine therapy, its potential benefits, and any risks or interactions with conventional treatments.
Manuela disseminates evidence-based research helping you engaging into a genuine collaboration and working together to build a safe, effective, and holistic treatment plan.
By seeking out and understanding information, you move from being a passive recipient of care to an active participant in your own healing.
Your body is unique, and so are your nutritional needs.
Manuela offers the internationally renowned Metabolic Balance program. Whether you are underweight or overweight, this personalised nutritional program helps you achieve optimal health, effectively rebalancing your body composition.
The program includes positive mindset techniques to support your emotional/stress eating problems, personal food preferences, meal ideas & recipes, and nutritional education. Prevention at its best!
Since 2001, the Institute for Functional Medicine (USA) has been directly accredited by Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. The strict post-graduate training education is based on current science, evidence, and clinical reasoning and evaluated for its effectiveness. Manuela has obtained the internationally recognised Board Certification for Functional Medicine.
Supporting cancer patients with personalised and complementary lifestyle-based interventions helps reduce side effects of cancer treatments and improve outcomes.
Functional medicine plays a much-needed role in cancer care, emphasising low-risk therapeutic approaches that optimise a patient’s health during their survivorship journey.
The state of mind impacts health through the mind-body connection. There is a nexus between body and mind are one. The mind feeds the body just as the body feeds the mind.
Since emotions, feelings, thoughts, beliefs, actions, and behaviour impact and literally shape wellbeing, Manuela focuses on strengthening your mental and emotional life.
She strives to help you regain and maintain hope, calm, optimism, and inner peace. Manuela wants to know how you feel; she listens and empowers you with positive actions, step-by-step into wellness.
Cancer-related is one of the most common side effects of cancer and its treatments. Like fatigue, cancer fatigue is whole-body exhaustion that you feel no matter how much sleep or rest you get.
Cancer fatigue takes exhaustion a step further: You feel physically, emotionally and mentally exhausted most of the time. Cancer fatigue may last a few weeks (acute) or for months or years (chronic).
To improve energy effectively, Manuela provides modalities ranging from mindfulness-based cognitive therapy therapies to herbal medicine and targeted nutritional interventions.
After the conclusion of cancer treatments, Manuela strongly recommends that you follow her clinical detoxification program.
After the conclusion of medical treatments, side-effects have lingering issues preventing a good recovery.
Manuela’s personalized program is designed to help you regain strength, balance, and wellness through a sensible, gentle, and effective detoxification process. It’s a path to a renewed you.
As a Clinical Nutritionist, Manuela provides personalised and appropriate dietary plans before, during and after cancer treatments.
She focuses on addressing your current nutritional status and develop the right diet for you.
“One size does not fit all” principle applies to your diet. Each person is unique and therefore variability exists between nutrient-sense diets.
Manuela provides a detailed 7 day menu plan, shopping lists and recipes that reflect food preferences and sensitivities. The menu plans are easy to follow. Each food is selected for its specific content of nutrients. Healthy foods positively support your whole person wellness.
We are increasingly aware that we face countless health challenges every day. Some of them will significantly contribute to a cancer diagnosis. We also have the tools to modify these challenges. Making proactive choices about your diet, increasing physical activity, managing stress, optimising hormonal balance, and minimising environmental exposures is a direct and potent strategy for your future health.
Manuela utilises validated Functional Medicine tests and blood work to identify the root causes of health issues and evaluate how different body systems interact and function. This approach aims to optimize overall health and well-being by addressing imbalances and deficiencies
Nutrition plays a foundational role in our health, influencing everything from our energy levels and mood to our susceptibility to illness. Nutritional Medicine is not just about avoiding unhealthy foods; it is about strategically using food and evidence-based nutritional supplements as therapeutic tools.
This approach recognises that each person’s nutritional needs are unique, influenced by their genetics, lifestyle, environment and specific health conditions.
Herbal medicine is the oldest and the most widely used system of medicine in the world today. It is medicine made exclusively from plants.
Herbal medicine is validated by rigorous scientific research which has explored the complex chemistry of plants. Many modern pharmaceuticals have been modelled on, or derived from, phytochemicals found in herbs. Increasing research on herbal medicine demonstrates that liquid botanicals play a critical role during, before and after a diagnosis of cancer. Your safety is her priority. Manuela always conducts a thorough check for any potential interactions or contraindications between your herbal and medical treatments
Manuela seeks to provide only the highest quality full spectrum herbal extracts available.
Cancer requires negotiation and navigation. Decisions must be made. Directions must be pursued. The decisions and directions often occur in the middle of stress, fear, trauma, and many other challenging emotions. The skills with which people negotiate and navigate their cancer journey are better supported by combining conventional treatments with evidence-based natural medicine.
Manuela is dedicated to designing individual programs to support you regardless of your diagnosis and the stage of your cancer. She collects all critical information about your state of health and help you in your decision-making process with the wisdom and the experience that comes from years of clinical practice. She works in alignment with what you think, feel, say, and do. In this way, she honours your self-awareness, your knowledge and views and integrate them in safe practices.
Manuela started her practice in 2007 in London, followed by Singapore and Sri Lanka where she headed a cutting-edge Integrative Cancer Centre. Manuela has been supporting people living with cancer and their families in South-East Queensland since 2014. Manuela is a PhD candidate, Centre for Healthcare Transformation, Queensland University of Technology; she has also completed a Master of Philosophy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New England; a Master of Public Health in Nutrition, University of Queensland; a Master of Health Science in Herbal Medicine, University of New England and Bachelor of Complementary Medicine . Manuela is a Board Certified Practitioner of Functional Medicine, with the prestigious Institute for Functional Medicine, Gig Harbour, USA; she is a certified Metabolic Balance and Fitgenes Practitioner.
Manuela maintains memberships and active training with the Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS), the Nutrition Society of Australia (NSA), the Society of Integrative Oncology (USA). Manuela is also a member of Australasian Society of Behavioural Health and Medicine (ASBHM)
Manuela is a Co-Chair Health Literacy and Health Behaviour Subcommittee (IHLA), Boston, United States; a co-editor of a peer reviewed journal; a co-author of chapter books; a contributing author for multiple publications, a keynote speaker – National and International events; and podcaster. She is a workshops coordinator and facilitator for multiple events
Manuela has lectured at the College of Naturopathic Medicine (CNM, UK); at the Endeavour College of Natural Medicine (Brisbane and the Gold Coast)
Manuela Boyle consults exclusively by appointment is Brisbane and Online.
