Preventative Health

Welcome to our dedicated platform focused on proactive well-being and preventative health, where we explore the vital dimensions of staying ahead of potential health issues. Preventative health involves a strategic approach to maintaining and enhancing your health through proactive measures, lifestyle choices, and early interventions.

Our comprehensive content delves into the foundations of preventative health, covering topics from nutrition and fitness to stress management and checks to carry out. Our preventative health practitioners provide personalised strategies for disease prevention and health optimisation. Our mission is to empower you with knowledge, resources, and insights that foster a holistic and preventative approach to your well-being.

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Dr Ailina Ismail
Functional GP
Hoppers Crossing
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VIC
-37.86631
144.6951
With more than 30 years of clinical experience and a strong background in conventional medicine, Dr Ailina Ismail is a Functional Medicine Doctor dedicated to helping people uncover the root causes behind persistent symptoms such as fatigue, brain fog, hormonal changes, digestive issues, thyroid concerns, inflammation, and suspected autoimmune dysfunction. Her approach combines medical rigour with a comprehensive, whole-body perspective, exploring how factors including gut health, hormones, immunity, metabolism, nutrition, environment, and the nervous system may be influencing overall wellbeing. Through her signature 5R Program, Dr Ailina provides a structured and personalised framework that includes detailed history taking, functional bloodwork interpretation, lifestyle and nutrition guidance, and practical education to help clients gain clarity, feel heard, and make informed decisions about their health. She is particularly passionate about supporting health-conscious women who have struggled to find answers and are seeking a more thorough, clinically grounded approach to long-term wellness.
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Dr. Kafayat Lee
Lifestyle Medicine GP
East Melbourne
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VIC
-37.81292
144.98572
Melbourne CBD
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-37.8142
144.96333
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Dr Lee is passionate about her patients achieving the best health possible by empowering them to make positive lifestyle changes.
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Lisa Collins
Lifestyle Medicine GP
North Shore Sydney
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NSW
-31.3985
152.9012
Sydney
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NSW
-33.86873
151.20695
Terrey Hills
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NSW
-33.69346
151.22058
Dr Lisa Collins is a highly experienced and compassionate GP based in Sydney, originally from the UK. She has practiced Medicine for over 15 years. Lisa is passionate about lifestyle medicine and offers personalised consultations helping people to improve their physical health and mental wellbeing. As a Health Coach she provides insights and practical actions based on an understanding of people‚'s individual needs and circumstances.
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Jennifer Harrington
Naturopath
East Sydney
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NSW
-33.86873
151.20695
Edgecliff
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NSW
-33.87911
151.2376
Sydney
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NSW
-33.86873
151.20695
Naturopath, Adaptive Medicine Practitioner - With over 2 decades of clinical experience, Jen specialises in adaptive medicine and cellular health — helping clients uncover and address the hidden imbalances that drive fatigue, inflammation, hormonal disruption, chronic illness, and performance limitations. Her approach combines real-time functional testing, live blood analysis, and advanced bio-stacking technologies to deliver highly personalised, data-driven care.
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Michelle Kirby
Naturopath
Canberra
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ACT
-35.27952
149.12927
Forrest
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ACT
-35.31847
149.1241
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Dr Maree Poggio
General Practitioner
Pimlico
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QLD
-19.27633
146.79027
Townsville
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QLD
-19.25808
146.81836
Dr. Maree Poggio is a lifestyle medicine GP who specialises in obesity management and medical weight loss located in Townsville and Far North Queensland. As an expert with certification from the World Obesity Federation, Dr. Poggio provides a compassionate approach to her patients.
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Dr Amelia Stephens
General Practitioner
Brisbane CBD
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QLD
-27.47372
152.99576
Paddington
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QLD
-27.46008
153.0021
Dr Amelia Stephens is a GP with special interest in Integrative Medicine working in Brisbane.
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Dr Jessica Leech
General Practitioner
Freshwater
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QLD
-16.87915
145.71371
North Shore Sydney
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NSW
-31.3985
152.9012
For over 16 years, Dr. Jessica Leech has been a dedicated and compassionate General Practitioner serving the community of the Northern Beaches in Sydney. Known for her warm and professional demeanour, Dr. Leech has earned a reputation for providing comprehensive healthcare tailored to the specific needs of families, women, children, and individuals aged 50 and above.
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Preventative Health
Featured Articles

The Future of Longevity Is Already Here - and We Went to Find It

When we built Health Hunter, we built it around a belief that most Australians carry quietly: that staying healthy shouldn't be harder than getting sick. That access to preventative, personalised, practitioner-led care shouldn't be a luxury reserved for the few. That belief took us further than we expected this year.

The Complete Guide to Preventative Health Checks in Australia: Your Roadmap to Lifelong Wellness

Preventative health is the cornerstone of maintaining optimal health throughout your life. Through healthy lifestyle habits and intelligent use of screening tests, you can ensure you maximise your chances of leading a long and healthy life. In Australia, where chronic diseases affect millions of people, regular preventive health checkups are more important than ever. This comprehensive guide will help you understand what you need at different life stages and how to find the right options for you
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Full Body MRI: Your Gateway to Early Disease Detection and Preventative Health

In today's fast-paced world, waiting for symptoms to appear before addressing health concerns is no longer the gold standard of medical care. Enter the revolutionary approach of full body MRI scanning: a non-invasive diagnostic tool that's transforming how we think about preventative healthcare and early disease detection.
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Finding an Integrative Doctor near me: Beyond Band-Aids

We delve into the world of integrative medicine, exploring its core principles, benefits, how it compares to traditional general practitioners (GPs) and how you can find an integrative doctor near me.
Wellness Guide

Introducing the Health Coach: Your Personal Wellness Guide

As we navigate the complexities of modern life, the landscape of holistic health and well-being is ever-evolving. Enter the health coach. A health partner who provides guidance, accountability and support. The ally we need to direct us to credible sources of information, who is trained in the skills of changing behaviour, who knows how to help us get ‘un-stuck, and light the fire of motivation to get us back on track.

Preventative Health
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Healthscreen

By combining Targeted MRI with CT Calcium Scoring, Ultrasound, and Advanced Blood Chemistry, this exam bridges the gap between a general screen and a clinical diagnosis.
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Essentio Health Program

This personalised health and performance program combines advanced diagnostics, wearable technology, and expert guidance to support your energy, sleep, nutrition, and mental wellbeing.
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Healthy Habits

Used to track health goals and links to GPs. The Healthy Habits app lets you access information to improve your lifestyle and provides an easy way to show GPs your progress.
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NIB The Check Up

Health checks at every life stage and age. Prevention is better than cure; regular health checks can help prevent problems down the track
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Smiling Mind

The Smiling Mind App empowers you to live mindfully, embrace flexible thinking, grow connections, act purposefully and recharge your body. When we feel stressed, worried, reactive, disconnected or lost, we can use these mental fitness skills to attend to our emotions and feel good again.
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Sleep Disorders Australia

Sleep Disorders Australia is a voluntary Not for Profit Health Promotion Charity that advocates for the needs of people with sleep disorders and raises awareness of sleep disorders and the significance they can have on the lives of those affected by them
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Simple Innovation

Period Tracker and Calendar is an extremely easy to use app that helps women track their periods, cycle, ovulation and conception days. Whether you're worried about conception, birth control, contraception, or having regular periods Period Tracker and Calendar app can help.
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Rise and Recharge

Long periods of sitting (sedentary behaviour) increases our risk of developing heart disease, type 2 diabetes and some forms of cancer. Use this app to help you to become chair aware and reduce sitting time.
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MediSafe Pill Reminder

Medisafe allows you to take control of your medication journey - from complicated dosing schedules to keeping track of dozens of measurements, it's all here in one place. Medisafe advises users if two of their meds may cause an unhealthy interaction.
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Releaf.

Whether addressing a particular medical symptom or pursuing a specific experience, Releaf empowers you to adopt a more mindful approach to your product usage. By meticulously tracking your dosing, level of symptom relief, emotional responses, side effects, and other relevant factors for each product, you gain valuable insights to easily compare and identify which products offer the most significant benefits for your needs.
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My QuitBuddy

Made to help you stay smoke-free. It provides tips and distractions to overcome cravings and tracking systems to follow your progress together with information on the impacts of smoking

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FAQs

How can lifestyle changes contribute to preventative health?

Lifestyle changes such as maintaining a balanced diet, regular physical activity, stress management, avoiding smoking, and limiting alcohol intake play a significant role in preventing chronic diseases. Specialists can provide tailored advice and support to help you adopt healthier habits for long-term well-being.

What types of screenings and tests are recommended for preventative health?

Common preventative screenings include blood pressure checks, cholesterol levels, cancer screenings (such as mammograms and colonoscopies), diabetes testing, and vaccinations. Your specialist will recommend specific tests based on your age, gender, medical history, and risk factors.

What are the key components of preventative health care?

Preventative health care focuses on early detection and prevention of diseases through regular check-ups, screenings, vaccinations, healthy lifestyle choices, and risk management. Specialists provide personalised advice to help you avoid potential health problems before they occur.