Your Root Cause

Integrative Nutritionist
Glow from the inside out. ✨
Gut, skin, food, and stress. 🥝
Tired of guessing 🥱Port Macquarie

22/10/2026

COULD YOUR FOOD BE LEAVING YOU FEELING LESS THAN YOUR BEST? 🤔

Bloating, fatigue, headaches or ongoing skin flare-ups, sometimes it’s hard to work out what’s behind them.

And it isn’t always the food you ate last!
🥛 Dairy 🌾 Wheat and gluten-containing grains 🥚 Eggs 🌱 Soy and other everyday foods

Food sensitivity testing offers a blood test that measures IgG antibodies to a range of food proteins, helping you explore possible food related patterns alongside your symptoms and health history.
At Your Root Cause, I believe in looking at the bigger picture, not just guessing, cutting out everything or taking another supplement.
Understand your symptoms. Ask the right questions. Make informed choices. 🌿

Want to learn more about food sensitivity testing? Send me a message.

Food-specific IgG results do not, on their own, confirm a food intolerance or allergy. Testing should be interpreted carefully with an appropriately qualified health professional.

12/10/2026

53 and still getting breakouts? Yep, that’s me! 😂🙋‍♀️

Apparently, my skin didn’t get the memo that we were supposed to be over this by now!

I’ve been using the Prologic Skin Care range and omega supplements for two months, and I’m pretty excited about the changes I’m seeing. 💛

✨ Prologic Cleansing Gel
✨ Probiome Probiotic Serum
✨ Response Moisturiser
✨ Skin Intelligence Serum

The results? My adult breakouts have cleared, the perioral dermatitis around my nose has calmed right down, my pores look less noticeable, and my skin feels and looks so much smoother and more even.

And something else I’m really happy about… the acne scarring on my temples has improved too! 🙌 Those marks have been hanging around for YEARS, so seeing a difference there is a big win.

I’ve also had two “Heal & Hydrate facials” to give my skin a little extra love along the way.

Now, I’m sharing my actual skin at 53, with all its history, hormones and imperfections. No filters, no pretending it’s perfect!

👉 Feel free to zoom in… if you dare!😂🔍

I’m loving this range, and after more than 35 years working in skin, I get pretty excited when I see changes like these.

Because great skin isn’t about being perfect. It’s about supporting your skin, understanding what it needs and finding what works for YOU.

Anyone else still battling breakouts in their 50s? Please tell me I’m not the only one! 😂💛

10/10/2026

A little reintroduction… 🤎
I’m Mel, the face behind Your Root Cause.
I’ve spent more than 35 years in the skin and beauty industry, helping women care for their skin and feel more confident in themselves. Skin has always been a huge part of my life, but over the years, I became increasingly interested in understanding why skin concerns happen in the first place.

That curiosity led me back to study nutrition at Torrens University, and it completely changed the way I looked at health. I began to understand just how connected gut health, hormones, inflammation, nutrition and the skin can be.

And that’s where Your Root Cause was born.
For more than 12 months now, I’ve been bringing these two worlds together through my work at Muse Skin Clinic, combining skin treatments with a more holistic approach to skin health and nutrition. Because I don’t believe we have to choose between looking at the skin from the outside or looking at what’s happening within.
Sometimes, we need to look at both.

What are we putting on the skin? And what might be happening underneath it? That doesn’t mean every skin concern is a gut problem, or that everyone needs supplements or testing. It means taking the time to look at the whole picture and individualising the approach.

For me, this is the most natural combination of everything I’ve learnt over the years. Skin has always been my first love. Nutrition has given me another piece of the puzzle. And Your Root Cause is where the two come together. 🤎

You’ll find me at Muse Skin Clinic, where I combine my love of skin with my passion for looking deeper.
Mel x
💛

07/10/2026

Emotional stress always plays its part 💭🥰

21/09/2026

VITAMIN A - YOU DON’T HAVE TO START STRONG
Vitamin A is one of my favourite ingredients for supporting healthy skin, but I don’t believe in starting with the strongest dose possible.

More isn’t always better.
Introducing Vitamin A at a lower level gives the skin time to adapt and build tolerance, while helping support healthy cell renewal.
Going in too strong can lead to dryness, redness and irritation, and when the skin barrier becomes compromised, it can become more vulnerable to environmental stress, something we need to be particularly mindful of here in Australia.

That’s why I love starting with Prologic Response Moisturiser
It’s their Level 1 Vitamin A moisturiser, containing 1000 IU Retinyl Palmitate, combined with Echium Oil, Kiwi Seed Oil and Vitamin E to nourish and support the skin barrier.

Think of it as building the foundations before increasing the intensity. Then moving to the next level Vitamin A.
Healthy skin first. Stronger skin next. ✨
And, as always, daily Mineral SPF is essential when using Vitamin A.

14/09/2026

🐓Crispy chicken cabbage rolls 🐓

Love these, super tasty, light, and a nice change from broccoli every night!

I have had lots of chats about variety in the your diet with clients lately and trying to add more whole food.
Give these a try..

Filling
🥬8 wombok leaves
🐤500 grams chicken mince
🍚1 1/2 cup Brown rice, cooked
🧄3 garlic cloves crushed
🫚3 tsps grated ginger
🥕2 carrots grated
🍄‍🟫2 cups chopped Mushrooms or capsicum (or a mix of both)
🧅2 springs onions chopped
🍋‍🟩1 tbsp lime juice
🎌1 tbls tamari

Sauce
🥫2 tbls tamari
🍯 1 tbsp honey
🍋‍🟩1 tbsp lime juice
🌶️ Small copped chilli
🫒1 tbls Olive oil
Add a tbls of good quality peanut butter to change it up a bit!

Method
Bring to boil a pot of water and add whole wombok leaves for 1 min
Combine filling ingredients and mix well.
Lay out wombok leaves, spoon the filling near the base and fold in sides and roll.
Heat a pan and fry rolls, seam side down, till golden.
Then pop the lid on for around 10 mins.
Whisk together sauce ingredients.
Plate up with sauce on the side.

08/09/2026

Introducing our Prologic Ultimate Facial 🤍

Our most comprehensive facial yet, combining advanced, skin-focused treatment with an elevated relaxation experience.
Every treatment is completely customised to what your skin needs on the day, using Prologic’s consciously formulated, corneotherapy-based skincare to support healthy, balanced skin.

And because looking after your skin should feel good too… expect a relaxing hot oil head massage, facial massage, neck & shoulder massage, hand & arm massage, a beautiful treatment masque and plenty of time to switch off. ✨

Targeted skin results + deep relaxation = the ultimate facial experience.

Now available at Muse Skin clinic 🤍

📩 DM or book online at Muse skin Clinic NURSE OWNED COSMETIC, BEAUTY & WELLNESS CLINIC PORT MACQUARIE
Prologic Skincare Australia

07/09/2026

MAYO SWAP 👀
Have you ever turned the packet around and actually read the ingredients?
Oh that’s right one brand only puts the ingredients on the wrapper!

Remember: ingredients are listed from highest to lowest quantity, so the FIRST ingredient is what there is the most of.
Kewpie → soybean oil�Gevity → Grass fed beef bones🤍

Kewpie also contains MSG (621), while Gevity gives you a simple, delicious alternative with bone broth goodness.

And before you think “bone broth mayo?! 🤢”

I promise… it does NOT taste like you’re eating a bone! 😂
It’s delicious, creamy and savoury.

Small swaps. Better ingredients. No need for perfection. 🤍

30/08/2026

“So, how did you clear your clients’ acne?” 👀

This question came up in the clinic this week, and it really got me thinking…
Because the answer is not one treatment.
When I work with acne-prone skin, I look at the whole picture, gut health, nutrition, lifestyle, targeted supplementation, skincare and professional treatments.

I work from the inside out AND the outside in. 🤍

And these results didn’t happen overnight.
This is the result of over 7 months of working together, making changes, supporting the skin, adjusting the approach when needed and staying consistent.

The goal isn’t to simply calm a breakout for a few weeks. It’s about creating healthier, stronger skin and supporting the body through the process.
And yes… sometimes that includes skin needling, but needling isn’t where I start.
Every person is different, which is why I take the time to understand what’s going on with your skin and build a plan around that.
I’ve had some really exciting acne results recently and I can’t wait to share them with you…

Keep an eye out for the before & afters coming this week! ✨

If you’re struggling with acne and feel like you’ve tried everything, send me a DM or book a consultation. 🤍

16/08/2026

If you think eating healthy means living on kale, cottage cheese & protein powder… we need to talk. 😂

Because honestly?
You don’t need a fridge full of “health foods” to eat well.
You need REAL food.

A beautiful roast chicken. Crispy roast veggies. A big colourful salad. Fresh herbs. Good quality ingredients. And plenty of flavour. 🤌🏼

The kind of food you actually want to eat.
And the best part?
You don’t need to cook a separate “healthy” dinner for yourself while the rest of the family eats something completely different.

That’s not how I want my plans to work.

My approach is about getting back to whole, real, nourishing food, without making food boring, complicated or restrictive.
Because healthy eating can look like your good old Sunday roast.
And honestly… I’ll take that over a bowl of sad kale any day. 😂

Real food. Real life. Real nourishment.
That’s what my plans are all about.

🤍 Mel

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