Welcome Our New Practitioner Josephine!

Nutritionist and Accredited Practising Dietitian Josephine is grateful to be a Senior Dietitian at Perth Children’s Hospital, where she has managed the nutritional needs of children, from newborns to adolescents, with both minor and serious medical conditions for the past 20 years.  

Jo graduated from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Food Science and a Graduate Diploma in Dietetics.  Working in most hospitals in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and in private practice, Jo chose to specialise in Paediatrics and achieved a certificate in Paediatric Nutrition and Dietetics at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne.  

Jo offers a wonderful balance of clinical evidence-based and complimentary health knowledge and expertise, always providing honest, accurate and easy to follow advice with great outcomes for her patients.  Being the mother of two lovely sons she understands and adores children and has helped many families deal with a wide range of issues including pregnancy, newborn and infant feeding, growth faltering, fussy eating, food allergies & intolerances, constipation, obesity and the nutritional management of complex medical conditions including enteral and tube feeding. “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care”, Theodore Roosevelt.  Jo is compassionate, easy to talk to, has a passion for wellness and truly cares about the optimisation of health for all, especially the young, and is committed to helping others achieve this.

Jo will be starting at the centre on Friday 11th August and is available to see infants, children, adolescents, neonates (newborns) and pregnancy patients – please call the centre on 9341 3020 for more information.

Jul 25, 2023 By Jason Alach

B.Sc. (HB), B.Sc. (Chiro), B. Chiro. DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC

Dr Jason completed a five-year Chiropractic degree at Murdoch University, Perth in 2006. He has also completed a three-year Bachelor of Science degree in Human Biology with a minor in Nutrition. Jason became a director at the Karrinyup Wellness Centre in 2010.

Jason loves to see people’s lives change for the better, with chiropractic care and healthy lifestyle changes. Since the birth of his daughter in 2009, he has taken a special interest in chiropractic for pregnancy and children. Jason finds that having many techniques that he can use and tailor to patients’ needs enable improved outcomes and provides a unique and holistic approach to health.