Nicole Bijlsma

Nicole Bijlsma is a former naturopath and acupuncturist with 15 years of clinical experience (now no longer practicing) who completed further training in Guangzhou TCM hospital (China) in 1992. Nicole has lectured at tertiary institutions for over 30 years  in Traditional Chinese Medicine, naturopathic philosophy, nutrition and environmental health-related topics. Nicole was a columnist for Body + Soul (Herald Sun) and is frequently consulted by the media for her opinion on the impact of mould, wireless technologies and toxicants on human health. Nicole is the author of the bestseller Healthy Home Healthy Family, wrote the chapter on Environmental Medicine (Advanced Clinical Naturopathic Medicine Elsevier textbook 2020), co-authored the RACV report on ‘Mould in Australian Homes: the Perfect Storm’ (2018), and has published peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals. Nicole was a committee member for the first Australian Standards for mould. For the past decade, Nicole has spoken at various medical and health conferences both in Australia and abroad (USA, Thailand, Malaysia, New Zealand), and participated in hundreds of interviews across multiple platforms (podcasts, webinars, radio and all of the major television networks). Her PhD focused on enviromental medicine – the impact of environmental exposures on human health and their ramifications for general medical practice.