Meet Cath
Cath Minter MSc
Founder & Principal Medical Herbalist
Cath has had the privilege of working as a medical herbalist clinician for over 30 years in communities in Australia and Scandinavia.
Cath holds a Master's of Science and has completed post graduate studies in Integrative Oncology. She heads the clinical team for Newcastle's Integrative Oncology Naturopathic Clinic at Hygea - working to provide patients with safe naturopathic options during medical oncology care, providing post treatment recovery and longevity care.
Cath also cares for a busy general healthcare clinic where she specialises in Women's Healthcare and the peri-menopause, menopause transition - dovetailing in with breast, ovarian, uterine cancer prevention care.
Cath is the recipient of several awards for her achievements both clinically and academically including the national ATMS Practitioner of the Year 2024-2025 and Australia's Simon Schot Education Grant. She was also a Finalist in Copenhagen's business awards 2014 celebrating clinical excellence with her GP husband
Dr Mads Saunte.
clinic appointment Bookings
Integrative Naturopathic
Oncology Care
Cancer Treatment Support
Have you recently been diagnosed with cancer?
Cath and her team will provide you with safe and effective natural medicine options to support you alongside your medical oncology treatment.
Accurate, skilled and uniquely personalised care is the foundation for safe natural medicine treatment.
Peri-Menopause &
Menopause Care
Create deep health and harmony through your peri-menopause transition with expert and skilled care.
Reset you foundations for:
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Healthy weight maintenance
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Nourishing sleep
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Mood and hormone stability
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Healthy bone mineral density
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Brain health & mental focus
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Diabetes Type II prevention
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Cardiovascular health
Integrative Naturopathic
Oncology Care
After Cancer: Longevity Care
& Recurrence Prevention
Post-treatment healing and recovery is the focus of this care to support recurrence prevention.
The first 12 months after treatment is critical to rebuild a healthy body terrain - this care is curated on the bedrock of the most accurate science in this field dovetailed to meet with Cath's extensive clinical experience and wholistic traditional medicine foundation.
Accurate, skilled and uniquely personalised care is the foundation of safe natural medicine treatment.
Cath specialises in evidence-based and traditional western herbal medicine
and uses her advanced clinical skills and research focus to provide patients
with high quality healthcare.
Cath's passion for a progressive benchmark for patient care extends into academic life with the pursuit of a Master's of Science Research degree qualification awarded in 2018.
Through ongoing learning and connection to high quality research, Cath brings the best of evidence-based medicine to her patients to improve their healthcare in all stages of their medical oncology treatment process.
"The lowest effective dose supports patient and planet ~
We are a Nature Positive clinic."
Integrative Naturopathic
Oncology Clinic
Cath is the principal clinician for Newcastle and the Hunter's Integrative Naturopathic Oncology Clinic at Hygea and with her team, support patients as they navigate the complexities of their medical oncology treatment and post treatment recovery.
Her area of integrative oncology is the Naturopathic Medicine and Herbal Medicine arm of this clinical adjunctive care - the care that runs alongside standard medical oncology treatment.
Integrative Oncology may assist to:
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prevent the impact of cancer treatment side-effects.
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provide safe naturopathic prescriptions that don't effect oncology treatment.
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enhance oncology treatment.
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protect general health and wellbeing.
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provide personalised longevity planning post treatment.
So many patients self-prescribe complementary medicines without professional guidance, putting themselves and their cancer treatment at risk - this is a core focus of Cath's clinical care.
We also give special attention to your support team so that they get the care and nurturing they need to keep their arms around you. Our signature Carer Restore Package is made just for them.
Cath continues to care for her general healthcare patients alongside her oncology clinic. She provides advanced skills to support women
through the peri-menopause / menopause transition with extra care to lower risks for breast / ovarian and uterine cancers.
Cath consults via her face-to-face clinic in Newcastle Australia and globally via Telehealth.
Her clinic provides testing services for:
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functional labs
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complete microbiome mapping
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Smart genes
Cath formulates your personalised prescriptions onsite and dispenses these from Hygea Apothecary clinical dispensary using Practitioner Only supplements and high grade herbal medicines.
Our caring team includes referral services to our GP partners to provide medicinal cannabis prescriptions and medicare rebated services.
We provide referrals to our vibrant network of trusted practitioner partners for oncology massage, psychotherapy and IV services.
Disclaimer
Cath Minter, Medical Herbalist is not a medical doctor, does not diagnose or treat diseases,
and is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Cath Minter, Medical Herbalist is not responsible for any loss or damage resulting from the information or recommendations provided.
Qualifications
Certificate of Oncology
in Practice
Professor Lise Alschuler
Masters of Science
(Research & WHM)
Adv Dip of Herbal Medicine, Medical Science, Iridology
Professional Memberships
Associate
Member
FELLOW ATMS 3342
Membership since 1993
Qualifications
Pathology partners
