Melbourne Naturopath Finding What Standard Medicine Misses

Domenic Pisanelli has spent 25 years working with patients who’ve been told their tests are normal β€” but feel anything but. Using advanced functional testing and the ROOT Methodβ„’, he finds the root cause and builds a protocol around your specific picture. Every appointment is with Domenic directly.

Domenic Pisanelli
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What makes Vital Health different

Every Appointment Is with Domenic. Not a Rotation. Not a Student. Not Whoever's Available.

At most Melbourne naturopathic clinics, you book with a name and see whoever is free. At Vital Health, every appointment β€” your initial consultation and every follow-up β€” is with Domenic directly. He knows your history. He reads your test results. He adjusts your protocol. That continuity is why patients who've been through the system β€” multiple GPs, multiple specialists, multiple practitioners β€” finally start getting results.

How Domenic works

If You've Tried Everything and Still Don't Have Answers β€” You Haven't Had the Right Tests.

The patients who come to Vital Health have usually seen multiple practitioners before they arrive. They've had blood tests, been told everything is normal, and been sent away with no answers β€” or with a diagnosis that doesn't explain why they feel the way they do.

Domenic's approach starts from a different premise: symptoms don't exist without a cause. Fatigue, bloating, hormonal chaos, brain fog β€” these aren't conditions to be managed. They're signals pointing to specific imbalances in specific systems. The job is to find them.

Using the ROOT Methodβ„’ β€” Remove obstacles, Optimise terrain, Organise systems, Treat the whole person β€” and a suite of advanced functional tests unavailable through standard GP pathways, Domenic builds a complete picture of what's actually driving your symptoms. Then he treats that picture, not the symptom list.

This is not a supplement recommendation and a handshake. It's a structured, tested, monitored recovery programme β€” typically 12 weeks minimum, always adapted to your results.

“Domenic serves patients across western Melbourne and nationally via telehealth.”

Domenic is proud to bring his decades of functional and naturopathic medicine knowledge to his own clinic, Vital Health and natural medicine.

Take The First Step On Your

Journey Back To
Vital Health

Perhaps you have questions you’d like to ask before you make a decision to become a patient. Domenic is available to answer any questions you have to determine if Vital Health is right for you.

Qualifications & clinical modalities

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BHSc Naturopathy
Endeavour College of Natural Medicine β€” with distinction in functional and botanical medicine
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ATMS Registered
Australian Traditional Medicine Society β€” full practitioner registration, ongoing CPD requirements
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Functional Medicine
Domenic applies a structured functional medicine approach to identify root causes through advanced laboratory testing, going beyond what standard blood panels reveal.
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Medical Herbalism
Qualified practitioner in botanical and herbal medicine protocols for chronic conditions
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Functional Blood Analysis
Direct assessment of blood morphology to identify nutritional and inflammatory markers
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CEDS Testing
Computerised Electro-Dermal Screening for energetic assessment of organ function and stress loads

Domenic works with patients across a wide range of chronic conditions β€” many of which have been investigated by standard medicine without resolution. If your condition isn't listed, the discovery call is the right place to start.

Gut Health & IBS / SIBO
Leaky Gut & Intestinal Permeability
Hormonal Imbalances & PCOS
Perimenopause & Menopause
Chronic Fatigue & CFS/ME
Thyroid & Adrenal Dysfunction
Autoimmune Conditions
Weight & Metabolic Syndrome
Brain Fog & Cognitive Health
Insulin Resistance & Diabetes Risk
Skin Conditions (Eczema, Psoriasis)
Food Sensitivities & Allergy

Ready to find out what's driving your symptoms?

Book a Free 20-Minute Discovery Call with Domenic

Before committing to a full consultation, Domenic offers a free 20-minute discovery call to understand your health history and determine whether Vital Health is the right fit for your situation. No obligation, no pressure β€” just a direct conversation with the practitioner who would actually be working with you.

βœ“ Free for new patients βœ“ No obligation βœ“ 20 minutes with Domenic βœ“ Telehealth or in-clinic

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