Dr. David Bird offers private consultations by appointment at his clinic rooms for sufferers of burnout, chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. He also will supervise their treatment as an live-in guest at Highwood Health Centre.

Dr. Bird's chronic fatigue clinic is located at 291 Maroondah Hwy, Narbethong, Victoria, 3788, Australia (on the premises of Highwood Health, www.highwoodhealth.org). 

For appointments please phone 03-5963 7000 or 03-5963 7011. (you must believe that you are, or could be, suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia or burnout). The fax number is 03-5963-7045. Dr. Bird can be emailed at birddavid777@yahoo.com (but due to work pressure it can take a few days for emails to be answered).

You may also wish to consider being a live-in guest at Highwood Health if you suffer from diabetes, obesity, depression, alcohol addiction, nicotine addiction, arthritis, auto-immune disorders, hypertension, heart disease, cancer etc. Please see www.highwoodhealth.org for further details or phone the numbers above. 

Dr. Bird issues a monthly email newsletter for Highwood which is short and contains news, occasional special discounts and health tips. To subscribe send an email with "subscribe" in the subject line to highwood@australis.net There is also the monthly email on spiritual, mental and social burnout issues.

Dr. Bird has seen many patients do well when combining orthodox medical treatments for cancer with a healthy lifestyle and carefully selected herbs and natural supplements. I would especially warn people not to try only natural alternative therapy for cancer if they have significant stress in their lives (e.g. relationship stress, major financial worries, bereavement).

To find out more about Dr. Bird please click here: Biography and C.V.

Dr. Bird believes that lifestyle adjustments and natural remedies can be effective in alleviating many and varied conditions (which often coexist) such as: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Fibromyalgia, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Amyloidosis, Atherosclerosis, Emphysaemia, Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Depression, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Nicotine addiction, Raynaud’s Disease, Murray Valley Fever, Hypertension, Hypertriglyceridaemia, Diabesity, Ross River Fever, Barmah Forest Virus, Epstein Barr Virus, etc.

A note about expectations: Patients need to have realistic expectations. The longer and more severe the CFS/FMS, the longer it will take to make any sort of recovery. If you have been unwell for years please don't expect to feel better in two months. Therapy for CFS involves detective work and much careful analysis of history, examination findings, tests and trials. We carefullness and commitment good and even excellent outcomes are quite possible.

A G.P. referral is helpful but not essential. Please bring any past test results and any medications or supplements that you are currently on. Please also go to the following questionnaire, print it out, fill it in and bring it with you (this is optional, but very helpful): Initial Questionnaire

Address: 291 Maroondah Highway, Narbethong, Victoria 3778 (Australia).

Cost: Dr. Bird aims to bulk bill all CFS/FMS patients.