Dr. Meredith O’Loughlan CMD

MAppSc(Res),BAppSc(HB),BAppSc(CM),BSW, ACNEM

Founder of NeuroBiome™

Health Consultant/ Practitioner (Nerve Stimulation Therapy)/ Workshop Facilitator/ Presenter

Developed by Dr Meredith O’Loughlan, NeuroBiome™ is the culmination of over 25 years of personal and professional experience — grounded in Western medical science and enriched by Eastern wisdom. The method is shaped by 20 years of clinical practice (internal medicine soley/ approxiately 20,000 patients), extensive studies in Western medical sciences, combined with Meredith’s own journey of living with and healing from Multiple Sclerosis after decades of gut health challenges and surgical intervention.

The NeuroBiome Method emerged from Meredith’s personal search for answers to significant physical & cognitive health challenges that affected every aspect of her life. Drawing on Eastern and Western medical sciences - combined with breathwork, meditation & energy practices - the NeuroBiome Method is designed to restore whole-body health balance and inner harmony to maximise energy, function & potential.

Meredith has continually used her body as a `template’- seeing clearly the cause & effect of influences on the body, to then establish what leads to dis-ease of the body and in turn, what promotes healing of the body. This unique integrated approach has enabled Meredith to heal her body from the debilitating neurological condition of Multiple sclerosis, overcoming many intense and debilitating symptoms during the initial years, to now maintaining her body with strength and wellness, and drug-free for 25 years.

Through Meredith’s journey, she gained the insight needed to recognise and map the BioPatterns, which now form the foundation of the NeuroBiome™ Method that she lives by and teaches today.

For more than 25 years, Meredith has researched and used Chinese herbal medicine, nutritional supplements and food-as-medicine principles. Her illness has been her greatest teacher, revealing what it takes to heal, prevent relapse and cultivate long-term vibrant health to create an edge in how we think and feel, and what we ultimately do in life.

In a world where modern living disrupts our biology and increases vulnerability to chronic and autoimmune conditions, Meredith brought together Chinese Medicine & Functional Medicine - the East & the West, the old & the new, wisdom & science - to create the NeuroBiome™ Method: a modern, integrative protocol for whole-body healing and long-term wellbeing.

Meredith completed a Master’s degree in Applied Science (Laboratory Pharmacology), where she was the first to demonstrate that the Australian-grown herb Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) protects nitric oxide (NO) — a key molecule involved in cognitive function, including decision-making, memory and learning. Her research was supervised by Professor Chun Guang Li, an internationally recognised leader in Pharmacology, Complementary Medicine and NO science.

In 2005, Meredith was part of the delivery of acupuncture services at The Northern Hospital - the first public hospital in Victoria to do so. This joint RMIT - Northern Hospital initiative aimed to provide non-drug pain relief in the Emergency Department, and has continued for more than 20 years, supported by evidence for acupuncture’s effectiveness in pain management.

Meredith works alongisde her partner, Dr Linghan Bai (MD) and practices Nerve Stimulation Therapy, a unique therapy founded in China in 1919 by Professor Sun/ Grandfather of Dr. Linghan Bai, used specifically for sports pain management, injury, recovery and pre-performance sports enhancement.

Meredith previously worked for many years across mainstream hospital settings (Allied Health) and private healthcare, providing one-to-one counselling and health mentoring. She later moved into complementary medicine practice integrating the two streams before launching into her new venture, NeuroBiome.

NeuroBiome™ - offering personalised 1:1 individual sessions to optimise your health and body wisdom, plus dynamic in-house workshops that elevate team wellbeing and performance.

Meredith is passionate about all thi gs health, how to create and sustain optimal, good health. Outside her practice, she enjoys taking life easy, enjoying time with family and friends, the occasional hit of tennis and bike riding.

Qualifications:

Certificate, High Performance Leadership & Culture - Apogee Sports (Frank Ponisi) (March 2026 TBC)

Certificate, Player Development & Wellbeing Accelerator - Apogee Sports (Dec 2025)

Postgraduate- Functional, Nutritional & Environmental Medicine (ACNEM). Vic. Australia (2005)

Master of Applied Science (Laboratory Pharmacology) - RMIT University. Vic. Australia (2007-2010)

Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Biology)/ Bachelor of Applied Science (Chinese Medicine)- RMIT University. Vic. Australia (1999-2006)

Bachelor of Social Work - VU University. Vic. Australia (1994-1996)

Bachelor of Applied Sciences - (Psychology/ Statistics/ Music) Incomplete - Federation Uni (1992-1993)

Clinical Experience/ Training:

NeuroBiome - Wellness, Peak Performance & Corporate Health Consultancy (2025- current)

Spring Health - Chinese Medicine/ Functional Medicine: Private Practice 20 years (Melbourne & Ballarat, Australia) (2006-2025)

The Northern Hospital - Emergency Department Acupuncture Pilot Program (2009-2010)/ Allied Health (2000-2005)

Royal Melbourne Hospital - Allied Health (2000-2002)

Monash Medical Centre - Allied Health (1999-2005)

Vipassana Meditation Training: 10 day Silent Retreat (Vic, Aus. 2019)/ 5 day Silent Retreat (Wales, UK. 1994)

Publications:

• Zheng, Z. Bai, L. O’Loughlan, M. Li, CG. Xue, C. (2019). `Does electroacupuncture have different effects of peripheral and central sensitization in humans: A randomised controlled study’. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 13(61):e collection. https://10.3389/fnint.2019.00061

• Cohen MM, Smit V, Andrianopoulos N, Ben-Meir M, Taylor DM, Parker SJ, Xue CC, Cameron PA. (2017). Acupuncture for analgesia in the emergency department: a multicentre, randomised, equivalence and non-inferiority trial. Med J Aust, 206(11): 494-499. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja16.00771

• Davidson, M. Smith, R. Dodd, K. Smith, J. O’Loughlan, M. (2008). Interprofessional pre-qualification clinical education: a systematic review. Australian Health Review, 2(1):111-20.https://10.1071/ah080111