Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) takes a holistic approach to illness and focuses on prevention and treating the early stage of an illness rather than treating after the onset. Preconditioning with acupuncture means to stimulate certain points in the body to make the body and its’ systems work at optimal level which has been widely practised […]
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Cosmetic Acupuncture with Isabella on Studio 10
Acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine Practitioner – Isabella Buirski recently featured on Channel Ten’s morning show; Studio 10. Isabella explained the new trend in anti-ageing skin care as well as performing a demonstration on Denise Drysdale. Isabella explains more on the topic below; What is Cosmetic Acupuncture? Facial acupuncture, a treatment that’s been used for thousands […]
Don’t walk, run! (Without injury)
This is your safety guide to putting one foot in front of the other whether you’re a weekend warrior, training for a marathon or just jogging for lunchtime fitness. Did you know? 65% of runners experience an annual injury (1). It reaches 90% for those that are training for a marathon (2). But, what do […]
Out of the Woods Injury Prevention Month
Who likes getting injured? The answer is no one. Whether you play sport or not, injuries hold you back from being the best version of yourself, achieving your goals and fulfilling your potential. So, what if I were to tell you that many injuries can be prevented and even those ‘bad luck’ injuries will likely […]
Sports Acupuncture – Spark your Performance
You may not know this though acupuncture is currently being used in professional sports as high up as Olympic Athletics and the NFL. It’s used in pre-game performance, post-game recovery and injury rehab and prevention. While you think of acupuncture as relaxation for stress and fertility, sports acupuncture is fast and effective with the use […]
Acupuncturist Jon Hanlon returns from 6 years in China
After 6 years of living and working in China, Jon Hanlon, acupuncturist and herbalist, returns to Health Space Rozelle and Newtown. Jon was a fixture in our Rozelle and Bondi Junction clinics before he started his China adventure, and we are so excited to have him back in our team. Since he has been away, […]
Fertility Support Program
Our aim To help you (and your partner where applicable) increase your chances of conceiving and delivering a healthy child through optimising your fertility. How we can help Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) herbal supplements, diet and lifestyle advice and nutritional supplementation can help to balance your hormones and menstrual cycle, improve sperm and egg […]
Chinese Herbs and you
Have you ever been prescribed a Chinese herbal formula? Maybe you had to boil up a bunch of strange looking leaves and roots, or dissolve a powder into water to resemble something a little like mud. Whilst Chinese herbal medicine is not the most appetising tea you have ever tasted, the power of this medicine […]
Out of the Woods Chinese New Year
This month is all about acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in conjunction with Chinese New Year. I am a big lover and believer in TCM and acupuncture and visit my acupuncturist anywhere from once a week to once a month depending on what’s happening with my health. I have had many different acupuncturists who […]
Expanding into Summer!
What this the Summer season represents in Traditional Chinese Medicine Chinese medicine advises that to remain healthy it is best to live in harmony with the seasons. Summer is (obviously) hot, so it is ruled by the fire element. This is a time of maximum activity, so it encourages growth and harvest, even of ideas. […]
Prepare Your Digestive System for Christmas with TCM
We usually aim not to overindulge, but it can be hard not to give in to temptation! For some, the result of doing so is worse than for others. If you tend to have a weak digestive system with symptoms of bloating, abdominal cramping, and diarrhea, a few sessions of acupuncture and herbs can begin […]
Acupuncture & the Treatment of Diabetes
Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness, amputation, heart disease, kidney failure, and early death (1) . The International Diabetes Federation estimates that 420 million adults worldwide now have Diabetes, and that number will be 642 million by 2040 (2) . Did you know? Acupuncture treatment for Diabetes has a long history, and the earliest […]
Acupuncture for IBS: A Case Study
IBS sucks but s— happens. It’s common for a lot of people in our society nowadays but it doesn’t mean it’s normal. Most of us would have experienced some form of digestive issues in our lives, whether it be because of eating something that was off or a chronic gastrointestinal order. In Australia, 1 in […]
Powerful Women, Powerful Health
Women are unique, special and of course different. That’s why at Health Space we have a whole month to celebrate the wonder of being a woman! Besides the obvious difference, there are physiological and neurological reasons that explain why men and women are different physically, biochemically and emotionally. Physically women are built for carrying and […]
Sleep: A Key to Optimal Health
If you a tossing and turning all night and find it hard to have a stable sleep this could be the moment to visit Health Space Rozelle and see one of our practitioners. Jan Denecke ( clinical nutritionist) and Maggie Godin (acupuncturist) explain why sleep is important, and what approaches might be helpful Jan Denecke, […]
The Meaning of Winter in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that the Human is a reflection upon the universe, like the existence of a microcosm within the macrocosm. Winter is the season to store energy for most living creatures on earth, so everything is slowing down and some of them will even be in hibernation. To reflect this aspect of winter, […]
Kick the Cold and Flu this Winter with Chinese Medicine!
You know the feeling: one day you wake up- head pounding, nose stuffy and running, on fire one minute and shivering the next. We’ve all experienced the annoying discomfort of a cold or flu. Colds and flus are contagious infections caused by viruses that affect the respiratory tract. In Chinese Medicine, we believe that if […]
How to Maximise Recovery: What The Experts Say
At Health Space, we proudly take a multidisciplinary approach in the care of our clients. This ensures we are giving the best and most appropriate care for their health issues drawing on the collective knowledge from our diverse health specialities. Today we tackle the topic of injury recovery. We pick the brains of three of […]
Yin and Pin Workshop
After the success of our Acupuncturist Rachel and local yoga teacher Suzie’s first Yin & Pins session we are happy to announce the second Winter Yin & Pins session this time in the gorgeous beach location of Warriewood surf club. They will be continuing the winter theme of activating the Kidney and Urinary Bladder Meridians. […]
Acupuncture and Immunity
Traditional Chinese Medicine (T.C.M.) theory claims that we tend to ‘catch a cold’ more easily when our protective surface energy or ‘wei qi’, is weak, e.g. when we are stressed or tired, which allows ‘external pathogens’ which are equivalent to a virus or bacteria, to penetrate. Proper treatment of an exterior pathogen is important to […]
