Following up on my previous blog on the local mechanisms of acupuncture, here we will discuss how acupuncture affects the bio-chemistry in the brain. What does this mean? Think of the acupuncture needle as the nail in Frankinstein’s head (but less painful or scary). Let out the happiness For most of us, what do we […]
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Calm down inflammation with food
Have you ever sprained your ankle, cut yourself or stung by a bee? The pain, redness, swelling, and heat that it produces are the body’s defence mechanism to fight the acute inflammation and to repair tissue damage. Acute inflammation typically resolves quickly, within a period of hours to days. Have you ever heard of chronic […]
Goal Setting post Lockdown
With gyms set to re-open after four gruelling months of lockdown, it’s natural to want to return in an absolute blaze of glory and pick up right where you left off. As tempting as it is, it’s something I would be strongly recommending to resist against. Not only is it going to increase your risk […]
Women’s health and pregnancy: enrich the experience with acupuncture
This month is the women’s health month at Healthspace with a focus on fertility and pregnancy. With the lockdown, we have been spending more time at home with our partners and many of us are thinking more about starting our own families. Many others who are already pregnant are looking for ways to enrich and […]
Do You Need To Stretch or Roll Out Your ITB?
With NSW about to enter its fourth month of lockdown, I’m not surprised that many people have taken up running as a means to get moving and exercising (and have an excuse to get out of the house!). A common presentation that we’ve had in the clinic over the last few months is pain on […]
How Present Periods affect Future Fertility
In TCM, when treating women, we always take and keep records of the menstrual cycle as a guide to their general health, as well as their reproductive health. This enables the practitioner to be aware of the possibility of different disorders occurring in the future. So, of course, observing these patterns – from adolescence – […]
Mental Health in Lockdown: Can Acupuncture Help?
How are Australians managing: Lifeline Australia is a non-profit organisation that provides 24 hour telephone crisis support service in Australia. Reportedly, the phones have never been busier than August 2021 (this month) in its 57 years of history. Calls to Lifeline have skyrocketed with calls approximately 40% higher than before the lockdowns in 2020. One […]
Upper Back Pain and the Importance of Movement
Do you constantly feel like your upper back and neck are tight? You may even be stretching your neck out while reading this? Well if so, then this blog is for you! As a chiropractor myself and with the majority of us working from home at the moment, I am seeing more and more fit […]
Immune Boosting This Winter!
Having just passed the shortest day of the year this year, it’s never too late to start boosting your immune system. The immune system is put under the greatest amount of stress during this time of the year than it is at any other time. We know that there are so many ways that someone […]
A Chinese Medicine Take on Winter
Winter is now fully upon us! Have you ever wondered why you feel more sluggish and want to stay in bed all day during this time? Winter is the time where your body goes into a state of storage to prepare for the start of the next season (Spring – a season of growth and […]
Out of the Woods
This month the focus is on immune function. Most people know that diet and lifestyle affect immune function. But what else is important and what foods and lifestyles are important verses destructive? Let’s keep things simple and doable. Each and every thing you do to assist your health you should high five yourself for. Don’t […]
A-Z of Immune Support
Your immune system is a network of organs, tissues, and cells that work together to keep you healthy by fighting off harmful bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Your immune system acts as an interface between your body and the things you encounter (germs, bacteria’s etc) that can make you sick. When your immune system is compromised, it’s […]
An Acupuncturist’s Take on Acupuncture and Immunity
This paragraph from this article* by Liang et al. summarises my understanding of acupuncture and it’s possible effect on immunity. “The characteristic that acupuncture enhances resistance is closely related with the immune system, which functions in defense, homeostasis, and surveillance. More and more research has revealed that acupuncture can regulate immunity, for example, to enhance […]
Take control of your Brain Health with Acupuncture
For many Australians, Dementia is an encroaching fear in our senior years. Australians are self-confident, self-sufficient and highly educated. Hence, the notion of losing control of our own actions and thoughts is widely dreaded. This is why it is critical for us to start taking care of our health in antecessum for healthier and fuller […]
How acupressure can be used at home or work for managing anxiety and depression
Eyes darting left and right. Your neck sore from constantly looking over your shoulders, chasing the shadow of pedestrians going about their business. Agitated. Sensitive. Wanting to hole up in a secluded dark corner at your workplace. Maybe its not as bad as the description above. Maybe it is. If it is, I recommend that […]
Acupuncture for cancer rehabilitation
Cancer is one of the leading health burdens in Australia (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2020). For most people, the news of cancer diagnosis is quite devastating, and few things can prepare them for the arduous journey that is to follow. Fortunately, with awareness for early screening and advances in medical technology, the survival […]
Chronic Lifestyle Disease – Q&A with Nutritionist Federica Negro
Federica is based from our Bondi Junction and Kingsford clinics as Office Manager. We are lucky that Federica is also a qualified nutritionist with a wealth of knowledge on all things nutrition, health and lifestyle. We interviewed Federica on our latest topic – Chronic Lifestyle Disease to get some insights from a practitioner’s perspective. What […]
Why we need to live differently NOW
The reality of our lifestyles Australia has the reputation of an active, outdoor-loving nation, with a high quality of life and one of the best health systems in the world. Why then do nearly 50% of us have chronic lifestyle diseases, with the number rising each year? Chronic diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, […]
Out of the Woods
Heart disease, cancer, diabetes, liver cirrhosis, respiratory diseases and stroke are a large part of the top 10 causes of death in Australia. We are all aware of these and well aware of the part our lifestyle plays in contributing to them. What really surprised me was numbers 3 and 13 in the top 20 […]
Wellness and Kinesiology
I do not think we as human beings wake up in the morning and ask ourselves; ‘how am I going to stuff up my life today’? Consider this; OUR CURRENT CHOICES, HABITS AND BEHAVIOURS ARE HELPING US TO COPE AND SURVIVE. They exist for a REASON. There can be an incredible amount of guilt and […]
