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Are You Tired Or Is It Your Thyroid?
Thyroid support is often overlooked, yet such a major driver for supporting fertile health, stress, deficiency, fatigue, temperature regulation, brain fog and more.
Why Do You Want to See My Tongue?
A traditionally trained acupuncturist can use the tongue as a diagnostic tool to give us indications as to what is happening in your body.
Jamu: The Royal Nectar & How to Make It
Jamu originated in Java more than 1,000 years ago. Made from turmeric and ginger, the drink was used to keep royal women healthy and beautiful after bearing children.
The Difference Between a Dietitian and a Nutritionist
The difference between a dietician and a nutritionist may seem minor but the devil is always in the detail.
Mizan Therapy: A Gentle, Traditional Healing Treatment For Women’s Reproductive Health
Mizan Therapy similar to Mayan and Arvigo therapies aims to restore balance to the reproductive organs, digestive system and general emotional health.
Illumination From The Fire-Fields
This story has absolutely nothing to do with acupuncture and everything to do with happiness & the value of community.
Is Period Pain The New Normal?
If I was the betting type, I would be willing to wager huge sums of money that most women you know experience period pain or discomfort of some kind associated with their menstrual cycle. Maybe you do too. But what if you found out that pain is not a necessary part of menstruation, that we’ve been hoodwinked?
Stress, Pregnancy & Acupuncture
Stress can create an array of issues during and after pregnancy for both the mother and the child. These can include lower birth weight, preterm delivery and mothers that are more likely to develop postnatal depression. For the child, they have increased susceptibility to asthma, allergies during childhood and higher rates of hospitalisation from infectious diseases.
Paleo Porridge: The Ultimate Gluten Free Breakfast Recipe
Six months after discovering this paleo porridge recipe I still get excited about it, even after having it for breakfast nearly every day since! Apart from the awesome nutritional content, this porridge can be ‘instant’ as well. By consuming this porridge, your body may receive important dietary fibre, antioxidants, numerous vitamins as well as Magnesium, Zinc, plant-based Omega-3’s, phytoestrogens, amino acids & it may have anti-inflammatory ability.
Pregnancy Meditation With Enid Guthrie
Many of you may remember Enid Guthrie from her time at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPAH). Some have even wondered where on earth she had disappeared to given that she was no longer running her Sydney yoga and pregnancy meditation classes anymore. Fortunately, we had the great pleasure of catching up with Enid during a trip to France earlier this year, where she relocated in 2015.
Mind the Bump – Free Mindfulness Meditation App
Mind the Bump is a fabulous new App developed by Smiling Mind and Beyond Blue with the help of psychiatrists and psychologists who specialise in Mindfulness Meditation, mental health, perinatal health and online wellbeing. The free Mindfulness Meditation App aims to help individuals and couples support their mental and emotional wellbeing in preparation for having a baby and becoming a new parent.