People make resolutions and vowing to change – eating more healthily, exercising more and so forth; to me however, change is constant. There’s no one day better to start than another. And I do wonder, if we had to wait…
Read MoreWinter well and truly arrived this Monday afternoon at 2 PM. Well, at least that is what it felt like earlier this week in Sydney. Today 1 June marks the first official day of winter and therefore I thought it timely to would share some of the Chinese medicine views on going through winter in a healthy way.
Read MoreIt’s World Health Day this month. When I googled it, I found a simple message: “the striving towards giving people access to healthcare without the prospect of financial hardship all over the world”. Yet this is the same month in which the government has removed cover for certain alternative medicine cover from private healthcare choices. The Department of Health advises that, according to some research, these “natural therapies lack evidence”.
Read MoreWhile stress is a natural response to a dangerous situation and in this way can be useful to increase alertness, energy and productivity through the release of hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol; prolonged and uninterrupted it will damage the body and can cause mental health issues, metabolic disorders or even adrenal fatigue…
Read MoreI tell many of my patients to meditate. 10 years of more or less regular meditation practice have made me a calmer, less anxious person. These days I often surprised myself when I realise, I have coped well in that particular situation. I didn’t lose my shit. I stayed in control of my mind. Wouldn’t anyone want a piece of that? Don’t we all need a little bit more peace in our day? I want to share with people how it works. So, it seems only appropriate that this is my first blog post.
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