Health Mastery Community Curiosity Health The meaning of health is “wholeness, a being whole, sound or well” Again we return to the concept to being ‘one’. When we are healthy there is so much enjoyment from life and as we all know, even with injury or pain we can still have a healthy life. Not everything is how we think that it will be. We aim to care for our own health, lead by example, continue to tweak our own areas of weakness and experiment with treatments, supplements and herbs to understand what they do and how they can help. In clinic, each of you may have a different idea […]
Pre-Birth Acupuncture | What to Expect
When you come for a pre-birth acupuncture treatment, we will ask you questions about your general health, who your primary carer is and where you plan to birth. We will discuss your care plan and who will look after you and your baby during your labour as well as in the post-partum period. Along with health details, we look at your tongue and take your pulse and check in about your emotional health and well-being. Having a baby can often change your family circumstances and, 99% of you seem to be renovating or moving house to nest properly before baby arrives! Okay – I’m kidding – yet it is very […]
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Fertility & Chinese Herbal Medicine
When you decide that you are ready to have a family, you want to understand how best to support your fertility. And, if you have been diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), then you know that you may need some extra help and education to give yourself the best opportunity. In this blog, we will review the current research for Chinese herbal medicine and PCOS related fertility issues. Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is around 3000 years old and involves individual herbal powders that synergised together to create formulas to be decocted and taken as a tea. In Australia polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) affects 12-21% of reproductive-aged women (Rababa’h et al., […]
Depression
Depression is a common problem that is disabling, costly and often under treated (Candy, Jones, Williams, Tookman, & King, 2009). As the largest source of non-fatal disease burden in the world, it accounts for 12% of years lived with disability and is associated with marked personal, social and economic morbidity, loss of functioning and productivity (Churchill et al., 2012, NICE 2009 in MacKinnon, 2013). Clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of depression recommend antidepressants, cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) as potentially effective interventions (APA 2000; NICE 2004; RANZCP 2004 in MacKinnon, 2013). However, there is a large gap between recommended best practice and what people with depression actually […]
Diverticulosis
Diverticulosis refers to the diverticula in the intestines, small pouches or sacs that represent herniations of mucosa and sub mucosa in the muscular layer of the colon (Thaha & Williams, 2012). Diverticular disease is classified as ranging from: asymptomatic; symptomatic, uncomplicated diverticular disease; and complicated diverticular disease. The latter includes diverticulitis which can lead to abscess or perforation of the bowel. Other complications include haemorrhage, segmental colitis, peritonitis and fistula. Between 40-60% of people over 70 years have diverticulosis (Martel & Raskin, 2008) and in older adults there is a female predominance (Thaha & Williams, 2012). In WM, diet recommendations are made for an uncomplicated presentation of diverticulosis and bulking […]