Depression- how can acupuncture and Chinese Medicine help?
What is Depression? Depression is more than feeling a little bit down; Depression involves changes to your emotions, thoughts, behaviour and physical changes. Signs of depression include feeling sad, irritable, numb or empty, losing pleasure and interest in activities and [...]
Acupuncture for Insomnia
Sleep problems are more common than many people realise. The Sleep Health Foundation found that almost 60% of Australians regularly experience trouble falling or staying asleep, and 14.8 per cent of Australians have chronic insomnia. Insomnia can include; difficulty falling [...]
How can acupuncture help anxiety?
Anxiety is the body’s natural response to possible threats and causes rapid breathing, increased heart rate, digestive disturbances, and a burst of energy. However, if anxious feelings do not go away, anxiety can affect your ability to concentrate, be productive, [...]
Male Fertility for a Healthy Pregnancy
When couples have difficulty falling pregnant, infertility treatment tends to focus on the female partner. However, male infertility accounts for up to 50% of infertile couples and affects 7% of men (Lotti & Maggi, 2015). Known causes of male infertility [...]
Acupuncture for Perimenopausal and Menopausal Symptoms
What is perimenopause and menopause? Perimenopause is the transition from a women’s reproductive period to menopause, whilst menopause is when ovulation and menstruation cease (Makara-Studzinska et al., 2014). Menopause is defined as not having a menstrual cycle for 12 [...]
IVF/IUI and TCM – Egg Production
Many people are using IVF/IUI these days to conceive. However, even with the support of IVF/IUI there is no guarantee of success. One reason for this is because of exhaustion taking its toll on egg production. Thankfully, acupuncture [...]
Headaches and Migraines – A TCM Perspective
Almost every person has or will experience a headache in their life. Migraines are also common with 1 in 7 adults in the world affected by a migraine. Also, headaches and migraines most often occur in people between [...]
TCM Books – Recommendations
We love recommending things to read, whether it be online articles, or in this case books. Here is a growing list of TCM books or we recommend to better understand Chinese medicine theory. The Web That Has [...]