Chinese Medicine and Spring
Sally Nourse Sally Nourse

Chinese Medicine and Spring

Spring has arrived and with it we can feel the change of seasonal energy. The days are getting longer and the sun is getting warmer, thank goodness! According to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), spring is a time of upward and expansive movement of energy, of creativity, of planning and change. Nature expresses this in the new growth in the garden, the buds and blossoms on the trees and the first blooms of spring.

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Not Sure What To Do? Use Your Brain!
Wesley Smith Wesley Smith

Not Sure What To Do? Use Your Brain!

When it comes to healthcare, we are lucky to have a wealth of information and options at our fingertips. If you prefer to be an active participant in your health, one of the best ways is to ask your healthcare practitioners for more information.

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Never Tried Acupuncture? Here are 10 reasons why you should.
Acupuncture Wesley Smith Acupuncture Wesley Smith

Never Tried Acupuncture? Here are 10 reasons why you should.

1. Acupuncture promotes a state of relaxation

Do you ever feel there are just not enough hours in the day to meet the demands of work, family, and self-care? Are you operating in a state of chronically high stress? Acupuncture can switch on your body’s relaxation pathways and retrain your body and mind in how to relax.

2. Acupuncture can help improve sleep

Acupuncture treats the root cause of what is causing the insomnia and actually benefits your overall health at the same time as well as restoring restful, reliable sleep patterns.

3. Acupuncture can boost your energy

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What is Osteopathy?
Osteopathy John Carr Osteopathy John Carr

What is Osteopathy?

Osteopathy is a holistic health practice focusing on treatment via the structure and function of the body. It was founded in the 1800s by American physician Andrew Taylor Still. Born on the frontiers of European settlement in 1828, Still grew up amongst Indigenous Americans with a Cherokee great grandmother. He trained as a conventional medical doctor and served as a surgeon during the American Civil War but many experiences, including the failure of medicine to save the lives of three of his daughters from spinal meningitis, led to his desire to reform the medicine of his day.

Still took his inspiration from nature as well as indigenous peoples

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What Does A Naturopath Actually Do?
Naturopathy Wesley Smith Naturopathy Wesley Smith

What Does A Naturopath Actually Do?

Naturopaths are like the general practitioners of natural therapies. They study a four-year Bachelor of Health Science in Naturopathy to learn how to blend modern scientific knowledge with traditional and natural forms of medicine, making them a great starting point to access the world of holistic health care.

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Attachment or Authenticity; which would you choose?
Kate Pamphilon Kate Pamphilon

Attachment or Authenticity; which would you choose?

As we stand as adults, attempting to do this ‘adulting thing’, you may wonder why sometimes you just don’t feel much like an adult. It’s strange to think that, once, we were the child whose main concern was when we’d next be hanging out with our friends or, were the lyrics to the Eurythmics’ song really “sweet dreams are made of cheese”? The echoes of such thoughts and feelings are still relevant now during adulting, though somewhere along the line you learnt to sing the correct lyric despite every ounce of your vocal cellular memory desperately holding onto the word cheese.

This is exactly my point, though. No, not cheese—the memories our bodies hold and the connection the body has with the mind, emotions and the environment we were raised in which includes homelife and your wider community.

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What Do You Do For Fun?
Wesley Smith Wesley Smith

What Do You Do For Fun?

Am I imagining it, or did we have an easier, more natural relationship with fun in years past? Cast your mind back to the pre-pandemic days and, as you remember those simpler times, can you feel the tension lifting across your shoulders and the corners of your mouth curling upwards into a carefree smile? Admittedly, I have no research data to back me up, however I suspect there’s a collective need to reboot the fun centers in our brains. Are you with me?

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Acupuncture Demystified
Wesley Smith Wesley Smith

Acupuncture Demystified

Because acupuncture originated in China, a culture so distinctly different to our own, there is so much that can be ‘lost in translation’. So, let’s clear up some of those key misconceptions.

Acupuncture works on the nerves. True or False?

An acupuncturist’s goal is to restore balance to your vital force (‘chi’ in Chinese). Think of your body as a landscape covered by an interconnected river system. In acupuncture these rivers are called ‘meridians’ and instead of carrying water they carry your vitality. Acupuncture points act like gates controlling the flow of this precious vitality.

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