Geelong Chinese Medicine Clinic blog
Can Chinese Medicine Treat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
What the research says, and how we approach it in clinic. Most people with chronic fatigue syndrome do not arrive at our clinic looking for an alternative. They arrive because they have run out of road. Years of appointments. Tests... Read more
Burnout, Willpower and the Wisdom of Chinese Medicine
Burnout, Willpower and the Wisdom of Chinese Medicine When pushing through stops working, and what to do about it. Since opening our Geelong clinic, we have seen a steady increase in patients presenting with burnout. Some come to us... Read more
Parasite cleanses and liver detoxes: What Chinese medicine actually sees
We are seeing more patients who have tried, or are considering, popular parasite and liver cleanse protocols. Here is how we think about the symptoms driving that interest, and what Chinese medicine offers instead. Parasite cleanses and liver detox protocols... Read more
Digital Eye Strain: A Chinese Medicine Perspective
If you spend hours each day looking at a screen, whether for work, study, or scrolling through your phone, you may be familiar with tired, dry, or aching eyes by the end of the day. In conventional medicine this is... Read more
Warm your centre this Winter: understanding stomach fire and yang deficiency in Chinese medicine
As winter deepens and the air grows colder, you may notice subtle (or not so subtle) changes in how your body feels. Perhaps your hands and feet are always cold. Maybe your appetite isn’t quite right. You might feel foggy,... Read more
What Autumn teaches us: slowing down, letting go, and a porridge for the lungs
The other morning, I noticed a leaf stuck to the sole of my shoe. I’d picked it up on the way into the clinic, and it was only when I paused to take it off my show that I saw... Read more
Neck pain and the connection between exterior cold and interior heat
At the end of summer I felt it apropriate to address one of the common problems I see in clinic when the weather turns cold. It is so easy to forget to adjust our dress and diet to the season!... Read more
Acupressure as self-care for long COVID
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to attend an online conference from Hong Kong on Chinese medicine for COVID and long COVID. Tele-health delivery of Chinese medicine has been encouraged in Hong Kong during the pandemic. Chinese medicine practitioners from... Read more
Acupuncture, post-COVID condition and long COVID
Since January 2022, in our Geelong clinic we have seen more and more patients who have had COVID-19. Some patients came to us within a few weeks of diagnosis, presenting with fatigue, brain fog, loss of smell, feeling cold and... Read more
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