Geelong Chinese Medicine Clinic blog
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
About Long COVID
Feeling exhausted, brain fog, waking up feeling as if having not slept, or not able to get a sound sleep, feeling heavy in the body, short of breath, pain in the body and / or diarrhoea? Feeling blue; feeling anxious?... Read more
Strategies for managing dry cough from a common cold
As the prevalence of common cold and flu increases in this winter, more and more people suffer from dry cough either during their illness or as a result of their cold or flu. Recently I was sick for over one... Read more
Morning sickness and self-care
Most pregnant women (half to two-thirds) will experience morning sickness in the first trimester. The degree of morning sickness varies from mild to severe (hyperemesis gravidarum). The symptoms include nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and psychological effects (anxiety and depression)... Read more
Strengthen and protect yourself this Winter
As the season changes, from summer to autumn, then autumn to winter, your body changes too. Some might feel tired, experience pain, have sleep disturbance or suffer from Seasonable Affective Disorder. From Chinese medicine point of view, the Yin and... Read more
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