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
Qi Gong for busy people
At Geelong Chinese Medicine Clinic, we often see people whose work keeps them at a desk: shoulders rounded, neck tight, wrists sore, and lower back fatigued. Many experience aching, or even numbness and tingling, from long hours of sitting and... Read more
Are you tired but wired? – a Chinese medicine perspective
A frequent concern we see in clinic is tension, muscular, nervous, or mental. The obvious answer might be “just relax,” but anyone who has struggled with tension knows it’s not that simple. In Chinese medicine, this restless exhaustion often reflects... 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
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
My life is turned upside down: insomnia, depression, anxiety and hot flushes during perimenopause (Part 1)
You are a mid-age lady, approaching 50 years old. Life is suddenly turned upside down. You were energetic, had great memory and was switch on, then one day you suddenly find yourself being tired a lot, having poor memory, feeling... Read more