Digestion

Treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease Naturally

2 May, 2015
Acupuncture, Naturopathy
Inflammatory bowel disease, most commonly manifesting as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, affects approximately 1 million Australians. It is one of over a hundred autoimmune Illnesses, in which the body’s defense forces (immune system) mistakenly attacks the body—in this case…
Chinese Medicine

Treating Psoriasis and Eczema Naturally

2 May, 2015
Acupuncture, Naturopathy
Both eczema and psoriasis involve skin inflammation which can be fairly noticeable. Because of this, many people tend to confuse the two skin conditions, but in reality they are completely different. In acupuncture, we tend to view conditions on the…
Herbs

Natural Treatments For Lupus

2 May, 2015
Acupuncture, Naturopathy
Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body). Chronic means that the signs and symptoms tend to last longer than six weeks and often for many years.…
Acupuncture

Treating Arthritis Naturally

2 May, 2015
Acupuncture, Naturopathy
Rheumatoid arthritis is an auto-immune disorder and one of the most common immune conditions we have success with managing. Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease that causes pain and inflammation of the joints causing them to become painful, hot and swollen…
Period Pain

What You Can Tell From What Floats In Your Toilet

15 Oct, 2014
Blog
When we first started studying natural medicine, poo talk was – though an essential part of understanding one’s health – a squirmish topic. Too much information, nervous laughter, brushed off with vague details — that kind of thing. BUT bodily…
So, What Is Health Anyway?

Sciatica? Then Avoid These 3 Exercises Like The Plague

30 Apr, 2013
Blog
by Lisa O’Brien, Remedial Massage Therapist The sciatic nerve is the longest and widest single nerve in your body, running from your lower spine down each leg and ending in each foot. It stems deep down through your buttocks and…
Acupuncture

Acupuncture As Effective As Sleeping Medication

13 Feb, 2013
Acupuncture
Insomnia is the most common sleep complaint encountered in clinical practice, whereby 70% of the population has suffered from it at least one point in their lives. Although insomnia is a common sleep complaint, it is often not a single…