The 5 Elemental Personality Types
The Wood element is prone to either weakness or stagnation in the Liver/Gallbladder meridians. The corresponding personality of a Wood type resonates with that of a tree growing in spring. Growth, and achievement are very important for the Wood element person. The...
Mental Health & Chinese Medicine
Mental Health is as important as your Physical Health. This month at Safflower we are talking about mental health. We are taking the time to look after our own, check in with our patients about theirs, and reach out to everybody in the community about what it takes to...
What Do You Mean “I Have Damp Accumulation?” – The Concept of Damp in Chinese Medicine
Damp is such a descriptive word. What do you think of? Wet? Cold or Heat? Sticky? Heavy? These are all excellent words to describe the nature of how the pathogen Damp, is viewed in Chinese Medicine (a pathogen is a biological agent that causes disease or illness). ...
Injury, Strains and Sprains
Amongst the most common type of injuries to the body are sinew traumas such as sprains, strains and tears to musculature and surrounding tissues. This may be due to sports injuries but also repetitive tasks such as typing or gardening. A strain or sprain of a ligament...
Children’s health and well-being with acupuncture & Chinese medicine
Children’s physiology is very different to adults because they are still growing and developing. In Chinese medicine, we consider the digestive system of a child as a very important part for overall wellbeing. Why is that so? Because the post-natal qi (energy force)...
Summer and the Festive Season
Welcome to Summer! The sun’s out, the days are longer, we can finally get Vitamin D from the sun again! However, whilst it may feel as though we should be relaxing, it’s likely we’re doing everything BUT sitting with our feet up in the garden, or lazing on the beach....
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Hay fever Relief with Chinese Medicine
Spring has finally sprung, and for most of us, warm spring weather signals a welcome change to the winter just gone. However, if you are one of the 18% of Australians who suffer from Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (Hay fever), the increased pollens in the air this time of...
Embrace the (menstrual) flow
Chinese Medicine has long focused on the female reproductive cycle as measure of a woman’s good health. It’s important for all women to understand what is a good, normal cycle for them, and what may need attention. The start of the menstrual cycle begins on day 1: the...
Combating the Anguish of Depression & Anxiety
Did you know that tapping into the ancient wisdom of Chinese medicine is a great way to overcome the negative patterns and life altering effects of both depression and anxiety? There is no doubt about the crippling effects that mental health issues have on the lives...
Treating Arthritis with Chinese Medicine
Arthritis most commonly occurs in two different forms. Osteoarthritis is the “wear and tear” type and is the slow degeneration of the cushioning cartilage in joints. The breakdown of this cartilage causes bones to rub against each other causing pain, stiffness and...
Do you have the sniffles?
The season of sneezing is upon us! Many people have been walking into the clinic this month with coughs, aches and pains, sore throats, headaches and stuffy sinuses. It’s typical to get these kind of symptoms when the weather turns cold and windy and you happen...
Acupuncture for Pain
Acupuncture is a time honoured 3000-year-old medicine that is highly beneficial and low-risk. It is helpful for many conditions, such as boosting the immune system, treating digestive issues, improving women’s health or reducing stress. But, it’s commonly known for...
Pregnancy: Three Trimesters
Pregnancy. It’s a beautiful melting pot of experience and it can be difficult to know how to navigate the ups and downs that come with each trimester. When you first find out that you’re pregnant, it’s exciting. There are lots of changes ahead, and at the end, a baby!...
New Clinic Space Opening February 2017
We celebrated the clinic expansion and our services to include community acupuncture on Thursday, 16th February 2017. Our treatment center also includes several consulting rooms to accommodate for the increasing demand of Chinese medicine services on Phillip Island...
What’s the hype about Turmeric?
Everyone seems is taking turmeric in some shape or form. It’s for inflammation or pain or gut health or else. It’s currently for everything and everyone. From a Chinese medicine perspective we are familiar with three different medicinals of turmeric. All of those...
The Zang Fu (organs): Kidney and Urinary Bladder
The analysis of disease in oriental medicine is based on a concept called ‘zangfu’. The zang are solid and the fu are hollow organs. The focus of Chinese medicine on the different organs reflects the increased reliance on concepts therein. Other major concepts are...
The Zang Fu (organs): Pericardium and San Jiao
The analysis of disease in oriental medicine is based on a concept called ‘zangfu’. The zang are solid and the fu are hollow organs. The focus of Chinese medicine on the different organs reflects the increased reliance on concepts therein. Other major concepts are...
Are restless legs driving you crazy?
What is RLS restless leg syndrome? Restless legs syndrome (RLS) has not a know cause, however, recent findings link it go genetic predisposition. This means that if you have relatives with restless legs, you are more likely to experience it as well. As a secondary...
The Zang Fu (organs): Heart & Small Intestine
The analysis of disease in oriental medicine is based on a concept called ‘zangfu’. The zang are solid and the fu are hollow organs. The focus of Chinese medicine on the different organs reflects the increased reliance on concepts therein. Other major concepts are...