Not being completely awake you soon are when the searing pain from your foot touching the floor reaches your brain at the speed of 350 feet per second, that’s way faster than NBN by the way. Just as quickly your foot recoils to your chin running the risk of a second injury. What is [...]
What is acupuncture? Acupuncture is a modality that falls under the branch of Chinese medicine which also incorporates, Chinese herbal medicine, exercise therapy (tai chi), tui na (massage), gua sha (scraping), cupping, moxibustion, diet, meditation (qi gong) and lifestyle adjustment. Acupuncture is the use of fine needles, much thinner than hypodermic needles, which are [...]
Are vitamin supplements harming your health? Do you know what vitamin supplements you really need? Or are you guessing? Many are guessing - particularly after reading articles about how certain diseases are caused by low levels of certain nutrients. These articles often follow with a call to start taking (or increase) particular vitamin supplements. The question is: [...]
MEDITATION FOR THE AVERAGE BEAR The word ‘meditation’ can conjure a whole bunch of images. Orange-robed bald guys (well, mainly guys…though bald female monks are growing by the day). The long-haired, pungent, tie-dyed version – sitting in a variety of extremely uncomfortable positions. Then there’s the formal type, deeply steeped in religious tradition, mostly in [...]
Healthy body - Healthy mind. Which comes first? It is a bit of a chicken and egg question really. Does a healthy body lead to a healthy mind or a healthy mind lead to a healthy body? It can be difficult to ascertain which is the most important. We know in all forms of [...]
Check out this delicious Chia seed porridge - Newcastle bound Getting your day started with a good breakfast is the way to make sure you get the best out of you and are able to do the things you need to. This delicious Chia seed porridge is just the ticket. It’s super healthy and [...]
Winter depression and Chinese medicine Okay, so we aren’t called 'The Sunny Country' for nothing. The idea of winter blues aka SAD Seasonal Affected Depression seems a little far fetched compared to the lands of eternal darkness far to our north. But a change in daylight can have a dramatic effect on our moods. I [...]
Don't freak out this spring It may not have happened yet. But in a month or so, you may want to shed some winter kilos to look good in your bikini or budgie smugglers. Or it could be something else. Whatever it is, a natural urge to tidy up your act is likely to come [...]
The not-so-early bird Okey dokey. Our last e-news letter suggested making your spring changes early. Have you done this? If not, that’s okay. I’ll let you in on a secret: You are human. Still, now that winter is over, are you still itching to look and feel better? If so, I am here to help [...]
