Red Tent is changing…
A note to our valued clients, students and readers Hi everyone, the Red Tent is expanding and we want you to be the first to know! We’ve been doing a whole bunch of stuff that we’d like to tell you about. We’ve actually been doing all these things for a few years and now […]
Acupuncture for Infantile Colic
Study reveals acupuncture may reduce crying and colic in infants Colic. Some people say it exists and others don’t, but if your baby fusses and cries continually, then you sure do believe in it. It certainly disrupts family life and relationships which are already sensitive when a baby is little and of course, it’s hard for […]
Small-For-Date Babies: Support with Nutrition and Acupuncture
Sometimes an unborn baby can be small for your stage of pregnancy. Small-for-date babies can occur for a wide variety of different reasons and of course all of those need to be thoroughly addressed. However, from a Chinese medical point of view, it is always helpful to increase and improve your gut function, aka your Spleen and […]
Beating Mummy Burnout
Beating Mummy Burnout is a guest post by Pinky McKay. There’s no burnout without fire goes the saying, and there is plenty of fuel for the fires of parenthood. Most of us feel pressured to live up to impossibly high and unrealistic expectations. It’s all too easy to judge yourself harshly for not being a […]
Acupressure For Constipation During Pregnancy
Constipation during pregnancy is often caused by a blockage of energy, or Qi, in your large intestine. In this piece, Rebecca provides a practical tool to help you overcome this unpleasant challenge during the nine months of your pregnancy. Acupressure is a safe technique for relieving constipation during pregnancy. By using acupressure on your wrist, […]
Threatened Miscarriage
It’s one of those things you hope never happens to you but when it does, it simply does. You can feel really helpless and vulnerable at this time. Your first port of call should be to your midwife or obstetrician so they can assess what is going on. Threatened miscarriage is described as vaginal bleeding before 20 gestational weeks. It […]
Naturopathic 90 seconds stress management
By Anna-Maria Boelskov There are a few important, and interesting, things to know about our body’s stress response. From the time we have a stressful event; a thought, a realization, a physical experience etc there is a 90 second adrenalin explosion happening in your body. This is that initial response, the one that makes us […]
Tips to help you get on your way to a healthier life
– by Anna-Maria Boelskov Nutritionist I know when I tell my patients to eat a more nourishing diet it will initially require more planning and it can feel like it’s more expensive. Especially when I ask them to get the grass fed meat vs. the grain fed, and organic berries vs. Coles and Woollies frozen […]
The Healing Power of Massage
by Sara Friedman – Massage and Yoga therapist Over the past few years I have noticed an amazing increase in awareness around the practical benefits of massage. Once considered an ‘indulgence’, many people are now increasingly aware of how massage and bodywork can be used as a deeply powerful therapeutic tool, especially in our fast-paced […]