The Post-Viral Cough That Just Doesn’t Stop
A post-viral cough can be so incredibly frustrating – for you, if you’ve got one – for your kid, if they’ve got one – and the rest of the household who are being woken up by it in the night. No one is getting good sleep when that post-viral cough just goes on and […]
Dried Dates: The Little-Known Secret to Natural Birth Prep
6 Dates a Day for Natural Birth Preparation If you are nearing the end of your pregnancy, it’s time to think about 6 dates a day. No, not dates of the Tinder variety! But you can now enjoy eating the lovely, super sweet dried fruit as a natural birth prep option. A client asked me about eating dried dates […]
Zinc and Your Health
Zinc and Your Health – Why Zinc is Important Zinc is a crucial nutrient for health, especially during pregnancy as it aids growth and development of your baby. As a breastfeeding mother or mum to be, it’s so important to ensure that you’re getting adequate Zinc from your diet. But it takes two to tango. […]
Acupuncture and IVF
Acupuncture and IVF aren’t always uttered in the same sentence. When you think of IVF, you don’t necessarily think of acupuncture, and yet acupuncture and IVF often go hand in hand. IVF is a process most couples don’t want to go through if they can help it. Having said that, many couples are profoundly grateful […]
Acupuncture and Acupressure for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome can be painful and it can stop you from doing so much. From a Chinese medical point of view, carpal tunnel is caused by increased heat and damp in the wrist region, which we commonly know as inflammation and swelling. This can irritate and compress the median nerve that runs through the […]
Ayurvedic Prenatal Diet and Lifestyle for Women
I’m excited to share with you a local treasure – a highly experienced, integrative GP, Dr Barri Phatarfod, who is based in Albemarle Medical Practice, Rose Bay. Barri has studied Ayurveda, and many of you will be thrilled to hear that she is also a part of the Antenatal Shared Care program at Royal Hospital […]
Natural Flu Remedies to Boost Immunity and Speed Up Recovery
I’ve been asked many times what I do when I get sick. So in the thick of flu season, I thought I’d spill the beans on the natural flu remedies I arm myself with. When I was a teen, as soon as a cold or flu approached I armed myself with Codral cold […]
Our Virtual Red Tent – How the Book ‘The Red Tent’ Inspired Us
This story goes quite a way back. It starts with Naomi asking me to join a clinic she was forming in Woollahra way back in 2009. Both she and I had been running our own acupuncture businesses separately for some time. She’d decided she didn’t want to work alone anymore and so had hand-picked […]
Eating for Pleasure: Coconut Oil, Weight Loss and the Myth of Restrictive Dieting
By nutritionist Miriam Pollak I recently engaged in an online chat about coconut oil with my colleague, Naomi Abeshouse. It went something like this: Am I going to get fried for saying this in our health-conscious community? … I am really sick of coconut oil! I don’t like its aftertaste, and it feels heavy. I […]