Chinese Herbal Medicine, Diet Therapy, Recipes, Uncategorized

Looking for a gingerbread recipe?

Read ON! Amazing source of iron, calcium and magnesium for vegetarians This is a fantastically delicious recipe for gingerbread from one of my vintage cookbooks published in 1967, called "Molasses Flavour - for modern cooks-". It's published by the Boston Molasses Company, a division of SuCrest Corporation, New York. Obviously some kind of advertising pamphlet… Continue reading Looking for a gingerbread recipe?

Acupuncture, allied health, Chinese Herbal Medicine, daylesford health, Diet Therapy, Hayfever, natural health, Natural Therapies

Do you get bad hayfever? Read this.

Recently, numerous people have been complaining of early hayfever following a particularly weird and extremely rainy Winter. If you would like to understand what Chinese medicine has to offer hayfever (or Allergic Rhinitis) sufferers, read on! Toward the end of August, we are fast approaching that beautiful time of year that looks and feels like… Continue reading Do you get bad hayfever? Read this.

Acupuncture, allied health, anxiety, Chinese Herbal Medicine, daylesford health, Diet Therapy, dry needling, insomnia, Mental Health, Mental Wellbeing, natural health, Natural Therapies, Philosophy, Psychology

5 health tips for a beautiful Summer

Summer has finally arrived! It seems like it's been the longest and wettest Winter in years this year, partly because of the on-again-off-again lockdown scenarios that have been going on for the last couple of years. But even with vaccination freedom, civil unrest from protesting, life waking up and everyone going out, we are able… Continue reading 5 health tips for a beautiful Summer

Acupuncture, Arthritis, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Diet Therapy, Massage, Pain, Public Health

Autumn Q & A: Arthritis & Chinese Medicine

Q: What is the Chinese Medicine view of arthritis and pain conditions in general? A: Traditionally speaking, joint pain & arthritic symptoms come under a specific group of diseases known as Bi ("bee") or "Painful Obstruction" Syndrome. It refers mostly to chronic conditions rather than acute injuries. Biomedical conditions which are closely associated with the Chinese Medicine… Continue reading Autumn Q & A: Arthritis & Chinese Medicine

Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Diet Therapy, Media, Mental Health, Mental Wellbeing, Philosophy, Psychology, Public Health, Public Radio

Public Radio spot: Interested in mental wellbeing topics?

On Wednesday morning between 9 and 10am Rebecca will be speaking with the lovely Gen Ward on her Mind-based radio show, Mind Ya Head on MainFM 94.9 (Central Victoria - people from other locations can listen online). She discusses different mentally focussed topics and runs a great health promotion initiative by sharing stories from different… Continue reading Public Radio spot: Interested in mental wellbeing topics?