Embarking on the journey of motherhood after the age of 40 can be both exciting and challenging. For many women in this age group, the...

Firstly, what is a BBT chart? BBT stands for Body Basal Temperature. Your BBT is the temperature you take when your body is at a complete rest after a good night's sleep. Throughout the month your BBT will change depending on several factors, including your hormones. It is the lowest measurement of the body’s temperature and used as a baseline. Why is it so important? A BBT chart can tell you so much about what is happening inside your body. For example, it can show if you ha

Digestion has always been seen as one of the key ways to improve health and wellbeing. If your digestion is out of whack, your whole body...

In the east, tea is seen as a way to good and long health. It is drank daily for its health benefits that have been celebrated for many generations. However not all teas are the same, from white tea, green tea, chamomile to rosehip tea, they all have their own health benefits and act on the body in different ways. In traditional Chinese medicine, food is seen as medicine, and tea has been used in this way for centuries. So which tea is best for you? Originally green tea was

Menopause is a word that most women fear, as we hear so many things from other women about how bad the symptoms can be. Menopause is a natural ageing process and in China, women report fewer menopausal symptoms than women in the Western world such as Australia and the UK. This is due to a number of reasons such as the way menopause is viewed and the way they treat the symptoms. What is menopause? Menopause is defined a women who has not had a period for at least one year,

What is basal body temperature (BBT)? Your BBT is the temperature you take when your body is at a complete rest. Throughout the month your BBT will change depending on a number of factors, including your hormones. It is the lowest measurement of the body’s temperature and used as a baseline. Day one of your cycle, your temperature should drop with a period and remains lower in the first half of your cycle. Just before you ovulate, your temperature will drop slightly and then

Yes trying to be healthy can be expensive, when you add up supplements, herbs, water filers, appointments it can get very overwhelming,...

Recently I have been seeing more and more women come into my clinic being diagnosed with autoimmune diseases (AID). Research is showing that the diagnosis of AID is on the increase in our society, however we do not really know why. It is assumed that dietary, lifestyle, our environment, stress, and lack of sleep are some of the reasons why. AID causes damage to tissues and organs throughout the body. It can impact hormones, digestion, skin, immunity, fertility, energy levels,

In Chinese medicine there are a number of different patterns we see in regards to acne, eczema and other skin issues, some of the common...

Bloating, stomach or digestion issues usually occurs when there is a disturbance to normal digestion process. In Chinese medicine, it is related to an imbalance of the organs of Stomach, Spleen (Earth organs), or the Liver qi. There are a range of questions we ask to make a proper diagnosis these include; how often do you have bloating, is it before, during, or after you eat, does your stomach feel cold to touch, do you experience any heartburn or reflux with your bloating, w