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How accurate are fertility and period tracker apps at predicting ovulation?

November 30, 2019/in Naturopathy, Western Herbal Medicine, Homeopathy, Nutritional Medicine health, women, medical, australian, time, pregnancy, fertility, avoid unwanted pregnancy, apps, avoid unwanted, unwanted pregnancy, fertility apps, avoid, information, conceive, app, found, study, ovulation, track /by Kathy Harris

Thousands of Australian women who are trying to conceive use smart phone or mobile tablet apps to track their menstrual cycles so that they can time intercourse at the prime time to achieve pregnancy. Others use the apps as a technical contraceptive guide to avoid unwanted pregnancy. Among adults, they are the fourth most downloaded […]

Wholistic Approach to Pregnancy Complications and Miscarriage

November 30, 2019/in Acupuncture, Japanese Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine traditional chinese medicine tcm, legs baby a breech position, baby a breech position, traditional east asian medicine team, acupuncture moxa essential oil creams, acupuncture moxa, pregnancy journey and tcm treatments, baby a breech position baby, oedema hands feet and legs, hands feet and legs baby, feet and legs baby, legs baby a breech, pregnancy support, traditional east asian medicine, east asian medicine team, traditional japanese medicine tjm, acupuncture moxa essential oil, moxa essential oil creams, homework moxa diet therapy, health and pregnancy support team /by Rebecca Bau

Pregnancy complications and miscarriage So you’ve decided you’re ready to start a family… all begins well, you fall pregnant easily but sadly you have a miscarriage. You prepare yourself and start again, understanding that sometimes maintaining a pregnancy can be difficult. This is Simone’s* story. A 35-year old university lecturer, living a busy but healthy […]

Ten Top Tips for Nausea During Pregnancy

November 30, 2019/in Naturopathy, Western Herbal Medicine, Acupuncture, Homeopathy, Nutritional Medicine, Chinese Herbal Medicine naturopath, chinese medicine, women, acupuncture, herbal, pregnancy, nausea, herbal teas, reduce nausea, nuts and seeds, tip, women find, chong meridian, acupuncture points, vitamin b6, early pregnancy, ginger, energy, vomiting, stomach /by Kathy Harris

Early pregnancy is an exciting time, however it can also be a challenging time, especially when there is daily nausea. Many women often experience some nausea and in some cases there can be vomiting as well. While this has been known as “morning sickness” most women will tell you that it is rarely restricted to […]

Where are we up to with medicinal cannabis?

November 30, 2019/in Uncategorized, General Practice, Integrative Medicine medicine, period pain, pain, wholistic medical centre, wholistic medical, medical centre, medical, australia, gp, medicinal cannabis, cannabis, primary dysmenorrhoea, medicinal, clinical, pathways, scheme, authorised, prescriber, kotsirilos, gps /by Amy Gajjar

Is it legal? Medical practitioners in Australia can legally prescribe medicinal cannabis through regulated pathways such as the Special Access Scheme Category B and the Authorised Prescriber Scheme. These pathways are typically used by doctors for unapproved medicines. Dr Vicki Kotsirilos, Victorian GP and Integrative Medicine Practitioner, became Australia’s first authorised GP prescriber of medicinal […]

Welcome to Rebecca Bau

October 4, 2019/in Uncategorized health, medicine, chinese, acupuncture, rebecca, japanese, lohan qigong, rebecca bau, chinese acupuncture, eastern, lohan, qigong, bau, japanese and chinese acupuncture, japanese and chinese /by admin_wmc

We would like to extend a warm welcome to Rebecca Bau to Wholistic Medical Centre. Rebecca is locuming for Rebecca Mar Young while she is away on maternity leave from August 2019 to March 2020. Rebecca is a Chinese medicine practitioner, who integrates eastern life philosophies into everyday health and wellbeing with practices […]

When your baby is breech in the final weeks of pregnancy …. Acupuncture, TCM and massage may help.

September 26, 2019/in Uncategorized traditional chinese medicine, chinese medicine, traditional chinese, baby, amy, persistent breech baby, external cephalic version, persistent breech, right hip, head first position, application of moxabustion, confident to continue, natural birth, breech baby, turning baby, external cephalic, cephalic version, pubic symphysitis, initial treatment, postural techniques /by Kyla Mayer

When baby won’t turn

Massage to the rescue when shoulder pain gets in the way

August 24, 2019/in Remedial massage, Shiatsu and Chinese massage (Tui Na), Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine treatment, pain, massage, chest, help, remedial massage, muscle, muscle groups to the chest, shoulder pain, arm above her shoulder, groups to the chest, muscle groups, right shoulder, movement, shoulders, jane, arm, groups, affected muscle, affected /by Kyla Mayer

Men, women, and teens can experience restricted movement due to shoulder pain Shoulder pain can impact on your day. It can disrupt your sleep and make the simplest actions like brushing your hair or reaching for items on the top shelf of the pantry unbearable. What can be done to break the cycle of shoulder […]

Healthy Green Soup recipe

August 24, 2019/in Uncategorized salt pepper to taste, pepper to taste, 1 bunch, olive oil, salt pepper, nutritional yeast, cover vegetables, stock, spinach, parsley, vegetables, bunch, garnish, garlic, olive, oil, chickpeas, salt, pepper, taste /by admin_wmc

Ingredients 1 Fennel bulb 1 Head of broccoli 1 Zucchini 1 Bunch of English Spinach 1 Bunch of Parsley – keep a little parsley to garnish. 4 Cloves of garlic 1 Tbspn olive oil 1 Tin of Chickpeas 440g 2-3 cups of stock (Vege or chicken – you choose) Salt & pepper to taste Optional […]

How my ebike, affectionately known as “The Beast”, changed my world

August 24, 2019/in Uncategorized wholistic medical, medical, wholistic, ebike, ride, pootle, bicycle, power, shop, lights, vest /by admin_wmc

On a trip to Canberra I hired an ebike to ”pootle” around (a term I had not come across before but my friend assured me was the correct description for ambling around on a bicycle with no express purpose or intention). It was love at first sight – the Kalkhoff was a step-through with a […]

Welcome to Dr Amy Gajjar

August 16, 2019/in General Practice, Nutritional Medicine, Integrative Medicine medicine, medical, integrative, gp, dr amy, amy, yoga, australasian, coaching yoga and ayurveda, yoga and ayurveda, coaching yoga, dr amy gajjar, amy gajjar, gajjar, coaching, ayurveda /by admin_wmc

Warm welcome to Dr Amy Gajjar

Thyroid problems – living beyond “normal”

August 14, 2019/in General Practice, Integrative Medicine thyroid, vital functions, thyroid gland, thyroid function, thyroid problems, gland, thyroid stimulating hormone tsh, conversion from t4 to t3, t4 to t3, thyroid stimulating hormone, stimulating hormone tsh, conversion of t4 to t3, t3 and t4 levels, conversion of t4, t3 and t4, cases taking thyroxine, underactive thyroid, taking thyroxine, t3, 20% of thyroid hormones /by Amy Gajjar

The thyroid gland is an extremely important gland which regulates a number of complex hormonal reactions. Because of the complexity of its inter-reactions it is readily poorly diagnosed and managed.

Are you pregnant, exhausted, lying in bed awake? Pregnancy massage can help!

July 18, 2019/in Remedial massage, Shiatsu and Chinese massage (Tui Na) massage, time, feel, help, pregnancy massage, pregnancy, sleep, falling asleep, bed, feel good hormones, going to bed, warm bath, feel sleepy, sleep routine, fall asleep, guided relaxation, asleep, good hormones, hormones, relaxation /by Kyla Mayer

Sleep difficulties during pregnancy; massage can help

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