Is Your Immune System At Risk?

Herbal Medicine, Naturopathy / 3 minutes of reading

by Suzanne Wilson, Naturopath

The immune system’s prime function is to protect the body against infection and the development of cancer. Support and enhancement of the immune system is perhaps the most important step in achieving resistance to disease and reducing susceptibility to colds, flus and chronic disease. However, when the immune system becomes compromised with exposure to viral/bacterial infections, certain chemicals, drugs and mechanical injury, it can cause the immune system to attack itself in susceptible humans. Read more

Apr 29 2012

Are My Lungs Joined To My Large Intestine?

Acupuncture / 3 minutes of reading

by Joel Delaney, Acupuncturist

Chinese medicine has understood the importance of the “immune system” for thousands of years. But what really is an immune system from an acupuncture understanding?

The energy that protects our body from getting sick is call the Wei Qi. It is the energy that sits on the top of our skin and protects us from “evil pathogens”, like wind and cold. Read more

Apr 11 2012

So, What Is Health Anyway?

Naturopathy / 4 minutes of reading

What is health anyway? That is the million dollar question, and it has to be answered before we can make sound decisions about which health trends to follow and which to leave behind.

First, let us look at the miraculous design of our body. Did you know that our bodies have over 4 trillion cells? Read more

Apr 4 2012

Stress, Immunity, Zinc and Vitamin C

Herbal Medicine, Naturopathy / 3 minutes of reading

Your immune system is one the most complex systems on the planet. It is highly evolved and is able to cope with an amazing diversity of challenges. The problem is however,that the amount of stuff that your immune system has to deal with is increasing. Our world is not becoming cleaner, but is changing rapidly, with new chemicals and toxins introduced every day. Read more

Mar 28 2012

The New Mother: Taking Care of Yourself After Birth

Herbal Medicine, Massage, Naturopathy / 4 minutes of reading

by Mary Melling. Senior Acupuncturist, Senior Naturopath, Founder of Paddington Clinic

There is much written about the importance of mother’s health before and during pregnancy but not so much focus about the mother’s health after the baby is born. Once the joy of the new baby is experienced often the mother’s health is forgotten and as long as there is enough milk for the baby and the baby seems content then it may be presumed that Mum is okay too. Read more

Mar 27 2012

Running On Empty – The Dangers of High-octane Living

Acupuncture, Naturopathy / 5 minutes of reading

The lives that high-achieving men and women lead are ripe for burn-out. Their work hours are exceptionally long, their work loads exceedingly heavy and the pressure to excel enormously high. The technology they use makes their work day practically endless, and they also juggle the roles of parent, partner, cleaner, gardener, friend, gym-goer and who knows what else. Read more

A Man's Guide To Essential Vitamins & Minerals

Mar 13 2012

What About Me? The Hidden Cost of Compromise

Acupuncture, Massage / 2 minutes of reading

We all sacrifice parts of ourselves and our lives for the greater good of our value systems. Some women place great value on their home lives and sacrifice huge amounts of themselves in order to adapt to their husband’s agenda, their child’s moods, the routine of the household and the pressures of the workforce. Read more

Mar 6 2012

5 Ways to Gain Health & Vitality for Free (or nearly free)

General Health / 3 minutes of reading

They say the best things in life are free, and fortunately, good health doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. Here are five ways anyone can boost their health and vitality without spending a dime (or maybe just a few dimes):

1. Sunlight

Thank goodness Uncle Sam hasn’t figured out how to patent and tax the health benefits of a daily dose of sun. Read more

Feb 29 2012

Can We Find Our Mind In Our Heart

General Health / 3 minutes of reading

Have you ever noticed that when you feel tired or weak you are more anxious, restless or aloof? You get palpitations or sweat, you can’t sleep and you look pale. Thousands of years before the understanding of Western physiology, this was explained to all be related to the HEART “the house of the mind”. Read more

Feb 21 2012

The Facts & Figures of Obesity

General Health / 2 minutes of reading

The world is becoming a heavier place and gone are the days where the need for a smaller waistline is purely cosmetic.

Obesity rates worldwide have doubled in the last three decades, according to three new studies. It seems that being obese is no longer just a Western-dominant problem. In 1980, about 5 % of men and 8 % of women worldwide were obese. Read more