Registered Acupuncturist 4th Degree Sifu at Golden Lion Kung Fu Academy
One of the cornerstones of Chinese Medicine theory is “Protect the Stomach and Spleen”. the Stomach and Spleen are considered to be the “root” of the body’s energy and are responsible for the proper digestion and transformation of food into energy and blood. The gut microbiome, or the community of microorganisms living in the digestive […]
There has been research published in the last year showing Acupuncture during IVF doesn’t improve birth rates. These studies have only included 2-3 sessions during an IVF cycle, which any Acupuncturist will tell you isn’t enough. A paper published last year calls for longer term studies and better comparative models used for Acupuncture research. Despite […]
For the second year running I’ve seen November to be the worst month for hay fever sufferers. Whilst September used to mark the start of hay fever season in Melbourne, more people are enquiring about Acupuncture for Hay Fever in November the past 2 years. It is hard to know what is causing the shift, […]
A recent study performed by RMIT University has put forward an interesting link between stress and infertility in humans. They have performed a large review of both animal and human studies to find a link between the gut hormone Ghrelin and infertility. Studying the effects of stress is actually quite difficult due to the vast […]
A worrying article published in the Age newspaper shows over 2,000,000 Australians are exceeding the recommended dosages for pain relief medications. Over use of drugs such as Nurofen can lead to gut health issues such as reflux, stomach ulcers and worse. Ibuprofen is very harsh on the stomach lining, and should not be used long […]
What is Bell’s Palsy? Bells Palsy is a neurological condition where the facial muscles become weak and paralysed due to trauma to the 7th cranial nerve. This nerve provides sensation and movement to the whole side of your face and even part of your tongue. When this nerve becomes inflamed, it stops sending signals to […]
The JAMA Internal Medicine (Journal of the American Medical Association) has published the results of a 24 week research trial on Acupuncture for Migraines. The investigation reveals that acupuncture reduces migraine attack frequency, duration, and intensity. They compared True Acupuncture with Sham Acupuncture¹ and found only True Acupuncture provided relief. Importantly, the effects of true […]
There has already been research showing Acupuncture is effective for Allergic Rhinitis, but its western medical mechanism is poorly understood. A recent Australian study done on dust mite allergies believes to have worked it out. The symptoms of itchy eyes/nose and nasal obstruction are all caused by a cell receptor called TRPV1. This cell receptor […]
Acupuncture is more effective than ibuprofen at resolving carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) symptoms, according to the results of a study from Iran. Fifty patients with CTS were randomly divided into two groups. Both groups received night-time wrist splinting as per standard conservative treatment for one month. The acupuncture treatment group also received eight sessions of […]
The coming of Spring usually marks the onset of seasonal allergies that manifest as hayfever (allergic rhinitis or perenial rhinitis). And if you have a pre-existing sinus problem, you will more likely experience an exacerbation of sinusitis. Seasonal symptoms are usually found in Spring and early Summer, they are associated with grass, weed, or tree pollen. […]
