by Annalise | Jul 23, 2014 | Health, Winter
Chinese Medicine treatments for winter ailments. Winter has well and truly descended on us here in Melbourne and some of you might have started feeling sniffly and run down. Now, more than ever, we have to pay particular attention to our health and it’s worth looking...
by Annalise | Jun 25, 2014 | Chinese Medicine, Philosophy
Daoism is a philosophical, ethical and religious tradition of China. It permeates every way of Chinese life, including it’s traditional medicine. One of Daoisims core teachings is to live in harmony with all of those around us and the universe at large, a simple...
by Annalise | Jan 28, 2014 | Chinese Zodiac
January 31 2014 marks the beginning of the Year of the Wooden Horse in Chinese astrology. By all accounts it should start with an explosion of bright ideas and enthusiasm as the exuberant Horse energy comes in. People tend to work well together in Horse years,...
by Annalise | Dec 1, 2013 | Chinese Medicine, Fertility
How useful is the AMH blood test? There was a very interesting article in The Age that we though would be good to share. It’s about the anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) blood test and its accuracy. AMH is a hormone produced by the developing follicles on a woman’s...
by Annalise | Nov 5, 2013 | Diet, Fertility
Phase 2 The Follicular Phase (Yin Rising) By Annalise Drok The second phase of the menstrual cycle is all about yin essence in Chinese Medicine. The feminine, cool, moistening energy. It is when the follicles are growing, oestrogen is being produced and the...