Chinese Herbal Medicine for Hayfever Relief As Hayfever season in Sydney arrives, many people begin to suffer from sneezing fits, itchy eyes, runny nose, blocked sinuses, or constant throat clearing. Hayfever, or allergic rhinitis, is triggered when your immune system overreacts to airborne allergens like pollen, dust, or grass seeds. Why Is Sydney a High […]

A Stuffy Nose: Chinese Herbs and Sinus Congestion Do you feel blocked up, heavy in the head, or struggle with constant sinusitis? Many people deal with lingering phlegm, nasal stuffiness, or sinus pressure, especially during the allergy or hayfever season in Sydney and colder weather. TCM and Dampness - a different way of looking at […]

Can Acupuncture Help with Asthma? To say Acupuncture can prevent Asthma is somewhat naive - the first step in managing your condition, is to consult with your doctor and seek preventer medication. With seasonal changes, Asthma can flare up without you doing anything wrong. Often thunderstorms, spring allergies, or triggering factors such as dust mites […]

With all this Covid-19 around us, I'm adding to my blog collection a lot about Warming Yang. The logic of Chinese Medicine means that where there is cold or dampness, practitioners use warming herbs. On the acupuncture treatment table, we would definitely go for the Moxa sticks to warm Yang, dispel cold and resolve damp. […]

In TCM, warming Yang of the Spleen is a strategy for clients who experience bloating, weight gain, fluid retention and fatigue. Here's a Red lentil dish I love making but I'm wanting to highlight the brilliant use of warming Yang herbs that make something like this, Spleen food at its best.