Interested in learning more about holistic health and some of the conditions we treat at the Wholistic Medical Centre? Check out our latest articles on the blog.
The following articles should provide you with a great deal of information. As always, please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.
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The 20 latest Blog Posts
- NAVIGATING THE RIP OF COVID-19 ISOLATION
- Anxiety during pregnancy
- Is Your Period Pain Normal?
- Working from home doesn’t have to feel like working from home
- Cannabis and Medicine
- FERTILITY MASSAGE – WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT?
- After the Birth. What now? Tips to help you through the Golden Month.
- Wholistic Approach to Pregnancy Complications and Miscarriage
- Where are we up to with medicinal cannabis?
- When your baby is breech in the final weeks of pregnancy …. Acupuncture, TCM and massage may help.
- Massage to the rescue when shoulder pain gets in the way
- Healthy Green Soup recipe
- How my ebike, affectionately known as “The Beast”, changed my world
- Thyroid problems – living beyond “normal”
- Are you pregnant, exhausted, lying in bed awake? Pregnancy massage can help!
- Is your pregnancy uncomfortable? Silence those aches and pains with pregnancy massage.
- When to have an MRI? An Osteopath can advise you
- A diagnosis of PCOS and IBS – a wholistic approach can help
- Men and depression – the courage it takes to fight this silent epidemic
- Are you debilitated by chronic persistent pain? Turn the volume down with osteopathy
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NAVIGATING THE RIP OF COVID-19 ISOLATION
/in Uncategorized /by Nick BassalA beep signalled an SMS with the awaited results of my recent PCR test. I was struck immediately with shock, surprise and disbelief. It was positive. Throughout my life, during challenging times, I have always defaulted to pragmatism rather than panic. So, on receiving this news, I took a deep breath, sat down with […]
Anxiety during pregnancy
/in Uncategorized acupuncture, see, pregnancy, helps, perinatal anxiety, point, prevalence, perinatal, anxiety, women, therapy /by Nick BassalExpecting mother have also had to face many changes and restrictions to their care delivered during Covid-19 and these unique times have added to the prevalence of perinatal anxiety. Acupuncture and can provide support for perinatal anxiety and permission to stop and rest when life can be overwhelming…
Is Your Period Pain Normal?
/in Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine primary dysmenorrhea, herbal medicine, menstrual cycle, chinese herbal, dysmenorrhea, chinese, painful periods, women, normal healthy period, period pain, healthy period, period, normal healthy, periods, blood, medicine, pain with their periods, chinese medicine, symptom of an underlying, chinese herbal medicine /by Nick BassalMany women experience some kind of pain with their periods, but period pain is definitely not normal in Chinese medicine. Statistics vary widely around the world but show that a significant number of women suffer from regular pain with their periods. It is so common that many women assume painful periods are normal because their friends have it too. Period pain is something that a lot of women just put up and manage with painkillers, heat packs or other medications every month. An experienced Chinese medicine practitioner will be able to assess what is out of balance and use acupuncture and/or Chinese herbal medicine to assist in supporting your body towards a pain free and healthy menstrual cycle.
Working from home doesn’t have to feel like working from home
/in Osteopathy working, positions, working from home, light, sit or stand, exposure, regularly changing positions, exercise, changing positions, 20, blue light, kitchen, regularly changing, home, periods, sit, screen, stand, neck, phone /by Nick BassalAre you feeling those niggles in the neck or back more since working from home? Let’s examine how our working environment at home may be contributing to this.
Cannabis and Medicine
/in General Practice wholistic medical, cbd and thc, medical centre, strain of cannabis sativa, medical, cannabis at the wholistic medical, cannabis, cbd, call 02 9211 3811, cannabis cbd, medical cannabis, dr nicholas bassal, special access scheme tga sas, access scheme tga sas, chinese medicine, call 02 9211, side effects, 02 9211 3811, wholistic medical centre, 9211 3811 for an appointment /by admin_wmcMedical cannabis products should only be considered when all first line, conventional options have been tried. So, if you have a medical condition of more than 3 months duration and conventional medications have not proved effective for you or the side effects have outweighed the benefits or you wish to stop using ‘community acquired’ cannabis. Then it may be worth having a detailed discussion of the potential benefits and downside of medicinal cannabis with one of our doctors.
FERTILITY MASSAGE – WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT?
/in Remedial massage, Shiatsu and Chinese massage (Tui Na), Uncategorized ideal time, improves organ function, ideal time for fertility, fertility massage, time for fertility, menses to ovulation, ideal time for fertility massage, trying to conceive, time for fertility massage, physical body, fertility massage therapist, improves organ, massage therapist, organ function, pelvic organs, massage, fertility massage therapy, conceive, massage therapy, organs /by Nick BassalFertility Massage Therapy is a deep, yet gentle and non-invasive therapy that works by bringing the organs within the abdominal area back into alignment, releasing pressure and strengthening the surrounding muscles and ligaments.
After the Birth. What now? Tips to help you through the Golden Month.
/in Uncategorized stock, chicken, birth of their baby, new mothers, new mother, lower the heat, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, mothers, salt and pepper, heat, soup, recovery, postpartum period, chicken soup, baby, 1 garlic, mother, 1 handful, olive oil, continental parsley /by Nick BassalAfter the Birth. What now? Tips to help you through the Golden Month.
In traditional Chinese medicine the month after your baby arrives is is known as the golden month and new mothers are given special care, food and support until they feel recovered. This month is seen as providing valuable health benefits and allowing a new mother to adjust to her new role regardless if this is her first or third child.
Wholistic Approach to Pregnancy Complications and Miscarriage
/in Acupuncture, Japanese Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine acupuncture and moxa treatment, anti-phospholipid syndrome aps, anti-phospholipid antibodies apl, natural pregnancy support, pregnancy support team, pregnancy, pregnant with twins, blood, blood tests, pregnancy support, health and pregnancy support team, health and pregnancy support /by Nick BassalPregnancy 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 […]
Where are we up to with medicinal cannabis?
/in Uncategorized, General Practice, Integrative Medicine australia, kotsirilos, gp, gps, medicinal cannabis, cannabis, medicine, primary dysmenorrhoea, period pain, medicinal, pain, clinical, wholistic medical centre, pathways, wholistic medical, scheme, medical centre, authorised, medical, prescriber /by admin_wmcIs 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 […]
When your baby is breech in the final weeks of pregnancy …. Acupuncture, TCM and massage may help.
/in Uncategorized head first position, application of moxabustion, traditional chinese medicine, confident to continue, chinese medicine, natural birth, traditional chinese, breech baby, baby, turning baby, amy, external cephalic, persistent breech baby, cephalic version, external cephalic version, pubic symphysitis, persistent breech, initial treatment, right hip, postural techniques /by Nick BassalWhen baby won’t turn
Massage to the rescue when shoulder pain gets in the way
/in Remedial massage, Shiatsu and Chinese massage (Tui Na), Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine affected, arm above her shoulder, groups to the chest, treatment, muscle groups, pain, right shoulder, massage, movement, chest, shoulders, help, jane, remedial massage, arm, muscle, groups, muscle groups to the chest, affected muscle, shoulder pain /by Nick BassalMen, 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
/in Uncategorized vegetables, salt pepper to taste, bunch, pepper to taste, garnish, 1 bunch, garlic, olive oil, olive, salt pepper, oil, nutritional yeast, chickpeas, cover vegetables, salt, stock, pepper, spinach, taste, parsley /by admin_wmcIngredients 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 […]