Slow cooker pork millet stew INGREDIENTS: 1x pork chop 1 cup millet 1 handful cinnamon chips or 3 teaspoons cinnamon ground 1 large handful Goji berries 1 palm size piece of taro root 2 pears 3-5 cups water ½ onion diced METHOD: Cut husky part off taro and cut into pieces. Peel and […]
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The Five Elements is a concept that influences the practice of Chinese Medicine, and after it’s first recorded mentions, thousands of years ago, still relevant to practitioners of Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture today. The Chinese word is Wu Xing – which translates as WU – the number 5 and Xing – meaning phases, or
The Wu Xing, means 5 phases or 5 elements, and it’s a big part of Chinese Medicine. One style of Chinese medicine purports that people have a particular element they gravitate towards. There is an online study that can be taken to help you discover which elements best describe you.. At the end of the
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Got big plans this Easter long weekend? Whether your going camping with the family, planning on doing some extra DIY or just having a few days of R&R around the house, we here at Metro Health hope you have an enjoyable Easter weekend. It can be really annoying than when your body can’t keep up
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It might surprise you that Chinese medicine promotes the concept that we don’t always need the same amount of sleep all the time. Just as the season change, so too should our body. In Perth right now, its summer – the hot days and warm nights mean it’s hard to fall asleep early. That’s ok!
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Chinese Diet Therapy is about using foods for their properties – flavours and natures rather than a nutritional compound value (as a western nutritionist does). Everything is based on Chinese Medicine philosophy. Traditionally, diet therapy has two uses: Foods can be used to address a particular symptom of an illness Foods can be used
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What is the Chinese Medicine Diagnosis? This is the fundamental key of any good treatment is to start with the right diagnosis, and Chinese Medicine is no different. As it’s a different system of medicine altogether seperate from Western medicine (or biomedicine) the cause of a patients symptoms will be seen differently. The methods used
Headaches are a common symptom seen by Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine practitioners. As with all conditions, the way a Chinese Medicine practitioner approaches the treatment of headaches is to first establish the Chinese medicine diagnosis. Once a diagnosis has been made, the treatment is based on re-balancing the body, often headaches can be addressed
This simple, Autumn Huang Qi Hotpot can be made as a soup or chowder-type casserole dish and can transition the body through the Autumn to winter seasons. Also It’s Paleo, Vegetarian and Vegan friendly. Season: Autumn, Winter Flavours: Sweet Element: EARTH Purpose: Nourish the Spleen and Stomach, Can be modified for Liver Energy (Qi) Stagnation, Dampness
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