Chinese medicine can be very different from other forms of medicine. What happens at your initial consultation? How long will it take and what can I do to prepare for it? Practice owner & Chinese herbalist Marie Hopkinson answers your questions about the first time you come in for acupuncture and/or herbal medicine. The point […]
30 days of winter…day 2…Five foods you need for winter
Day 2 Lets talk about preparation for the inevitable colds and flus. There is no way to avoid it completely. Whether you see it as the Chinese Medicine system does – that our body can’t defend against with the cold and windy weather, or from a biomedical perspective – the season that see’s workplace offices […]
Which Element is out of balance?
Take the Quiz to find out which element is most out of balance in your body: [interaction id=”586a0297804953407ce1b8da”] This quiz was created by Marie Hopkinson, practitioner at Metro Health and Medicine. Most people actually have a more complex situation than one element that’s out of balance, but you can use this quiz as a bit […]
Gynaecology & Chinese medicine
Chinese Medicine has been treating women’s health problems (Gynaecology) for centuries. Whether it be a slight or major departing from normal functioning, Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture treatments are designed to correct the course of normal function. Common symptoms and conditions that can be treated include: Period pain (dysmenorrhoea), endometriosis, abnormal uterine bleeding, menopausal discomforts and […]
Strengthen your Immune system with Chinese Medicine
No one likes to be sick with a flu, but actually the ability to get sick can be a sign of health. Our bodies ability to get a fever and regulate our body’s temperature is an important aspect of health. It’s not normal to get sick all the time, or to get sick with a cold […]
The Five Elements
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 […]
5 Element Personality Test
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 […]
Welcome to Metro Health
Our professional team is here to help you discover the easy way to natural health through Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Diet Therapy and Remedial Massage therapy.
How would you rate your health right now?
If you said “I feel fine”, your probably in the great majority of people. Fine is ok, it’s livable. Often we don’t know what great or fantastic can be because we settle with fine. Not just our in health, but in lots of areas in life. When my phone contract ended in October last year, […]
What is a Chinese Herbalist?
Exactly what does a Chinese Herbalist do? How is it different from a “herbalist” and why would I see a Chinese Herbalist? Marie Hopkinson, a Chinese herbalist from North Perth’s Metro health and Medicine explains: A Chinese herbalist practices according to the principals of Chinese Medicine. Chinese Herbalist bases everything on Chinese Medicine. The diagnosis […]