Nikki Hamilton

18/02/2022

Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years to treat many common health concerns, and scientific evidence increasingly supports its benefits.

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31/01/2019

Need to de-stress and relax?Give acupuncture a go. You’ll be amazed at the results

Advanced Holistic Center in NYC offers the healthiest "lunch" you will ever find in the city. And its biggest fans happen to be folks working in Wall Street.

06/09/2018

Women's Health Week & Chinese Medicine
Sleep & Rest

If you're always feeling lethargic and cranky, chances are that you lack sleep and are running on overdrive.

Not only should you snooze for at least 7 hours, Chinese Medicine experts advise that you should go to bed no later than 10.30pm. This is because the period from 11pm to 1am is when your body (especially your liver) re-calibrates and repairs itself, and it can only happen when you're in deep sleep.
You can see this in the Chinese Medicine Circadian Clock pictured.

Inadequate sleep is known to be very bad for our brain and heart health, from a Chinese Medicine perspective, long term lack of sleep or deep rest can have more detrimental effects on our health, creating deficiencies within the body systems which take a long time to restore and replenish.

So what are some tips to help you create healthy habits to allow your body to enjoy a good night's sleep?

1. Swop your daily coffees for herbal tea. Try a caffeine break for at least 2 weeks and see how this makes you feel. Less anxiety and fatigue may be some of the more positive side effects, as well as better sleep.

2. Dress or cover yourself warmly in the evening if the air tends to be cooler where you live.

3.Before bed, try a warm foot bath or bath with magnesium salts.

4. Exercise daily. At least 30 minutes a day of movement will help move Qi or energy stagnation that may accumulate over the day, particularly if you sit at a desk for most of your day. Try Qigong, Tai Chi, with specific movements and breath designed to move Qi and energy that accumulates in the body, help your general vitality, and assist you to sleep much better.

5. If you struggle with sleep, avoid alcohol, chocolate, caffeine, and eating stimulating foods such as chillies before bed. Try gentle nourishing steamed foods and soups which are easy on the digestion.

6. Meditation. Practicing this simple exercise before you sleep for even 10 minutes before bedtime every night, you will notice the difference. Make it your daily habit.

7. Acupuncture. If you are a regular with Acupuncture, you know that post Acupuncture feeling well. :)
Book into your local practitioner for a session today.

Call 1300 735 334 or visit www.acupuncture.org.au for your nearest AACMA Practitioner around Australia!

Ensure your practitioner (if in Australia) is qualified with a CMBA number, which means they are trained adequately, have a minimum of 1000 clinical hours of acupuncture or more as part of their health science degree, are accurate in their treatment, and follow strict practice guidelines under AHPRA. AACMA members must have a CMBA number to be registered.


Author: The Mind Foodie

16/03/2018

Cosmetic acupuncture. Beats the hell out of Botox and chemicals. Long lasting results...Relaxing as well 👍🏻

The all-natural procedure can reduce fine lines and wrinkles.

02/03/2018

Breaking acupuncture and herbs news and research from HealthCMi.

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Acupuncture beats a powerful central nervous system depressant for improving sleep quality and duration.

10/12/2017

Healing fit for a princess! Meghan Markle enthusiastically told The Chalkboard Magazine about her health passion: "I have been a longtime believer in acupuncture and cupping. I used to have debilitating migraines (hospitalized for them), and acupuncture and Eastern medicine absolutely changed my life. Migraine-free living is a game changer."
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13/11/2017

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06/10/2017

This is so true. Many people don't realise that a regular weekly/monthly/3 monthly acupuncture treatment can help keep your mind and body balanced, relaxed and healthy....much like a massage...only BETTER! Come and see for yourself. I'm at Bellerive Tuesdays and Wednesday's, and Sorell on Thursdays 😌

Acupuncture. There is no other feeling quite like it, post session.
Not sure about you, but acupuncture is a part of my wellness routine, to keep my health in balance, and feels like I've been meditating for HOURS.

You don't have to have health issues to have acupuncture.

Like we service our cars with a reliable mechanic, we use quality fuel, maintain the inside and outside to make sure our car performs well and is reliable, so too can acupuncture be utilized.

For your nearest AACMA Chinese Medicine Practitioner, call our National Practitioner Referral Service on 1300 725 334 or visit our website www.acupuncture.org.au for qualified practitioners around Australia!

Ensure your practitioner (if in Australia) is qualified with a CMBA number, which means they are trained adequately, have a minimum of 900 clinical hours of acupuncture or more as part of their health science degree & are accurate in their treatment. AACMA members must have a CMBA number to be registered

Thank you to our Instagram friends in New Jersey, USA for this pic ✨👌🏼🌏🖐🏼