Angea Acupuncture & Yoga, Suite 3/17 Izett Street, Prahran (2026)

27/02/2026

If you've been trying to conceive and still don't have answers? It's time to investigate further.

We find what others often miss 🕵️

At Angea this is where East meets West.

We work with
*Complex fertility cases
*Repeated pregnancy loss
*IVF support
*Natural Conception

Ready for deeper fertility investigations?

Book now 👆🏻

24/02/2026

“You can have a perfect embryo… and nowhere for it to land.”

This morning I saw a woman with a uterine polyp.

Here’s what that means.

Your uterus has layers:
• Myometrium — the muscle layer
• Endometrium — the lining that thickens each month and sheds with your bleed

Think of your uterus like a garden.

The embryo is the seed.
The endometrium is the soil.

A polyp?

It’s like a w**d popping up and growing in your garden bed.

Most endometrial polyps arise from the lining itself and often sit near the fundus ~ the top of the uterus, a common site of implantation.

A polyp can:
• Physically disrupt implantation
• Create local inflammation
• Alter endometrial receptivity
• Interfere with blood flow

Clinically, and in reproductive research removing polyps has been associated with improved pregnancy rates, particularly prior to IVF transfers.

But here’s what many women aren’t told:

After removal (usually via hysteroscopy), the lining needs time to heal. Rushing straight into an IVF cycle can damage the lining.

The endometrium is hormonally responsive and immune-active tissue.
We want:
• Healthy regeneration
• Reduced inflammation
• Restored blood flow

From a Chinese Medicine perspective, a polyp reflects:
• Localised blood stasis
• Phlegm accumulation
• Disruption of Chong & Ren flow

And if you’re having recurrent polyps, I will often look deeper as to why they keep recurring.

Polyps are estrogen-responsive tissue.

I want to understand:
• How you metabolise estrogen
• Whether proliferative pathways are dominant
• If detoxification is sluggish
• What progesterone signalling looks like
• How cortisol is impacting your cycle

This is where a DUTCH test can help us assess hormone metabolism, so we’re not just removing tissue, but correcting your terrain and hormonal response.

If you’ve had:
• One polyp
• Recurrent polyps
• Failed implantation

✨ Book a comprehensive fertility review.
Comment POLYP or send me a DM to take the next step.

24/02/2026

Breast cysts and fibrocystic change are common.
They are benign, and yes they are hormonally influenced.

But this is where nuance is.

From a Western pathology lens:
Cysts form from hormonally responsive ductal and lobular tissue.
They’re influenced by progesterone signalling, prolactin response, tissue sensitivity, not just simply “too much estrogen.”

Research shows many women with recurrent cysts may have:
• Lower progesterone activity
• Normal or even low circulating estrogen
• Altered tissue sensitivity to hormones
• Abnormal prolactin response

This is about hormonal signalling and homeostasis, not just one villain hormone estrogen

Now let’s widen the lens.

In Chinese Medicine, breast cysts often reflect:
• Liver Qi stagnation
• Phlegm accumulation
• Disrupted Chong & Ren flow
• Emotional constraint stored in the chest

The breasts sit on the Liver meridian.
When flow of qi and blood is regulated, tissue is SOFT.
When flow of qi and blood is congested, nodules form.

Different language. Same physiology.

So what can we actually do?

Support progesterone production
– Ensure ovulation is occurring
– Stabilise blood sugar
– Reduce chronic stress
– Correct nutrient deficiencies -B6, magnesium, zinc

Review hormone metabolism
A DUTCH test can assess:
– Progesterone metabolites
– Estrogen detox pathways (2-OH, 4-OH, 16-OH pathways)
– Cortisol patterns
– Androgen balance

This helps us treat your pattern, my philosophy is test don’t guess.

Improve estrogen clearance
– Daily bowel movements (fiber, hydration)
– Cruciferous vegetables (support phase I & II detox pathways)
– Liver support
– Reduce endocrine disruptor exposure

Castor oil packs
There is historical and clinical use for castor oil packs to support lymphatic circulation and reduce congestion.
Evidence: small studies suggest castor oil may increase lymphocyte activity and circulation.

Iodine
Breast tissue concentrates iodine.
Some small clinical studies have shown iodine supplementation may reduce cyclical breast pain and fibrocystic changes (particularly in iodine-deficient women).

See below 👇🏻

13/02/2026

Still dealing with neck, shoulder, sciatica or period pain that just won’t go away?

We need to talk about expectations.

Acupuncture is not a one-and-done quick fix.

We live in a world where everything arrives instantly. Uber Eats, Amazon, our phones.
But your nervous system, hormones, fascia and muscles don’t work on overnight delivery.

Healing is a process.

Each acupuncture session builds on the last:
• Calming the nervous system
• Improving circulation
• Reducing inflammation
• Releasing muscular tension
• Supporting hormonal balance
• Restoring proper energetic flow

Consistency creates change.

When you stop too soon, you often only experience temporary relief.
When you commit to a treatment plan, that’s when the body begins to hold the shift.

Pain that has been building for months (or years) needs time and repetition to unwind.

With the right support, your body can move from reactive… to regulated.
From inflamed… to resilient.
From coping… to genuinely pain-free.

Dr Scarlett works with neck pain, shoulder tension, sciatica and period pain through structured, evidence-informed treatment plans designed for lasting results not short-term relief.

Ready to stop chasing quick fixes and start creating real change?

Book your consultation with Dr Scarlett today! Link in Bio 👆🏻

06/02/2026

As our team grows and expand we are excited to welcome our newest practitioner Dr Amanda Ray

Amanda is deeply passionate about the human body and its innate ability to heal when in balance. With a background in dance and current work as a mat and reformer Pilates instructor, Amanda has a strong physical understanding of movement, alignment, and the musculoskeletal system, which informs her holistic and hands-on approach to treatment.

Amanda was drawn to Chinese Medicine through her belief that the body holds an inherent power to restore health when supported appropriately. She views Chinese Medicine as a means of guiding the body back into balance, allowing its natural healing processes to unfold.

Her clinical interests include:
• Women’s health
• Pregnancy support
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Chinese herbal medicine

Amanda is passionate about supporting individuals to feel empowered, confident, and engaged in their own health journey.

✨ Appointments with Amanda Ray are now available.
Amanda is starting Thursday 11th Feb and is in clinic from 7am-1pm.

Book via link above. Book your introductory treatment 2 for 1!

05/02/2026

This practice invited you to meet your future self- the version of you holding your baby, living your family life.

Your womb is your powerful seat of creation. Your sacred portal that responds to nurturing, safety, vision, creation and vibration.

This practice is here to remind you- YOU are a POWERFUL CREATOR and hold you on the days you feel wobbly.

You don't have to hold this alone! We're here to support you through every phase of creation. Appointments available with our experienced fertility team.
👉🏻Book via the link 🤍

01/02/2026

Breast Health Through the Lens of Chinese Medicine ✨

In Chinese Medicine, breast health is closely related to the Liver meridian, a relationship that closely mirrors the role of the liver in Western medicine.

The Liver governs:
• hormonal regulation
• detoxification and estrogen clearance
• lymphatic flow
• the smooth movement of Qi and Blood

When this system and meridian becomes congested hormonally, metabolically, or emotionally, breast tissue is often where tenderness, swelling, or change appears.

Research reflects this connection.
Benign breast conditions are commonly associated with:
• impaired estrogen metabolism
• lymphatic congestion
• chronic low-grade inflammation
• stress-mediated cortisol disruption

So what supports breast health?

Dry brushing & breast massage
• supports lymphatic drainage
• improves circulation and tissue tone

Leafy greens & bitter foods
• support estrogen clearance
• enhance bile flow and gut–liver communication

Lemon water (especially in the morning) 🍋
In Chinese Medicine, the Liver loves the sour flavour.
• sour gently activates and softens the Liver
• reduces rigidity in the Wood element
• supports the Liver meridian, gastric enzymes, metabolism, and detoxification

Castor oil massage
• massaged into breast tissue to reduce inflammation
• supports lymphatic flow
• softens dense or congested tissue
• can also be applied over the liver and womb to nourish tissues and support the feminine organs of detoxification and creation

Movement
• supports liver metabolism & wood element (the liver meridian loves movement 💚
• lowers inflammatory markers
• improves lymphatic and blood flow circulation
• increases natural endorphins & serotonin levels

Pumpkin & black currant seeds
• provide zinc, GLA, and essential fatty acids
• support progesterone balance and breast tissue integrity

Acupuncture
• restores the free flow of the Liver meridian
• reduces inflammation
• regulates the HPO axis
• supports estrogen/progesterone balance
• reduces cyclical breast pain, nodules, lump breasts & mastitis.

Save this for your breast health toolkit and come back to it throughout your cycle. What’s your favourite breast health practice?

01/02/2026

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, breast health is deeply connected to the Liver. The Liver is known as the General of the body. It governs the smooth flow of Qi, blood, hormones and emotions, and plays a central role in women’s health for menstruation, ovulation, fertility, pregnancy birth and lactation. The Liver meridian begins at the big toe, travels up the inner legs, encircles the reproductive organs, rises through the diaphragm, spreads across the ribs and armpits and finishes directly in the breast tissue (Liver 14).

When the liver meridian becomes obstructed by stress, emotional suppression or overload, stagnation and congestion develop. Clinically, this may present as:
• Breast tenderness, swelling
• Fibrocystic changes or lumps
• Mastitis or Breast engorgement
• Fibroadenomas
• PMS, irritability or headaches
• A feeling of being stuck or tense in the chest.

From an integrative lens, this often mirrors impaired estrogen clearance, lymphatic congestion, endocrine and nervous system dysregulation.

The Heart also plays a quiet but important role. The breasts sit close to the heart and energetically extend Heart Qi outward, reflecting our capacity to receive, soften and feel safe in connection and love.

Supporting breast health means supporting the flow of liver qi and blood, emotional expression, lymphatic movement, estrogen clearance and detoxification.

Many women have learnt to ignore their breasts, or to harden their chest emotionally/physically to cope with modern life. We’re taught to push, perform, ignore and override our cyclical rhythm. Your breasts are yin by nature: receptive, intuitive, nurturing, mothering and feminine.

If your breasts feel swollen, your suffering from breast cysts, fibradenomas, mastitis, this is your "breast friends" asking to you listen. 👂🏻
This is your invitation to ask what needs to shift and how can I best support my liver and breast health. Your breasts are about remembering that they are part of your emotional and hormonal map.
Stay tuned on how TCM supports breast health tomorrow 💕

Share with us below if you've had any breast health challenges?👇🏻

30/01/2026

New Changes within the Clinic
Re-brand
Price Change
The Angea Team
Year of the horse.

27/01/2026

Endometriosis + fibroadenoma breasts?

I often see this combination in clinic.

Both conditions are influenced by
→ estrogen dominance / estrogen sensitivity
→ low or poorly expressed progesterone
→ chronic inflammation
→ impaired detox + lymphatic flow
→ insulin resistance driving excess estrogen production

What’s often happening behind the scene
• Estrogen recycling through the gut (the estrobolome)
• Inadequate progesterone to buffer estrogen’s effects
• Increased aromatase activity (converting androgens to estrogen)
• Inflammatory signalling driving tissue growth
• Congestion in breast + pelvic tissue

And yes, this can be supported!

Dietary foundations I often start with:
• Cruciferous vegetables daily (broccoli, broccoli sprouts, rocket, cabbage, bok choy) to support healthy estrogen metabolism
• Sunflower, blackcurrant seeds, spirulina, pumpkin seeds to support inflammation, prostaglandin and inflammation.
• Adequate fibre + prebiotics to support a healthy gut microbiome and prevent estrogen re-circulation
• Anti-inflammatory fats (olive oil, omega-3s), essential for hormone production and insulin sensitivity
• Adequate protein to support ovulation, progesterone synthesis, and liver detox pathways
• Reduce alcohol, plastics, fragrances, processed foods & endogenous estrogen.

Clinically, we also focus on:
• Improving insulin sensitivity through balanced meals and blood sugar regulation
• Supporting the estrobolome (Lactobacillus + Bifidobacteria)
• Liver detoxification and elimination pathways
• Selective plant compounds that favour ER-β binding (protective) rather than ER-α overstimulation
• Lymphatic drainage (yes — breasts too)
• Acupuncture to improve progesterone expression, insulin signalling, and tissue response!

This is not about suppressing symptoms.
It’s about reducing estrogen burden, improving receptor signalling, and restoring balance so estrogen is no longer unopposed!

🔍 Stay tuned this week as I unpack:
👉🏻Cystic breast tissue changes
👉🏻The link between the Liver meridian and breast health

Have you experienced fibroadenomas or linked endo with fibro breasts?

09/01/2026

✨ Clinic Update | Holiday Leave ✨

As I step away for my end of year break, I want to acknowledge the incredible women holding Angea while I’m away.

Dr Chantel & Dr Scarlett are officially back in clinic for 2026!

Dr Chantel is continuing to support patients through fertility, pregnancy, labour induction, IVF transfers & postpartum care, bringing her deeply grounded and calm presence to patients! Dr Chantel has an incredible ability to hold both clinical detail and the emotional landscape, supporting patients to feel informed, safe and truly supported.

Dr Scarlett is continuing to support patients for period health, endometriosis, musculoskeletal injuries and pain management! Dr Scarlett's appointments are hands on, incorporating cupping and gua sha into every session. Her care is grounding and supportive. You'll leave feeling embodied, grounded, nourished and ready to step into 2026!

At the heart of the clinic, we have Asha holding front of house with warmth and next level organisation! Ensuring every patient feels welcomed, supported and deeply cared for from the moment they arrive.

✨ Bookings remain open as usual while I’m away.

Please note that when I return from holidays, there is a price increase for all my appointments.

As we close out 2025, I also want to say a heartfelt thank you to our community. This year has been filled with so many positive pregnancies, babies, endometriosis wins, and big moments of transformative healing.

With appreciation & love
Amanda, Chantel, Scarlett & Asha. 🤍🤍

Pic for our tea ceremony

08/01/2026

Tranexamic acid is often prescribed for those experiencing heavy menstrual bleeding.

Heavy menstrual bleeding is defined as losing 50–80+ mL of blood per cycle.

If you have been prescribed tranexamic acid, this is your red flag to ask for further investigation.

We’ve been conditioned to believe that heavy menstrual bleeding is normal.
It is not.

Heavy menstrual bleeding is your body’s way of expressing that there is a deeper pathology. HMB is your bodies physiological visual signal asking for your attention.

Your period is not separate from your health.
It is your monthly report card to your reproductive, gynaecological, and menstrual health.

Clinically, heavy menstrual bleeding is often associated with:
• Fibroids
• Adenomyosis
• Endometriosis
• Oestrogen dysregulation + endometrial hyperplasia
• Uterine polyps
• PCOS

Often, taking tranexamic acid will slow down your bleeding by promoting blood clotting.
However, from a TCM perspective, this can contribute to further blood stasis and clotting in your next period, and so the cycle continues. There are specific acupuncture points and Chinese herbs that treat HMB. 🫶🏽✨

If tranexamic acid is the only strategy, the root cause remains unaddressed.
Suppressing bleeding without understanding the cause delays appropriate care. Long term HMB can result in low iron, low ferritin and anemia.

Have you been told heavy bleeding is “normal”? Comment YES if this resonated.

If you’ve been prescribed tranexamic acid, save this post and ask for further investigations.

Comment “TA” if this helped you see your period differently.

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