by Dr. Olivia Janz (Registered Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Practitioner) If you’re planning to conceive, you’ve probably come across advice about taking folate. It’s essential for early pregnancy, helping to […]
Public Health
It is often said that good health is all about balance. This can be taken quite literally as researchers have long known that poor balance is linked to falls with […]
Improve your balance for better health
By Stephen Janz BAc BN MPH Clinic Director: Kenmore Centre for Health, Brisbane. Productivity Commission Inquiry into Veterans’ Health Anzac Day and Remembrance Day is a time when the community reflects […]
Veterans Health and Acupuncture
Honey has been used for Thousands of Years as a Medicine Honey has been used as both a food and a medicine for thousands of years. More recently honey has […]
Manuka Honey, Wound Healing, and Sore Throats
A report by Stephen Janz MPH, Clinic Director – Kenmore Centre for Health, Brisbane. Codeine Restricted to Prescription Only The news that painkillers containing codeine will be restricted to prescription […]
Acupuncture, Chronic Pain and the Codeine Restriction
There is an increasing understanding of the link between adequate vitamin D and good health, and bone health in particular. Vitamin D is naturally produced by the body following skin […]
How to get your Vitamin D without risking skin cancer
For years clients have heard me talk of the example of Qing Hao (Artimeisia annua; Wormwood), a Chinese herbal medicine which has had its ancient indications adapted to treat Malaria […]
Nobel Prize for medicine awarded for Chinese herbal medicine.
As an acupuncturist with 35 years experience, it is fascinating to suddenly be asked if we do dry needling. Dry needling is a new term to describe the ancient technique […]
Do We do Dry Needling?
Acupuncture and Chinese medicine have gained rapid acceptance in Australia. Once an unfamiliar “new” treatment it has now transitioned to the mainstream as a registered health profession. As acupuncture usually […]
Is Acupuncture OK for Kids?
Since the first of July 2012 it has become much easier to find a qualified acupuncturist or Chinese herbalist. These professions are now registered the same as other registered health […]
Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine Are Now Registered Health Professions
Testimonials are a popular way of advertising services. Unfortunately testimonials only mention success stories and can offer an unbalanced view. There is no simple way of knowing if testimonials are […]