Ayurvedic Medicine views each season as having different characteristics and approaches them all with a unique perspective. Our Naturopath Pad has outlined some key points to consider for your health and wellbeing this Winter. In Ayurveda winter is considered a Kapha season with strong Vata undertones. It’s characterized by cold, dry weather, and a shift towards rest […]
Dan Go (@FitFounder) is one of my go-to resources for health and fitness news. He just posted on his Instagram about Interval Walking Training, a method of walking developed by Japanese researchers that appears to be incredibly simple and incredibly effective. Here’s how it works. Instead of just strolling at the same pace, IWT alternates […]
Ayurvedic Medicine has been practiced in India for around 5,000 years. Ayurveda emphasizes a holistic approach to health, considering the interconnectedness of the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of an individual. The core principle of Ayurveda is to maintain balance within the body’s systems, using natural treatments like herbal remedies, diet, and lifestyle changes to […]
Our Osteopath, Marcus Ng, shares the best way to get out of bed when you are suffering from acute low back pain. When it comes to acute low back pain, regardless of how it started, it is often a great source of anguish just to get out of bed. You’re either poorly rested from a […]
The latest Osteopath to join our team is Dr Vivian Wong. Vivian is a very experienced practitioner who employs a wide variety of approaches to help address your injury. Among the techniques she uses are Dry Needling and Cupping, which work extremely well together for a number of reasons. Both therapies target similar issues: Both […]
The newest member of our team here at Harley Place Health, Dr Vivian Wong, brings a unique combination of techniques and experience. One of the techniques she employs is cupping. Cupping therapy is an ancient practice that involves placing specially designed cups on the skin to create suction. It has numerous benefits including: Increased Blood […]
This post was written by Dr Jess Sammut from Whole Health Osteopathy and the Melbourne Headache Clinic and is shared here with permission. Do you find yourself tossing and turning when you go to bed? Maybe it’s because of an injury, perhaps you’re restless because you have a lot on your mind. Other times, it […]
Because I’m a bit of a nerd about health and medicine, I listen to different podcasts on those topics. Increasingly on medical themed podcasts I’m hearing doctors discuss breakthroughs that are happening due to AI. For example, recently, an AI software created a new type of anti-biotic. This is noteworthy because over time, the effectiveness […]
Ok this story blew us away. According to a recent study (which was performed on a small number of people to be fair), ChatGPT was more accurate at diagnosing illnesses than a group of doctors. From the source article: “A new research study indicates that Open AI’s chatbot Chat GPT-4 is better at diagnosing diseases than human doctors, according to The […]
I recently read an article entitled “How Hope Beats Mindfulness When Times Are Tough” which outlined the relative benefits of both approaches. First things first, what’s the difference? According to the authors, “hope is inherently forward looking, while mindfulness is about appreciating your current circumstances”. The researchers wanted to see how each of these two […]
