Holistic Medical & Wellness Clinic
Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) specifically works on your lymphatic system. “But what is the lymphatic system?” I hear you ask! Our lymphatic system is one of the many major systems in our bodies. Other systems include our digestive system, nervous system, and circulatory (blood) system. The lymphatic system is a cleaning system. Our lymphatic system …
For the last 100 years or so we have known chiropractic to be an amazing tool to help restore the brain-body connection. We have always know the profound effect an adjustment can have on the body to help restore it to proper function. It wasn’t until recently, however, that we have discovered that adjustments have …
Our cells and DNA are made from carbohydrates, lipids (fat), proteins and water. Cells are created when the brain sends information to a location in the body with the specific instructions required to create new cells. This happens when new cell production is required due to an injury and also as part of normal function …
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Isn’t it amazing that whilst in the womb the foetus knows how to make the lung cells different to the heart cells and the heart cells different to the liver cells? How is it that no lung cells end up in the liver and no liver cells end up in the heart? How does the …
Sleep is one the most important things we do in our day. It’s the time when our bodies relax, recover, repair and grow. During sleep, our bodies have space and time to replenish our cells and repair the damage that we have done throughout the day. Getting enough quality sleep is essential to a healthy …
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When injured the body has an amazing ability to heal itself. Through a series of precise stages the body coordinates it’s cells to repair and regenerate until fully healed. The initial stage of this healing process in called the inflammatory stage. During this stage the injured site is filled with white blood cells and the …
One of my greatest journeys as a woman has been learning about my own body and its cycles. As a young woman my menstrual cycle was quite literally pain-full and at times debilitating. I had no positive feelings about it AT ALL. I was prepared physically for its arrival (thanks Mum), yet had no appreciation …
As we get ready to kick 2020 out the door (see ya!), it’s important we take time to reflect on the many lessons it’s brought us. Nothing that happens in our lives is ever all good or all bad (yes, I will debate you on that). It’s finding the meaning – or making our own …
Spring is in the air. The sun has started to come out of hiding, the birds are singing and the sneezing, runny nose and sinus headaches that make your head feel like it is going to explode are back… great! Does this sound like you? I can almost hear the collective groan of hayfever suffers …
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Depression and Anxiety Depression and anxiety are becoming more commonly known and understood across the world. While we can all feel sad or unhappy occasionally, depression can make these feelings last almost every day for weeks or months at a time. Moreover, feeling anxious is something that we may experience in particularly high-stress situations; perhaps …