Have you set a new years resolution for this year? One of the most common areas people choose to improve is their health and fitness. Chinese Medicine is a system that looks at your body in entirety – the way your body, mind, emotions all work in together. If your interested in learning about how […]
wholesale enquiries
Would you like to become a stockist of Metro Health’s range? EMAIL US on [email protected] with the following details and we will be in touch: Your store’s name and location Contact number and best time(s) to call you your store’s website (if you have one) or social media URL your contact email Our wholesale manager will be […]
Metro Health & Tong Kuai Product Stockists
Looking for Metro Health Stockists? Would you like to stock our products in your store or know more about it? CLICK HERE Where can I buy Metro Health Soy Wax Melts? Tong Kuai Teas or Five Element Incense range? Our products are now all around Australia find a Stockists here.. [wpsl] WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Darlington WA – Darlington Post […]
What is a Chinese Herbalist?
Exactly what does a Chinese Herbalist do? How is it different from a “herbalist” and why would I see a Chinese Herbalist? Marie Hopkinson, a Chinese herbalist from North Perth’s Metro health and Medicine explains: A Chinese herbalist practices according to the principals of Chinese Medicine. Chinese Herbalist bases everything on Chinese Medicine. The diagnosis […]
Dry Needling & Acupuncture … what’s the difference?
Dry Needling & Acupuncture, what’s the difference? This is a great question that I’m often asked, especially when I present to large groups, it inevitably comes up. The practice of dry needling is really just another acupuncture needle technique, based on a predominantly musculo-skeletal or biomedial approach. This means it’s a way of doing needling […]
Common problems
What conditions can be treated with Chinese Medicine (Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine) ? Most patients initially seek help because of a particular health problems. These can be diagnosed diseases / syndromes or a symptom like a “cough”. At Metro Health the kind of Chinese medicine we practice is essentially about mobilising your own bodies […]
3 Instant Stress Busters
Stress. Just hearing the word itself can initiate a physical response in the body for some people. In this stress series, Marie Hopkinson, Chinese Medicine practitioner gives some quick tips to reduce the effects of stress on your body. IDENTIFY the feeling or symptoms you feel. What do you feel in your body? Tight muscles, aches […]
Discover the Benefits of Craniosacral therapy
ANDREY MAZAEV, Remedial Massage Therapist, at Metro Health and Medicine is a specialist in Myofacial release and Craniosacral therapy. What is Myofascial Release? The technique is primarily a gentle stretch of the fascia, a thin layer of connective tissue, which covers and separates muscle groups and organs. This technique is popular among massage therapists, chiropractors and […]
Are you ready for Spring?
Are you ready for Spring? Did you know SPRING is the BEST SEASON to make HEALTH CHANGES? Chinese medicine is founded on empirical evidence, observation how our body behaves differently during different seasons. Therefore we should treat our body differently in each season. This pertains to three key lifestyle areas – Sleep, Diet and Exercise. Spring […]
Is there more to my back pain?
In my practice, I see a lot of back pain patients. Acupuncture is something well known to relieve pain, particularly for musculoskeletal pain related lower back pain.(1) Take for instance, lower back pain. Acupuncture, as part of Chinese medicine has its own understanding of the cause of back pain. Back pain can be caused by: 1) […]