COVID-19 Practitioner Hours Update

Updated: May 21, 2020

We wish to let all of our valued patients know that all of our practitioners are back in the clinic, albeit on adjusted times for now. If you are coming into the clinic please be aware that with distancing restrictions we are allowed a maximu......

COVID-19 Update April 2020

Updated: April 16, 2020

In light of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the changes made within our community, we wanted to provide our wonderful patients with a quick update of our current clinic operations. The Health and Healing Wellness Centre is working within curren......

COVID-19 Update & Tips

Updated: March 16, 2020

Some suggestions for maintaining good health in the face of COVID-19 concerns. There is reason for concern, but not for panic. For most of us, it will mean some changes to our lives, temporarily. Our main focus can be how to better care f......

Ancient Chinese Medicine - Curing Cancer

Updated: January 10, 2020

Ancient Chinese Medicine And Physical Science Traditional Chinese Remedies in The Modern Day - Curing Cancer, Snake Oil & Repairing Hearts Traditional Chinese Medicine also known as TCM is a brand of traditional medicine based on......

​TCM for Anxiety, Depression, and PTSD Workshop

Updated: April 23, 2019

TCM for Anxiety, Depression, and PTSD Workshop with Greg Bantick and Acuneeds Australia This 2-day workshop combines herbal medicine and practitioner self-care. Bringing you a balanced experience that will expand your knowledge of herbal medi......

Could Chinese medicine be the possible missing link to treating vascular dementia? A promising new clinical trial is underway in Australia

Updated: March 16, 2020

According to research from Dementia Australia, there are currently over 400,000 Australians living with dementia and vascular dementia is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. Without a medical breakthrough, the ......

What is Acupuncture and what does it really involve?

Updated: March 16, 2020

If you’ve ever researched pain management, holistic medicine or relaxation, chances are you’ve come across the word acupuncture before. This word has also been thrust into the Western media spotlight with the rise of health fo......

Tips on avoiding and treating cold and flu

Updated: June 18, 2018

Simple, effective things to prevent coughs, colds and flu. The portals of entry are the nostrils, mouth and throat. As we all get back to work and school where we are in contact with many people, it's almost impossible to avoid coming int......

Auto Immune Response and treatment

Updated: April 12, 2019

It is possible to develop an auto immune response to anything in the body - ie: joints, organs, nerves, hormones, muscles etc. Addressing and treating this response cannot simply be based on the tissue under attack, but must also take into a......

Mindfulness suggestions for work stress

Updated: March 16, 2020

If you are not working, but looking for work or studying, whatever your daily activities are you can modify these suggestions for your specific situation. Mindful morning When you wake up, take a few quiet moments to affirm you are choosin......

Suggestions for mindful eating

Updated: March 16, 2020

Paying attention to your relationship to food is important for your health. Listening to your body and observing the activity of your mind in relationship to food can help you to make and maintain healthy changes in your diet. When we a......

Brand new evidence on the effectiveness of acupuncture

Updated: November 27, 2017

Brand new evidence report on the effectiveness of acupuncture A recent study by the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association Ltd (AACMA) found evidence of the effectiveness of acupuncture for 117 conditions with strong e......

Greg Bantick’s tips for a healthy Holiday Season

Updated: March 16, 2020

It's the end of another year. For many of us, it has been a busy and eventful year. Outside our personal lives, there have been many dramatic world events that also influence us. Now comes a string of events, entertaining, cooking, cleaning,......

Taking Chinese Herbs - An insight by Greg Bantick

Updated: March 16, 2020

People sometimes ask me if they can finish off those couple of bags from weeks ago? Generally speaking, it is best not to. The way we think about an appropriate prescription is to listen closely to and ask questions about the details of your......

What is erythritol?

Updated: March 16, 2020

What is erythritol? Erythritol is a polyol or sugar alcohol. (Although neither a sugar or an alcohol, it is a combination of sugar and alcohol molecules) The substance stimulates the sweet receptors on your tongue. Available in a granulated ......

When do you need Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Updated: March 26, 2018

Greg Bantick - Many people still think acupuncture is only good for pain relief. In fact, many medical conditions are well treated with traditional East Asian medicine. Acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutrition, massage, exercise, and many oth......

Igniting Your Spark

Updated: February 06, 2019

There may come a time in your life, and that time may be now, where the churning feeling in your stomach is relentless and your mind constantly wanders to alternate realities where life is more motivating, energetic, free and fulfilling. Per......

​Adult bullying: the indignity and its consequences

Updated: February 06, 2019

You’re 7 years old and you’re playing in the school playground. You’re effortlessly gliding over the monkey bars and you jump to the ground, filling the air with a cloud of dust and lodging shards of bark in your sneakers. Suddenly it’s your......

Postnatal Depression – Identifying Risks & Working Proactively to Strengthen Mothers

Updated: February 06, 2019

Affecting approximately 13% of mothers, Postnatal Depression is a complex and persistent depressive disorder. It is debilitating and can have long-lasting emotional, psychological and physical effects on both mother and baby. Early identific......

The Exhaustion Epidemic

Updated: February 06, 2019

It’s getting to that time of the year again when the tank starts to run low. Christmas Carols in the supermarket send shivers down your spine when all you can think about is the To Do list to tick off before the end of December. Work is insa......