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Odema (fluid retention, also spelt oedema) is a very popular case in our clinic, the odema can be stuck in different parts of the body such as the ankle, legs, knees, wrist and hand, eyelid and face. It can also be throughout the entire body. Odema can stay all the time, and others can come and go. In early stage of odema, many people do not pay much attention to it, and often do not treat it. However, it is the internal organs telling the body that something is not right, thus it is important for it to be checked. Long term or serious odema can lead to kidney disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and other disorders in associated organs. read more »

Each food has its own characteristics. In very ancient times Chinese TCM practitioners use specific foods to balance the bodies yin and yang and to treat disease. Because Chinese medicine discovered that most foods have either cooling or warming characteristics so when you eat cooling foods, it is adding cooling effects to your body and eating warm foods will adding warming effects to your body so they can be used to balance the body which may be deficient in yin or yang. read more »

The potato is originally from south America, but now everywhere in the world people plant potatoes. However, different countries give them different names, depending on their shape and colour of the potatoes. In the world now, potato is one of the most popular vegetables in the world.Potatoes contain high amounts of nutrients and vitamins which are needed in the human body. This is why nutritionists call the potato the ‘perfect’ vegetable. From ancient to modern, from eastern to western, potatoes are highly recommended for this reason. read more »

Chinese medicine talk about Qi as being of the most important functions of the organs. Organs qi such as heart qi, lung qi, kidney qi and spleen qi. Every organs qi dominate different physical functions, normal physical organs qi should be not too much neither too deficient, but should flow smoothly (meaning that the qi should not be ’stuck’ in one certain place). If the qi is not working properly it will cause a disease. In this article I am going to talk about one of the abnormal qi -Liver qi stagnation. read more »

When you walk along the Perth streets, you can often see trees full of lemons with branches leaning over fences; some of the lemons you can reach. Lemon trees are one of the most popular trees in Perth. In perth, lemon trees are easily grown, therefore many people grow lemon trees in their front and backyards. Throughout most of the year you can see the lemons ripening from green to golden yellow, everywhere in Perth lemons are grown which makes the city beautiful. read more »