Greg Bantick - Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic

Greg Bantick - Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic I have a general practice with experience treating mood disorders, women's disorders and dermatology. I also teach meditation, leading groups and retreats.

I utilise primarily acupuncture, herbal medicine, and counselling. Consultation fees
Herbal prescription and acupuncture, initial 102, returns 79. Herbal consult only, initial 85, returns 58
Hicaps direct payment in clinic. Many insurances accepted. For more information on how I practice and my experience please check
http://menla.com.au/about-us/
We stock a large range of herbs and dispense directly from our clinic. We do our best to insure we use pesticide and herbicide free herbs wherever possible. Herbs are priced depending on seasonal availability and other factors. All prescriptions are an extra charge.

Do we understand wholeness? Here is a view close to our early medical writings. Gary Snyder has been an inspiration of m...
26/09/2025

Do we understand wholeness? Here is a view close to our early medical writings. Gary Snyder has been an inspiration of mine for many decades. Familiar with East Asian languages and traditional philosophy and culture.

“Practically speaking, a life that is vowed to simplicity, appropriate boldness, good humor, gratitude, unstinting work and play, and lots of walking, brings us close to the actually existing world and its wholeness.” — Gary Snyder

Hard to keep up with the many books coming out. "In Socializing Medicine, Pao-chen Tang, Yuqian Yan, and Ling Zhang expl...
25/09/2025

Hard to keep up with the many books coming out.

"In Socializing Medicine, Pao-chen Tang, Yuqian Yan, and Ling Zhang explore the intersections of medicine, health, and East Asian media..........
Collectively, they advocate for alternative understandings of medical culture through media productions that envision accessible and equitable healthcare practices."

In , Pao-chen Tang, Yuqian Yan, and Ling Zhang explore the intersections of medicine, health, and East Asian media. Interweaving archival research, audiovisual analyses, and theoretical insights from the emerging field of health humanities, the book reveals the multifaceted ways in which the ma...

I am enjoying reading this book by Lisa See. It is a historical novel around the life of a well known Chinese physician ...
04/09/2025

I am enjoying reading this book by Lisa See. It is a historical novel around the life of a well known Chinese physician Tan Yunxian 談允賢 (1461-1554) during the Ming dynasty. The author leads us in to the lives of women at the time, and the practice of medicine. While I can't vouch for the accuracy of treatments described, Lisa does a good job of explomg some of the philosophy and clinical thinking involved. She also describes well the training of a family tradition practitioner, giving current day practitioners some clues on how to study and learn from clinic.

02/09/2025

Looks like another beautiful production by Ed Burger. A look at tea, tea culture and Chan in China. As is mentioned "Chan cha yi wei" Chan and tea have the same flavour.

He could do with your support.

I had a biopsy on a fingernail and nail bed yesterday. Grateful for my Zen practice through several injections in and ar...
25/08/2025

I had a biopsy on a fingernail and nail bed yesterday.
Grateful for my Zen practice through several injections in and around my finger.
A curiosity to it all.
A registrar in training as a dermatologist working with her mentor.
A couple of other registrars popping in.
Asking one, a young man, why his interest in dermatology, he spoke of helping his Dad in his country dermatology practice.
Seeing one patient respond well to a new medication that cleared up long time psoriasis.
He was moved and inspired.
I mentioned I have seen some great results with psoriasis and other skin conditions too.
The room fell silent.
The several people in the room all knew my profession.
No curiosity, no questions.
Not even criticism.
Reflecting on the number of times this has happened.
Not just from medical colleagues, but also with many friends and acquaintances.
A large part of my life, invisible to others.
Do we really see, know others?
How much do I not see or know?
Are we caught in some kind of a self centred dream?

From Dr Dean Onrush, cardiologist.
29/07/2025

From Dr Dean Onrush, cardiologist.

Unhealthy diets are by far our greatest risk factor for disease and death. However, physical activity is important for our health and longevity and should be encouraged as part of an overall healthy lifestyle.

Population studies have found a correlation between regular aerobic exercise and decreased risk of at least 35 different diseases, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer.

Physical activity can help lower inflammation, as well as decrease DNA damage and facilitate DNA repair. A meta-analysis of cohort studies of middle-aged and older individuals, with follow-ups as long as 20 years, found that exercising adults were more likely to age successfully than sedentary individuals.

Exercise may also improve cognition, enhance mood, and generally improve quality of life. The evidence supporting the overall health benefits of physical activity are overwhelming.

Exercise is such powerful medicine that researchers at Stanford and the London School found that exercise may work as well as drugs for patients with coronary heart disease, heart failure, and pre-diabetes––and even better than some medications for stroke.

Just like any medicine, though, might exercise have an upper limit for benefitting our health and longevity? I cover that in the video “How Much Exercise Is Too Much?” at https://see.nf/3ZM4H6h

Walking is among the safest of physical activities, averaging only about one injury per thousand hours. So if you are just getting started with lifestyle changes, consider walking. For even more health benefits, take a walk in a wooded park for the added benefits of boosting your anticancer immunity.

Always consult your doctor before making any changes to your medication or exercise routine.

To learn more, see the following videos:
“Exercise Is Medicine” at https://see.nf/3XGSyNc
“How Many Steps Should We Get Every Day?” at see.nf/47pIkFd
“Boosting Anticancer Immunity with Forest Bathing” at see.nf/forestbathing

PMID: 29634829, 30640736, 29887832, 32350152, 28438770, 33044541, 28708630, 26476429, 15088246, 31001682, 18336737
doi: 10.1123/japa.8.4.407

I think it was 1980 when I came across a translation of the Japanese poet monk Ryokan Taigu in London. It was translated...
25/07/2025

I think it was 1980 when I came across a translation of the Japanese poet monk Ryokan Taigu in London. It was translated by John Stevens. Ryokan Sama has been a companion ever since.

Another one of his many books, one that changed my life, was The Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei. It made me question deeply many assumptions of biomedical views of sleep, nutrition and exercise physiology. It is a look at the training of monks living on Mt Hiei near Kyoto. Their lifestyles contradict many assumptions of biomedicine. As does the training of Zen monks.

In the early 80's he was one of the few non-Japanese people I knew with similar interests and who spoke English. I phoned him once when he was living in Sendai and I was visiting Tokyo. I was very shy, lacking confidence, and thought there was no way he would speak with me. His wife answered the phone and called him. We had a very helpful conversation and he generously gave me good advice and further contacts.
Where would I/we be without the help of kindly strangers on the Way? Thank you John Stevens, a remarkable man.

What will remain as my legacy?
Flowers in the spring,
The hototogisu in summer,
And the crimson leaves of autumn.
—Ryokan

https://www.shambhala.com/remembering-john-stevens-1947-2025/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLwzRZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFLSUNmSkpGUGxCaU5oVnNzAR7f3BFM5x_QYidYGy4d_JA_U3G_Z2tUGE4EspCVd60Ef6_6QJ4CzjJ5bvF08Q_aem_ts0FaL81pmb2m-OCoHkSKQ

Author, translator, teacher, artist, and Aikido master John Stevens passed away on July 21, 2025.

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Brisbane, QLD
4030

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Tuesday 8:30am - 6pm
Thursday 8:30am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 8am - 1pm

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