Margi Macdonald: Acupuncture and Natural Health

10/12/2025

🌧️🚑🌊It's good to see public health researchers examining this critical issue. 🌊🚑🌧️

How floods impact health systems: a scoping review of Australian research

OBJECTIVES: Although the health impacts of floods are well described, there is limited research on how flooding affects health systems, services and the health workforce—despite their central role in mitigating and responding to these impacts. This scoping review examines the nature and extent of existing research evidence on the impact of flooding events on Australia’s health system.

CONCLUSIONS: Original research on how floods impact Australia’s health system, its services and workforce has been limited, particularly in relation to general practice, allied health and the differential impacts on socially vulnerable populations. Further research is needed to inform targeted disaster preparedness and response strategies and to understand the complex and intersecting impacts.

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/12/e108856

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27/11/2025

This is a perfect seasonal message for anyone who's in menopause transition, or beyond, and for familes, friends and colleagues.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRkwSxpD-Xf/?igsh=Z3R6NW83NGlpa2N2

25/11/2025

There's some wise guidance here:

New mum Hannah Gheller says social media became a “shame-inducing tool” during the early postpartum weeks.

09/11/2025

Hi Everyone
I’m on extended leave from the clinic for the next couple of months.
I’ll be posting health and well-being news, and maybe a few good recipes and other lovely things.
Send me a message here if you’d like a referral to one of my trusted colleagues while I’m away.
Go well, drink plenty of water, exhale and let your shoulders relax, stop doom-scrolling, and eat your greens 🥬 😀

02/11/2025

How delightful, refreshing, and all the better for being no or low alcohol!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-02/low-alcohol-cocktails-and-non-alcoholic-drinks-mocktails/105763344?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

29/10/2025

In case you missed it, this is (still) World Menopause Month.
There are many useful resources available on the Jean Hailes website.
In the first comment below, I'll put the link where you can download the Perimenopause and Menopause symptom checklist, WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU

Midlife managed, with confidence October is World Menopause Month. This year, we’re shining a light on midlife and how menopause fits in. We’ve got tips,…

09/03/2025

Here’s a PSA from the good people at Queensland Health.

24/02/2025

Here's a podcast we might want to listen to.

They'll be exploring menopause, one of our favourite topics.

https://www.facebook.com/share/15ber2yN2R/

Explore your health questions, concerns and curiosities with It Can’t Hurt To Ask, the new myth-busting podcast from Queensland Health. Featuring interviews with expert clinicians from across Queensland, this podcast takes a deep dive into your curly health questions.

29/01/2025

Vitamin B6 and a rare side-effect from taking it in supplements - a condition called peripheral neuropathy - has been in the news lately.
This article explains what’s known so far, and what’s not.

It is almost impossible for vitamin B6 toxicity to occur from diet alone.

23/01/2025

Before I qualified as an Acupuncturist, I studied aromatherapy.
The relationships between our sense of smell, emotions and mental health were already understood, 25 years ago.
It’s so good to see that medical science is finally interested in olfaction, our vital sense of smell.
Did you know that a course of ACUPUNCTURE may help ease the symptoms of CHRONIC SINUSITIS, a condition which affects our sense of smell and our quality of life?

Your sense of smell is directly linked to the part of your brain that generates emotions and memories.

22/01/2025

Hey Queensland.
Take care out there.

12/01/2025

It’s always reassuring and exciting when medical science confirms that an activity like yoga has many benefits.

I often recommend yoga - typically Hatha yoga - to my clients.

If you haven’t ever tried yoga, check with your GP if you have any niggling or on-going health concerns before you start.

And make sure your yoga instructor is well-qualified and a member of a professional association.

With its emphasis on breathing practices and meditation — both of which help calm and center the mind — it's hardly surprising that yoga also brings mental benefits, such as reduced anxiety and depression. What may be more surprising is that it actually makes your brain work better. A sharper .....