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21/12/2023

It is SUMMER SOLSTICE tomorrow. It occurs when one of Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the sun. Tomorrow is the day with the longest daylight hours and shortest night of the year in the southern hemisphere.

The summer (hot) season responds to a heart's (fire) functions. The signs and symptoms of a heart (fire) dysfunction can be oral ulcers, dry mouth, dry throat, facial acne, teeth bleeding, dizziness, itchy skin, nausea, restless, stomach reflux, abdominal bloating, diarrhea, restless, insomnia, muscular pain.

For the general health in summer, hydration can help the body to stay cool and function properly. Deep breathing exercise can help the mind to stay calm. Having warm meals with vegetables and plant-based protein helps with digestion.

23/05/2023

24 solar terms has been used in the chinese farm country for many years.

二十四節氣

21/05 is Grain full day, which means grains are plump in summer in northern hemisphere;

五月二十一日小滿指在北半球的夏季穀物開始飽滿了。

whereas 21/05 is minor snow, which starts to snow in winter in southern hemisphere.

小雪指在南半球的冬季開始下起小雪了。

Tips to stay health in minor snow solar term:
-wearing hats and scarves
-drinking vegetable soup
-eating glutinous rice congee
-making pickled vegetables
-avoiding spicy food

養生小提示：
-戴帽子圍圍巾
-喝熱湯
-吃糯米粥
-醃製蔬菜
-禁吃辛辣食物

22/05/2023

The art of life through the four seasons:
素問、四氣調神大論

During the winter months all things in nature wither, hide, return home, and enter a resting period, just as lakes and rivers freeze and snow falls. this is a time when Yin dominates Yang. Therefore one should refrain from overusing the Yang energy. Retire early and get up with the sunrise, which is later in winter. Desires and mental activity should be contained, as if keeping a happy secret. Stay warm, avoid the cold, and keep the pores closed. Avoid sweating. The philosophy of the winter season is one of conservation and storage. Without such practice the result will be injury to the kidney energy. This will cause Wei Jue, consisting of weakness, atrophy of muscles, and coldness in spring, manifesting as paralysis, Wei/flaccid syndrome, arthritis, or degeneration of the bones and tendons. this is because the body has lost its ability to open and move in the spring.

冬三月，此謂閉藏。水冰地坼，無擾乎陽，早臥晚起，必待日光；使志若伏若匿，若有私意，若已有得；去寒就溫，無泄皮膚，使氣亟奪，此冬氣之應，養藏之道也。逆之則傷腎，春為痿厥，奉生者少。

Reference:
The yellow emperor's classic of medicine by Maoshing Ni, 1995.

22/01/2023

Happy Lunar New Year!

31/12/2022

Thank you all for your support and commitment in 2022. I wish you and your family a Happy New Year! See you in 2023!

Photography: Harriet Tatham.

18/02/2022

The NSW Government is taking a staged and flexible approach to the easing of restrictions as the State continues to take a measured response to managing COVID-19.

From the beginning of Friday, 18 February 2022, the following adjustments will be made to the current settings:

• No density limits (previously one person per 2sqm for hospitality venues)
• QR check-ins will only be required for nightclubs, and for all music festivals with more than 1,000 people - hospitals, aged and disability facilities may use their existing systems for recording visitors
• Singing and dancing will be permitted at all venues, except music festivals, where singing and dancing can recommence from 25 February
• The recommendation to work from home will change and be returned to the employer’s discretion

From the beginning of Friday, 25 February 2022, the following adjustments will be made to the settings:

• Masks will only be mandated on public transport, planes, and indoors at airports, hospitals, aged and disability care facilities, corrections facilities and indoor music festivals with more than 1,000 people
• Masks are encouraged for indoor settings where you cannot maintain a safe distance from others and for customer facing retail staff to protect vulnerable people who must access these premises and services
• Each State Government agency will review where it may be appropriate for public-facing staff to wear masks and will implement as necessary
• The 20,000 person cap on music festivals will be removed, with singing and dancing permitted - vaccination requirements will remain for indoor music festivals over 1,000 people, with attendees required to have at least two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine

Hotel quarantine for unvaccinated returning travellers will be reduced from 14 to 7 days from 21 February.

With hospitalisation and ICU rates easing and booster uptake now above 50 per cent a staged return of non-urgent elective surgery across all NSW public hospitals has commenced and will be increased through February to March.

The NSW Government is continuing to adopt a flexible and measured approach to protect the community and our health system.

More info: https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/nsw-government-update-to-covid-19-settings

30/01/2022

Dear customers,

The clinic is closed on Monday 31/01/22 and Tuesday 01/02/22 for lunar new year.
It will reopen on Wednesday 02/02/22.
Happy Lunar New Year!

26/08/2021

For vegetarians.

Vaccination against COVID-19 is permissible according to Sharia law ⬇️

26/08/2021