Angea Acupuncture & Yoga, Suite 3/17 Izett Street, Prahran (2026)

27/01/2026

Endometriosis + fibroadenoma breasts?

I often see this combination in clinic.

Both conditions are influenced by
→ estrogen dominance / estrogen sensitivity
→ low or poorly expressed progesterone
→ chronic inflammation
→ impaired detox + lymphatic flow
→ insulin resistance driving excess estrogen production

What’s often happening behind the scene
• Estrogen recycling through the gut (the estrobolome)
• Inadequate progesterone to buffer estrogen’s effects
• Increased aromatase activity (converting androgens to estrogen)
• Inflammatory signalling driving tissue growth
• Congestion in breast + pelvic tissue

And yes, this can be supported!

Dietary foundations I often start with:
• Cruciferous vegetables daily (broccoli, broccoli sprouts, rocket, cabbage, bok choy) to support healthy estrogen metabolism
• Sunflower, blackcurrant seeds, spirulina, pumpkin seeds to support inflammation, prostaglandin and inflammation.
• Adequate fibre + prebiotics to support a healthy gut microbiome and prevent estrogen re-circulation
• Anti-inflammatory fats (olive oil, omega-3s), essential for hormone production and insulin sensitivity
• Adequate protein to support ovulation, progesterone synthesis, and liver detox pathways
• Reduce alcohol, plastics, fragrances, processed foods & endogenous estrogen.

Clinically, we also focus on:
• Improving insulin sensitivity through balanced meals and blood sugar regulation
• Supporting the estrobolome (Lactobacillus + Bifidobacteria)
• Liver detoxification and elimination pathways
• Selective plant compounds that favour ER-β binding (protective) rather than ER-α overstimulation
• Lymphatic drainage (yes — breasts too)
• Acupuncture to improve progesterone expression, insulin signalling, and tissue response!

This is not about suppressing symptoms.
It’s about reducing estrogen burden, improving receptor signalling, and restoring balance so estrogen is no longer unopposed!

🔍 Stay tuned this week as I unpack:
👉🏻Cystic breast tissue changes
👉🏻The link between the Liver meridian and breast health

Have you experienced fibroadenomas or linked endo with fibro breasts?

09/01/2026

✨ Clinic Update | Holiday Leave ✨

As I step away for my end of year break, I want to acknowledge the incredible women holding Angea while I’m away.

Dr Chantel & Dr Scarlett are officially back in clinic for 2026!

Dr Chantel is continuing to support patients through fertility, pregnancy, labour induction, IVF transfers & postpartum care, bringing her deeply grounded and calm presence to patients! Dr Chantel has an incredible ability to hold both clinical detail and the emotional landscape, supporting patients to feel informed, safe and truly supported.

Dr Scarlett is continuing to support patients for period health, endometriosis, musculoskeletal injuries and pain management! Dr Scarlett's appointments are hands on, incorporating cupping and gua sha into every session. Her care is grounding and supportive. You'll leave feeling embodied, grounded, nourished and ready to step into 2026!

At the heart of the clinic, we have Asha holding front of house with warmth and next level organisation! Ensuring every patient feels welcomed, supported and deeply cared for from the moment they arrive.

✨ Bookings remain open as usual while I’m away.

Please note that when I return from holidays, there is a price increase for all my appointments.

As we close out 2025, I also want to say a heartfelt thank you to our community. This year has been filled with so many positive pregnancies, babies, endometriosis wins, and big moments of transformative healing.

With appreciation & love
Amanda, Chantel, Scarlett & Asha. 🤍🤍

Pic for our tea ceremony

08/01/2026

Tranexamic acid is often prescribed for those experiencing heavy menstrual bleeding.

Heavy menstrual bleeding is defined as losing 50–80+ mL of blood per cycle.

If you have been prescribed tranexamic acid, this is your red flag to ask for further investigation.

We’ve been conditioned to believe that heavy menstrual bleeding is normal.
It is not.

Heavy menstrual bleeding is your body’s way of expressing that there is a deeper pathology. HMB is your bodies physiological visual signal asking for your attention.

Your period is not separate from your health.
It is your monthly report card to your reproductive, gynaecological, and menstrual health.

Clinically, heavy menstrual bleeding is often associated with:
• Fibroids
• Adenomyosis
• Endometriosis
• Oestrogen dysregulation + endometrial hyperplasia
• Uterine polyps
• PCOS

Often, taking tranexamic acid will slow down your bleeding by promoting blood clotting.
However, from a TCM perspective, this can contribute to further blood stasis and clotting in your next period, and so the cycle continues. There are specific acupuncture points and Chinese herbs that treat HMB. 🫶🏽✨

If tranexamic acid is the only strategy, the root cause remains unaddressed.
Suppressing bleeding without understanding the cause delays appropriate care. Long term HMB can result in low iron, low ferritin and anemia.

Have you been told heavy bleeding is “normal”? Comment YES if this resonated.

If you’ve been prescribed tranexamic acid, save this post and ask for further investigations.

Comment “TA” if this helped you see your period differently.

06/01/2026

🎉 Big News! 🎉 I’m speaking at the Empowering Fertility Summit 2026

I’m honored to be part of this free, 3-day online summit bringing together 20+ fertility experts to explore fertility through the body, mind, nervous system, emotional world, energy, and spirit.

This isn’t about fixing yourself or pushing harder.
It’s about understanding what may have been missing — and feeling supported instead of alone.

What you’ll experience:
✨ Expert insights across medical, emotional, and holistic fertility
✨ Conversations that honor IVF, loss, fear, relationships, and the nervous system
✨ A compassionate space that understands the real fertility journey

🌍 Free • Online • Global
🔁 Replays available

👉 Save your free spot — link in bio 👆🏻

FertilityAwareness

04/01/2026

As we move into 2026 and you're thinking about creating 🫶🏽✨
Have you thought about preparing your womb for conception?

Swipe left 👈🏼 for your Womb 2026 Preparation Guide

If you're entering 2026 ready to conceive with intention, this is the work we do inside the clinic!

Share below your fave tile 👇🏻🤍

Book your consultation via the link ✨✨

08/12/2025

Educational Video around 4minutes

Endometriosis is a whole body disease. Suffering from Endometriosis Stage 4 and Adenomyosis and treating thousands of women in clinic with Endo & Adeno, I've created a specific endometriosis treatment.

When the body has experienced pain month after month, the tissues remember. The nerves brace. The pelvis contracts. The body prepares for pain “Danger" before your bleed has even begun. This is your body in survival and protection.

At Angea, we don’t just treat symptoms. we teach the body that it is safe again.
Through the sacrum, the coccyx, L4–L5, the Liver and the Kidneys, we soften the fear stored in the tissues.
We bring warmth with moxa.
We create space where there was once contraction.
We remind the womb how to breathe.

At Angea, we work with the sacral plexus (your base chakra), L4–L5, the sacrum and coccyx, gently releasing the tension so the tissues can soften and breathe again. We use moxa, back shu spinal points, and specific Liver and Kidney points to calm fear stored in your body & tissues , we restore flow, and retrain the pain pathway.

When the nervous system feels safe, healing becomes possible.

This is how we change the pain pattern not just manage it.

Save this if you experience period pain
Follow Angea for holistic endometriosis care

08/12/2025

Acupuncture for Hormones
This isn’t woo. This is your physiology! And we've got the research

If you’ve ever been told your period pain is “normal”…
If you don’t ovulate regularly…
If your stress feels trapped in your body…
If your cycle is unpredictable…
This is for you.

Research shows acupuncture can:

• Reduce the intensity of period pain by lowering prostaglandins and activating natural endorphins
(Armour et al., 2019, Cochrane Review)

• Improve ovulatory patterns in anovulation and PCOS by regulating the brain–ovary hormonal pathway
(Stener-Victorin et al., 2009, Human Reproduction)

• Lower cortisol and stress hormones, shifting the body out of fight or flight
(Zhou et al., 2015, Journal of Endocrinology)

• Improve uterine and ovarian blood flow, supporting ovarian function and implantation
(Stener-Victorin et al., 1996–2011, Fertility & Sterility)

• Increase insulin sensitivity and improve metabolic markers in PCOS
(Jo et al., 2017, PLoS One)

• Initiate the relaxation response via parasympathetic nervous system activation
(Napadow et al., 2013, Human Brain Mapping)
• Improve menstrual cycle regularity over time
(Johansson et al., 2013, American Journal of Physiology – Endocrinology)

From your first bleed to perimenopause and beyond, acupuncture works to support your nervous system, hormones, circulation and stress chemistry! She's the bomb!

25/11/2025

Did you know pregnancy symptoms and period symptoms are almost identical?
Breast tenderness.
Bloating.
Cravings.
Mood shifts.
Fatigue.
Pelvic heaviness.

So many women think, “Am I pregnant… or is my period coming?”
And here’s the wild truth:

We're not meant to know.

After ovulation, your hormones prepare for pregnancy every single month, whether conception has occurred or aunt flow is on her way.
Progesterone rises, digestion slows, temperature shifts, your womb builds a home…
All the early pregnancy signs can also PMS signs (mind games) 🤯

From an evolutionary perspective, early pregnancy is meant the great mystery, a protected window where the body whispers, and doesn't fully reveal - until it's confirmed on the p*e sticks or blood test.

In Chinese Medicine, we call this the Great Mystery a the liminal space where potential becomes manifestation.

So if you’ve ever felt confused by your symptoms, you’re not alone.
Your body isn’t tricking you, it's just evolution didn't separate pregnancy from period 🤯.

17/11/2025

The first trimester is wild, isn’t it?
One minute you’re fine… the next minute only hot chips, toast and crackers feel safe.
And here’s the truth: there is a biological reason you crave carbohydrates.

From the moment of conception, the “big bang” where s***m meets egg, a whole universe begins inside you. Your zygote becomes a 16 cell morula… and within days, an embryo is organising organs, limbs, tissue layers and DNA expression.

During this rapid growth phase, glucose provides up to 75 percent of your baby’s energy needs.
Yes, seventy five percent.

So please don’t feel guilty if you can’t face salads or “clean eating” right now.
Your body is doing the biggest job of your life.

Carbohydrates support:
• Foetal growth and structural development
• Maternal and foetal organ formation
• DNA synthesis
• Healthy glucose homeostasis
• Your energy and survival in the hardest trimester

Focus on what you can eat and stomach!
And if you need the hot chips… eat the hot chips.

You're growing a little human.
Your body knows exactly what it’s doing.

10/11/2025

Is it only my Doctor?

Things my doctor never told me about my fertility 👇

1️⃣ Low progesterone can cause short luteal phases + early spotting, making implantation difficult.
2️⃣ A TSH above 2.5 (even “normal”) can increase miscarriage risk.
3️⃣ Thyroid antibodies may indicate Hashimoto’s or Graves’ both linked with infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss.
4️⃣ Low iron affects egg quality, oxygenation, and implantation.
5️⃣ Low ferritin can point to gluten sensitivity or chronic inflammation.
6️⃣ Egg quality isn’t fixed, it can improve in 90 days.
7️⃣ You don’t need to wait 12 months before investigating. Early testing = early answers.

Fertility is not luck!
When you learn to read the signs, you step back into your power. At Angea we help you understand your fertility!

📍 Book your fertility consultation

06/11/2025

Your hormones are the messengers for your reproductive, gynaecological and menstrual health!
When they fall out of rhythm, your body starts whispering through symptoms.
Those whispers are not random… they’re invitations to listen deeper ✨

To help you understand what your symptoms are trying to tell you about your fertility ~ let's decode!

30/10/2025

Hi everyone, I’m Dr. Chantel Spiteri of TCM

About 25 years ago, I felt a deep calling to do something more meaningful, to help others heal. I had been seeing an acupuncturist for years and was always amazed at how grounded, nurtured, and balanced I felt after each treatment. I often wondered how those fine, delicate needles could create such a profound shift within me.

That curiosity sparked a journey, one of learning, transformation, and self-discovery. As I immersed myself in the wisdom of Chinese Medicine, I also awakened a part of myself I hadn’t yet nurtured: the spiritual, intuitive, and heart-centered side that felt like the missing piece of who I truly am. I’m living my purpose.

In my practice, I weave together the ancient wisdom of Chinese Medicine and the gentle, healing spiritual energy of Reiki. Together, these therapies deepen relaxation, restore inner peace, balance and nurture both body and spirit. My intention is always to help you feel more connected to your body, your energy, and your inner calm; so you feel anchored, supported, and empowered on your journey.

I work with both women and men on their fertility journeys; supporting natural conception as well as assisted fertility cycles such as IVF, IUI, ovulation induction cycles, and egg-freezing preparation. Balancing,nurturing and supporting women throughout pregnancy, including labour induction and postnatal recovery.

Beyond fertility, I treat conditions such as Endometriosis, Adenomyosis, PCOS, menstrual irregularities, perimenopause to menopause transitions, as well as anxiety, insomnia, stress, digestive issues, inflammation, pain, and immunity support; helping to restore strength and vitality at every stage of life.

This work truly fills my heart. I am endlessly grateful to walk beside my patients on their healing journeys; to nurture, support, and witness them as they find balance, create life, and blossom into their fullest selves ❤️🌟🙏

Thank you Amanda my soul sister & the incredible team at Angea😇❤️

You can book Chantel in Clinic at Angea ❤️
Tuesdays 2-7pm
Thursdays 1-7pm &
Every 3rd Saturday

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