Mei Hua Chinese Medicine Clinic

15/09/2025

04/09/2025

It's spring! And it is time to get some acupuncture and herbs to help manage your hayfever!

Did you know the World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes acupuncture as a viable complementary therapy for conditions including sinusitis.

WHO’s acupuncture guidelines acknowledge its growing acceptance and use for various respiratory conditions, including rhinosinusitis and allergic rhinitis.

Research cited in related clinical studies highlights acupuncture’s benefits in relieving sinusitis symptoms such as facial pain, nasal congestion, and headaches by stimulating specific points to reduce inflammation and improve sinus drainage.

Acupuncture has been shown to reduce sinusitis-related pain in about 60% of patients, improve nasal airflow, and modulate immune responses and inflammatory processes without serious adverse effects.

It is considered most effective when integrated with conventional therapies and lifestyle adjustments for holistic care.

Hay fever season is creeping up on us, the sneezing has already begun! Relieve symptoms of hayfever with acupuncture and herbs.

02/09/2025

Sleep during perimenopause and menopause. Lack of sleep can be one of the most debilitating symptoms during the transition to menopause and post menopause.

Whether you are waking more often in the night, finding it harder to drift off, or feeling less rested in the morning, it can still feel challenging. Not only because you are getting less sleep, but from this you can experience a whole myriad of symptoms.

At Mei Hua Chinese Medicine Clinic, we offer acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine supportive approaches to insomnia. Each treatment is tailored to your individual needs and guided by Classical Chinese medicine principles, with a focus on helping you feel more balanced and supported during this transition.

To learn more or to book an appointment, visit our website or contact the clinic.

https://meihuaclinic.com.au/menopause/insomnia-in-perimenopause/

Menopause yoga is also taught online on Monday nights. It is free through the Moreton Bay Healthy and Active program. There are 2 more classes this term.

https://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/Services/Sport-Recreation/Healthy-And-Active-Lifestyles/Healthy-Active-Moreton/5023-Yoga-for-Menopause-Online

01/09/2025

Fertility Support

“Your body has the innate natural potential to create a healthy baby. All you have to do is put it in the right place to do so both physically and emotionally”
Randine Lewis

Do you want to restore your fertility but don’t know how? Are you’re struggling to conceive and feeling stress, hopeless, despondent and in despair? Do you are wonder what is wrong with you and why you can’t conceive or hold a pregnancy. Maybe you have tried everything yet all your attempts have failed. Do you feel your body and dreams are broken?

Do you want to know what you can do to help balance your reproductive and hormonal health? That’s what I can help you achieve. Whether you are trying to conceive naturally or going through IVF.

https://meihuaclinic.com.au/womens-fertility/

24/08/2025

What is Perimenopause?

It is the buzz word in women's health!

Perimenopause is the gradual transition before menopause, when hormone levels naturally begin to shift.

It can start in our 40s and bring changes to our cycles, energy, and mood.

Understanding this phase can help you support your wellbeing with mindful lifestyle choices.

Perimenopause is a natural phase in a woman’s life, typically beginning in the mid-30s to late 40s. This transitional period can last anywhere from 2 to 10

24/08/2025

"The low estrogen of menopause or post-menopause is NOT a deficiency."

The narrative around menopause is medicalising a natural transition. I see and hear 'hormonal deficiency' often used to describe our menopausal state and the reason why we are suffering so many symptoms - physical, emotional and mental.

There is so much more to menopause we don't understand yet. This includes the impact the demands of modern life has on our bodies.

Chinese medicine has a lot to offer women suffering though perimenopause and menopause. The perimenopausal symptoms don't miraculously stop at menopause. We still have hormonal fluctuations for a number of years afterwards. We have a background cycle without a period.

20/08/2025

Our clinic was tagged in this reel - it is pretty funny and great to see posts to increase awareness about Chinese medicine.

And yes, in Chinese Medicine we do consider Menopause as the second spring in a women's life. Chinese medicine has amazing resources to help women through the change. Because our body changes, our brain changes, our outlook on life can change.

We often resist this change, judge what is happening to us, critical and embarrassed about the changes to our body, brain and symptoms.

20/02/2025

Many of us will be going through perimenopause and menopause with great stress and difficult confusing symptoms. And in this article on the Every Mama Matters website I am highlighting the impact of stress on our body and how it can contribute to perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms.

Menopause Yoga is great to reduce cortisol levels, bringing our body out of the sympathetic nervous into a relaxation response. You can book classes on this link:
https://meihuaclinic.com.au/classes-workshops-and-retreats/

Menopause is a significant transition in our life. It involves natural hormonal changes, especially a decrease in estrogen and progesterone levels, which can lead to various physical and emotional…

17/02/2025

often coincides with major life changes.

We call these the stormy years.

Looking after aging parents, after children still at home or leaving home, retirement, divorce, loss of loved ones, or the appearance of health problems.

These all generate stress, uncertainty, and a feeling of loss of control.

We also may need to battle the negative stereotypes associated with menopause and aging, as well as social pressure to remain young, active, and efficient, can also fuel stress and anxiety.

On top of this stress, our body is changing.

Do we have the resources and resilience to deal with it all?

And if we don't, we will experience even more stress and pressure, leading to more symptoms?

It can be a vicious cycle!

What can you do? What did you do?

06/02/2025

Skin health and problem skin. Skin conditions can be stubborn and yet Chinese herbal medicine is great with skin health. From psoriasis, hives, eczema to acne - it is not a quick fix especially with conditions that have been around for years!

Here is an article on acne.

At Mei Hua Chinese Medicine Clinic, we believe that true wellness comes from balancing the body, mind, and spirit. One area where this holistic approach