Andrew Elliott Chinese Medicine Practitioner

09/01/2025

Apologies to all who have tried to call and my phone appeared switched off. There's been a technical issue with the phone which will be fixed at some stage today. In the meantime, I can still make and receive sms messages.

Andrew.

11/06/2024

Just Heads up, the clinic will be closed from the 20th of June to 10th of July. Will do my best to respond to any missed calls or messages from the 9th of July.

20/12/2023

That's another year in the books. Time to enjoy what the rest of 2023 has to offer.
I'll be back to work on the 3rd of January.
Thanks to everyone who's passed by in what has been a very accomplished year.
Wishing you all the very best into the future.

🍾🥂🍤🥗🎉🎊

07/12/2023

An Interesting read on Summer Seasonal Affective Disorder or Summer SAD and its treatment with herbal medicine.

Unlike the more well known Winter SAD which is due to lack of available sunlight, Summer SAD is due to an avoidance of sunlight added with a hot or humid environment. The main difference is that Summer SAD tends to present with poor appetite and insomnia, the opposite of Winter SAD.

If you've been bothered by the heat and are having trouble sleeping and eating, some foods you can add to your diet include:
pears, apples, watermelon, peach, figs, peas, string beans, tomatoes, bitter melon, white rice, dairy, walnut, chestnuts, pine nuts, honey, as well as leafy greens and even certain flowers either edible or in a tea.

Staying hydrated is also important with appropriate electrolytes and fresh juices are also beneficial at this time of year.

Call 0401698092 for herbal medicine consultations

This summer, a somewhat new clinical presentation was commonplace in my clinic and I received many questions from patients concerning this “new” disorder: summer SAD. Summer seasonal affective disorder was in the daily news this past summer, as numerous areas of the country experienced oppressiv...

14/09/2023

Thank you to whoever left me a box of avocados and lemons 😋🥑🍋