The Natural Medicine and Nutrition Clinic

16/10/2026

Curious about Acupuncture? Never had acupuncture with us?

Here's your chance.
We're holding two Acupuncture Community Days at our Nedlands clinic, for people who haven't had acupuncture with us before.

A welcoming opportunity to get to know our practitioners Dr Ben O'Brien and Dr Mariana Paiva. Find out what acupuncture involves, with no obligation to continue.

When:

Wednesday 28 October 10am -1pm
Saturday 31 October 10am -1pm

Where: Suite 8/61 Hampden Road , Perth, WA, Australia, Western Australia 6009

How it works:

You’ll get a 30-minute intro treatment for $60. We’ll have a short chat about your health concern, explain what we’re doing and why, and answer your questions before we start.

In the spirit of community acupuncture, you may be treated in a shared room alongside others. Your chat with the practitioner is private.
(Our usual first visit is an initial exam at $96 plus acupuncture at $130.) We'll chat first, explain everything, and answer your questions before we start.

Only 10 spots each day. Book here: https://naturalmedicinenutrition.au1.cliniko.com/bookings

One appointment per person.

05/10/2026

About time

On 1 October 2026, the Australian Immunisation Handbook underwent a major COVID-19 update. And buried inside the new recommendations is a sentence that deserves a hell of a lot more attention than it is getting.

For healthy Australian infants, children and adolescents aged six months to under 18, COVID vaccination is now NOT ROUTINELY RECOMMENDED.

And before somebody tells you that’s because COVID has simply disappeared, read the Government’s actual explanation.

The Handbook says the risk of severe COVID in healthy children was “very low both during and since the COVID-19 pandemic.”

During and since the pandemic.

Then comes the part that should make every parent who lived through 2021 and 2022 stop and read it twice.

“The benefits of vaccination may not outweigh the risk of potentially extremely rare but serious adverse events such as myocarditis/pericarditis.”

Those aren’t my words.

That’s not Peter McCullough.

That’s not RFK Jr.

That’s not a “random” on Facebook who’s been saying this exact thing for 6 years.

That is Australia’s current Immunisation Handbook.

That is an extraordinary sentence to read in 2026 when you remember how this conversation was conducted only a few years ago.

Parents who asked about myocarditis weren’t imagining it. Myocarditis and pericarditis following COVID vaccination are recognised adverse events, with Australia’s Handbook saying the highest incidence has been reported in adolescent and young adult males after a second mRNA dose.

The recommendation has changed.
The risk-benefit calculation has changed.
And Australia’s own Handbook now says it plainly.

The interesting question isn’t whether we’re allowed to quote it.

It’s why something this significant isn’t front-page news.

03/10/2026

Mariana Paiva

03/10/2026

Saturday is Nutrition day!!!

10/09/2026

We are delighted to welcome Dr Mariana Paiva (TCM), BSc Acupuncture, to the Natural Medicine & Nutrition Clinic.

Mariana is a Chinese Medicine Practitioner and Acupuncturist who brings a warm, holistic and patient-centred approach to care.

Her areas of interest include:

Women’s health and fertility
Weight management
Acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain
Stress, anxiety and emotional wellbeing
Sleep disturbances

Mariana combines Traditional Chinese Medicine acupuncture with techniques including Master Tung’s acupuncture and Dr Tan’s Balance Method. Each treatment is tailored to the individual, taking into account the connection between physical health, emotional wellbeing and lifestyle.

Mariana is available for appointments on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

We’re very pleased to have her joining our clinic community.

Book online:
https://naturalmedicinenutrition.au1.cliniko.com/bookings

Or call the clinic on (08) 6186 6045.

29/08/2026

SATURDAY IS NUTRITION DAY!!!

22/08/2026

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