Northern Beaches Integrative Practitioners

09/06/2026

Postpartum hair loss can feel alarming when it starts showing up in the shower, on your brush, or all over your clothes.

While hormones certainly play a role, there is often more to the story.

From a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective, hair is closely connected to the health of the Blood, Kidneys, and overall vitality of the body. Pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, interrupted sleep, and the demands of caring for a newborn can all draw heavily on these reserves.

This doesn't mean your body is failing.

It may simply be asking for nourishment, rest, and support as it recovers.

In Chinese Medicine, postpartum hair loss is often associated with:
• Blood deficiency
• Kidney deficiency
• Stress and Qi stagnation

Supporting recovery may include:
• nourishing foods
• acupuncture
• gentle movement
• adequate rest
• stress management

The good news? For most women, postpartum hair loss is temporary.

With time and the right support, the body often restores balance naturally, and healthy hair growth returns.

If you're concerned about postpartum hair loss or would like support during your recovery journey, our practitioners are here to help.

Book an appointment with our team via our website.

04/06/2026

Looking for an easy way to support your health every day?

We have you covered with some of our favourite Nutra Organics products.

- Beef Bone Broth
- Chicken Bone Broth
- Collagen Beauty
- Clean Protein
- Clean Greens

Simple. Nourishing. Practitioner approved.

Available in clinic at Northern Beaches Integrative Practitioners

04/06/2026

Looking for an easy way to support your health every day?

We have you covered with some of our favourite Nutra Organics products

-Beef Bone Broth
-Chicken Bone Broth
-Collagen Beauty
-Cean Greens
-Clean Protein

Simple. Nourishing. Practitioner approved.

Available in clinic at NBIP.

04/06/2026

What's happening behind the treatment door today?

Katika shares what she's supporting clients with today in clinic. One of the things we love most about acupuncture is how adaptable it can be, every treatment is tailored to the individual.

Have you ever wondered if acupuncture could help with something you're experiencing? Let us know.

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01/06/2026

Hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA) is often talked about in terms of food, exercise, or body weight.

But there’s another piece of the puzzle that deserves attention: the nervous system.

HA occurs when the brain temporarily reduces reproductive hormone signalling, causing ovulation and menstruation to pause. This isn't the body failing — it's often the body's way of adapting to ongoing stress, whether that stress is physical, emotional, or psychological.

For many women, that stress can look like:
• chronic overwhelm
• perfectionism
• fear around rest or weight gain
• pressure to "do recovery right"
• constantly pushing through fatigue

This is why recovery isn't always about trying harder.

Mind-body approaches such as clinical hypnotherapy can help support nervous system regulation, reduce internal pressure, and rebuild a sense of safety and trust within the body.

When combined with appropriate medical care, nutrition, and lifestyle support, this can become an important part of the recovery process.

If you're navigating hypothalamic amenorrhea, you're not broken — and you're certainly not alone.

Book an appointment with our team via our website.

29/05/2026

Katika's healing hands

Acupuncture for neck tension or headache relief

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27/05/2026

Why TCM Practitioners Use Gui Pi Tang for Stress, Sleep and Women’s Health

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), women’s health is closely connected to energy, blood circulation, digestion, sleep, and emotional health. When these systems become depleted over time—often from stress, overwork, poor sleep, recovery after birth, or long-term fatigue—symptoms can begin to appear in different ways throughout the body. One traditional herbal formula commonly used in TCM for this pattern is Gui Pi Tang as it is deeply nourishing and strengthening for the patient....

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), women’s health is closely connected to energy, blood circulation, digestion, sleep, and emotional health. When these systems become depleted over time—often f…

27/05/2026

NEW BLOG // Why TCM Practitioners Use Gui Pi Tang for Stress, Sleep and Women’s Health

by Katika Funnell

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), women’s health is closely connected to energy, blood circulation, digestion, sleep, and emotional health. When these systems become depleted over time—often from stress, overwork, poor sleep, recovery after birth, or long-term fatigue—symptoms can begin to appear in different ways throughout the body.

One traditional herbal formula commonly used in TCM for this pattern is Gui Pi Tang as it is deeply nourishing and strengthening for the patient.

Click the link in bio to read more

27/05/2026

Just another day in clinic with Dawn

Today we're treating a mix of period pain, hormones in balance, muscular skeletal and jaw tension.

If you've been feeling out of balance, run down or like your body needs a reset, this is your sign to start listening to it.

Appointments with Dawn are available via link in our bio.

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