Women's Health & Men's Health

Jenny has experience and skill in treating women’s and men’s health disorders that can occur throughout life. She uses acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and nutritional therapies to regulate male and female hormones and allow the body to correct imbalance. According to traditional theory and promising research, Chinese Medicine is a safe and effective therapy for women’s health and men’s health.   

Women's Health

Chinese Medicine (CM) has been used to correct gynaecological imbalances for thousands of years. The earliest record of a CM gynaecological text is dated at around 5th century BC. Contemporary CM practitioners have inherited detailed documentation of the development and treatment of women’s health disorders. The treatment strategies and formulas used centuries ago by renowned CM gynaecologists are still used effectively today. Clinical evidence supports the use of CM for women’s health. Research into CM gynaecology is a relatively new field, however some favourable studies have demonstrated its therapeutic role in gynaecology for conditions like period pain, PMS, amenorrhea (no periods) and infertility.

CM views women’s health as a delicate interaction of balance and fluctuation between Yin and Yang, coupled with harmony in both the internal organs and reproductive channels. The fluctuation of Yin and Yang is a twofold process which happens cyclically throughout the month and also throughout the different life phases a woman passes through: puberty, pregnancy, motherhood, menopause, and beyond. Certain factors can easily upset the delicate balance and lead to gynaecological disorders. Environment, diet, emotions, lifestyle and age are just some of the things that can dramatically affect the fluctuations of Yin and Yang. This is because a woman’s health is underpinned by hormonal changes, and menstruation at certain phases in her life. That is why the menstruation reveals much about a woman’s health in her reproductive years. The menstruation and a woman’s life phase give important diagnostic information about how to best address her health needs, including changing nutritional needs.

Jenny treats a range of disorders from menstrual irregularities in puberty to menopausal problems at the end of a woman’s reproductive life. The following is a list of some of the conditions she has helped:

Men's Health

It’s a fact that men frequently overlook their health. The warning signs that a serious illness could develop are often ignored due to the low priority men place on their health because of entrenched cultural attitudes. The incidence of major health concerns such as infertility, obesity, heart disease, stroke, cancer, prostate problems, diabetes and sleep/mood disorders in the male population is steadily rising. For example, recent studies show that 63% of males in Australia are overweight or obese. This staggering figure means that over half of the Australian adult male population are at risk of dying from heart disease, developing diabetes and/or colon cancer, experiencing impotence, being diagnosed as infertile or sub-fertile and suffering from insomnia. These statistics stress the importance of men taking charge of their health to prevent major health consequences.

Jenny creates an individualised CM program for men specifically tailored to promote their health and wellbeing. There are three basic programs: preventative, strengthening and supportive.

The Preventative Program: for men who experience intermittent health niggles such as occasional insomnia. The program aims to maximise male health to prevent more serious illnesses developing.

The Strengthening Program: for men who have an existing mild to moderate chronic illness such as an inflammatory bowel condition. The program supports the body’s systems and boosts immunity with the aim of reducing both the signs and symptoms of the illness and its impact to enable a man to function at his best.

The Supportive Program: for men with a serious debilitating illness such as cancer. The program is an adjunct therapy which aims to provide support and some relief from the illness and the side-effects of powerful drugs. It is based on the integrative treatment approach used in China for many cancers which combines Western medicine and Chinese medicine. According to an expert panel of American oncologists there is strong evidence that acupuncture has an adjunct role to play in reducing malignant pain and thereby potentially decreasing the amount of pain medication required. There is also evidence that acupuncture reduces side-effects of cancer drugs, such as nausea / vomiting and improves cancer related fatigue and mood disorders. Other pain related illnesses have also been shown to benefit from acupuncture and Chinese herbs such as arthritis, low back pain and headaches.

(references available upon request)