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An Integrative Approach to Fertility Preservation: A Comprehensive Guide to Egg Freezing

The option for people to increase their fertility window with egg freezing is becoming more accessible, and more popular. Embryo freezing, which is also a fertility preserving technique,  is the same as the first half of the IVF process, and advice about this can be found elsewhere. In this article we’ll be covering egg-freezing specifically.

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Care & Wellness Winnie Wu - BPhysio, Grad Cert (Continence and Pelvic Health) APA Care & Wellness Winnie Wu - BPhysio, Grad Cert (Continence and Pelvic Health) APA

How to keep well in extreme weather: Strategies from different systems of medicine.

Prevention is better than cure.” Different systems of medicine have advice on how to keep well, including on how to protect yourself from extreme environmental conditions. Of course, traditionally extreme weather happened at the height of winter or summer, or with the sudden changes in weather which tended to happen at the change of the seasons, such as the “spring winds”.

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Acupuncture - Isn’t it all placebo?

Acupuncture is a therapy that originated in China over many hundreds of years and is part of a system of medicine called Traditional Chinese Medicine— which was the only form of medicine in many parts of Asia until very recent history. Traditional Chinese medicine not only included acupuncture, but also herbal medicine, massage, exercise, meditation practices, lifestyle medicine, and preventive measures called yang sheng, literally “the cultivation of health” practices.

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Abdominal Separation and Postpartum Exercise: What Every Mum Needs to Know

Welcoming a new baby is a transformative experience, but for many mothers, the postpartum journey also brings unexpected physical challenges. One of the most common—and often misunderstood—conditions is diastasis recti abdominis (DRA), or abdominal separation. It’s a natural part of pregnancy for many women, yet the confusion around what’s “normal,” how to recover, and what exercises are safe can feel overwhelming.

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