Stress relief

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Ongoing stress has a debilitating effect on our health which often creeps up on us and feels "normal" because we get used to not feeling well.

The long term effects of habitual stress are serious and debilitating as it overtaxes our nervous system and weakens our immune system.The United Nations reports that stress-related anxiety and depression is the second highest cause of death and illness after heart disease. So if you suffer with prolonged stress you should not ignore it

What many people often don't consider is that stress is like the background noise of our lives. This background noise comes from all the many things we juggle in our busy lives at work and at home, in our relationships with friends, family and partners and in our relationship to ourselves such as our feeling of satisfaction and purpose in life. Combine this level "background noise" or tension with work stress or financial difficulties and you can quickly find your health is adversely affected.

Stress is responsible from symptoms ranging from the debilitating:

• insomnia
• headaches
• pain andmuscular tension
• chronic tiredness

to the diabolical

• hypertension
• anxiety
• depression
• panic attacks
• chronic fatigue
• mental health disease
• weak immune system
• autoimmune disease

No matter your symptoms the best thing to do is seek treatment as soon as possible to start to put your health back on track.

Acupuncture and herbal medicine are one of the most effective treatments for stress. Better still they are natural and don't require taking medications that often have unwanted side effects, they treat the cause rather than mask the symptoms of stress to leave you feeling genuinely well. So don't keep on suffering, make an appointment with one of our specialist practitioners and start your journey back to health today.

Anxiety and Depression

Professor Graham Burrows, AO KCSJ MB, chairman of the Mental Health Foundation of Australia, says "Ongoing and untreated stress may develop into an anxiety disorder, which can lead to a depressive illness.” More and more commonly people are suffering with anxiety and depression. Through no fault of their own many people find themselves battling feelings of helplessness and hopelessness.

The good news is that one of the most effective uses of acupuncture and herbal medicine is in the treatment of anxiety and depression. No matter how bad you feel when you walk into our clinic 99.99% of clients feel considerably better, more relaxed, less tense, more buoyant in their mood and that’s just after the first treatment.

• Acupuncture and herbal medicine literally change the way you feel.
• They do it naturally without the dulling effect of many of the standard prescription drugs .
• You can safely combine standard medical treatment with acupuncture and herbs prescribed by a qualified herbalist.
• We use a team approach accessing the support or your GP, psychologist or psychiatrist or equivalent and other natural health specialists to get the best outcome for you.
• We teach you self care techniques so you can find day to day ease and learn to deeply relax.