Coffee's effects in Chinese medicine - both good and bad are discussed. Whats the effect of coffee by itself and coffee with milk or sugar? , What's the effect of one vs many coffee's . CONTACT THE PODCAST (MARIE) chinesemedicinepodcast@gmail.com CONTACT Marie Hopkinson (Clinic/Consultations): MARIE HOPKINSON, Registered Chinese Herbalist and Acupuncturist in Australia (AHPRA) Consultations for treatment (individual) please head to : http://www.bespokemedicine.net/patients Phone (AUS ONLY) 08 9275 1999 - for patients inquiries only. Email metrohealthandmedicine@gmail.com Facebook: fb.me/bespo ..read more

How to get the most out of this podcast Who is this for? What types of content you can find here - diet therapy -mental health /emotions - Spleen Qi Deficiency / Qi Stagnation / Blood Deficiency / Dampness and other common patterns of disharmony - Acupressure tutorials - The Five Element Personality types - Last 15 mins is about Marie Hopkinson, some of her journey in studying Chinese Medicine, her degrees and journey lecturing /teaching and in business and running various clinic styles. Support Chinese Medicine Podcast and your health in one of these ways in 2024! 1. Self Care with the five ..read more

This is really for acupuncture students or very recent acupuncture /TCM graduates. I realise this isn't the regular audience of the podcast, but please if you are a student I hope you enjoy this one and get something out of it :) Marie Hopkinson --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marie-hopkinson/message ..read more

Can I have too much Joy? Marie Hopkinson explores the emotions of the fire element including Joy, Love, Pleasure, desire and more Reviews are appreciated if you are enjoying this podcast. Contact the podcast: chinesemedicinepodcast@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marie-hopkinson/message ..read more

The difference between Spleen Blood and Spleen Qi (energy deficiency) and can one lead to the other? Hope this is useful and helpful and if it is let me know in comments and please subscribe to help grow this channel. That is appreciated. FOLLOW Chinese Medicine Podcast on social medial: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chinesemedicinepodcast Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chinesemedicinepodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chinesemedpodcast AUDIO - find us on Apple, Spotify and Google Podcasts in audio-only format CONTACT THE PODCAST (MARIE) chinesemedicinepodcast@gmail.com CONTAC ..read more

What food should I eat when? are some foods better for us (or worse) at different times of the year? also, Here's the course I was mentioning: https://www.metrohealth.com.au/chinese-medicine-diet-therapy-foods-as-medicine-for-self-care-self-treatment-on-demand-course-prospectus/ This course will teach you everything there is to know about Chinese Diet Therapy, the same intensity and variety of info that is taught in Chinese medicine school's as part of a 4-year degree, BUT with an emphasis on Self-Care and self-treatment. There is more in my course about how to identify the times/opportunitie ..read more

Podcast Takeover Time! - I let two YouTube subscribers take over my channel and interview me about my journey in learning classical Chinese medicine and how it's different to TCM. Waleed & Yassin have been on a journey to discover what Classical Chinese medicine is and they are directly interested in studying the same system that I learned - ICEAM Ok, so Waleed & Yassin have their own YouTube channel : https://www.youtube.com/@UCzliuDMatV8zfMhl5_BctBg There are the full-length interviews with my teacher, Laurie Ayres and I would highly encourage you to check out their channel and give ..read more

Do you ever wonder how someone gets into the field of acupuncture and  Chinese medicine? ? Well, a subscriber asked, and my patients often ask  me that very question and my story might just surprise you! I actually  had never even had acupuncture before I started studying it.    Looking back it was kind of serendipitous.  Sometimes I think that   "Chinese Medicine chose me".     I'm so grateful I found this amazing  medicine at 17 years old, and now I can't imagine doing anything else.    FOLLOW Chinese Medicine Podcast on ..read more

Long tutorial style video on the various patterns of disharmony that Traditional Chinese Medicine has for constipation, made in response for a subscriber request/question.   I give some aspects on how classical Chinese medicine sees some of the these patters as well as many self-help aspects including foods, specific fruits, diet recipes from various text books and self-massage / lifestyle prevention /acupressure tools.    SUPPORT THE CHANNEL and SUPPORT YOUR OWN SELF CARE to another level with my courses, here's whats available now in 2023: https://www.metrohealth.com.au/c ..read more

How to overcome blockages in goal setting with Chinese Medicine & Marie Hopkinson - If you struggle to even see a future for yourself, or feel bogged down  by emotions - the weight of the world on you, heartbreak, difficulty to  plan - here's some Chinese medicine based concepts related to goal  setting and why some people find it harder or easier than others to plan  and set goals.   Also tutorials on acupressure points for heartbreak, feeling weighed  down, foggy headed / unclear thinking and feeling resistant to change.   Hope this is useful ..read more