Chinese Dietary Therapy & Lifestyle Advice Wollongong
Personalised dietary therapy, lifestyle advice and targeted supplementation designed to support your health, restore balance, and help you feel your best
What is Chinese Dietary Therapy?
Chinese dietary therapy is a branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine that uses food as a way to support balance, healing, and overall wellbeing. In Chinese medicine, foods are understood to have different energetic properties and functions within the body, and dietary recommendations are tailored to your individual presentation and health goals.
Rather than focusing only on calories or nutrients, Chinese dietary therapy considers factors such as digestion, energy, circulation, temperature, sleep, and emotional wellbeing when making recommendations.
Dietary guidance is often incorporated alongside acupuncture, herbal medicine, and other treatments as part of a holistic approach to care.
What role do lifestyle advice and supplements play in treatment?
Lifestyle factors such as stress, sleep, movement, nutrition, and daily habits can have a significant impact on overall health and wellbeing. As part of your treatment plan, I may provide personalised lifestyle recommendations and, where appropriate, tailored supplement support to help address underlying imbalances and support long-term health outcomes.
Recommendations are always individualised to your presentation, goals, and stage of life, and are designed to feel realistic and sustainable within everyday life.
Your first appointment
Before your appointment, you’ll receive an online intake and consent form to complete. On the day, please arrive well hydrated, having eaten recently, and wear loose, comfortable clothing. Avoid brushing or scraping your tongue beforehand, as tongue assessment forms part of the diagnosis.
During your consultation, we’ll discuss your health concerns and goals before assessing your pulse, tongue, and any relevant areas of the body. Your treatment may include acupuncture, and where appropriate, cupping, gua sha, moxibustion, herbal medicine, or lifestyle support.
You’ll then rest comfortably with the needles in place for around 20–30 minutes in a calm and relaxing treatment environment. After treatment, people often feel more relaxed, settled, and balanced.
Services
Acupuncture
Acupuncture involves the insertion of fine sterile needles into specific points on the body to give the body an instruction and support its natural healing processes.
Chinese Herbal Medicine
Chinese herbal medicine involves the use of various parts of plants, and rarely animal products used as a tea or in pill form. It can be used independently or alongside acupuncture to achieve your health goals
Moxibustion
Moxibustion is a gentle heat therapy using the herb mugwort, which is burned over particular acupuncture points to warm, nourish, and promote circulation within the body.
Cupping
Cupping involves the use of gentle suction on the muscles to help relieve pain and tension, improve circulation, and support recovery.
Gua Sha
Gua sha is a gentle scraping technique used to promote circulation, relieve muscular tightness and pain, and support the body during the early stages of colds and flus.
Diet, lifestyle & supplements
Lifestyle, dietary recommendations and high grade supplements tailored to your unique presentation, helping to support your health and create lasting change.
Pricing
Initial Consultation (In Person) — $145
Up to 90 minutes
Follow-Up Consultation (In Person) — $110
Approximately 50 minutes
Initial Telehealth Consultation — $110
Up to 60 minutes
Follow-Up Telehealth Consultation — $80
Approximately 30 minutes
Chinese herbal medicine is prescribed separately and is not included in consultation fees.
Private health rebates may be available depending on your level of cover.