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Blood Deficiency: The Silent Root of Fatigue, Anxiety & Hormonal Imbalance

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Are You Running on Empty?

The Common Pattern of Blood Deficiency

Discover how this often-overlooked pattern in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Naturopathy could be at the core of your exhaustion, mood swings, and menstrual irregularities—and what you can do to start rebuilding your vitality naturally.

As a naturopath and Chinese medicine practitioner, one of the most common patterns I see in clinic—especially in women—is blood deficiency. So many women I see are running on empty. They’re exhausted, foggy, emotionally flat, or battling irregular cycles—and yet their blood tests often come back “normal.”

From a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and functional naturopathic lens, this picture often points to blood deficiency: a state of internal depletion that affects everything from your energy to your hormones and mood. While this is a core diagnostic concept in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), its signs and symptoms often overlap with what we’d label in functional medicine as iron deficiency, nutrient depletion, chronic fatigue, or post-viral burnout. In this article, I’ll walk you through the signs, causes, and natural ways to rebuild your blood and restore your vitality—starting with something as simple as what you eat.

If you’ve been feeling tired all the time, emotionally flat, dizzy when standing, having trouble sleeping, or experiencing scanty or irregular menstruation—this article is for you.

Can Acupuncture help my Anxiety?

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Can Acupuncture help my Anxiety?

Mental health disorders affect almost 50% of the adult population at some point in their lifetime at a cost of approximately $220 billion annually worldwide, $10.6 billion nationally. (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2018 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare [AIHW], 2020). In Australia, the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing (Australian Government, 2009) states that 20% of the adult population currently suffer from a mental health disorder of which 14% is related to an anxiety disorder, this equates to 1 in 7 people (AIHW, 2021). 

Anxiety disorders include, general anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), social anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Australian Government, 2021). The manifestations of anxiety disorders are generally long term and chronic in nature with anxiety being defined as a continuous feeling of dread, fear, and imminent tragedy, or tension and uneasiness. 

Prevention is better than cure

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Why prevention is always better than cure

I’m sure you have heard the phrase “Prevention is better than cure” and have probably uttered it yourself to someone at some time. It is a term we are all familiar with but what does it really mean and are you willing to partake in this strategy.
After years in practice, I have noticed is that most people wait until they are in pain or sick before they come and have some treatment. Similarly, few take the time to schedule a health and wellness plan for themselves to protect themselves from illness. Whether this relates to a sore stiff neck or back, a lurking sniffle or a recurrent health issue most people ignore the signs their body is giving them until it is too difficult to ignore and it needs urgent attention.

What to do when the winter lurgie strikes?

Staying healthy in winter

What to do when the winter lurgie strikes?

So you think you are getting sick. You’ve got a raspy, sore throat, congested sinuses, the dreaded body aches, and what is starting to feel like the mother of all headaches. You also have hundreds of things to do at work or home, the kids or grandkids to look after and you can’t afford to be sick!!

An action plan is called for, code-named: ‘operation get me back to 100% – ASAP’ and times like these you need Marta’s Magical Muck!

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