Health Tips Blog

tonika health is not just a clinic – we also provide valuable reading and practical resources to support your wellbeing. Our blog provides valuable health tips for our community in Sydney and Surry Hills. Our blog and our newsletter contain tips, tricks and information about how to get well and stay well. We use Chinese Herbal Medicine, Acupuncture, Therapeutic Massage and Dietary Therapy as our main methodologies. To explore our blog, please feel free to click the links below.

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tonika health / 28.07.2022

gua sha
28 Jul 2022

Gua sha seems to be all the rage at the moment, and you can find plenty on social media about the benefits of Gua Sha. Did you know that Gua Sha treatments are a time-honoured technique that has been around for thousands of years? The technique is essentially a tool-assisted type of massage that gently or firmly (depending on the condition) “scrapes/frictions, rubs or pushes” the skin, fascia and muscle of affected regions to improve and regulate blood circulation, reduce pain, induce collagen production and speed healing. 

tonika health / 10.06.2022

Winter Health
10 Jun 2022

In Chinese Medicine, Winter is the utmost Yin time of the year and is the time of stillness. It is the time to move inside and practice stillness. Winter health is connected with the Kidneys, Adrenals and Bladder in our body, so it is important to ensure these organs are nourished during this season.

tonika health / 12.01.2022

pulse diagnosis12 Jan 2022

Chinese Medicine, pulse diagnosis involves examining the pulse in each wrist by placing three fingers at the radial artery 🤲

This method is thousands of years old and has been recorded in ancient Chinese medicine texts. It has also been refined by many Masters across time. There are several excellent methods of pulse diagnosis and we are demonstrating one method or style of pulse diagnosis in this blog article.

tonika health / 10.11.2021

green-vegetables10 Nov 2021

So, we are well into spring, and past the spring equinox, and on our way to welcoming the summer. While we are still enjoying spring time, which is represented by the Wood Element (and Green Colour) in the Chinese Medicine theory of the 5 Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water), I thought I would provide some perspectives on Chinese Medicine’s thoughts on Spring, green foods, and the green colour in nature, and its benefits.