Summer – the Season of Abundance

Here at Haynes Acupuncture Gold Coast our qualified acupuncturists practice a style of traditional medicine based on more than 2,500 years of Chinese medical practice. A fundamental belief of Chinese medicine is that it’s better to take steps to preserve and enhance your wellbeing everyday, than to think about your health only when you’re sick, this is particularly relevant to seasonal changes! It’s finally summer! Time for BBQ's, farmers markets, outdoor concerts and hitting the beach. Summer in Traditional Chinese Medicine

2025-05-26T22:34:01+10:00By David Haynes|

Tinnitus Treatment

Here at Haynes Acupuncture Gold Coast, it's fair to say we see a lot of the usual reasons why someone might seek out acupuncture - i.e. joint or muscle pain, fertility and pregnancy, hormonal imbalances, stress and anxiety. However, there are lesser known conditions and ailments that acupuncture can treat that you may not know about. Often patients can delve into their symptoms during their treatment, surrounding the main concern as to why they are seeking acupuncture, without realising that acupuncture

2025-05-26T22:34:02+10:00By David Haynes|

Love your liver this spring!

Our main mission at Haynes Acupuncture on the Gold Coast is to restore all patients to full health, whether that is physically, mentally or emotionally. The clinic offers a treatment of the whole person, taking the time to establish the cause of specific problems or uncertainties then developing a step-by-step plan to help you. Spring is well and truly here and all over the place we're switching up our clothes, amping up our exercise programs and lightening our diets. According to

2025-05-26T22:34:03+10:00By David Haynes|

Hay Fever & Allergies

As the seasonal change is soon upon on the Gold Coast when we move from winter to spring, our immune systems may need some readjusting. Hay fever can become problematic as we are ever sneezing, wiping our noses and itching our eyes. Hay fever, or referred to in medical terms as Allergic Rhinitis (AR), is allergic reactions to airborne allergens such as seasonal grass, pollen, dust and animal dander. For some individuals, this often flares up during specific seasons whereas

2025-05-26T22:34:03+10:00By David Haynes|

Burnout

Often the patients we see for acupuncture at the Gold Coast clinic experiencing burnout are the givers, the go-getters, the doers, the risk takers and the 'I can achieve it all' individuals. These people are the ones who are trying to achieve everything. However, there is only so much energy to go around and as hard as they push they often find themselves burnt out. Physical and mental symptoms of burnout can creep in unknowingly, suddenly you can't concentrate or

2025-05-26T22:34:04+10:00By David Haynes|

Blood Building in Winter with Chinese Medicine

In Chinese medicine, Qi (vital force) and Blood are always connected. Qi moves the Blood and Blood nourishes the organs that produce Qi. If you are feeling cold or have painful joints or muscles, this could be a Blood deficiency, as Blood moistens and warms the body and its tissues in Chinese medicine. Why is it important in Winter? Blood holds heat in the body and therefore, in winter when we are feeling particularly cold, especially in our extremities, this

2025-05-26T22:34:05+10:00By David Haynes|

Blood Deficiency – Anemia

Blood deficiency or the condition, Anemia, has long been treated within Traditional Chinese Medicine. In our current society it is often that young women within a reproductive age (15-49) are likely to experience blood deficiency. In Western Medicine, Anemia is often treated as an iron deficiency or a Vitamin B12 deficiency, not necessarily a blood deficiency. In Traditional Chinese Medicine we look at blood deficiency (Xue Xu) a little differently. In Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine the focus is more on the

2025-05-26T22:34:07+10:00By David Haynes|

Migraines

Migraines are when the brain overreacts to sensory inputs, which triggers a surge of chemicals to be sent to the brain causing the migraine attack. Migraine attacks are usually best described as severe throbbing or pulsating pain on one side of the head. Depending on the severity, individuals may experience nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light and sound and can often last for hours or even days at a time. Unfortunately there is no current cure for migraines. Doctors often suggest

2025-05-26T22:34:08+10:00By David Haynes|