by Dr. Alex Joannou | Jul 3, 2024 | Acupuncture, Medical Science
When we feel ill or experience pain, our first thought is often to visit a general practitioner (GP). This makes perfect sense, as GPs have spent years studying the human body and learning the best ways to heal it. However, before modern medicine, people relied on...
by Dr. Alex Joannou | May 16, 2024 | Acupuncture, Health and Wellbeing, Medical Science
When we talk about depression, it’s often viewed solely from a mental and emotional perspective. However, as we’ve discussed in our previous blogs, issues impacting mental well-being can have significant implications for our physical health, too. One such...
by Dr. Alex Joannou | Feb 21, 2024 | Acupuncture, Health and Wellbeing, Medical Science
The Beautiful Side of Grief is a weekly podcast for people who want to hear interviews from people who have moved through heart-wrenching loss or those who are supporting this process. It is diverse and heart-warming, though most of all, it is positive and filled with...
by Dr. Alex Joannou | Aug 27, 2022 | Depression and Anxiety, Health and Wellbeing, Medical Science
We can think ourselves into depression. We have around 60,000 – 70,000 thoughts a day, and very few of them are original. We can tell ourselves many times a day that we are stupid, are unattractive, are too short, or too tall, too fat, or too thin. These false...
by Dr. Alex Joannou | Jul 26, 2022 | Depression and Anxiety, Medical Science
The president of the RACGP, the peak body for general practitioners, Dr Harry Nespolon said this week, “This is one of those areas where patients’ effect is so variable, that guidelines may in fact be incredibly unhelpful”. This was said in response to new research...
