by Dr. Alex Joannou | Sep 10, 2026 | Depression and Anxiety, Acupuncture, Health and Wellbeing, Medical Science
A recent study by Harvard researchers has added another interesting piece to the conversation about gut health and depression. It looked at Morganella morganii, a gut bacterium that has been linked in several studies to major depressive disorder, and explored one...
by Dr. Alex Joannou | May 13, 2026 | Acupuncture, Medical Science
Early in my career as a GP, I worked from one map. The Western medical model. Blood tests, imaging, and structural pathology. Find what’s wrong, name it, treat it. It’s a precise, evidence-based framework that saves lives. I still use it every single day....
by Dr. Alex Joannou | Apr 7, 2026 | Acupuncture, Health and Wellbeing, Medical Science
I still remember this one patient who came to me for widespread osteoarthritis. She’d been on strong opioid painkillers for years, not because she was careless, but because she was in genuine pain and her prescription made sense at the time. Her story is one...
by Dr. Alex Joannou | Mar 10, 2026 | Acupuncture, Health and Wellbeing, Medical Science
Perimenopause is a natural transition, but that doesn’t mean it always feels straightforward. For many women, the signs arrive gradually. Poor sleep here, a short fuse there… until one day it becomes clear that something is shifting. By the time many women arrive at...
by Dr. Alex Joannou | Feb 12, 2026 | Acupuncture, Depression and Anxiety, Health and Wellbeing, Medical Science
You might think antidepressants are a short-term bridge. A few months to get someone through the worst of it… then a careful review… then a plan. But that isn’t what’s happening for many Australians. In late 2025, a study from the University of South Australia (UniSA)...
by Dr. Alex Joannou | Jan 5, 2026 | Acupuncture, Health and Wellbeing, Medical Science
Over the years, as a GP and acupuncturist, I’ve watched more and more patients arrive in my clinic with this kind of chronic, free-floating anxiety. Many have already tried medication. Many have done their best with therapy. Some have done both, and still feel stuck...
