Talking Points with Nick and Jane: Recent Episodes
Nick Conquest & Jane Ferguson
Nick and Jane are acupuncturists and Chinese medicine herbalists, who are based in Melbourne. They love what they do and they interview people who love what they do too.
Learn about the benefits of having the support of a doula during pregnancy, giving birth and postpartum.
Nick and Jane are joined by Kirsten Mclennan, an infertility advocate and author of ‘This is Infertility’. Available through Amazon or visit Instagram @straight.up.infertility
*As we’re discussing fertility, miscarriage and pregnancy loss, we'd like to put out a warning, for anybody who feels that today’s content may be triggering or upsetting and suggest that you might want to opt out or make sure you contact your support people.
Also, Jane was a bit incentive, when prior to discussing such delicate matters, she choose to talk about whether she’d like to have a third child, to a lady who did 16 rounds of IVF and then had to turn to surrogacy.
They chat about:
- Nick is playing morning chess, chicken kievs,
- Jane is down an au pair but gained some good neighbours.
- Kirsten tells us her infertility journey which lead to her son and her new book "This is Infertility".
You can find Kirsten Mclennan @ Straight up infertility
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Jane Ferguson Acupuncture
Nick and Jane chat with Freya (remember her book: Wonder Full Women. Attune & Bloom. Eat, move and meditate with the seasons.)
They chat on how to live with the seasons, especially the searing temperatures. What to do to make the most of harnessing the seasonal energy.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Nick does some breath work
- Jane rethinks her double pram
- Jane is enjoying her new life in "God's Waiting Room" and getting screwdrivers delivered to her door.
- Freya is reading "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D Salinger
- Freya's chocolate recommendations: Locolove chocolate & Living Koko
- Eat red food in summer
- Nick talks about wind heat/summerheat and suggest "venting" the heat: watermelon, mung beans, chrysanthemum tea.
- Blog post on the benefits of inversions including the use of a FeetUP trainer
- Freya's free meditations on insight timer
- Freya's amazing seasonal signs tea towel
You can buy Freya's book here
You can find Freya @ freyabennettoverstall.com or on instagram
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Lake Road Chiro
Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
Nick & Jane return to the airways after a break.
Jane has moved way up north to Port Macquarie & Nick has exciting tales from exotic locations. Happy Lunar New Year, let's hear all about the year of the Rabbit.
2023 is the year of the Rabbit. Wear some red, clean the house and be kind.
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Lake Road Chiro
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
Stacey gives some helpful tips on exercise and good eating habits during the turbulent times of perimenopause.
Learn how to treat your body and your feet through the ancient wisdom of herbal foot soaks.
- Winter is the season of kidney and urinary bladder systems in Chinese medicine. The kidneys are strongly connected with our reproduction.
- The feet contain ¼ of all the bones in the body. They are where the leg yin (Kidney, Liver, Spleen) channels begin and where the leg yang (Gallbladder, Stomach, Urinary Bladder) channels end. That’s 6 meridians that reach the feet, each of which has more than 60 acupuncture points.
- The kidney channel starts on the sole of the foot, so be sure to warm shoes that cover your entire feet and thick socks. Avoid walking barefoot on cold concrete and tiles.
- How to use a foot soak:
- Book a consultation with a Chinese medicine herbalist
- 1 bag of herbs will last 7 days.
- Put herbs in a large pot, add as much water as you can (up to 8L). ·
- Cover the pot and bring the herbs to boil.
- Turn down the flame and simmer slowly for 20-25 minutes.
- Remove pot.
- Pour liquid into a “foot soak” bucket (aka anything that you can put boiling hot water and your feet in) and wait until you can put your feet in the water. You want it to be warm but not uncomfortable hot.
- Soak feet before bed, for 20 minutes or until you break a sweat*, then remove your feet.
- After using soak, dry the skin and keep it warm (please no barefoot walking on cold floor!).
- The soak can be used once a day up to 7 days. No need to boil again, reheat the liquid to a sufficiently warm temperature.
Sweating a little bit is a good sign of unblocking energy pathways, but too much sweating isn’t ideal as it consumes too much energy. It may take longer to sweat for those with blockages or an insufficient supply of energy. This should change over time when soaking regularly.
*Please don’t soak after drinking alcohol or when feeling fatigued.
DIY foot soaks:
- Epsom salts:
Add about 1½ cups of epsom salts to warm water. Alleviates constipation, reduces fatigue, improves sleep - Ginger & white wine:
Ginger slices (50g), Chinese white wine (50ml)
Directions: Boil the ginger in water for a few minutes. Then add ginger water and wine to hot water in a bucket. Especially good for those with cold extremities in winter. - Ginger & dandelion:
Ginger (50g), dandelion (50g)
Directions: Boil ingredients in water. Add to hot water in a basin.
This soak helps relieve symptoms of flu, fever or headache. - Motherwort, chrysanthemum, skullcap root & fleeceflower stem:
These herbs together activate blood circulation, warms the uterus and may relieves painful menstruation.
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
Bridget Hunter gives some handy tips on how to look after you skin and chats about her Chinese medicine skin lotions.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Jane and Nick are enjoying being at the State Library
- Nick blew his amp
- Jane recommends Diamond Valley Railway
- Jane shares some skin facts
- Bridget shares some of her products
- Bridget suggests natural oils like sesame and coconut oil for anything dry and itchy
- Jane uses olive oil when she's on vipassana
- Nick shares a story about a run in with a leech
- Bridget suggests sunshine and salt water (sea mist)
- Jane suggest checking your vitamin D levels
- Bridget leaves us with a lovely explanation of the breathe/qi cycle
You can find Bridget @ Gate of Hope
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
Margo gives some very handy tips and ideas on how to best look after your immune system during the freezing cold winter.
Nick is bitter about declining a festival but enjoying videos of Jane's kids playing with toys. Jane was away for the weekend with her trusty black bean brownie.
General tips:
- Wear a mask
- Wash your hand
- Get some sleep
- Move your body
- Get some sun
Margot suggest:
- Shiitake mushrooms
- Vitamin C - top foods: lemon, orange, mandarin, strawberries, dark leafy greens, kiwi fruit, broccoli and red capsicum
- Zinc - grass feed meat, pumpkin seeds, oysters
- Garlic - chop it and let it sit for 5 minutes + add it at the end
- Ginger
- Manuka honey -THROAT SYRUP RECIPE for immune function
Place 1/2 diced onion, 2 crushed garlic cloves and 2 tbsp Manuka or raw honey into a small jar. Stir together. Take 1 teaspoon every hour or so. Keep in the fridge for 3 days. Warning it is quite strong and may leave you with garlic breath. - More whole foods
- More warming foods - add some cinnamon
- Add tofu or chickpeas to pumpkin soup.
- Soups
- Bone broth
- Bulk cook when you're well!
Pumpkin soup with Silken tofu or chickpeas
1 leek cut into slices
20 g butter
600 g pumpkin, peeled, cut into pieces
1 carrot, cut into pieces
500 g vegetable/chicken stock or broth
30 g coconut cream
A pinch of salt and pepper
1 teaspoon cumin
1 300g packet of silken tofu
Place leek and butter into a saucepan and sauté for 3 mins.
Add pumpkin, carrot, cumin and stock.
Cook on a high heat until boiling and then turn to a lower heat. Cook for 20 mins or until the veggies are soft.
Add the Silkin tofu, coconut cream, salt and pepper and blend until it forms a smooth soup.
Immune Boosting Chicken Soup
- 1 Whole chicken
- 1 leek (well rinsed) thinly sliced or 1 onion
- 3 carrots diced
- 3 celery stalks finely sliced
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 225 grams sweet potato peeled and diced
- 4 – 8 cloves of garlic roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons white wine or apple cider vinegar
- Salt & pepper
- A large handful of flat leafed parsley finely chopped
- 8 dried shiitake mushrooms
- 2.5 litres of vegetable or chicken stock/broth
- 3⁄4 cup of barley (use brown rice if you don’t have barley or are gluten free)
Method:
Add a splash of olive oil into a large pot and sauté all the vegetables over low/medium heat for about 10 mins until they all start to cook nicely but don’t let them brown.
Add chicken and all the other ingredients. Cook for at least one hour and a half until the chicken comes very easily away from the bones.
Remove the chicken and take out the bones, roughly chop up the chicken, then return it to the soup.
Check seasoning and if you need more liquid, add some water.
Let the soup cook for another half an hour.
Remove the shiitake mushrooms if you find the texture average (they can be a bit slimy!).
If you like you can blend some of the soup a bit to take out some of the chunks.
Serve and enjoy the healing power of this nourishing soup.
You can find Margo White @ Margos_Wholebodynutrition
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Nick & Jane explore some handy tips & ticks for using some common house hold herbs for a lovely therapeutic effect.
- Jane didn't enjoy flying with children
- Jane picked up a hitch hiker
- Nick is enjoying having new graduates
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
Learning that taking your temperature can help track your menstrual cycle and let you know when you are ovulating.
Talking about Freya's new book which is called Wonder Full Women. Attune & Bloom. Eat, move and meditate with the seasons.
Nick and Jane talk with Durham McInnis about resistance/strength training.
**Audio is terrible, recorded in lockdown. Please forgive us.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Nick's house is pumping Daft Punk, Jane's is pumping German nursery rhymes.
- benefits of strength training is to increase strength but how can it help our metabolism
- Durham talks about: how to eat doughnuts, how to hang onto your muscle and avoid skinny fat.
- Resistance training: push ups, squats, calf raises, pull up, rowing. It doesn't take much.
- Cycle sisters, women's menstrual cycle and training.
- Dosing of exercise- how to get it right.
- Do simple things, really well.
- Do your calf raises!
You can find Durham McInnis @ Durham McInnie
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
Nick and Jane chat with Margo about what oils we should use when cooking.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Nick chases his chicken and does exercise in his backyard
- Lockdown continues
- Jane doesn't have a backyard and wants to swim = struggles are real
- Spring has sprung
- Jane's baby girl is no longer breech
- Margo explains the refining process and how it affect oils
- Margo tells us what is the best oil to cook with
- Margo tell us how we should store our oils.
Margo's links:
- https://dietitianconnection.com/news/clinical/myth_behind_cooking_with_evoo/
- Check our instagram for the infographics
You can find Margo White @ Margos_Wholebodynutrition
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
Nick and Jane talk with Taryn Gaudin about pelvic health
**The start of this episode was pre recorded back in May.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Nick is cool and buys some records at a record fair
- Nick turns the temperature up and can have hot showers again (good for his old bones)
- Jane went out to dinner and has a working bees
- Taryn recommends her new Kuan Yin Oracle deck
- Taryn's Body Conscious Book
You can find Taryn Gaudin @ Taryn Gaudin
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
Nick and Jane chat about supplements with Tracy Kilburn from Metagenics.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Why should women trying to conceive take a practitioner only supplement vs something bought over the counter at the chemist
- Safety, efficacy & quality.
- Iron supplements
- Why a good quality fish oil supplement is so important
- Magnesium is very commonly taken, what are the different types
- Vitamin D, should we all be taking it?
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
Nick and Jane chat about menopause and perimenopause.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Nick shares his vacuuming techniques and goes green and gets solar
- Jane encourages us all to practice gratitude each day and do one nice thing for someone else
- What is menopause
- What is perimenopause
- How is it treated
Lifeline: 13 11 14
Beyond blue: 1300 22 46 36
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
This week Nick and Jane are joined by Dr. Natalie to talk about PMDD.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Nick has a new clinic and if fully vaccinated.
- Jane snuck in a holiday before lockdown and learns about flying with a toddler (and why she should consider screen time).
- What is PMDD
- What are the symptoms
- What causes PMDD
- Is there any way to test for PMDD
- How is it treated
Lifeline: 13 11 14
Beyond blue: 1300 22 46 36
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
Nick and Jane talk with Grant Smith about yin yoga, sound healing and much more.
**This was another lockdown recording, so sorry about the audio!
Topics discussed in this episode:
- We learn that Nick buys expensive special bread
- Nick makes moist coconut flour pancakes
- Jane's toddler now has running water in his play kitchen but Jane now has two kitchen's to clean
- Grant Smith recommends having two books on the go. At the moment he is reading: Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine and Core Elements of Materia Medica of the Mind by ANANDA ZAREN
- One hour of yoga nidra practice is equivalent to four hours of sleep
- Sound healing 101
You can find Grant Smith @ Smith Street Yoga
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
Nick and Jane talk with Elisa Caro about mindful sexuality.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Nick records this week's episode in wet soaks and doesn't mind as it reminds him of hiking
- Jane recommends a documentary "Birth time"
- How Chinese medicine views sexual activity
- How men can drain their "jing"/essence by having too much sex
- What is sexuality
- How we can allow our sexual empowerment to overflow into other ares of our life and what that would look like
- Elisa suggest to have sex before dinner and at least an hour.
Elisa recommends:
- Untrue by Wednesday Martin
- Vagina by Naomi Wolf
You can find Elisa Caro @ Elisa Caro
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
Nick & Jane chat with Rowen about the emotional connectivity with our physical body. Also a little mention on what to be grateful for in a difficult time.
Topics discussed:
- Jane rants about how hard it is to plan a holiday
- Nick has been showing his son 80's movies and needs to pull back
- Nick got some acupuncture from Jane, and it worked
- Rowen D'Souza explains what is Neuro-Emotioanl Technique
You can find Rowen D'Souza @ Rowen D'Souza Chiropractic
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
Nick and Jane chat with Margo about why proteins are just so important for our health. And remember, not all proteins have to be the meat variety.
You can find Margo White @ Margos_Wholebodynutrition
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
Nick & Jane talk with veterinarian Dr. Ray Ferguson about laser acupuncture, pet health and much more.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Someone crashed into Jane
- Landfill
- Coconut Flour pancakes
- Number one reason people visit a healthcare provider is because of pain
- Fear of needles - acupressure, ear seeds, herbs
- Laser acupuncture - Jane thinks it could be an option for Nick's to get some hair growth
- Acupuncture on animals, mainstream in the 70's, Dr Ray did his first course in 1982
- Stem cell therapy program/the fountain of youth
- Dr. Ray's advice: "Keep your dog lean".
Dr. Ray recommends:
- Reading the newspaper and watching fishing shows
- Keeping your dog lean, well exercised, dog trained and brushed.
Nick's Coconut Pancakes
You can find Dr. Ray Ferguson @ Monash Vet Clinic or fishing
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
Nick & Jane talk with nutritionist Margo White about why we need to eat more good fats. Nick reveals some weight watching trauma and apparently sardines get the big tick.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Jane had a couples massage (this episode was pre-recorded! Jane did not have people in her house over lockdown 4.0).
- Importance of fat, especially in pregnancy.
- How fat is digested
- Different types of fat
- How to increase healthy fats
- Margo's sardine hummus recipe can be found here
Margo recommends:
- Parks and recreation
You can find Margo White @ Margos_Wholebodynutrition
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
Not too much health content in this week's episode, the news of an extended lockdown in Melbourne has taken its toll on our hosts. So Nick and Jane talk with comedian Tom Bainbridge (of Tom & Olly) about how to survive lockdown 4.0.
*Sorry about the audio, lockdown kept us apart and Jane's audio is not great. Hopefully we'll be back together next week
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Nick's drinking too much wine to cope with lockdown and making his liver hot
- Nick recommends morning motown to get you through
- Jane's angry about lockdown but got a new pull out rubbish/recycling bin draw as hubby is stuck at home
- Tom teaches them the importance of following directions when it comes to using jarred green curry paste
- They learn new exercise techniques that focus on thumb strength
- Acupuncture is great for carpal tunnel
- How to get 30 minutes of incidental exercise by ordering uber eats
- Running can make you as sore as late night sex parties
- Jane does pilates whilst watching Mare of Easttown
- Nick learns about the powers of bluetooth
- We learn Tom can play Nintendo Switch for 24 hours straight
- They all visualise being rich enough to have people come to your house, pack it up and move it.
Tom recommends:
- Lost Connections by Johann Hari
- The Hearts Invisible Furies by John Boyne
- Hades for Nintendo switch
- Halsten on Netflix
- The Mosquito Coast
You can find Tom Bainbridge @ Tom & Olly and listen to him on Hit Network
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
Nick &Jane chat about why you should change up your training during your period. Osteopath Tori Cherry talks about her acupuncture adventures and what happened to her cycle when she was training at an elite level.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Nick & Jane's bitter and sweet moments of the week
- Lack of research when it comes to women and their exercise programs
Tori recommends:
- Grey's Anatomy
You can find Tori Cherry @ Cherry Osteo
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
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Jane and Nick chat with nutritionist Margo White, on the hot topic of what happens when we eat carbohydrates. Learn about when it's OK to eat carbs and perhaps when to lay off them. Also Jane reveals her passion for the croissant.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Nick's midlife crisis continues with more modifications to his vehicle
- Jane has another frugal tip: babysitters club
- Optimal health
- What happens in our body when we eat starchy carbohydrates
- When are the best times to eat carbs
- Why it is hard to loose weight when eating carbs
- Health implications of eating too many carbs
- Some good alternatives to carbs
- Intermittent fasting
Margo recommends:
- Brene Brown with Emily and Amelia Nagoski on Burnout and How to Complete the Stress Cycle Podcast
Margo's low carbohydrate breakfast ideas:
- Chia pudding and berries
- Seeded porridge
- Eggs, avocado, mushrooms and asparagus or leafy greens
- Frittata filled with vegetables
- Leftover dinner for breakfast.
Click here for her low carbohydrate, high fat and protein porridge recipe.
You can find Margo White @ Margos_Wholebodynutrition
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
Nick & Jane chat about the importance of doing stuff you love, not only to make you feel good but to help keep you healthy. Zoe has a lovely rant about football, the arts and the importance of getting creative together.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Nick reads "Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture"by Bruce Pascoe and takes the family to see some rock art in the Grampians
- Jane complains about the amount of washing after weekends away #whatcovid
- Happy hormones and how acupuncture to help achieve optimal health
- Benefits of group healing
- What is creativity
- Norm and the "Life. Be in it" campaign
- Footscray art centre
- Decoupage
- Engage with you local community art centre
- Connect with your community
- The Dewey Decimal system
- Wine and painting classes
Zoe recommends:
- "Where the fruit falls" by Karen Wyld's
- Local galleries
Zoe mentions:
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/01/11/795010044/feeling-artsy-heres-how-making-art-helps-your-brain
https://footscrayarts.com/event/creating-for-well-being/
https://bebrainfit.com/benefits-art/
You can find Zoe Keystone @ misszoeartroom
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
Nick and Jane talk about the importance of flavours and health. They are then joined by Josh Wood to discuss the difference between good and bad pain.
Topics discussed in this episode:
* 5 flavours in Chinese medicine
* Nick discovers meditation
* Jane has wrist pain and a bad mood
* How Nick and Jane use acupuncture for pain relief
* What is the difference between “good” and “bad” pain
* Is exercise good for people with chronic pain (all pain, back pain, headaches)
* Does poor posture habits cause chronic pain.
* Can stress or emotional trauma manifest into physical pain.
* Bird dog and dead bug - two quick exercises that everyone can do at home that will improve their life?
* Lorimer Moseley's TEDx - Why things hurt
Josh recommends:
* Finding my Feet by Hanny Allston
* Coach Dan John http://danjohn.net/
Josh's youtube videos:
Bird dog
Dead bug
You can find Josh Wood @ instagram at Coach Josh Wood or his website: coachjoshwood.com
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Podcast website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
Nick and Jane talk about the importance of postpartum care. Speaking with Chloe Lorback about helping mums thrive during pregnancy and beyond.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Postpartum care according to other cultures
- Chinese medicine views on how to care for the mother
- Confinement/‘doing the month’/the golden month
- Postpartum care options with Chinese herbs and acupuncture
- Food trains
- Baby blues
- Allowing time to heal
- How to avoid or manage partial or complete rectus abdominis separation
- Chloe recommends getting as much knowledge as possible during pregnancy.
Additional Resources Mentioned:
- Golden Month: Caring for the world’s mothers after childbirth by Allison Jenny
- PANDA Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia
- Chloe recommends:
- Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg
- Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
- The Resilience Project by Hugh van Cuylenburg
- The Queen’s Gambit
You can find Chloe Lorback @ Fit to Deliver
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Podcast website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
This week we’re talking about Pate. You’re probably thinking a few things to yourself right now, such as Pate- ewww. Liver reminds me of my grandmother. Why would anyone willingly eat this??? Join us and Ben from Offaly Good Food to learn more.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Chicken liver - why would anyone willingly eat it.
- Chinese medicine has no distinct difference between food and medicine
- Like treats like
- The concept of blood in Chinese medicine
- Blood building foods
- Why we should eat pate
- Why we should choose organic
- How can we make pate taste better (hint: onion & bacon)
- Why are mussels so sustainable
You can find Ben’s Pate @ Offlay Good Food
The discount code is HERBAL for 15% off and no delivery fee.
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Podcast website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
In this weeks podcast, Nick and Jane are joined by fertility expert Lucy Lines to talk about acupuncture and fertility.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Fertility and Chinese medicine
- Why both male and female patients should do a course of treatments for three months before trying to conceive
- How acupuncture can help with your fertility
- Why acupuncturist aren’t worried about your low egg count/AMH/anti mullerian hormone
- Why we focus on your uterine lining/endometrial lining
- What influences our fertility outcomes
- Semen analysis reference ranges dropping
- Why it’s so important to find the right specialist
Additional Resources Mentioned:
Super sperm smoothie recipeIngredient:
- 2 table spoons of cacao (high in largine)
- Handful of walnuts (high in omega 3)
- Goji berries (high in antioxidants)
- 3g MACA root veg (enhances and regulates hormones)
- Banana (Vit B and magnesium)
- Almond milk or coconut water
Method: Blend ingredients together and enjoy
You can find Lucy Lines @ Two Lines Fertility
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy
Podcast website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane