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Integrative Chinese Medicine Practitioner in Melbourne

Women's Health • Fertility • Family Wellbeing

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“By treating the root of disease we can cure the branch”

Womens' Health

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Meet Dr Chloe Stubberfield

At The Which Doctor, Dr Chloe Stubberfield endeavours to create a relaxed, warm environment for you to reach your full health potential.

Using a combination of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Functional Medicine she will create a tailored treatment plan that is an individual as you are. Combining the best aspects of both western and Eastern medicine, Dr Stubberfield will incorporate previous medical diagnosis, blood tests and scans into her overall diagnosis ensuring that no leaf is unturned in her quest to help you become the healthiest version of you!

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🌳Dr Chloe Stubberfield is The Which Doctor
🌿Doctor of TCM
🌱Combining Eastern and Western Medicine for “whichever you need” 😉
🍃Big fan of puns ✌🏼

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How good are Goji Berries? (Especially covered in delicious chocolate)
🍫 Goji Berries are a Chinese Medicine Herb and as well as being delicious they have medicinal properties.
🍫Goji Berries nourish Yin in Chinese Medicine which means they can help soothe a dry throat or treat dizziness and tinnitus caused by Yin Deficiency.
🍫They are my little sweet treat in my Acupack 🙌
🍫Wanna won one of my beautiful Self Care AcuPacks? A giveaway is coming up soon.......stay tuned ❤️

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🙌 Shout out to all the dope souls out there..you rock ✌🏼 @the7figureceo ❤️❤️

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Serious Saturdays!
✌🏼Let’s talk mental health. Last week I touched on men’s mental health but this week I’m talking everyone and the bigger picture.
✌🏼In Australia approximately 45% of Australians are expected to suffer from a mental illness during their lifetime.
✌🏼But what does that mean? The most common mental illness is anxiety so let’s dive deeper into that. First let’s clarify what is normal. A normal response is to be stressed or anxious when something stressful happens. For example moving house, a new job, a relationship break down, COVID etc. In this case it is perfectly normal to feel anxious.
✌🏼What is medically diagnosed anxiety? This is an abnormal response to a situation. Symptoms include over analysing, excessive fear, panic attacks, avoidance of situations and places, racing heart, blurry vision and inability to relax.
✌🏼It is not normal to have these reactions on a continuous basis but it is so unbelievably common.
✌🏼Anxiety treatment is not a case of “stop worrying” it is a physiological response that makes it impossible to stop imagining the worst case scenario and therefore it needs appropriate medical intervention.
✌🏼It can cause a myriad of health conditions as well as causing the sufferer to feel isolated and unworthy.
✌🏼Although the stigma around mental health is being addressed it is still there and there is still a long way to go.
✌🏼It surprises a lot of people to learn that I suffer from anxiety (but you’re so happy & confident etc) but I have done my whole life.
✌🏼I used to constantly think “why is it so easy for everyone to do everyday things” when it was extremely difficult for me???
✌🏼My anxiety has been managed through exercise, stress management techniques, sporadic psychology appointments, acupuncture and identifying food intolerances but there are so many options out there to help people deal with their anxiety.
✌🏼Anxiety can be debilitating, it can stop you from leaving the house, it can destroy your confidence and make you question everything. It is exhausting BUT you are not alone, I’ve attached some info from Beyond Blue for anyone needing some support. Reach out, we got you✌🏼

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🗣As most praccies can attest to we all have a “normal voice” and an “acupuncturist voice” 🤷‍♀️
🗣Our acupuncturist voice comes on at work when we are very grown up, calm and have all the answers.
🗣All my clients would know that I am pretty relaxed at work and use my normal voice most of the time UNLESS you are consistently doing naughty things....then I have to bring out the big guns.
🗣My acupuncturist voice is for special occasions when you need a (loving) growl for not taking your herbs, ignoring my advice or making bad health decisions.
🗣Luckily most of my clients are pretty good at remembering their homework for the week and I usually cut them a bit of slack 😉
🗣Have you heard my scary acupuncturist voice before? 😂

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My hair is getting looonnng 🙌
👩🏻‍🦰 Your hair is an important sign of your overall vitality and health.
🧒🏾In Chinese Medicine hair loss or brittleness is seen as a Blood Deficiency and is supported by 3 main organs;
1. Liver-The Liver in TCM stores and circulates blood to the top of the head. If a person is stressed (Liver Qi Stagnation) it will cause decreased blood flow to that area causing brittle hair or hair loss.
2. Spleen-The Spleen is an important organ in the production of Blood. If it is weak there will not be enough Blood and hair will be slow growing and weak. Weak Spleens also show up in the form of lethargy, digestive issues and often anaemia.
3. Kidneys- Kidneys maintain the essence and growth of hair. If you have good, strong Kidneys you will have healthy hair. Usually you can tell this based on the hair of you as a baby. If you have weak Kidneys you may get premature greying, dark circles under your eyes and a low libido.
👩🏼‍🦱I was bald for 2 years as a baby and have a genetic history of premature greying in the family so I am doomed 😂😂😂 But at least it’s growing 🤷‍♀️

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👶🏽Short answer no. Long answer is hell no!
👶🏼When we are talking prenatal vitamins we are opening up a whole can of worms!
👶🏿Babies are quite the energy suck so you need a lot of extra vitamins and minerals to sustain them.
👶🏾But not all vitamins are the same. There are many different forms of each vitamin and mineral.
👶🏽For example Folic Acid is one of the most important prenatal vitamins for your babies development. Often Folic Acid and Folate are used interchangeably but they are VERY different!
👶🏽Folate is the natural bioavailable form of Vitamin B9. Folic Acid is the synthetic form of Vitamin B9. Traditionally it has been the synthetic form that has been put into prenatal vitamins.
👶While this has had the desired effect of reducing neural tube defects scientists have now found that it may have other negative effects.
👶🏿In a simplified way, Folic Acid requires several pathways to become active or usable in the body. A lot of people (up to 60%) of people have a gene mutation that stops them converting it effectively or at all. This can lead to Unmetabolised Folic Acid (UMFA’s) in the blood stream which has been linked to many health conditions including an increase risk of cancer.
👶🏼New research has linked excessive Folic Acid in expectant mothers to an increased risk of food and general allergies for new born bubs.
👶🏿Folic Acid is also artificially inserted into grain after it was suggested to help lower the risk of neural tube defects (NTD’s) so is prevalent in a Standard Australian Diet.
👶🏽On the other hand, the natural form of B9 (Folate) can be utilised by people who have this mutation meaning it goes exactly where it is meant to go and is wonderful and crucial for preparing for parenthood. Natural Folate can be found in the diet as well in leafy green veggies, avocados and eggs.
👶🏼Confused? Fair enough! Luckily you don’t have to do the heavy lifting when it comes to learning about chemical pathways, I got you ✌🏼
👶🏽Thinking of starting a family? Come and have a chat ❤️

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Can you spot the Chinese Herbs in this picture?
🌿Chinese Herbs come in many varieties, shapes and colours.
🌿Some are fruits, some are seeds & some are animal products.
🌿In this picture I can spot a huge number of Chinese Herbs 🙌
🌿When we learn the herb names, we learn them in Mandarin Pinyin.
🌿The ones I can spot at a quick glance are called Sheng Jiang, Suan Zao Ren, Gou Qi Zi and Mai Men Dong....can you spot any others??

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Today’s motto 🙌
🙌I often get asked what I do on my “days off” (The days off from seeing clients).
🙌 These days are filled with jobs that are necessary and can’t really be done on clinic days. For example last week my day went like this;
*6:30am- Get up and attend a zoom morning networking group.
*8:30am- Go for an hour walk, come back and do yoga.
* 10am- Have a coffee (crucial)
* 10-12pm. Do social media marketing for both my business and the charity I am doing it for. I usually try and plan about 2 weeks in advance. (Heavy emphasis on the try to)
*12pm- have lunch
* 12:30-2:30pm- Watch a recorded seminar for continued development
* 2:30-3:30pm-Have a business meeting coffee for networking
* 3:30-5:30pm- Do admin, book keeping and emails, return social media messages from clients, order stock and prep for the next few days by reading blood tests.
* 6pm-Have dinner and then try and stop doing things 🤷‍♀️
🙌Oh and in between all of that run up and down the stairs doing 5 loads of towel washing, folding and packingin the car ready for the next day.
🙌Phew! Admin days are great because it means on my clinic days I can be 100% present for my clients and not worry about the ins and outs of the clinic maintenance.
🙌 How good is life and business admin days?

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Congee! I found an amazing place that does congee in Melbourne 🙌
🍲Congee is a type of rice based porridge that is used medicinally in Chinese Medicine.
🍲Rice is one of the few foods that is considered neutral in Chinese Diet Therapy meaning it’s ideal for most constitutions.
🍲Congee is easy to make, easily digestible and extremely delicious!
🍲This particular congee is chicken, mushrooms, ginger, a soy egg and coriander (which I promptly picked off) 😂😂
🍲With the cooler weather upon us it might be time to add some congee into your life 🙌

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👨🏽It’s Men’s Health Week so let’s talk Men’s mental health. My serious Saturday moved to Sunday this week...let’s get serious.
👨🏿Men’s mental health has long been a taboo subject. Men don’t have feelings remember? They are strong, stoic and incapable of feeling vulnerable....wrong.
👨🏼Toxic masculinity has affected both women and men equally. This idea that men are somehow immune from feelings of sadness and regret is archaic, wrong and seriously debilitating.
🧔🏻Approximately 1 in 8 men will suffer from depression in their lifetime and 1 in 5 will suffer from anxiety.
🧔🏻That’s a ridiculous number of our brothers, fathers and friends struggling with their mental health.
👨🏼Men ages between 18-44 are most likely to die from suicide AND twice as likely to die from suicide than motor vehicle accidents.
🧔🏽What’s also troubling in the suicide rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men which is approximately twice that of white Australians.
🧔🏻But why? Toxic masculinity has left our men feeling isolated, afraid of reaching out and fearing rejection. While women are several times more likely to reach out for connection and support, men are left alone in the dark to deal with their demons on their own.
👨🏽It’s time to turn the light on men’s mental health. Our beautiful brothers; you can be sensitive, hurt, vulnerable, unsure and afraid...it’s normal. If you have feelings that you think aren’t a normal reaction or if you are struggling to cope, please check out Beyond Blue for some support and a step in the right direction.
👨🏿Everyone else, if someone ever opens up to you about their struggles please don’t give them a punch on the shoulder and say “have a teaspoon on cement”, “she’ll be right” or even “harden up princess”, LISTEN, ENCOURAGE and SUPPORT. We can change this toxic culture together ✌🏼❤️

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👨🏽 It’s time to talk Men’s Health 🙌
👨🏼This week is Men’s Health Week so it’s time to put our men under the microscope and talk all things XY.
👨🏿Men are notoriously terrible at seeking help with their health and a recent study confirmed this. The study found;
1. 72% of men would rather do chores like clean the toilet than go to the doctor.
2. 65% avoid going to the doctor for as long as possible.
3. 20% admit they aren’t always honest to their doctors.
4. 37% of men admitted they withheld information from their doctor because they feared the diagnosis.
🧔🏻But why is this the case? Often it’s the “she’ll she right” mentality that’s instilled at birth and a fear of seeming unmanly.
🧔🏾There’s also the idea that men should stay strong, never be vulnerable and by accepting help it somehow affects their masculinity (very, very not true)
🧔This is truly one of the reasons I believe women live longer than men, because women seek help at the first sign of trouble whereas men are afraid to take that first step. Please don’t be a hero, we need all our fellas in our lives for the years to come.
🧔🏽I’m here to tell all the men in insta world that looking after your health is the strongest thing you can do! Seeking help for mental or physical problems shows everyone just how strong you really are.
👨🏼Is something troubling you that you don’t want to talk about? It probably means it’s time to get some help. I promise it’s not as scary as you think it will be and if there is anything I can help you with I will make it as painless as possible ✌🏼

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📚 This is one of the most common questions I get asked. And the answer is hell yes!!
📚 The degree I completed is a double degree of Bachelor if Applied Science(Chinese Medicine) and Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Biology) which took FIVE YEARS!!
📚Five years of anatomy, physiology, chemistry, pharmacology, philosophy, botany, history and practical learning.
📚It was an enormous workload, we had twice as many contact hours as a lot of the other degrees and it was normal to have anywhere up to 9 exams per exam time (yay for exams)
📚Luckily I love studying (but even a massive nerd struggled with the workload) and switching your brain from acupuncture to chemistry often in the same day was a bit of a test!
📚Most acupuncture degrees require 3-4 years of University education and to become a Doctor of Chinese Medicine (herbs and acupuncture) you need to complete 4-5years.
📚To be registered with all the appropriate boards and legal associations you need to complete a degree from a select few Universities.
📚So although it may seem super random to you where I’m sticking your needles in, there is now over 10 years of learning going into each pin!
📚Wanna learn more about my training? Check out my website to see all my qualifications and registrations ✌🏼❤️

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