The Which Doctor - Ancient Wisdom. Modern Science.

The Which Doctor - Ancient Wisdom. Modern Science.

Integrative Chinese Medicine Practitioner in Melbourne

Women's Health • Fertility • Family Wellbeing

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

Womens' Health

Fertility

Family Wellbeing

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 Chinese Medicine
🌿Women’s Health, Gut Health and Fertility
🌲 South Yarra & Cohuna 💕

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Oh man how gorgeous is this shot by @crystalhillsorganics ❤️🙌
🌱A whole bunch of glorious herbs laid out in perfect balance 🙌
🍃Did you know Chinese Medicine herbs can be all different parts of a plant?
🌲For example they can be the seed, root, flower or peel of a fruit.
🌳Each herb type has a Pinyin name that helps us decipher what type of the plant we are using. Let’s learn some 🙌
🔴Zi-SEED (Anytime you see a herb name that has Zi on the end you know it’s a seed)
🟢Hua-FLOWER- same deal as above 👆🏻
🟣Pi- PEEL (Chen Pi is Tangarine Peel)
There’s a few other types that we can learn at another time but that’s the basics..congrats you are well on your way to being fluent in Mandarin 😂🙌

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😂😂😂Mass feels...also the Spice Girls were awesome. Bring back the 90’s 🙌

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Need somewhere to put your feet up?
I know just the place....😉
🪑The Which Doctor is home to the comfiest patient chair in all of Melbourne (guaranteed)!!
Book in for chat and a nap✌🏼
📸kyliecousinsphotography

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👀 Ever stared blankly at me while I’m talking to you with no idea what I am talking about? (it happens a lot) WELL today is your lucky day...I’m going to give you the run down on some commonly used Chinese Medicine jargon 🙌
🟠 SHEN- Your Shen is your spirit, your consciousness or your vitality. Often we talk about your Shen being disturbed...this basically means your mind is scattered or stressed.
🟡 JING- Your Jing is your essence. it is the basis for growth and reproduction. One of the most common sub types of Jing is congenital Jing, which is passed down from your parents. Jing corresponds mainly to genetics and talks a lot about being passed from a parent to a child. If your Jing (genes) are weak you are likely to have problems with development.
🔵QI- Qi is the energy in your body. It makes life possible. Qi defends the body from pathogens, regulates normal body temperature, transforms food into useful products for the body and helps hold all your organs in place. There’s not really a Western Medicine alternative but I suppose it’s similar to your immune system or lymphatic system.
🟢STAGNATION: We often talk about people being stagnated. This means that there is a Qi or Blood blockage somewhere that is causing discomfort. In Western Medicine terms usually this means an impaired circulatory or nervous system and generally PAIN!
🔴HEAT- We also talk a lot about heat in the body. When we are describing heat we are referring to an imbalance of the Yin and Yang in the body causing a certain type of symptoms. Heat is generally linked to inflammation in Western Medicine.
🟣COLD- You may have heard us talk about a cold uterus or cold type disorders. This generally means there is low blood supply, possible anaemia, slowed metabolism and often thyroid conditions causing digestive and reproductive problems.
🙌Hopefully that makes a bit more sense now and you are on your way to becoming a Chinese Medicine Guru...but please if you are ever confused about anything I say don’t hesitate to ask✌🏼(it’s what I’m here for) ❤️

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How much coffee do you need today? Saturdays are for coffee, yoga brunch and chillin’ ❤️
Awesome art by @heyimsakina 🙌

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Solid life and business advice...don’t forget the GST ✌🏼😉

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Happy Valentine’s Day beautiful people 🙌❤️❤️
💚Did you know the Heart in Chinese Medicine in considered the King of all organs?
💚This means that all other organs will sacrifice their energy to the Heart, making sure it thrives.
💚The emotion that is associated with the Heart is Joy so when the Heart is happy a person will be joyful.
💚When the Heart is imbalanced due to stress, not enough Qi or heartbreak a person will develop insomnia, heart palpitations, anxiety and sorrow.
💚Are you nurturing your heart this Valentine’s Day by spending it with those you love? Check out my stories to see what foods you can eat and easy things you can do to protect your heart.
💚Thank you to all the loves in my life....I’m so lucky💓🙏

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For real though 😂😂😂Apart from being a pain in the butt to actually eat, pomegranate has some very cool health benefits 👇🏼
🧬In Western Medicine terms it has a whole host of benefits 🙌
🧬It has been found to have anti viral, anti oxidant and anti tumour properties!
🧬AND is high in Vitamin A, C, E and Folate.
🧬Pomegranate has been shown to aid digestion, help erectile dysfunction, boost immunity and decrease oral plaque!
☯️ In TCM terms Pomegranate is called Shi Liu or most commonly Shi Liu Pi (Pi means peel and the peel is a common herb).
☯️In TCM it is warm by nature and astringent which means it helps stop diarrhoea an or excessive discharge.
☯️ It can also be used to kill parasites in combination with other herbs.
☯️ It is sour which is the 5 Element Theory means it helps astringe or stop heavy sweating or excessive fluids.
☯️It also helps support the Kidney and reproductive function (erectile dysfunction).
🍅So have you got a spare 40 minutes to go to town on one of these miracle fruits...or are you down for something far less complicated.
Ps I’m aware that is a tomato not a pomegranate but apparently they don’t make pomegranate emojis 🤷‍♀️ Credit @relatable_02

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Rain makes me want to do yoga with my dream catcher and my plants ✌🏼
Gorgeous art by @yogspiration ❤️

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A lot of people are so nervous about coming in for their first appointment but it’s honestly not scary at all!
👇🏼Here’s a brief run down of how your first appointment will go;
1. You come in and are immediately set at ease by the colourful decor and relaxing vibes.
2. I get you to fill out a very long, annoying form that asks you basically everything about yourself (barring your mother’s maiden name and first pet)
3. I take you upstairs to sit on the worlds comfiest chair 🪑
4. We chat about the weekend, how bad the trains are and whatever else pops up.
5. I ask you a whole bunch of questions about your health, past history and some weird ones that may throw you...but it’s ok that’s normal 🤷‍♀️
6. I explain the whole process of acupuncture and herbal medicine to you and where I’m going to put the needles.
7. I get you up on the comfy bed, pop a bunch of pins in (gently and with no pain because I’m a needle ninja) and then put a delicious heat lamp on you.
8. You nap there for 20 minutes while the needles do their thing.
9. I wake you up and gently remind you how to get downstairs without getting lost.
10. You get lost because you are so relaxed.
11. I schedule your next appointment and point you in the direction of the coffee shop next door (if you need to go back to work and be a functioning human) ☕️
12. I send you a follow up email explaining all the things I explained a couple of times but you probably forgot because you were so relaxed 😎
13. You have a glorious sleep that night and honestly can’t believe you were ever scared or nervous about such an awesome treatment 💤
14. You can’t wait to come and do it all again the next week 😊

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* Don’t burn her, don’t burn her, don’t burn her, don’t burn her.
Check out the concentration. 😂😂
🚬 No this isn’t a cigar I’m putting out on someone’s wrist as previously suggested 😂😂😂
🚬 This little smoking stick of wonders is called a Moxa stick. Moxibustion is a Chinese Medicine modality that is used to warm up the body.
🚬 Inside the stick is a herb called Ai Ye (or mugwort) and it has a warming effect to it that we use to our advantage.
🚬 By holding the stick over certain points we can warm up that cold acupuncture points, balancing the body and restoring health.
🚬 We mainly use it for cold type conditions such as diarrhoea, bloating, infertility and some kinds of pain.
🚬 Do you want to try some moxa magic?
Call Cohuna Health Balance on 54563167 to BOOK or The Which Doctor South Yarra on 0407349555 ✌🏼✌🏼
📸 @kyliecousinsphotography ❤️
Ps I’m aware the emoji i used is a cigarette, it was the closest thing I could find to a moxa stick 😂😂😂

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The Elemelons 🍉😂😂
☯️ In Chinese Medicine the five elements are used to help us diagnostically and to group certain symptoms together, the five elements are;
🌍 Earth
🔥Fire
🌳Wood
💦Water
🍴Metal
These 5 elements make up the whole universe according to ancient Chinese philosophy AND determine certain personality traits 😛
❤️Do you know which element you are?

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