Chinese Medicine Weight Loss

Weight Loss With Chinese Medicine

Our Melbourne location is in Moonee Ponds
Wondering if acupuncture is the right therapy for you?
We get it!

Tried dieting, exercise or medication to lose weight? 
Weight loss can be complicated and  Chinese Medicine helps to balance the body so that you will get results.
We combine acupuncture, diet and herbal medicine to get results in our 6 week program.

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  • Call us: 9988-1928
  • Address: 799 Mt Alexander Rd, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039, Australia
  • Acupuncture
  • Fertility & Pregnancy
  • Women’s Health
  • Chinese Medicine Weight Loss
  • Complex Health Issues
  • Back Pain
  • TMJ Pain
  • Knee Pain
  • Fibromyalgia Pain
  • Headaches and Migraines
  • IBS
  • Neck Pain
  • Neuropathy Pain
  • Plantar Fasciitis Pain
  • Sciatica Pain
  • Shoulder Pain
  • Sinus Pain
  • Sports Injury

The Chinese Medicine Weight Loss Aproach

If you can’t seem to lose weight no matter what you eat, how much exercise you do or how many difference diet products you try then you have come to the right place. The Chinese medicine  approach to weight loss is very different to other weight loss programs.

How It Differs:

– Returns your digestion back to normal function to reduce bloating and bowel problems.

– Help your body to return your fat-controlling hormones back to normal levels.

– Help reduce the impact of life stress on your body.

– See about our 6 week Healthy Weight Program.

We have a lot of experience in helping people lose weight and keep it off with Chinese medicine weight loss. We help people who are frustrated by their weight, disappointed with their appearance and concerned about their health and want to look and feel good about themselves.

If you can’t seem to lose weight no matter what you eat, how much exercise you do or how many difference diet products you try then you have come to the right place. The Chinese medicine  approach to weight loss is very different to other weight loss programs.

The Problem with Carrying Too Much Weight

See The Emperor’s 6 Week Healthy Weight Program

There are many problems that come with carrying too much weight:

  • Heart health – it is estimated that for every 1 kg of extra fat you carry an additional 11 kilometres of blood vessels you need to feed the area. So if you are carrying 10 kilograms of extra weight, your heart has to support another 110 kilometres of blood vessels by pumping blood through all of it. That’s a lot of extra work your heart has to do. There is also an increased risk of high blood pressure and heart disease.
  • Diabetes – extra fat causes insulin resistance which leads to type II diabetes. Many overweight people are pre-diabetic and don’t even know it.
  • Joint pain – carrying additional weight places considerable extra load on your joints, particularly your knees.
  • Sleep problems – excess weight interferes with sleep. Also sleep apnoea is significantly higher in people who are overweight.
  • Anxiety and depression – we find that many overweight people have weak hearts (from a Chinese medicine perspective) -see heart health above. Weak hearts can manifest in symptoms such as anxiety and depression.
  • Social problems – overweight people are more likely to experience social isolation.
  • Economic consequences – time off work, increased medical costs and even discrimination in the workplace.

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What People Are Saying About Us

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Dr Sandra in Emperor's Acupuncture, she is very patient and willing to discuss your needs/issue. Will advise you what may be better for yourself. But not asking you to pay more for her treatment. I guess it is what you dont normally see these days any more..
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Dr. Sandra is very knowledgeable and professional, effective treatment on my long term pain. Great thank you to her and highly recommend her to others.
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I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Sandra since 2020 and acupuncture with her has had so many amazing results for me over the years. Initially I was seeing her to manage my back pain after having tried several other treatments and the results with acupuncture were absolutely amazing. Pain I’d been feeling for years went away. Last year we discussed me wanting to get pregnant which was proving difficult with my PCOS that disrupted the regularity of my cycle and ovulation and we also discussed me wanting to lose weight as I was really unhappy with my weight. I decided I’d do the weight loss program and then once I was happy with my weight I’d start the fertility program. To my surprise just as I was coming to the end of weight loss program I fell pregnant and it turned out the weight loss helped to normalize my hormone levels which resulted in a more regular cycle and ovulation. I then went straight into acupuncture for my pregnancy and I truly believe this was instrumental in me achieving a natural birth with no complications, resulting in a beautiful baby boy. I highly recommend Sandra, she is an expert in Chinese Medicine, acupuncture, and medicinal herbs. I found her to be incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about fertility, weight loss and pain management. Her expertise and compassionate care made all the difference. Thank you, Sandra!
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Sandra was wonderful in helping us to fall pregnant. We had two sessions and had success and then continued through our first semester to help avoid miscarriage and with morning sickness. She’s also helped a few of my family members as well 🙂
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In my experience, the results of the treatments were amazing. I started off with the weight loss program with Dr Sandra and Dr Jesse and lost 10kg. After that, I went on the fertility program. Dr Sandra helped me prepare for pregnancy and throughout my 9 months of pregnancy, helped support my pregnancy and ease my pregnancy symptoms. Now I am back for the weight loss program to lose the weight gain from childbirth. They are my trusted Acupuncturist and Chinese medicine practitioners, to help me stay in good health.
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Emperors acupuncture where do I start but AMAZING I started seeing Sandra for fertility treatment as nothing was working for us for nearly 12 months so wanted to try alternative medicine and we are PREGNANT!!! Due in September 2023 not only did this acupuncture treatment help us with fertility but made my energy levels better and my cycle improved better than it’s ever been! Cannot recommend Sandra enough she is so patient and kind and nothing is ever too much or a bother I’ve taken stacks of her cards and given them to all my friends and family!
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I have found Dr. Sandra an excellent acupuncturist . I had a bad left foot, damaged for many years and i heard from a friend about her so decided to give the clinic a try. So I went in every week for 2 months and I found relief from my pain straight away on the first treatment! Now I can exercise and walk properly again and even wear high heels which I couldn’t do for years! So thank you Dr. Sandra. I cant recommended you enough to all my family and friends.
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Dr Sandra is highly skilled in her practice and is one of the kindest and most delightful people you will ever meet. I highly recommend her services.
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Highly recommend Dr Sandra and can not thank her enough for helping me through my weight loss journey! in under 5 months I've lost and maintained over 10kgs. couldn't of done it without her!

Western Approaches to Weight Loss

The most common Western approaches to weight loss are:

Caloric restriction diets

– eat less to lose weight. The trouble with this approach is that it’s very difficult to starve yourself. Unless you very carefully manage exactly what you eat it is easy to become malnourished (leading to fatigue, concentration problems, etc.) and once you’ve achieve your goal weight it is almost impossible to continue eating so little so you just put the weight back on.

Increased exercise

burn more calories than you consume. The trouble with this approach is not all people have the time or the motivation to substantially increase their exercise levels (or to maintain them) and not everyone can exercise more (due to pain or injury).

Fad diets

– eat a lot of a particular type of food to lose weight. The potato diet, the rice diet, the fruit diet….. The trouble with these is that whilst you may lose weight, it is not a healthy way to eat (as you simply cannot get all of the nutrients your body needs) and it will lead to malnourishment. Also, you cannot continue to eat this way forever so when you stop eating this way you will just put the weight back on.

– when all else has failed people can opt for lapband surgery if they really want or need to lose weight. The major issue is complications*.

  • 70% experience nausea and vomiting after surgery.
  • Up to 37% require another operation to correct problems/complications.
  • Near 18% experience band problems (erosion, intolerance, leak, slippage).
  • Blood clots, constipation, difficulty swallowing.
  • Approaching 3% suffer a bowel perforation during surgery.
  • 14% experience esophageal dilation leading to GERD and vomiting.
  • Food trapping, gallstones, indigestion, food intolerances.

The long-term effect on your health of having a lap-band is not well understood and therefore largely unknown.

*Source: http://www.bariatric-surgery-source.com/