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Peter Kington

Locality: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 3367 1150

Address: 117 Earl Street, Greenslopes 4120 Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.peterkington.com.au

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25.01.2022 Twenty-twenty has, so far, been a pretty wild year. The difficult thing about the coronavirus is the 'novel' part of it - meaning how the virus works is unique to it and mostly unknown to us. Unfortunately, the more people contract COVID, the more we learn about the coronavirus that causes it.... For all those people who have recovered from COVID, we are now able to observe their health after the virus. What we are learning is that post viral health, in many COVID survivors, is marked by chronic ill health involving a complex web of signs and symptoms. I found this neat little infographic on Twitter this morning and it sums up that symptom profile very neatly. I thought I would share it as it may interest some.

23.01.2022 Jacarandas. I *LOVE* jacarandas. I LOVE their scent and I love watching as their blooms emerge in the last weeks of September. I love when they start dropping their foliage in early October and our footpaths are blanketed with their purple petals. While Grafton carries the title as Australia’s #JacarandaCapital, the first Jacaranda in Australia was planted in Brisbane’s (City) Botanic Garden in 1864.... The first curator of the garden was Walter Hill. He used to row his boat across the Kangaroo Point reach of the river and trade seeds with crew on boats which docked at the Kangaroo Point wharves. The jacaranda is native to Brazil and the first tree no longer exists as it was blown over in a storm in the mid 1980s. Here is a selection of jacaranda photos I have taken over the last few days, from around my local area. I’ve also included a couple from last year. Feel free to share your own #JacarandaPics in the comments.

22.01.2022 I commenced my acupuncture and Chinese medicine studies in early 2003. Since then, I’ve learnt a lot - about human health, about human nature, about the strengths and weaknesses of the model of medicine which keeps our society alive. It’s been quite a journey. But, one of the most interesting aspects of that journey has been to understand just how much about human anatomy and physiology the ancient Chinese must have known about the human form. This article is written by two... scholars from Bangor University. What they do is delve into one of the oldest known acupuncture texts and retrace the anatomical descriptions provided in that text by way of gross anatomy exploration of a cadaver. Those anatomical descriptions have lived on, over thousands of years of acupuncture theory, as the framework that makes acupuncture the unique medical intervention that it is. In short, this article confirms what I’ve long suspected: those ancient Han dynasty doctors were brilliant anatomists. They had a profound understanding of how the body works; they recorded those discoveries and they remain as useful today as they were when this text was written over 2000 years ago. It’s an easy read and I hope you enjoy it. A big thank you to my friend, and colleague, Sarah George Acupuncture & Natural Health for bringing this to my attention. Sarah is located in Launceston should you have family or friends in that part of the world in need of acupuncture therapy.

21.01.2022 Hello, one and all. It’s been a while since I’ve been in touch - most likely because the family of ducks whose lives I chronicalled across the spring have now grown up and moved on. However, today the final piece of the clinic fit out puzzle was completed with the installation of plantation shutters in the consult and treatment rooms.... I’m pretty pleased with the result!

19.01.2022 I know you’ve all be waiting for an update on the wellbeing of Norman and Norma Ekabin - my local brood of ducklings and their parents. Well, good news, the kids are now old enough to be left on their own while mum and dad head out for breakfast at a local cafe in Stones Corner. As you can see some of the kids are growing a little faster than others but they are well and healthy. Based on previous years’ observations, it’s probably not too long before the kids head out on their own but it’s been fun watching them grow and mature from little chicks to teenagers.

19.01.2022 It’s going to be *one* of those weeks - where a public holiday totally messes up our sense of the week. But today is one of those days where #MondayIsSunday... And on Sundays I like to cook - and, when I cook, I like to immerse myself into a different time and place and relive old food-holiday memories. And when it comes to food-holiday memories, how can one go past Italy.... What I learnt, and have since attempted to replicate in my cooking, is how the Italian cuisine I ate there (and I ate a lot!!!) relied on the natural flavours of the ingredients and they didn’t complicate the plate. Tonight I made a lovely lemon risotto with asparagus and paired that with a thinly sliced piece of chicken breast (schnitzel thin) which I pan fried in olive oil and topped with mushrooms cooked in olive oil, butter, some garlic and flavoured with thyme. It was very tasty... and, as is the custom on this page, feel free to comment and share your own #MondayIsSunday food pics..

19.01.2022 Frequent visitors to this page will know I’ve written, in the past, about breakfast. I genuinely believe it is THE MOST important meal of the day. A good, wholesome breakfast means we approach the day with energy in our boots and lovely, stable blood sugar to get us through the day (so we’re less tempted to seek out - and eat - junky snacks).... After 15 years of chatting with people about food, as part of my work, I’ve also come to realise different peoples’ daily circumstances often dictate whether they can make time for breakfast - so, I get that and understand how it is that not everyone does what I do. But, still I will continue to argue for a breakfast as the most important meal of the day. I love eggs. My little, nerdy, personal challenge is to think of different things I can do to eggs - to ‘tart’ them up so I keep interested in them. Here is this morning’s effort ... and it goes like this. 1. Pop a piece of grainy, gluten free bread in the toaster. 2. While the bread is toasting, dice up some mushrooms (I like to buy those packets of mixed mushrooms which are used in risotto or hot pots) 3. Place the mushies in a skillet along with a clove of crushed garlic, a good splash of olive oil and of a cup of frozen green (or minted) peas. Season with salt and pepper. 4. Commence cooking the mushrooms and peas on a gentle heat and cook them until the mushrooms start to brown and the peas start to caramelise 5. While that’s happening, poach an egg (I like mine runny-to-firming, but cook your eggs however you like) 6. Once the toast is cooked, smash avo on it (season with lime juice, salt and pepper); top with the mushrooms and caramelised peas and then pop your egg on top of that. 7. Drizzle your ensemble with more olive oil, season and eat. This offering ticks all the boxes: * it’s vegetarian and gluten free * has protein (egg) * is easily adaptable (remove the egg and add tofu for a vegan option; or if you like meat you can add that too) * is quick to make (10 mins max.) * has a variety of colours, flavours and textures - so it’s interesting Enjoy your day, have fun experimenting with breakfast over the weekend and share your breakfast conconctions in the comments, if you wish.

15.01.2022 Every three years, as an AHPRA registered allied health practitioner, I am required to recertify my First Aid. This is also required for me to maintain my private health fund provider status. Here are the CPR volunteers who didn’t get the memo about social distancing. How have you spent your Saturday?

15.01.2022 If you live in Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan City, Scenic Rim, Somerset, Lockyer Valley, Moreton Bay and Redlands, please check a reliable news source as the Premier and Chief Medical Officer have announced some new COVID restrictions, effective immediately (or watch the video in the post I have shared, below). Maintain social distancing, wash your hands and get tested if you’re unwell - and especially, at the moment, stay home if you have even the slightest of symptoms.

15.01.2022 Over the last month or two, we’ve been following the story of Norman and Norma Ekibin, my local ducks who appear every year in late July or early August and deliver a brood of chicks. This year, the Ekibins delivered 8 chicks and it appears two have disappeared (I’m hoping they simply left home a little early, but....). Anyway, as you can see the kids are now almost as big as their birth duck and drake. It’s also getting harder to get a good photo of them as the scuttle away quite quickly now, where previously they were too little. But you get the idea from the pic. I think it’s now only a matter of time before they move on the greener pastures. It’s been fun watching them grow. These pics are about six weeks apart.

14.01.2022 One of the best things about relocating my practice to Greenslopes is that I can now offer online bookings. You can either access this from my website (here is the direct link: https://peter-kington-conceive-health.au1.cliniko.com/booki ) or you can book online from this Facebook page (click on the BOOK NOW) tab. Did you also know you can amend existing bookings? When you book a future appointment with me you’ll receive a confirmation email. That email has a link for you ...to cancel your appointment. Simply click on that and you’ll be prompted to rebook. Have a great weekend and happy Friday.

13.01.2022 I thought this may be of interest to anyone who has questions about mask wearing and the current restrictions as they relate to Greater Brisbane.

13.01.2022 When you study to be an acupuncturist you, obviously, learn a lot about acupuncture - learning all the point functions and actions, locating them and how to safely needle them. You also learn about herbal medicine - how to prescribe herbs and dose them for the client’s individual needs. Sometimes you learn a little bit of massage - primarily, to assist with musculoskeletal issues.... The other area a student acupuncturist learns about is ‘dietary or food therapy’. The general principal in Chinese medicine food therapy is you have a variety of whole foods on your plate (meaning, as they come from nature - not pre-prepared) with a broad selection of colours, flavours, smells etc. This way, you’re covering your bases to make sure your diet is broad and probably capturing all the essential nutrients you would hope to get from your diet. The article I’m sharing today originally came from The Telegraph in the UK. While the subject of it is the vegan diet and some of the pitfalls that can come with that diet, I think the value of the article, more broadly, is just a general warning that harsh, or restrictive diets, while well-intentioned, aren’t always good for we humans. Other than the obvious nutritional deficiencies that can come with restrictive diets, it’s the other things a restrictive diet might be masking, like an eating disorder, which may also require a healthcare intervention. I always respect my clients’ wishes to eat how they feel best works for them, but where health issues arise, possibly caused by restrictive dieting, then sometimes re-evaluating the diet is necessary. These are never easy decisions to make when one’s dietary practice is guided by an over-arching philosophical framework or when a preferred diet has helped solve another health issue (eg skin problems, or high cholesterol or is potentially lowering cancer risk etc) with concern that original problem may return without that diet in place. For mine, I love the Mediterranean diet... https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au//my-vegan-diet-ruined-my-

12.01.2022 I couldn’t walk past this a second time without taking a photo of this magnificent cycad. As many of you may know, in my life before acupuncture I was a tour director for an American tour company. I suck at plants; I suck at gardening but I love me a good cycad and when I was a tour director, driving through far North Queensland, I used to love talking about these incredible, Gondwanan plants.... Today’s specimen isn’t in far North Queensland but east Brisbane and it is in full bloom. What’s your favourite plant? Share pics in the comments.

07.01.2022 So, it’s February and I’ve been a bit quiet - I’ve getting back into the swing of work after a nice break. I hope you’re feeling bright and sprightly after the new year. Last year, many of you commented that you enjoyed my food posts. I’m going to keep that up this year - hopefully to show how it’s easy to eat well and feel full. If you’re like me, I ate way too much through December and January, so now it’s time to tone it down.... Here’s today’s lunch. The first pic is the ingredient list and kCals. The other pic is how it turned out. In addition to the Oyster Sauce I used (listed), I also seasoned this with some salt, cracked pepper and a good squirt of fresh lime juice which offset the sweetness of the Oyster Sauce with a sour/salty zestiness. I hope you enjoy trying it out yourself.

06.01.2022 It’s me again with another Norman and Norma Ekibin duck-family update. The kids are going well and growing big and strong - so far, no attrition which I’m happy to report. Here is a selection of photos I have taken over the last few days. ... Two of the pics are of the family being nested under Norma’s ample down, the third is of Norma having a go at me for taking a photo and being too close to her chicks (she’s feisty) and the fourth is of the family grazing just next to the path I was walking on.

02.01.2022 For those living in the Greater Brisbane area, I am sure you are aware of recent community clusters of COVID-19 and that the government has reimposed some of the rules we had earlier this year. The purpose of this post is to explain how this may impact your ongoing care with me: in short, for now, everything stays the same, bar one thing (read on)... Why is that? ...Continue reading

02.01.2022 And here is a Norman and Norma Ekibin family album update. The kids are growing up now - big and strong - and are spending much more time in the creek than next to it (although I did see them swimming when they were just days old). I’m also happy to report their brood remains at 8 - so, so far, no loss of life. Following the growth of this little family is one of the joys of daily walks.... Have a great day.