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Private Health Funds to cease rebates for certain Natural Therapies

You may have already received a letter or email from your private health insurer stating that from April 1st, 2019, you will no longer be able to claim for certain Complementary Medicine Therapies, including Naturopathy. Other therapies cut from health fund rebates are Alexander Technique, Aromatherapy, Bowen Therapy, Buteyko, Feldenkrais, Western Herbalism, Homeopathy, Iridology, Kinesiology, Pilates, Reflexology, Rolfing, Shiatsu, Tai Chi, and Yoga. Exercise physiology Bankstown Osteopathy, Acupuncture, Massage and Exercise Physiology are not included in this decision, enabling you to continue claiming these services, if your health fund cover allows. Some health funds may continue to add incentives that may include services from Complementary Medicine Therapist. You will need to ask your private health insurer if they will offer these incentives. Why have health funds scrapped rebates for some Complementary Medicines? It is estimated that just over half of Australia’...
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Your child’s mental health matters. Hypnosis can help

Children are at the critical stage of their mental and emotional development. Experiences and daily events imprint their minds and continue to form the fabric of their beliefs, creativity and unfortunately their perceived limitations. In certain behaviours, something as simple as someone saying something negative, or traumatic experience can shape the way they view the world. Like adults, children will use past experiences to distort the way they experience all future events. Although adults tend to be more effective at realising the inaccuracy of such distortions, many children lack both the experience and the resources to deal with the overwhelm it can create. The difficulty for parents is recognising when their child needs help and what can be done about it. Changes in mood, appetite, relationships and communication are often subtle signs. Some children can express their thoughts whilst others make mention of it and parents really have no way of quantifying the significan...
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