MIOG Blog
12 February 2021
What is Fibre?
Fibre is the part of plant-based foods that mostly pass through your digestive system, without breaking down or being digested. Did you know that there are 2 types of fibre: Solu...
17 September 2020
What is Withania?
You may have heard of the herb called Withania: also known as Withania Somnifera, Winter Cherry, Ashwaganda, or Indian Ginseng. At MIOG, it is one of our most commonly used he...
26 August 2020
Medicinal Mushrooms - A Crash Course
If you are patient at MIOG, you may have been prescribed medicinal mushrooms in some form or another. Whether they are mixed up in your liquid herb mi...
6 August 2020
Hello, my name is Kate Caine. I've been a patient at MIOG as part of my treatment for breast cancer. In my regular world, I am an Osteopath with my own practice here in Melbourne. I hav...
23 July 2020
Excerpt from Silver Linings - Stories from lockdown to uplift and inspire.
Have you ever felt lost? Or stood still in the middle of chaos, paralysed by fear? Sensed that your world was cras...
Have you ever felt lost? Or stood still in the middle of chaos, paralysed by fear? Sensed that your world was cras...
9 July 2020
What is the thyroid gland and what does it do?
Thyroid is a highly vascularised butterfly-shaped gland that is located around your throat - below the voice box and straddling the windpipe. Alth...