Robert Gentile : All Degrees of Health

Robert Gentile is Doctor of Oriental Medicine, acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist who specialises in natural fertility and women's health. Robert is a passionate and warm practitioner who has an extensive knowledge of natural medicine. He is down to earth and has an interest in organic foods, gardening and sustainable living. He graduated from Victoria University with a Bachelor of Chinese Medicine, in both acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, with the highest honours. He completed his clinical internship at Shanghai's famous Shu Guang Hospital, working in the Oncology, Gynaecology, Internal Medicine, and Acupuncture departments. Robert has also provided acupuncture services at Windana Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation clinic in Windsor to assist in the drug withdrawal and detoxification process. Robert is the recipient of the Victoria University Dean's Scholar award for the faculty of health, science and engineering and the University Medal of Academic Excellence for academic achievements in Chinese Medicine. He was also awarded the Sun Ten award for Chinese Medicine in 2009. He is registered with the Chinese Medicine Registration Board of Victoria (CMRBV) and is a member of the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA).

True Health is more than an absence of disease, it is a state of physical, emotional, social and spiritual wellbeing. As a multi award winning Doctor of Chinese Medicine and Natural Medicine Practitioner, Robert is dedicated towards inspiring, educating, and empowering you to achieve true health and wellbeing. With a unique and individualised approach, you will be treated holistically with a treatment plan made just for you. Robert's passion for healing is combined with a professional, warm and safe environment to help you achieve your health goals. Emphasis is placed on body and mind self-care, enabling you to understand your body and prevent illness.

Robert bases his practice on two fundamental principles:

Your body knows what to do to prevent disease, just like a tree knows how to grow. Disease arises when a disruption occurs in the natural functioning of your body. This can be due to external influences such as in your living environment, diet, lifestyle, physical trauma, and external pathogens or it may results from internal influences such as emotional disturbances. These influences disturb and unbalance the delicate state of the body, which results in dis-ease.

Using acupuncture and natural medicine, Robert aims at restoring balance in the body and mind by identifying and correcting the underlying cause of illness, thereby promoting balance in the body to heal itself. When the body falls into a state of disease, sometimes all that is needed is a push of the right buttons in order to remind the body how to heal itself. This may involve the use the following therapies: