Wonder Health

🎄 Christmas & New Year Hours 🎄

Wonder Health will be closed for a two-week Christmas break from
22 December to 4 January.
We’ll be back and open as usual from 5 January.

A huge thank you to all our clients for your trust and support throughout 2025. We truly appreciate being part of your health journey.

Wishing you a safe, restful Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year.❤️

Please check the original science paper

Post-Exercise Cooling Lowers Skeletal Muscle Microvascular Perfusion and Blunts Amino Acid Incorporation into Muscle Tissue in Active Young Adults - PubMed Cold-water immersion during post-exercise recovery greatly reduces muscle microvascular perfusion and blunts post-prandial amino acid incorporation in muscle.

Many people turn to cold plunges after workouts, thinking it speeds up recovery — but both modern science and Chinese Medicine tell a different story.

❗️In TCM, “cold evil” (寒邪) is known to invade when the body is weak — especially after exercise when the pores are open and Yang Qi is depleted.
This can lead to muscle tightness, joint pain, fatigue, menstrual issues, poor digestion, and even chronic conditions if cold accumulates over time.

🔥 Your recovery should support warmth, circulation, and healing — not shock your system.

🧡 At Wonder Health, we use proven TCM therapies like acupuncture, cupping, and light therapy to help your body recover the right way.

📅 Book online anytime at www.wonderhealth.co.nz

Do Cold Plunges Actually Make It Harder to Build Muscle? New research suggests that your ice bath may starve your muscles of nutrients post-workout. Is it still worth the head rush?

Price Update at Wonder Health
– Effective April 1, 2025

Kia ora everyone,

We want to let you know about a small price adjustment coming into effect from April 1, 2025. Our prices have remained the same since July 1, 2022, but due to rising costs, we need to make this change to continue providing quality care.

✨ ACC Treatments (Initial & Follow-up) – $45 (previously $40)
✨ Private Treatments (Initial & Follow-up) – $110 (previously $100)

We truly appreciate your understanding and ongoing support. If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch.

Ngā mihi,
Wonder Health Team

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