Acupuncture

Autumn is the season where the hot summer days gradually become shorter, and the leaves begin to change, presenting us with their beautiful colours before they fall off the trees to prepare for the coming winter. There is a cold in the air that signals us to start putting away our summer clothes and get […]

My China trip went well. Nanjing is a lovely city, vibrant and green.  The acupuncture course was observation of two Traditional Chinese Medical Doctors in Nanjing university TCM hospital.  We followed their practice for two weeks. Here is my photographic story. https://myalbum.com/album/QaPCpHXOtF93

It is common within acupuncture practice to meet people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and find that those people benefit from regular acupuncture. Crohns and ulcerative colitis are two of the the more common IBD.  However, acupuncture continues to struggle with convincing the medical profession in the UK that acupuncture can be better than drugs. […]

I have some very exciting news. I have been given the job of Clinic Director for Acupuncture  at The College of Naturopathic Medicine and have been given the opportunity to go to China for two weeks to work alongside acupuncturists in Nanjing University Hospital. I am going out in September with three of our newly […]

If you are someone who suffers with hay fever, now is the time to start treatment, before the season begins.  Acupuncture is an effective way to treat the immune system.  It reduces inflammation and strengthens the lung function.  The mast cells in the nasal passages, eyes and throat over react to pollen, dust, animal dander […]

Now is the time of the year when we suffer with coughs and colds. Sometimes coughs are hard to shift and chest infections develop. Acupuncture is a useful treatment for any lung problem, opening the bronchioles and resolving phlegm. My favourite recommendation between treatments is is to use thyme. Thyme is a fantastically versatile herb. Use […]

Herbs can be very useful in the treatment of arthritis. They have been used for centuries all over the world. I tend to use western, Indian and Chinese herbs, depending on the need of the client. Some of the feedback from clients is that they have tried herbs with limited effect. That may be because […]

Osteoarthritis is a condition that mainly your knees, hips, hands, base of big toe, neck and spine. On the two surfaces that form the joint are a thick layer of cartilage, a tough flexible smooth substance. A healthy joint also has synovial fluid, allowing the two surfaces to then glide over each. Over time the […]

Magnesium is the supplement I recommend the most.  It has such a wide range of uses, due to multiple functions within the body.  The soil in which our vegetables grow are depleted of  essential minerals including magnesium, which means we tend not to take in enough through food.  Stress and sweating from exercise, drinking coffee […]

Oestrogen dominance occurs when there is an excess of oestrogen in relation to progesterone or testosterone. This imbalance is caused by a number of factors, and the causes can differ between men and women, but the level of exposure to oestrogens appears to be on the rise, and this is due to a number of […]