Self-Soothing vs Self-Care
Self-soothing and self-care are important to support our health
AMH: fertility and PCOS testing
AMH, Anti-Mullarien Hormone, is a hormone that is produced by small, developing follicles in the Ovaries. This is why you might like to have it tested…
Perimenopause signs and stages
Let’s chat about the hormonal changes taking place during Peri-menopause and menopause, the symptoms to look out for, and how I view Peri-menopause according to Chinese Medicine
Stress and your nervous system
The relaxation response is key to balancing the nervous system, and countering the body’s stress response. Acupuncture is great at triggering the relaxation response. There’s plenty of things you can do in your daily life to trigger the relaxation response.
Chinese Medicine basics
I’ve developed a simplified explanation of how I work clinically. Chinese Medicine concepts are at their heart, an explanation of Resource Management within the body.
Liver and Gall Bladder in flow
…The Liver is a ‘dreamer’ and needs the decisiveness of the Gall Bladder to bring our dreams to fruition
Moxibustion or Moxa
Moxibustion or Moxa therapy is used in Acupuncture to warm and add energy to the body to facilitate the body’s self-healing mechanisms.
Cupping, with fire, or without
I often use Cupping therapy in clinic for muscle tension and pain…
Gestational Diabetes: Preparing for your Glucose Tolerance Test
A practical guide for preparing for your Pregnancy Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
Pre-conception self care: after embryo transfer
Ideas for the wait between transfer and blood test
Does the language of Chinese Medicine leave you feeling lost in translation?
The language of Chinese Medicine
The Japanese Acupuncture Difference
Japanese Acupuncture tools shown include a Zanshin, Enshin, Teishin, Zinc/Copper polarity therapy tools and a Tiger Warmer for Moxibustion. There a lots of ways that we stimulate Acu-points in clinic, it’s not just needles
20 Year Journey
The final year of my University Study was clinical placement in Nanjing, China