Menopause
One of the things I noticed during the lockdown was how often I have my head down looking at my phone. I eventually uninstalled Facebook, not only because I was looking at it far too much, but also because it made me feel bad for not totally redecorating the house or learning a new language. […]
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This is your chance to win a copy of Peter Deadman’s ‘Live Long Live Well: Teachings from the Chinese Nourishment of Life Teachings’☯️ ☯️ I am offering one lucky person this excellent book by Peter Deadman about the Yangsheng (Nourishment of Life), lessons from the Chinese classics on: Diet: what to eat and how to eat Exercise […]
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How are you all feeling? These are difficult times, especially if you are prone to feeling anxious anyway. It’s the uncertainty of what lies ahead that makes me feel a bit anxious. The trick is to stay in the moment, by which I mean, trying not to dwell on the past or the future […]
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Is it week 3 or week 4 of lockdown? I’ve lost track of time. As an Acupuncturist who works evenings and weekends it’s difficult keeping track of the days anyway. When I was younger and working in the city, the structure of the week was very rigid. Monday was the start of the week; I […]
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Let me begin by stating that Acupuncture, Tui na and Qi Gong are all excellent for boosting the immune system and therefore protecting you against viruses such as Covid19, or at least lessening the symptoms you may experience. However, please do follow the NHS guidelines re hand washing. Should you contract the virus, or you […]
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We live in a world that is out of balance. The planet itself is not out of balance of course, it just does what it has always done. The imbalance I’m talking about is within us; we just project that on to everything else. Did you know that between the war years of 1940 and […]
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Recently I’ve been spending a bit of time in London. I was on a fertility and menstrual problems workshop the whole of last weekend, run by my Tui na teacher, Sarah Pritchard. I also paid a visit to Tate Britain to see the William Blake exhibition before it ends. It was a great show but […]
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Last week I went to check out an allotment that I agreed to help a friend with. She had warned me that it needs a lot of work, so I had prepared myself to be confronted by a bombsite, but it isn’t too bad. It just needs a bit of tidying up. All the beds […]
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The role of Acupuncture in the care of cancer patients is contentious. Some studies show that Acupuncture and Acupressure are of great benefit in the relief of pain and other symptoms, while other studies seem to show that are no significant benefits. All I can say is that the proof is in the pudding. […]
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