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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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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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Happy New Year…And so we come to the end of another year, but only according to the Gregarian calendar. In Chinese culture the new year isn’t until the 25th January. The first day of Chinese New Year begins on the new moon that appears between 21 January and 20 February. The Chinese year is based on the cycle […]
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The word acupuncture literally means ‘to puncture with a needle’, but its usage is relatively new; it was first used as a verb in 1972. Acupuncture itself, though, has been around a long time, and it has picked up more than one way to puncture the skin along the way. There is the Chinese system of […]
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Change is inevitable – defy it at your own peril! You will have gathered from my earlier posts that change is going to happen whether you like it or not. So perhaps it would be easier if we made more of an occasion of the changes in our lives. It seems to me that […]
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In my last blog I wrote about the Gall Bladder and its importance when it comes to coping with change. But the Liver is equally as important. Both are related to the Wood element. If you remember from my blog earlier in the year, the Liver represents the warrior within us. It gives us the […]
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