Acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) IBS is a condition that affects approximately 22% of the British population and consists of symptoms including bloating, flatulence and abdominal pain. IBS symptoms are often triggered by certain foods, stress and other emotional factors, however, the cause of the condition is unknown. It is characterised by the large … Read more
Acupuncture for Arthritis Studies reveal that osteoarthritis (OA) affects approximately 2.46 million people in their knees and 4.71 million in their hip region in the UK Studies found that women are more commonly affected than men and that arthritis does not have a one-size-fits-all treatment, it’s a complex disorder with more than 100 different conditions … Read more
Acupuncture for Insomnia After surveying 20,814 individuals, the Great British Sleep Study that ran from 2010 to 2012 found that around 51% of Britons suffer from sleep related problems. Here we discuss acupuncture for insomnia and how it may help. Although there is no clear-cut understanding of the various factors that contribute to insomnia, within … Read more
A Natural Diet Can Help Increase Fertility Infertility is a condition that affects approximately one in six couples in the UK. As well as there being a variety of treatments to help increase your chances of becoming pregnant, and of giving birth to a healthy child, there are things you can do to further increase … Read more
Healthy Eating Advice | Chinese Medicine Healthy eating advice from a Chinese medical perspective involves a lot of common sense with some unusual suggestions… Chinese medicine understands digestion as the root of energy and blood production, and involves processes of transformation (huà 化) and transportation (yùn 運). Put simply, your digestion transforms food into material you can use, … Read more
