Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress. It helps one deal with a tense situation in the office, study harder for an exam, focus on an important speech. In general, it helps one cope. But when anxiety becomes an excessive, irrational dread of everyday situations, it has become a disabling disorder.
If you’re looking for natural ways to reduce anxiety and improve your mental well-being—or want to complement your current treatment—Chinese Medicine might offer the relief you need.
Read MoreAlthough period pain is common, it’s most definitely not “normal”, and shouldn’t ever occur in an otherwise healthy woman. The presence of pain indicates to a Chinese medicine practitioner that the usual flow of the menstrual cycle is not occurring as it should, which means some other factor is getting in the way. These factors can include a hormonal imbalance (from contraceptives or an unhealthy diet), stress and other lifestyle factors, nutrient imbalances, or an undiagnosed and untreated underlying condition. So what can you do about it?
Read MoreThe energy of Spring, as we see in our gardens, brings the opportunity for new growth, fresh starts and new beginnings.
The trees have come back to life, blossoms are blooming, the grass is growing, sprouts are ‘taking off’, growth is everywhere! Beautiful smells, sprite-liness and baby animals…
During Spring, everywhere in nature, we see and feel and hear the energy, the pulse, the sound of new growth.
And so we have the opportunity to consciously align with this energy and ‘use’ it to fuel whatever new beginnings we are creating in our lives.
Read MoreIn Chinese medicine the uterus is known as the baby palace, and a healthy uterine lining is essential for growing a healthy baby. A lining that is too thin will make it more difficult for an embryo to implant or obtain proper nourishment throughout the pregnancy. A healthy lining is evenly distributed throughout the uterus, enjoys good blood flow, and at mid-cycle it measures 8-12 mm thick. Read on for some ways to improve your uterine lining.
Read MoreAfter a dark and quiet winter, the bursting energy of feng shui spring is a welcome change. Feng shui, which translates to the words wind and water, is the active philosophy that chi energy flows through everything on earth and in heaven. The seasons and their weather influence how chi moves through your home and your life, and are each represented by an element. Learning the secrets of using the elements to balance seasonal chi energy can bring harmony and luck to your life.
Read MoreUrinary Incontinence - It’s a condition I’ve been treating for a while now with promising results. For some patients the treatment has been life changing. What concerns me is that 70% of sufferers do not seek medical advice for it.. They suffer in silence - perhaps they are embarrassed, or maybe they don’t know there are treatment options out there for them. So what can be done?
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