Cinnamon and Ginger

Muscle pain - we’ve all felt it - overdoing it at the gym, starting exercise without a proper warmup, overstretching at yoga, lifting something way too heavy! Mild cases will usually go away after a couple of days however if you leave chronic muscle pain untreated, it can start to affect your lifestyle, relationships, and work. Scientists have manufactured many synthetic products that can help to combat this pain. However, they come with many side effects. This alone has driven many people to seek natural alternatives. This article outlines perhaps one of the simplest.

Men's Health Part 2

In Men’s Health Part 1, we focused on health problems that many modern men face—from stress, insomnia and memory loss, to back problems, joint pains, urinary and sexual function problems. The underlying cause of these issues is usually always related to a Kidney energy deficiency. So how does traditional Chinese medicine respond?

TCM treats me n’s health issues with natural methods that create lasting health without side effects. Prevention is the true specialty of Chinese medicine. We educate men about the benefits of natural healing techniques and balanced lifestyle choices so they can build and maintain their health.

Healthy vs Junk Food?

Eating at the wrong time can turn your healthy food into junk food! This is an extraordinary new insight in science. Not only that but research has discovered we need to eat regularly and always within the same set timeframe. Otherwise it causes a ‘food hangover’. The focus shouldn’t be on what you eat (forget nutrient, 5 food group and other theories), but on when to eat.

Digestion Relief

I see many patients who diet madly to try and get digestive issues under control, but focusing on dieting to doesn’t address the underlying causes. When dieting doesn’t work, they blame the diet and try another one. This actually makes Qi stagnation worse because your organs don’t like radical dieting. Focusing on keeping Qi moving is a better approach. It is never just one thing behind a symptom or condition in TCM, we never look at isolated symptoms, all your organs are connected and the physical and psychological are integrated. So how can acupuncture and Chinese Medicine help?

How Eating Breakfast Helps Make Happy Hormones

If your mornings look like this: alarm goes off, get ready for work, chug down a coffee and fly out the door and your first bite of food is a couple of hours later (if you're lucky) then you need to read this. If you are also having an endless battle with your hormones then you DEFINITELY need to read this.

Fertility, Chinese Medicine, Diet and NutritionYin StudioAugust 8, 2021Food, fertility, hormones, women's health, breakfast

Healthy Eating Through the Lens of Chinese Medicine

With so many healthy diet theories flying around these days, it can be hard to know what is actually good for our bodies. Here's a completely different view of food - one that's been established for thousands of years.

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