Autumn brings a change of season, and with it, the chance to let go. Just like the trees shed their last fruits and then shed their leaves, we too can …
Health and Wellbeing TCMTCM Lung & Large Intestine: Autumn’s Letting Go
Health and WellbeingEndocrine Disruptors for Women: What You Need to Know
It’s very important for women to know about Endocrine Disruptors. There are almost 85,000 human-made chemicals worldwide and over1 1,000 of these can interfere with our hormones2. We are exposed …
Health and WellbeingWhy Sleep Matters More Than Ever During Menopause
What is Menopause? Menopause is the time in a woman’s life when her ovaries release their last supplies of eggs, it’s like a closing-down sale at the baby-making factory: “Everything …
Health and WellbeingNOT ALL BREATHS ARE EQUAL
WHAT IS THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM? The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is a control system in the body that operates without conscious effort. There are two branches of the ANS, …
TCMDo-In (Daoyin or Tao Yin) beyond meridian tapping
Do-In can be described as a form of self-shiatsu. To understand the benefits of Do-In, we must first understand Ki and its purpose in the body. There is a lifeforce …
TCMNeedle-Free Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a branch of Chinese medicine that has been used for over two thousand years with proven, consistent, and effective results. It is based on energy known as Qi, …
TCMWinter, Yin & the Water Element
Just like nature, I’ve been hibernating. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) teaches us to live in harmony with the seasons, of which there are five: spring, summer, late summer, autumn, and …
TCMSUGAR: Consuming a poison without the antidote?
If we don’t have sugar in our tea or coffee, don’t have a bag of sugar in our food cupboards, and don’t eat cakes, biscuits, or baked goods… can we …
TCMSANITARY PRODUCTS, HOW SAFE IS ‘SAFE’?
The vagina is one of the most absorbent and sensitive parts of the female body, with arteries, blood vessels and lymphatic vessels being abundant in the vaginal wall. Despite this, …
TCMThe known and lesser known symptoms of Candida Overgrowth
In some holistic schools of thought, phlegm is said to be the cause of all disease. Phlegm has a great importance in Traditional Chinese Medicine as it is both a …