Parasite infection might seem like a fairly obscure health condition, or maybe something you’d most often see in animals, but with global travel becoming much more common, and climate change broadening the areas in which these organisms can survive, we are seeing more people present...
As A Chinese Medicine Practitioner and Acupuncturist we consider ourselves detectives trying to get to the cause of your health issues, so often we ask a large range of questions, take pulse measurements (Read more in our blog Here) and tongue readings. So I am...
Lately, I’ve heard a lot of people talk about how Autumn is their favourite season, and I tend to agree. The combination of warm clear days with cooler mornings and evenings (not to mention all the beautiful changes in foliage) is hard to beat. There...
In April 2019 widespread health insurance reforms will come into effect. However many are unaware of how it will affect them and their favourite therapies. Many of there reforms were aimed at making health insurance simpler for the consumer. For example consumers will be able to...
Magnesium is my current favourite supplement. Why? Simple because of the range of issues that are coming into the clinic lately, which often involve hormonal imbalance and some form of muscular pain! Perfect pairing for magnesium! What’s up with this mineral? Why are we all...
Chinese Medicine (TCM) is “a millennia old honourable and invaluable medical system as relevant now as it was two thousand years ago” (1) Chinese Medical pulse taking is deeply rooted in Chinese medical history, with the Mai Jing (The Pulse classic - 脉经) was compiled by Wang Shuhe,...
Last December while working out I deadlifted a heavier weight than usual...
So the biggest excitement of my recent trip to Vietnam was trying the traditional pho! For those who haven't been lucky enough to try pho soup, its a traditional Vietnamese breakfast (yes) and lunch recipe which involves beautifully fragrant beef broth spiced with fresh sliced...
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This week I was inspired to bake, not sure why as there are no birthdays to celebrate or reasons. I just felt like cake. I generally believe that balance is the key, weight loss is the exception when you do have to restrict certain foods...