A recent study in Australia and New Zealand has demonstrated that acupuncture is beneficial for the treatment of dysmenorrhea. More than half of all women suffer with painful periods. This trial focused on women between the age of 18 and 45. It found that after receiving...
A new and exciting era in the treating of mental illness could be upon us! I have blogged before about the gut and its affect on our mental state. Though, now money is now being put into research of this fascinating subject. With the gut-brain connection is...
Michelle always felt tired and sleepy in the day time, because she could not sleep at night. It usually took her more than 1 hour to fall asleep, and sometimes even the whole night until 5-6am, even though she was really sleepy. Daniel a 12 years...
Michelle always felt tired and sleepy in the day time, because she could not sleep at night. It usually took her more than 1 hour to fall asleep, and sometimes even the whole night until 5-6am, even though she was really sleepy. Daniel a 12 years...
Stress - the ultimate buzz word associated with modern living and many of us experience it at some time with stress symptoms presenting in many forms. Stress symptoms may include: fatigue insomnia hyperinsomnia (sleepiness during the day) nausea depression high blood pressure unstable emotions craving sweet foods weight gain headaches lower back pain indecision tense muscles From a Traditional Chinese Medicine...
Jaw pain is no laughing matter! The jaw, also known as the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), is one of the most frequently used joints in the body. It is used for talking, eating, sucking and yawning. The TMJ muscles activate and oppose gravity to keep the mouth closed....
For thousands of years acupuncture has been used as a way of treating pain. But how does it do it? In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory, the body can be divided into 14 standard meridian lines and 8 extra meridian lines. Pain is caused when one...
That season is upon us. No, not winter but its but its potentially nasty cousin, the cold and flu season. For many of us colds and flu are just another part of life that we just have to suffer through, by spending unnecessary amounts of money...
Today, I was trawling through Facebook looking for ideas for another blog. When I came across an excellent short 3min video simply describing how acupuncture really works. It was so easy to understand that I decided to just simply post the link to the video,...
Approximately 6-7 years ago I attended a seminar on “Gut Health”. Ever since then I have been a big advocate of the importance of gut health and the overall wellbeing. In health circles there isn’t a more important quote than; “you are what you eat”! What...