What have we learned? So what have we learned? (apart from don’t lose your concentration when you jump off a three foot rocky step with your mountain bike!) Now, being back at work, I can reflect back on those 4 weeks when I was at home and unable to do much. I feel that I [...]
How to stay healthy and live longer according to Chinese ancient wisdom Part VI- BALANCE Today I would like to talk about the concept of balance. I will start by stating that if we can achieve a state of complete inner balance we will be free of any disease, ailment, or any other type of [...]
How to stay healthy and live long according to ancient Chinese wisdom, Part V: Sex, drugs and longevity Today I am going to write about two more subjects that have a significant effect on our health and longevity: sex and drugs. These are not related in any way but I just didn’t think I [...]
How to live long and stay healthy according to ancient Chinese wisdom, Part IV: Stress and Emotions Hi everyone. The usual apologies for not writing for a long time. The usual reasons-very busy clinic, technophobia and a slight tendency towards idleness are all conspiring against putting all the useful knowledge in my head onto [...]
How to stay healthy and live longer according to ancient Chinese knowledge part four: Over working the casual health hazard In today’s post of how to live long and stay healthy we are going to talk about a very modern problem which is responsible for many of our health issues: work and rest balance. Just [...]
How to stay healthy and live long according to ancient Chinese knowledge-Part Three: The Spleen Firstly I would like to apologise for the long time since my last post. The reason for the delay is simply the fact that my clinics are incredibly busy. The clinics are busy because many people are in despair with [...]
Firstly I would like to apologise for diverting from the important subject of how to live long and stay healthy, but recent developments in the long saga of the Herbalists’ fight to save their profession made the need to bring this into the public awareness rather urgent! The current plight of the Herbalists in [...]
How to stay healthy and live long according to ancient Chinese wisdom,part two- food In today’s blog I am going to start by tackling the vast and important subject of food. Our diet has an enormous importance in Chinese Medicine. What we put in our bodies is used to build our tissues and to produce [...]
How to stay healthy and live long according to traditional Chinese knowledge,part one-constitution The Chinese medicine understanding of health and illness is based on careful observation of people and nature by Chinese medical practitioners over hundreds of years. Everything in it is based on simple facts. The reasons as to how to we feel- are [...]
Hi, I am going to start writing regular blog posts in this section of the site. My aim is to create a rich online information resource on the subjects of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicines and Treatments. I hope you’ll find it both interesting and helpful.
