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Foods For an Overheated Menopause
Yin deficiency means that the body is lacking in the moistening fluids that relax the body. In times of extreme stress the body can generate severe amounts of heat which burn off yin fluids. Plus, stress and fear produce adrenaline and cortisol which contract the...
Perfect Protein Filled, Gluten Free Pancakes
Buckwheat is not wheat or grain as it sounds, but rather the triangular seed of the Fagopyrum Esculentum plant which is related to rhubarb. In Chinese Medicine 5 element food medicine, Buckwheat is bitter in flavour therefore it has benefits for the heart. In Western...
Bone Strengthening Foods
As we grow older there’s no escaping the changes that happen to our body, however we can do things to slow this ageing process and the worries we have about it. Thinning, weakening and brittle bones are one of the dreaded markers of ageing. More than half of all...
Health
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When Panic Attacks …..
In my last post "What to eat when Panic Attacks " I explained how Chinese Medicine uses the bitter flavour of food to calm and support the heart when you are feeling anxiety and panic. This kind of attack is usually driven by anticipatory stress, running around too...
Feeling creaky? Get your blood and chi flowing for mobility and flexibility
Are you stiff in the morning? Do your knees hurt when you stand up? Or are you finding it difficult to pick up or hold things like a coffee cup? It could be that you are suffering Arthritis. This is a general term can refer to a wide variety of conditions such as...
Ouch ! Gout – the disease of kings
One of the most common question I am asked is “What is good for Gout”? so as a follow on from my previous blog, where I shared how common arthritic diseases that impair movement, such as lupus and Fibromyalgia, can be treated with exercises that focus on the Liver...
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Virus – get out!
Did you know that Covid and other such virus's can remain in the body causing inflammation, lethargy, joint and muscle pain and other symptoms common in Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue such as anxiety and depression.*1 Non classical monocytes patrol the endothelium...
Fasting – Chinese Medicine Style
I have been intermittent fasting for quite a few years now and it is my saving grace. At only 5 ft small, I have to watch my weight and especially since I passed the 50 year marker a few years ago, extra wobbles and curves can creep up and stay on. I use Intermittent...
Bone building exercises
In my last post about improving bone health and slowing the effects of ageing, I shared what to eat following the 5 element diet in Chinese Medicine. In this blog post I will share what we can do to strengthen the whole skeleton and prevent bone thinning, Bone is...
Chi Flow Energy Exercises
Hot flashes, sore joints, low energy? – Rediscover your power
As we pass the Spring Equinox, Yang energy is on the rise. Shoots are sprouting and bulbs that have lain dormant over winter are bursting forth with colour. This is the upward energy of the season. But perhaps you are left with post pandemic exhaustion. Emotionally...
Shout to let it all out
This month in Ireland, a young teacher, Aishling Murphy was murdered as she took an afternoon run along the canal. There was an outpouring of grief and anger as people found their voice to express their feelings of fury, outrage and sadness. Raising the awareness and...
Relight your fire during lockdown
The run-up to Christmas can be stressful enough but when we are also put in a second lockdown and things seem full of uncertainty it can play havoc with our mental health. Maybe you have had enough of it all? Just feeling sick and tired of the situation slipping into...