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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...
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,...
What to eat when Panic Attacks
In my last post, I shared an Acupressure Point that I found personally useful during panic attacks, palpitations and shortness of breath that I suffered just after I had twins, 19 years ago. Even though they are teenagers and way more stressful...
Prolapse anyone? Support your spleen with Chinese medicine.
Late summer is a time to support your spleen and stomach with seasonal, ripe fruits and slowly cooked root vegetables. If we don’t, we can experience worry, overthinking, joint pain, abdominal swelling, hernias, varicose veins and haemorrhoids....
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...
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...
Early Summer, the time of the Heart
For the month of June, Im all about the Heart. Chi Flow with Jo will focus on Qi Gong, Acupressure and Food Medicine for a Healthy Heart. At the end of the month there's even an In-person Healthy Heart Retreat day in Dublin, the first for over 2...
Clear Damp Cold Fat with Drying Warming Adzuki Tea
In my clinic, when I see a bulge at the top of the spine, I usually find a client who is exhausted. Perhaps they have suffered a shock through grief or are experiencing a chronic condition which feels like it is draining their very life force....
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...
Hot flashes, sore joints, low energy? – Rediscover your power
The year of the Water Tiger, represents power, courage, confidence, strength to clear obstacles and forge ahead with your plans and dreams in 2022. Does that future excite you or when you read those word do you feel overwhelmed or numb? Perhaps you...
Feeling Frazzled? – Learn to Focus
Can't pay attention, even for 10 minutes !!- Can’t finish your train of thought !!- is this you? Are you trying to remember a million things at once, feeling anxious and out of control with a sinking feeling of dread, like you forgot to do...
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....