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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...
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...
How to stop catching colds
Have you ever wondered why some people catch more colds than others? or why you tend to catch colds more in the autumn? or most importantly, how you can protect yourself against those colds and flu’s? Well, I share some of my Traditional Chinese...
Foods for Brain & Body Balance
Did you know approximately 50% of people will suffer from dizziness, vertigo, or a loss of balance in their lifetime. Quite often there's no medical reason or explanation given as to why or how you can fix it. Here I share Traditional Chinese...
My Menopause Story
At 34, I had a rough birth with my twin boys. That's me in the photo. It's taken just after putting up the Christmas tree so I know I had another 3 weeks and a kidney infection before I gave birth to them on January 5th 2003. They weight 6.7 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...
Sharing my Heartbreak with Stuffed Squash
The following excerpt is from my book Good Food Better Sex. It is possible to misunderstand the title of this book and think that it is about the physical act of intercourse but it’s not. It’s about being human, about being healthy, and about being...
Natural Sweet Tea for Immunity
For the Autumnal month of October and the approach of the 2nd wave of COVID my Facebook posts, blogs and Chi Gong practice has been focusing on the Immune system. Last week I explained in a video, all about the Lung, which draws in the Chi of...
Staying strong for the 2nd Wave
As we move into Autumn and probably the 2nd wave of COVID it’s important that we address the causes of a weak immune system and not just fix the virus by staying indoors away from every one, with a vaccine, or by wearing a mask when out and about....
Easy Does It – How to Wear a Mask
For many people wearing a mask is uncomfortable and challenging and for some with underlying health issues, it simply is not possible. Historically some soldiers during WW2 experienced gas mask phobia which resulted in extreme agitation,...
Feeling Alone? Feel the love – Isolation to Community
For months now I have been sharing my Chi Gong practice as an offering for the planet, that we may all be happy and we may all be well. It began a couple of days before St Patricks Day, just before Ireland went into full lockdown. My Shiatsu Clinic...
Danger, Danger – Sugar for the over 40’s
"In men, the risk of heart disease increases after age 45. In women, the risk increases after age 55. In people who have diabetes, the risk of heart disease increases after age 40." * US Department of Health and Human Services You don’t have to...