HEALTH & WELLNESS
Keep your blood flowing to help with pain and stiffness
DO YOU SUFFER FROM PAINFUL JOINTS OR CARPAL TUNNEL? Many people ask: "what foods to eat and which qi gong exercises and self-shiatsu points would help to alleviate the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome and painful joints?" WHICH ORGANS AFFECT THE...
Increase Energy, Reduce Fatigue
Spring is here in Ireland. St Brigid's Day which has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival of Imbolc takes place on the 1st February. It is the festival of new life and fertility. A time to look forward to brighter days, warmer weather, new...
Fasting for women over 40 – 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 as I age (I'm 55), extra wobbles and curves can creep up and stay on. I use Intermittent...
Why Will Power Doesn’t Work
Food is the quickest way to change how we feel. But switching the foods we eat is often the most difficult thing to do. Why is that? That's because our relationship with food is a mirror for the relationship we have with life. Eating is a primal...
Danger, Danger – sugar for the over 40’s
In women, the risk of heart disease increases after age 55. In men, the risk increases after age 45. People who have diabetes, the risk increases after age 40. * US Department of Health and Human Services This shows the more refined sugar we eat...
Stop Sweet Cravings
The average person in the UK is, on average, 3 stone heavier than they were in the mid-60’s. But people haven’t become especially greedy and contrary to popular belief, our physical activity has not changed drastically to that of 50 years ago. So...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....