JOANNE’S RECIPES

Foods For an Overheated Menopause

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...

Perfect Protein Filled, Gluten Free Pancakes

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...

Bone Strengthening Foods

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...

What to eat when Panic Attacks

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.

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....

How to stop catching colds

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

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...

Natural Sweet Tea for Immunity

Natural Sweet Tea for Immunity

For the Autumnal month of October my Facebook posts, blogs and Chi Gong practice has been focusing on the Immune system. Here I explain, in a video, all about the Lung, which draws in the Chi of Heaven through our breath. In Chinese Medicine, the...