JOANNE’S RECIPES
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
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
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
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....
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...
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....
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...
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...
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 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...