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The Importance of your Gut Health

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Fat is the most efficient and valuable of all food particles, packing twice as much energy per gram as carbohydrates or proteins.

Acupuncture for Men – what can it treat?

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About 40% of my patients are male. But what is interesting is how they ended up coming to me in the first place and why they come to me.

Giving A Helping Hand To Those In Need

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“I am very grateful for the life I have, with a loving family and a roof over my head.”

To Make Health A Reality

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The course was hard work, I missed a lot of nights out and holidays but never regretted it for a moment.

From Infertility to Motherhood through Acupuncture – One woman’s amazing journey!

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It was a cold November afternoon when Emma* first presented in my clinic. She was pale and drawn and looked exhausted. Emma had just been told that she would never have a child naturally due to endometriosis that had gone undiagnosed for a number of years. She was clearly still reeling from the news. IVF […]

It Takes Two, baby! Acupuncture for Fertility

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Fertility is a very emotive topic for all of us. Our ability to reproduce and have children is fundamental to us as human beings. The desire to do so is literally written in our DNA yet we barely give it a thought until it goes wrong! More often than not I’m the last port of […]

Acupuncture is a Winner for Allergies!

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Several weeks ago a lovely lady popped into one of my clinics. She is an avid reader of the Health & Wellbeing magazine and remembered that in one of my articles I had said that acupuncture was extremely effective at treating hay fever and sinus issues. She wasn’t interested in treatment for herself, it was […]

Hip pain, Knee pain…where to start?

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The first day Sheila* attended me she walked with a pronounced limp. She had been referred to me by her daughter because of hip pain. Since undergoing a surgical procedure some months earlier Sheila was experiencing chronic and debilitating pain in her left hip. Some damage had occurred during the procedure and after trying various […]

‘Back to work following chronic back pain’

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I first met Mark* around this time last year. He arrived into the clinic accompanied by his wife, who was obviously very concerned about him. Mark had been referred to me by a local chiropractor who felt that Mark might benefit from some acupuncture for his back pain as he was not progressing as she […]

How Chinese Medicine can support you in your Pregnancy Journey

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Spring is fast approaching and with it the promise of more clement weather (we hope!) and longer daylight hours. As nature rouses from her winter slumber and looks ahead to the new growth of spring, we too emerge into spring “raring to go”, making plans and decisions, and determining our direction for the coming year. […]