Louise Attwood, Author at The Jade Centre Leeds

Fertility Support using TCM-based Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine

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Whether you are trying to conceive naturally or intending to start fertility treatments such as IVF, acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine will help improve your fertility. Both these TCM modalities help regulate hormonal levels, improve ovarian function, improve uterine health and increase implantation rates. They also offer much to improve many aspects of sperm health. […]

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TCM & Acupuncture for Stress

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Stress is a normal physiological response triggered when we feel threatened. When we are stressed both our “fight or flight” responses and our immune systems are activated. These normal responses can be helpful as they prepare our bodies to help deal with the source of the threat. However, when we are under too much stress,

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Quality Business Awards

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We are proud to announce The Jade Centre is the winner of the Quality Business Awards 2023 for “The Best Acupuncture in Leeds“. Quality Business Awards’ have high criteria, so being selected and winning this award is a real achievement. Only businesses achieving an average quality score of 95%, or greater, over the previous 12

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Arthritis- How Acupuncture and TCM Can Help

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Arthritis – the Traditional Chinese Medicine Approach Western medicine – Arthritis is a term for a disorder where there is inflammation affecting the joints in the body. There are more than 100 separate categories of arthritis. The most common is osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease) and rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is an auto-immune disease; other types include traumatic

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Neck and Shoulder Pain – How TCM Can Help

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Neck and Shoulder Pain – the Traditional Chinese Medicine Approach I often treat people suffering with neck and shoulder pain, however since lockdown I have seen the numbers rise significantly. I imagine this is a combination of more people working at home and therefore possibly not working with good postural positions alongside ongoing work related

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Urinary difficulty or pain, eczema, jaundice and dysentery

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“ Resolve Damp Heat” for conditions, such as urinary difficulty or pain, eczema, jaundice and dysentery. Most of the herbs are bitter and have cold properties to clear the heat and drain the dampness.Includes herbs such as skullcap root, Coptis rhizome and gentian root

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Laxative

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“Purgatives“ basically a laxative. Rhubarb root is a favourite

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Stop Bleeding and Move blood

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Stop bleeding category (self explanatory) includes “Bullrush Pollen” , “ Japanese Bloodhrass”.“Move blood“ are often helpful where there is long-standing pain as well as pain due to traumatic injury. Plants including bulrush pollen (again), ox knee, Salvia (Red or Chinese sage).

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Qi (Chi) moving herbs

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Used to promote the normal movement of Qi, reduce distension and stop pain. Qi stagnation can affect anywhere in the body and is frequently caused by stress. Herbs include citrus fruit peel (tangerine, bitter orange) nut grass rhizome, and Chinese garlic chives

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