Indigestion Indigestion includes a variety of different symptoms such as vague discomfort in your stomach area, acid reflux, mild nausea, bloating in your abdomen, alongside belching and flatulence. Causes of indigestion Overeating is a common cause of indigestion as it overloads your digestive system. Western diets typically include lots of processed food, rich deep-fried food, […]
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The Best Chinese Herbs for Fertility In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Chinese herbs have a long history of use for promoting fertility and reproductive health. Chinese herbal medicine uses a vast array of medicinal plants to create customised prescriptions tailored to your individual specific needs. These prescriptions are designed to address any underlying imbalances contributing
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InsomniaIn TCM insomnia is viewed as your mind being unable to fully settle into your body at night-time. This may happen if there is an “Excess” condition, caused by overstimulation and agitation or “Deficiency” condition e.g., Blood and Yin deficiency. Qi stagnation Stress stagnates Qi which can then trigger insomnia. This type of insomnia causes
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Lower back pain A significant proportion of people suffering with acute or chronic lower back pain will have a musculoskeletal cause. Acupuncture is the treatment of choice for this type of back pain. If there is weakness and vulnerability in the tissues and structures of your lower back, herbal medicine can intensify the benefits of
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In TCM, both common colds and flu are seen as invasions of “wind”, combined with other pathogens such as heat and cold, entering the surface of our body. TCM’s “wind”, as well as being environmental wind, describes any abrupt change in the weather; this includes going in and out of air-conditioned buildings. The surface of
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IBS sufferers typically experience symptoms such as stomach cramps, bloating, constipation and loose stools. In TCM, this is due to three pathogenic conditions in varying proportions: “Liver qi stagnation”, “Spleen/stomach qi deficiency” and “Dampness”. In TCM most digestive functions, including those of the pancreas, come under the realm of the spleen and stomach; TCM’s “spleen”
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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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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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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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