Monthly Archives: April 2016

Healthy eating: scientific evidence supports Chinese medicine recommendations

Posted on April 26, 2016 by

Chinese medicine advice on healthy eating, handed down over thousands of years, is now being supported by the latest scientific research. Take the research into the ‘microbiome’, for example. The term microbiome is used to describe the 100 trillion microbes … Continue reading →

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Loss of smell and taste- a Chinese medicine perspective

Posted on April 7, 2016 by

Losing the sense of smell and/or taste is much worse than it sounds. The two senses are connected and usually, but not always, both are affected together. Acupuncture can be helpful for both. Some people lose their sense of smell … Continue reading →

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