Author Archives: charlottepaterson2013

Recovering from Covid-19 – acupuncture can help restore your strength and balance

Posted on June 13, 2020

Are you one of the people who are finding it hard to recover from Covid-19 – maybe with many variable symptoms and extreme exhaustion? What a confusing infection! Some people barely know they have it, others become critically ill and … Continue reading →

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Defend yourself against coronavirus, Covid-19 – help from Chinese medicine

Posted on March 31, 2020

Chinese medicine has a recorded history of over two thousand years of combating epidemics in China and beyond, with acupuncture playing a vital role alongside herbal medicine. Today in China it is used alongside Western medicine in most hospitals and … Continue reading →

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Strengthening our lungs: self-help and acupuncture

Posted on October 29, 2018

Autumn – the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness – is also the time when our lungs need our help the most. Maybe you have a tendency for colds to go onto your chest, or have asthma or other chronic … Continue reading →

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Acupuncture for shingles and post- herpetic neuralgia

Posted on August 8, 2018

Shingles is an extremely painful rash and ‘flu like illness, caused by the chickenpox virus (more details here).  It is due to a re-activation of a previous infection. Most people who have shingles seek advice and treatment from their GP … Continue reading →

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Acupuncture for when we are overheated.

Posted on July 9, 2018

As our summer heatwave continues you may be feeling some of the problems with overheating: such as tiredness, irritability, restless sleep, headaches, and poor concentration. When it is the weather that is hot, we can usually find a way of … Continue reading →

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