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Category Archives: Digestive and bowel problems
Acupuncture for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Irritable bowel syndrome means different things to different people. You may have a lot of pain, bloating and wind and/or constipation or diarrhoea, or both. Maybe you sometimes have a very urgent need to go to the toilet- something that … Continue reading
Posted in Digestive and bowel problems, emotion, mind body spirit, stress
Tagged irritable bowel, qi, qi stagnation
Acupuncture in pregnancy
Pregnancy can be a wonderful time, full of energy and joy, but sometimes problems threaten to spoil the full enjoyment of the event. Maybe everyone else is celebrating your pregnancy but morning sickness is making you feel like death warmed … Continue reading
Posted in Digestive and bowel problems, mind body spirit, pregnancy, Women's health
Tagged Blood, induction of labour, morning sickness
Healthy eating: scientific evidence supports Chinese medicine recommendations
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
Posted in Chinese medical classics, Damp, diet, Digestive and bowel problems
Tagged eating habits, microbiome
Digestion and rebellious Qi
Indigestion, heartburn, acid reflux – whatever you call it, this is a distressing and sometimes very painful condition. Maybe you get pain and discomfort after eating a meal, or you may wake in the night with a frightening pain in … Continue reading
Posted in Digestive and bowel problems
Tagged acid reflux, nervous stomach, rebellious qi
