Category Archives: immune system

Long Covid – acupuncture treatment and insights

Posted on December 13, 2020 by charlottepaterson2013

 ‘Long Covid’, or ongoing severe symptoms following an acute Covid infection, remains a distressing problem and one that Western Medicine struggles to understand and treat. Recent research  suggests that it may be due to an over-reaction of our immune system, … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 31, 2020 by charlottepaterson2013

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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Avoid coughs, colds and virus infections – strengthen your Wei Qi!

Posted on September 16, 2017 by charlottepaterson2013

Don’t you just hate getting a bad cough, cold or ‘flu – like illness …. it is always so much worse than we imagine! And if we get them frequently it can make us really unwell and unable to get … Continue reading →

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