Category Archives: self-help

Standing up to viruses: acupuncture can strengthen your defences

Posted on November 23, 2022 by charlottepaterson2013

Winter coughs and colds are nowadays talked about in terms of the virus or bacterium that has infected us. The Covid pandemic has put viruses centre stage – we recognise pictures of them, give them names and personalities, and we … 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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Strengthening our lungs: self-help and acupuncture

Posted on October 29, 2018 by charlottepaterson2013

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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Keeping our energy levels up

Posted on August 7, 2017 by charlottepaterson2013

Have you ever wondered why some people have more life energy than others? Why some people can go, go, go all day their whole lives and others struggle to make it day to day? The following explanation, based on the theories … Continue reading →

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Dizziness – like being blown about by the wind

Posted on January 27, 2017 by charlottepaterson2013

Dizziness and vertigo are common problems, and ones that Western medicine may find difficult to explain and treat. You may have a background feeling of slight unsteadiness, or sudden waves of dizziness when you feel you may fall, or episodes … Continue reading →

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