Chinese Medicine

What does it really mean to be fit and healthy throughout each decade of your life? In Western culture, health often means strong muscles, good fitness, or simply not being sick. But in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) philosophy, healthy ageing is a deeper harmony of body, mind, and spirit, flowing in rhythm with the natural […]

With winter approaching, cold and flu season is almost upon us again. As temperatures fluctuate, you might find yourself with a sniffle, a cough, a fever or fatigue you just can’t shake off. The symptoms you experience when you have a cold or the flu is the body’s way of telling you that it’s time […]

Are you a new mum suffering from postnatal depletion? Do you feel intense fatigue, anxiety, have difficulty concentrating, or have a loss of libido? Or are you find yourself acting like a meerkat, always on the alert for danger? Know you’re not alone. Postnatal depletion is common and can make an already difficult time in […]

Reaching and maintaining your weight loss goal is a real accomplishment, one to be very proud of. However, many people who have achieved significant weight loss are not proud of the excess skin left behind. They want to show off their slimmer, leaner body – and so they should; they’ve worked very hard for it. […]

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is more than just acupuncture and the odd herbal formula. Nutritional advice plays a key role in our holistic treatment plans, with colds being no exception. The common cold is most often classified by TCM principles as Wind-Cold attack, although some presentations are known as Wind-Heat or Summer Heat Dampness. In […]

Nutrition in TCM has the main goal of restoring the body to balance, in order to correct states of deficiency or excess. For example, heating foods such as chilli, ginger, deep fried or alcohol should be avoided in “hot” conditions like those involving acute inflammation. Cooling foods, such as watermelon and cucumber, are advised against […]

Clinical research and practice are constantly evolving in the world of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), but its origins can be traced back to thousands of years ago. Long before detailed acupuncture point charts and herbal medicine texts were written, the basic principles of TCM theory were born in the I Ching. The I Ching, or […]

Traditional Chinese understandings of our world’s natural cycles categorise the five seasons according to specific climates. Summer is related to Heat, late summer to Humidity, autumn to Drought, and winter and spring to Cold Wind. All climates are seen during all seasons, but their manifestations are stronger in the matching ones. Just as in nature, […]

Tea, which has been enjoyed in China for well over 2,000 years, is available in many different forms depending on the level of fermentation. Green tea is unfermented, while yellow, white, oolong and black tea are slightly, mildly, semi- and completely fermented respectively. Dark teas, such as Pu’erh, are post-fermented.  This fermentation not only affects […]

In ancient China, it was believed that babies should be exposed to music while still in the womb to boost their intellect. Though this might sound strange at first glance, there could be modern scientific evidence to back it up!  Musical development has demonstrated several positive effects on brain development, such as improved sensory and […]

Tea is one of the most popular drinks in the world, consumed by more than two-thirds of people globally. While it most likely originated much earlier, the earliest clear written evidence of tea drinking dates back to 59 BC, from China’s Western Han dynasty. It turns out that tea’s journey to world domination also started […]