The importance of vitamin D for good health, by Valeria Frank, Resident Acupuncturist and Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr) at Shine, Newington Green.As we enter the winter months and the year closes, we take the opportunity to discuss some facts...
Marian Fixler, offers some self-help tips on How to support your Liver & Gall Bladder in springtime .Harnessing the energy of springtimeSpring is definitely here, the trees are getting fuller, the days are getting longer & we have been...
Many of these Covid symptoms relate to the Lung meridian, as this is predominantly a respiratory related virus. However, other symptoms such as muscle aches and in particular brain fog, nausea etc relate more to the Spleen & Stomach meridians and can be...
Here at Shine, Newington Green, we have highly skilled Acupuncturists with over 25 years experience of treating many forms of pain. Valeria Frank shares with us the current Scientific and Medical research building and backing support of Acupuncture's...
In TCM, excessive emotions act as stimuli, which disturb the Mind and Soul, alter the balance of the internal organs and the harmony of Qi (energy) and Blood, which can be a cause of disease. For this reason, emotional stress is an internal cause of the...
‘IT’ can start creeping slowly into our lives, can increase steadily after experiencing a common cold, or can knock us for six from one day to the next. You may be aware of other niggling, non-specific friends coming along with ‘IT’:...
Acupuncture is famously known for its relaxing effects and is becoming more widely known for its ability to promote fertility among men and women.This is because the hundreds of tiny acupuncture points all over the body possess unique abilities to stimulate...
Traditional Chinese Medicine recognises different influencers on the energetic and physical systems of our bodies, such as Wind, Heat and Dampness.Here we will look at the effects of Dampness according to the ethos of Traditional Chinese medicine.One of the...
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends considering acupuncture as a treatment option for chronic lower back pain, chronic tension-type headaches and migraine. They have also acknowledged that acupuncture can bring...
Headaches are good puzzles for acupuncturists to solve. That’s because we use all kinds of weird and wonderful signs and symptoms (everything from your bowel movement to how you sleep) to work out what’s causing them. From there we have several...
The lost skill of the vaginal breech birthFans of the series ‘ Call the Midwife’ may recall an episode in which Chummy, a newly qualified midwife, is challenged to deliver a breech (‘bottom first’) baby on her own. Interestingly,...
A migraine usually presents as a severe headache felt as a throbbing pain at the front or side of the head that gets worse when you move and prevents you from carrying out normal activities.In some cases, the pain can occur on both sides of your head and may...