No one knows exactly when cupping first began. It was mentioned in the writing of Hippocrates and was known to be practised by the Greeks in the fourth century B...
For years, when I referred to ‘tap tap’ it was my shorthand for a very gentle style of Japanese pediatric acupuncture called Shonishin – which involves applying very light stimulation using silver acupuncture tools to the developing meridians in children with the aim of balancing their energetic system and enabling the body to regain it’s homeostatic equilibrium...
Acupuncture is famously known for its relaxing effects and is becoming more widely known for its ability to promote fertility among men and women...
Headaches are good puzzles for acupuncturists to solve...
In modern society, intense competition, time-pressure, difficult relationships and the strains of family life have become the main causes of stress.Stress is a psychological problem but it also causes a physical response
We are constantly being given advice on the media, often contradictory, about what, or what not, to do, eat and drink...
For many couples the process of trying to conceive can be a long, complex and emotional one...
The menopause is a natural physiological event and marks a time of transition from one stage of life to another...
Even though pregnancy is a normal physiological condition, women can find their daily lives hampered by a range of symptoms including nausea & vomiting, back and pelvic pain, heartburn and anxiety...
It's that time of year again...buds are finally shyly starting to come out and there's a freshness & brightness in the air...