I still see more women than men in my practice, but I am finding that more men are now seeking help with their health. However, there is still a tendency for men to ignore health issues, which in some cases means that they become more difficult to treat. Preventable DiseaseMany health conditions like type 2 diabetes...Continue reading→
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Aromatherapy for Men
Many often think of aromatherapy as being a girlie floral thing.And yet men have played key roles in ‘aroma’ long before it became a ‘therapy’.The ancient Egyptians used plant oils and perfumes constantly for their effects on both men and women, and for offerings to the gods. Indian and Chinese cultures have long histories of...Continue reading→
A Commitment to health
Life has the ability to allow us to forget to be with ourselves. We are constantly running from place to place, stressed, overworked and overwhelmed.We don’t have time to exercise or to cook a wholesome meal, we end up rushing through a million tasks; we speak without weighing the consequences our words can have. We are...Continue reading→
Coping with sensitivities and the crashing body.
I may have tempted fate, because as soon as I said “my skin hasn’t looked this flawless in a long time” and that “it’s been ages since I was sick”, it all went down hill from there. The combination of having a difficult week at work, battling a mini mid life crisis and not having...Continue reading→
Mastectomy and Massage
In my last blog I touched on the benefit of massage and how it had helped to calm and support me during the first 10 weeks leading up to surgery.Forever, I have been an advocate of complementary health care, for some, it is hard to believe or to prove it’s benefits or efficacy.For me, it...Continue reading→
Tapping our way back to Health
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...Continue reading→
Spotting overwhelm
I only realize that I need to stop when my body hits an absolute wall.The red flags of frustration, anxiety, unmanageability and irritability just do not seem to register as much as my body giving up on wanting to function.I have a wonderful busy life, juggling clinic management and massage treatments. I organize social media,...Continue reading→
Top 5 actions for well being
As an Osteopath at Shine, Newington Green, people come to me with a broad range of musculoskeletal complaints.What we can do, in the brief time of the consultation can be powerful and is often enough to be the catalyst to trigger the individual’s healing process and the body’s equilibrium.However an important part of this process...Continue reading→
What happened next…
The things that helped – apart from my bestie coming from Australia to hold my hand.In my last blog I spoke of the shock of diagnosis and my headspace being full of fear.I had to take control whilst also needing and valuing the information being given to me by the medical professionals.I honestly wished I...Continue reading→
Inducing labour with acupuncture
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 the endocrine system and restore hormonal balance. This natural boost to the body’s own...Continue reading→
