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Supporting your Physical and Mental Health in Springtime

Join Marian Fixler, Acupuncturist for a group EFT session, "Tapping your way to health & wellbeing" on Thursday 20th May @ 5pm Plus enjoy some self-help tips on How to support your Liver & Gall Bladder in springtime ...

Ask your Osteopath: Top tips for a healthy back

Andrew Doody, Resident Shine N16 Osteopath, was asked to answer patients' most common questions about working from home and the perils of bad posture...

6 Steps to avoid “Mascne”

Top Beauty tips for clearer skin whilst needing to wear a mask, by Resident Beautician Francesca from Shine, Church Street...

Covid-19 Care: post-covid, long covid and prevention

I would like to share some links and guidelines for self-care to cover possible circumstances that we may currently find ourselves in: For those of us who may have already contracted covid-19 and recovered, we may still be left with a sense of anxiety on how best to navigate the ‘new normal’. For those of us that have become one of the increasingly significant number of people experiencing ‘long-covid’ also described as ‘long haulers’, who have found that they are not recovering in the expected timeframe, but continue to have symptoms on and off, for months afterwards (1,2) and need support.

Acupuncture for post Covid treatment

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 indications of lingering pathogens in the body such as dampness. In one case, soon after treatment, the patient experienced enormous amounts of mucus coming out for the first time, leading to a massive clear out and easing of all her symptoms for the first time in months.

How can nutrition help those with depression?

Considerations on the link between inflammation and depression...

How Myofascial Release can help adjust bad posture and even release stuck emotions

MYOFASCIAL RELEASE - MY FASCINATION WITH FASCIA  Danila, MFR Practitioner at Shine, Church Street...

EFT – a powerful tool to manage stress and overload and physical conditions including pain.

Marian Fixler, resident Acupuncturist and EFT Practitioner, Shine, Church Street, explains how Emotional Freedom Technique can help ease anxiety and stress...

Working from home? Top tips for a healthy back and good working posture

As many of you are now working from home, I thought it might be worth going through a few pointers about how to do this healthily...

Nutritional tips to help with the symptoms of Menopause

Give yourself a break from all of the unmanageable symptoms of menopause, by supporting yourself with ultimate nutritional health...

Corona health advice from our Naturopath, Lloyd Gee

How best to protect yourself, build a strong immune system and what you can do at home to manage the symptoms of the Corona Virus.

Covid-19 Stay Mentally and Emotionally Healthy.

If you are in isolation: remember that uncomfortable emotions can arise when spending a lot of time alone, this is normal. You might feel lonely, frustrated, angry, scared, fearful or anxious. Try to keep your mind distracted and use technology to connect with your loved ones. If you are ill: again, monitor what you are thinking to ensure your thoughts are being realistic, don’t let the mind ride a wave of fear and ensure you keep connected to people.