Can acupuncture prevent pain? Over the last couple of months I’ve written two blogs about why I think it’s important for us to try to avoid getting to the point where we need medication to deal with discomfort, and my final article ...
What a difference a week makes. On Friday I left the clinic and walked in bright and unseasonably (or perhaps, these days, increasingly seasonably) warm autumnal sunshine. Fast forward just four short days – days in which the clocks ...
Last month I wrote about how it’s becoming increasingly important for clinical health practitioners – GPs and consultants – to work with those of us working within the alternative and complementary fields to give patients an option ...
We’ve written a lot over the last few months about the various ways that acupuncture can help to relieve pain, improve sleep and ease anxiety, but as we move into autumn and the nights draw in, acupuncture can also be a great defence ...
It seems as if the entire world is in the throes of crisis right now. No matter where you live, society faces unprecedented issues and problems that threaten the fabric of what we might once have called normal life. I’m not even ...
They come in all shapes and sizes and they’re responsible for delivering one of your five senses, but there’s more to the ears than just the ability to hear. Used with acupuncture, they can also be the key to better wellbeing. Not ...
As young men and women up and down the UK deal with the stress and anxiety that comes from preparing for a new life away from home at university, acupuncture could be the thing that allows them to relax and really look forward to the ...
So, it’s three o’clock in the morning, you’re wide awake even though you’re desperately tired and craving the oblivion of sleep and nothing you do can help you drift back off. You’ve tried reading, you’ve tried aromatherapy, you’ve ...
For years now, cancer has been the single biggest cause of premature death in the UK. At the time of writing, it’s estimated that around 2.5 million people in Britain are living with some form of cancer. In fact, it has fast become as ...
This month sees the launch of a new survey to gauge the impact of stress in the workplace. The last time the survey was conducted, two years ago, it painted a pretty bleak picture, with up to 71% of employees thought to be suffering ...
