Archive for the 'Healthy Lifestyle Choices' Category
Why Acupuncture is Great for Women
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes the body contains 5 vital substances for life. By using a combination of acupuncture, herbs, good food and exercise to preserve these fluids you will be given the best opportunity to live a long and healthy life. Today we are going to focus on one of those fluids – blood and why […]
Hay Fever Blues
Every summer do you stare outside at the fabulous weather and the people frolicking around in the sunshine, while you grab another box of tissues? Hay fever is miserable. Who wants to be sunbathing with cold symptoms? Colds are for winter so you can bundle up and feel terrible by the fireside sipping hot whiskey. You […]
Quit Your Smoking Addiction with Acupuncture
“I only smoke a couple a day (cough). How much is a couple? 15, Okay maybe 20 (cough). I really don’t enjoy them anymore. So why do you continue to smoke?” Sound Familiar? Quitting smoking is one of the hardest but also most rewarding things you’ll ever do. Your physical and mental health will instantly improve. Here […]
How can reflexology help?
Reflexology is based on the principle that areas in the feet, hands and other parts of the body relate to the internal organs and other structures of the body. The points to which pressure is applied are located by reference to both Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and reflex zone therapy. “most neglected areas of our […]
Can Acupuncture Relieve Headaches?
Did you know that there are two classifications of headaches? Primary headaches and secondary headaches. Primary headaches include tension headaches, migraines and cluster headaches. Secondary headaches are caused by other conditions like allergies, sinus infections, dental disorders and in cases of hangovers – alcohol poisoning. Research has shown that acupuncture is at least as effective as […]
Craniosacral Therapy for Anxiety and Stress
Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle way of working with your body, using a light therapeutic touch to encourage the release of symptoms caused by physical, psychological and emotional stress. This is a therapy which enhances the body’s own healing abilities. It involves gentle manipulations as the therapist both tests for restrictions and “listens” to the […]
5 Tips to Help Reduce Oedema
“The Swelling in my legs meant that I felt uncomfortable walking long distances. Walking around the shops had become hard. I was beginning to have cramp like pains in my legs which meant that I had to be able to sit down when this happened, so this began to limit my time outside the house” T Byrne Oedema – […]
Fertility Counselling
Fertility Counselling is for anybody contemplating or undergoing any aspect of fertility treatment. It is open to both men and women. Counselling for individuals and couples can offer help in coping with the unique stresses of fertility treatment and the uncertainty of outcomes. How can Counselling Help? Attending Counselling can provide much needed support in […]
Numbness and Nerve Pain
Do you suffer from pins and needles in your arms or legs? After having an operation did you experience coldness around the operation site or numbness? Often, in the carrying out of routine procedures, the patient is left having numb, cold or pins and needles around the operation site or along the nerve pathways feeding […]
Work : Life Balance
The elusive work life balance that is much talked about, but the reality of it probably eludes most of us. So how do you know if your Work:Life balance is totally out of whack? Think of something nice like a hair appointment or a massage…. is the next thought in your head “I don’t have […]