Breast Engorgement
What causes your breasts to engorge, ache, harden, and feel like they'll burst any second, and what can you do for breast engorgement relief? What is breast engorgement? During your…
Autumn, the Chinese Way
Autumn is seen as drying and adversely impacts on our lungs and Wei Qi (broadly translated as the immune system), leaving us prone to coughs and colds. So keep healthy…
Pregnancy: Nausea and Vomiting
Usually morning sickness is a good sign that the pregnancy is progressing well and often for women who have struggled to get pregnant it is a reassuring sign. But for…
Stress – a Killer or Saviour?
Stress is misunderstood and not always bad; it is the way our body has evolved to deal with life’s challenges. Unfortunately our physiology is stuck in the days when we…
Stress and Men’s Fertility
Stress is misunderstood and not always bad; it is the way our body has evolved to deal with life’s challenges. Unfortunately our physiology is stuck in the days when we…
Stress and Women’s Fertility
Both physical and emotional stress can negatively impact women’s fertility. Many factors can disrupt the delicate hormonal dance that causes the release of an egg every month and stress is…
Breech or Poorly Positioned Babies
The best position for a baby prior to birth is spine opposite to the woman’s, turned to the left slightly and with its head in the pelvis, so called Left…
What Your Tongue Tells You
The strong sunlight this summer has enabled me to inspect people’s tongues in good natural light. I’ve been more involved in discussions with clients about their tongues as a consequence. …
Boosting Your Energy in Winter
If you feel tired and drained, you are not alone. “Lack of energy” is something I often hear. People work long hours, look after their children and home, and worry…
Backache in Pregnancy
Backpain can start early in pregnancy and can be triggered by injuries from years ago, together with changing hormones. As the pregnancy continues postural imbalances can aggravate this. But it…
Coping with stress at work
The summer holidays are over; its back to work and your inbox is overflowing with emails. How do you feel? Tension in your neck and shoulders, aware of that niggly…
Reducing miscarriages
The Ancient Chinese said in the first month of pregnancy: A woman should be waited on. Her food thoroughly cooked, sour and exquisite. Her sleeping place must be peaceful and…