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Clear liver stagnation to prepare for spring
In Chinese medicine spring is the best time to treat liver stagnation. According to the 5 elements used in Traditional Chinese Medicine we are currently moving from a time of Water, which is about conserving and reducing, to a time of Wood, which is about regeneration, new beginnings, and renewal.
What does this mean for you?
In the ...
Benefits of Near Infrared Light
We have been astonished at the results we have seen in the first week of our new LED Infrared Light on patients. We treated everyone that came through our practice: we treated broken ribs (cyclist that came off his bike last week), an injured knee (also a cycling injury), chronic knee injuries (multiple), lower back ...
5 Natural Supplements for Sleeplessness
Insomnia or lack of a good nights sleep is experienced by up to 60% of adults word wide at some time in their lives. It is more common at times of stress, with increasing age and is more common in females than males.
The biggest cause of insomnia is a lack of the neurotransmitter GABA (Gamma ...
Sleep to study better
School children and tertiary students alike are studying for end of year exams. When I think of studying for exams I think of hours spent in front of books to commit enormous amounts of facts to memory. I think of late nights and early mornings in front of the books, red eyes and copious cups ...
What is homeopathy?
https://youtu.be/wzOVFW_jQks
A brief explanation of homeopathy by Dr Jana Mostert, including the origins of homeopathy and the principle of like-cures-like and how remedies heal the body.
Cutting Carbs – 3 supplements to help
The term ‘Carb Fever’ has been coined for the symptoms one experiences in the first week of cutting out carbs. I usually have trouble sleeping and I feel a little more emotional, but you can experience headaches, muscle cramps, fatigue, dizziness, constipation and (almost always) irritability. Luckily these symptoms start to go away after the ...