Menopause
What Hot Flushes Mean
Hot flashes or hot flushes as they’re more commonly known in the UK are experienced by around 75% of menopausal women...
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How Menopause Starts
As an Acupuncturist, specialising in women’s health I’m often asked by younger women how menopause start...
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NAVIGATING HEAT EXPOSURE AND HOW MENOPAUSE CAN MAKE YOU HOTTER (not in a good way!)
Menopause is a significant transition in a woman's life, marked by the end of menstrual cycles and a decline in repro...
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WHAT DO YOUR KIDNEYS HAVE TO DO WITH HOT FLUSHES IN MENOPAUSE? EVERYTHING!
In Chinese medicine the kidneys are the root of life and the seat of our fertility. Ancient scriptures written thousa...
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THE BENEFITS OF YOGA NIDRA IN MIDLIFE
Yoga nidra is sometimes described as yoga sleep, it's a wonderful state of being somewhere between being awake and b...
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WINTER SELF CARE FOR PERIMENOPAUSE AND BEYOND; THE BENEFITS OF FOOTBATHING
Chinese medicine sees everything as connected using the word correspondences it connects winter with water and the or...
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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF ‘RETREATING’ IN MIDLIFE?
Have you ever been on retreat?
It’s a word that gets bandied around a lot these days and I’m wondering whether we’ve ...
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THE BENEFITS OF GONG BATHING IN MIDLIFE
Gong baths are a form of sound therapy, emanating from China. Their sound produces many benefits to issues experien...
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CAN MENOPAUSE AFFECT YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM?
In a nutshell ‘yes’. It’s a combination of the natural changes to the mind and body that affect us all as we age, tog...
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HAYFEVER. 'BOTANICAL SEXISM?' HISTAMINE. OESTROGEN. PERIMENOPAUSE AND MENOPAUSE.
HAYFEVER: AN ‘ILLNESS LIKE A COLD, CAUSED BY POLLEN’. OR NOSE POOL (BI YUAN) IN CHINESE MEDICINE.
If there is one tim...
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NATURAL REMEDIES FOR PERIMENOPAUSE AND MENOPAUSE: THE SUPER POWER OF PLANTS - NEROLI THE CALMING OIL
Wonderful neroli, derived from the flower of the bitter orange plant, well known for its beautiful way with emotions....
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HOW TO STOP HOT FLUSHES WITHOUT HRT.
How to stop hot flushes without HRT
It’s a question I’m asked frequently in clinic and my patients soon find out that...
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