With a calendar full of parties and Christmas day just around the corner, how do you survive the festive season without putting on extra kilos, getting over-stressed or going crazy? Chinese medicine practitioner, Marie Hopkinson shares some tips based on the Ancient wisdom of Chinese Medicine that can help you get through the silly season. […]
Diaphragm Breathing – A proven way to reduce stress
Stress comes in many forms, especially at this time of the year we can be worried about money, job security, family pressure, exams and end of study pressure or just feeling really busy as many festive season events start to fill up our calender. In one journal article, authors Varvogli and Darviri 1 listed Diaphragmatic Breathing as […]
You’re a Peach
In Chinese herbal medicine, the kernel of peaches are used as a herb, but it’s fruit also has medicinal properties. While the kernels must be used by a trained herbalist as they contain poison, which is controlled by their preparation methods, the fruit is quite easily accessible and safe to use. Peaches are coming into […]