In the first and second trimester, morning sicknes can be common. MORNING SICKNESS Morning sickness is a feeling of nausea, (wanting to vomit)and can include vomiting and dry wretching so severe that some pregnant women can hardly hold any food down. Morning sickness can also lead to tiredness, if the symptoms of dry […]
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Does Acupuncture Hurt? Marie discusses this common question: What is it like to have acupuncture? Will sticking needles into me be painful? This is a great question, and a very simple explanation of how acupuncture needles work will help you feel more at ease if it’s your first time to consider seeing an Acupuncturist. Answering
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Where is your peace zone? Where is the place where everything shuts off, where your mind can focus on a singular thing? Just breathe – no emails, no ideas or problems, no bills, no to do list or things to organize. …just breathe in and out. Feel that life giving breath as your chest expands
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My three months in Hangzhou as an intern at the Hangzhou Shi Zhong Yi Yuan was one of my most memorable life experiences. As a teacher in Chinese Medicine, I am constantly urging my students to “go to China”. There is no substitute for this experience. I can’t even articulate all the reasons eloquently why
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When your in pain, all you want to do is work out the fastest way to stop the pain. Toothache, headache, back pain, stomach pains, joint pains – there are lots of natural ways to stop and relieve pain fast. Acupuressure for natural pain relief For thousands of years people have been rubbing where it
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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.
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The apricot is well in season in Perth now – just yesterday the smell was inviting me as I went through the fruit and vege section of my local supermarket. Did you know all foods have medicinal properties according to Chinese medicine? …so what does the Apricot do? The flesh is sweet and neutral in
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