The point P6 or ‘Nei Guan’ is another one of the stars of acupuncture and tui na, and a very useful one to know for home use as it has strong anti-nausea effects, and also helps to relieve stress and anxiety. It’s quite easy to find too…...
As if it hasn’t been turbulent enough recently, it’s almost time for the volatile and fiery Year of the Dragon! This year, January 23rd is the first day of the Chinese New Year, and marks the end of year of the Rabbit, and the beginning of the year...
These days we’ve all heard of ‘superfoods’, but what are they, and do they really do what they say? The simple answer is that there’s no official definition of a superfood, and the term is normally used to try and convince you that a fo...
“Relish oblivion and obscurity, think less, have little desire and practice economy of speech in order to nourish the Qi.” – Li Dong Yuan (Translation by Bob Flaws) This quote is from a short chapter in a book by Li Dong Yuan (1180-1251 CE), ...
Here in the UK, Channel 4 have recently been showing a program called ‘Food Hospital’ exploring the use of food as medicine. For all that it’s billed as ground-breaking, I can’t help but feel it’s a missed opportunity. According t...
Probably the most used acupoint of them all, a favourite of acupuncturists and tui na practitioners, and an essential point for health maintenance, Stomach-36 does it all! This point is called Zu San Li in Chinese, meaning ‘leg 3 miles’ – the...
