Happy Chinese New Year!
The 1st of February marks the first day of the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese calendar, or to be more precise, The Water Tiger. The date of Chinese New Year changes every year as it is celebrated during the second new moon after the winter solstice, which...
Vaccination Advice
If you are preparing your body for a Covid vaccination, or any vaccination, it is important you have a healthy, balanced immune system. Therefore, I thought you might find the following information from Chinese herbalist, Dom Joire helpful: Do not have a vaccination...
Spring is finally here!
Hooray! We have made it through to Spring and life is looking up! I never cease to be blown away by how resilient we are. It has been a bleak few months, yet it has only taken a ray of sunshine and a burst of yellow daffodils to put a smile back on our faces. One of...
Creating the Life you want to Lead
It is fair to say that the past few months have been unlike any we have experienced in our lifetime. For some, this has been an incredibly difficult time with numerous challenges – personal, emotional, financial etc. For others it has been a rather wonderful...
The Ready Brek Glow
How to Support your Natural Immunity Many of you will have already heard me talk about your Ready Brek Glow. However, for those of you who do not yet know about it, let me explain. You may or may not remember the advert for Ready Brek, it showed a young boy eating his...
SLEEP AND WOMEN’S HEALTH
Can sleep impact Women’s Health? Most definitely! In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) the amount and quality of sleep you get can impact every area of your health, including: your menstrual cycle, fertility, pregnancy, post natal depression, breast feeding,...
HOW TO BEAT WINTER COLDS AND FLU
Happy New Year! The shortest day has been and gone and the nights are beginning to draw out again; before you know it spring will be here! You may well have embarked on a 2019 health drive – no alcohol, early nights, regular exercise, daily mindfulness and many other...
ANXIETY AND MENOPAUSE
Anxiety is one of the most common menopausal symptoms I see in my clinic. It can be hugely debilitating, made worse by the fact it can appear to come out of nowhere, with no obvious trigger. It can happen to women who have no history of anxiety and equally to those...
ABOUT JUSTINE
Justine is an acupuncturist, fertility coach and women's health expert with over 27 years' experience. She specialises in all aspects of women's health from adolescence to post-menopause, offering consultations both online and in person.
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