The human skin is the body’s largest organ. Almost everyone has experienced skin problem. Some skin diseases are acute that quickly resolve themselves whilst others come and go. Some are chronic and remain even after several years or decades. Common skin diseases are hives, rashes, dermatitis, eczema, pimples/acne, shingles, nervous stimulated skin inflammation and dry [...]
Many people experience feelings of not being quite right in their body. They may be tired, forgetful, having joint pain or stiffness, irregular bowel movements and more. Often when these people go for a general check up or blood test or x-rays, the tests come back as normal. Unfortunately, they still feel that their body [...]
We all know that losing weight is good for your health and well-being, but it can also be very difficult in practice. Everyone hopes to have a healthy body so that they can enjoy life more.
Dizziness is a very common disease in the clinic, many issues can have dizziness as one of their symptoms such as neck and shoulder problems, internal organ disorders, acute infection of the five senses, inner ear and vision problems, high or low blood pressure. But some of the causes may be very serious. This article [...]
Urine is the largest excretion from the body. Both Western medicine and Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) pay attention to the condition of urine as it plays an important role in the diagnosis of some diseases. However, TCM looks at the condition of urine differently, as it is like a window into the body’s health. TCM [...]
High blood pressure (hypertension) is a very common disease presenting in the clinic and in many cases patients are unaware that they even have a problem with their blood pressure, discovering it only upon a general health check. High blood pressure can be a cause of headaches or stroke. A 60 year old client discovered [...]
A few years ago one of my patients told me that her boss had a heart attack after dinner, whilst he was watching television. He was only 55 years old. This story has made me think, this man did not have a heart attack whilst he was busy or during exercise, but whilst he was [...]
In my clinic, when clients come to see me for a check-up we usually ask about their condition of their bowel movements. This is a very important question to ask for Traditional Chinese Medicine diagnosis. Chinese medicine considers that stool is an excretion which can help ascertain the body’s health. Through this we can gain [...]
In my clinical experience, many people suffer from digestive diseases. After my traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis, I find that some of these people have digestion problems as a result of their eating habits. Generally when people have indigestion they may have the following symptoms: after eating the stomach feels full, bloated, uncomfortable or painful. Burping, [...]
Some medical research shows that in the time where transport was very poor, the people who lived near the ocean experienced this problem less often than those who lived inland or in mountainous areas. This is because the people who lived near the ocean were eating more seaweed than the people who lived inland. 1. [...]
