Living With Fear Doesn’t Always Look Like Fear

Living With Fear Doesn’t Always Look Like Fear

Many people living with chronic illness appear steady and capable on the outside, while quietly carrying uncertainty underneath. This article explores how fear can present subtly, why high-functioning does not mean unaffected, and how nervous system regulation can restore steadiness without force.

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Why Information Isn’t the Same as Understanding

Why Information Isn’t the Same as Understanding

eing given a diagnosis or treatment plan does not always bring clarity. This article explores why information can leave people feeling unanchored, and why understanding is what truly helps people live between appointments.

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Fertility, men, acupuncture, and IVF: What it can realistically support, and where it fits

Fertility, men, acupuncture, and IVF: What it can realistically support, and where it fits

What role can acupuncture realistically play for men with sperm issues during IVF? This article explores the evidence, the limits of biology, and how acupuncture may still support circulation, stress regulation, and sperm function, even when treatment begins close to retrieval.

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When the World Spins

When the World Spins

When my fifteen-year-old Labrador developed acute idiopathic vestibular disease over New Year’s, the illness itself was frightening, but the lack of clear, anchoring information was harder. This article is a lived account of recovery, ageing, the human and animal experience of hospital care, and what our dogs quietly teach us about health, responsibility, and compassion.

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When Osteoarthritis Doesn’t Fit the Story You Expected

When Osteoarthritis Doesn’t Fit the Story You Expected

Even lifelong athletes can develop osteoarthritis when long-term stress overrides the body’s repair systems. Regular acupuncture reduces inflammation, eases pain and restores calm physiology — the foundation for staying active and protecting your joints for the future.

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When the Body Forgets How to Regulate: How Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine Can Support Autoimmune Health

When the Body Forgets How to Regulate: How Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine Can Support Autoimmune Health

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine revealed how our immune system keeps peace within the body through special cells that remind it when to stop fighting. Traditional Chinese Medicine has always recognised this same principle — that lasting health depends on regulation, not suppression.

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Why Deep Relaxation Matters  and How Acupuncture Helps

Why Deep Relaxation Matters and How Acupuncture Helps

When stress, pain, or busy lives make true rest hard to find, health can suffer. Acupuncture helps the body reset, guiding the nervous system into calm, restful states that support sleep, repair, and resilience. Starting with two sessions in the same week can make relaxation last longer and restore balance more effectively.

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Fertility Series🌸 Endometriosis and Fertility: Can Acupuncture and Herbs Help You Conceive?

Fertility Series🌸 Endometriosis and Fertility: Can Acupuncture and Herbs Help You Conceive?

Endometriosis can interfere with fertility in many ways. Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine offer natural support to reduce pain, improve cycles, and increase the chances of conceiving—naturally or with IVF.

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Why Do We Ache More As We Age?
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Why Do We Ache More As We Age?

It’s common to associate getting older with stiffness, soreness, and “creaky” joints. But these sensations aren’t just a result of wear and tear. Increasingly, researchers understand that low-grade inflammation plays a key role in why we feel more achy, tense, or sore as we age—even without an injury.

Here’s what’s happening beneath the surface:

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How Ageing Affects Your Blood Vessels — And How Chinese Medicine Can Help
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How Ageing Affects Your Blood Vessels — And How Chinese Medicine Can Help

Vascular ageing doesn’t just affect your heart—it affects how you think, move, heal, and feel in your skin. Circulation plays a role in everything from mental clarity to wound healing to skin tone and temperature regulation.

By supporting the health of your blood vessels—and the organs that nourish them—Chinese medicine helps you feel stronger, clearer, and better equipped to age gracefully.

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