Specialist acupuncture used alongside ophthalmology to support people living with degenerative eye conditions. Suitable for macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa and post surgical visual loss. A safe, structured approach that aims to protect and support remaining vision.

Combining Chinese herbal medicine with conventional care may improve conversion rates and reduce premature beats in arrhythmias. Clinically, we also see meaningful improvements in sleep, energy, anxiety, and patient engagement. This article explores the research, mechanisms, and benefits of integrating herbs like Shensong Yangxin and Xin Su Ning into cardiovascular care.

Living with a chronic or life-limiting illness can feel relentless. Between symptoms, appointments, and side effects, there are no real days off. This article explores the hidden emotional load of long-term illness and how acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine can help create calm, reduce fatigue, and ease the strain of daily management.

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.

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine recognised discoveries that explain how our immune system prevents “friendly fire.” These findings highlight the role of regulatory T cells in maintaining immune tolerance — a concept that mirrors how Traditional Chinese Medicine views health as a state of internal regulation rather than constant defence.

In practice, acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine may support this regulation by improving circulation, digestion, and stress physiology, helping the body restore its own control over inflammation.

For clinicians and integrative practitioners, this shared language between immunology and TCM opens valuable opportunities for collaboration. When acupuncture and herbal medicine are used alongside medical treatment, clients with autoimmune conditions often experience better recovery, improved quality of life, and greater resilience.

Acupuncture has measurable effects on sleep, stress, and autonomic regulation. Studies show it can improve insomnia, reduce anxiety, and support pain management. Two sessions in the same week may reinforce these benefits, especially in patients with chronic stress or long-standing sleep issues.

Many people associate acupuncture with needles, but in reality treatment is gentle, safe, and evidence-informed. Acupuncture stimulates the nervous system to release natural pain- and stress-relieving chemicals while improving blood flow. In clinical practice, it is rare not to see some benefit, even after the first session

Health crises often drive patients to change, but sustaining those changes is the greater challenge. Research shows many return to old habits within two years. Ongoing support and integrative care can make healthier patterns last.

Back pain is one of the biggest reasons people lose independence as they age. Here’s how acupuncture is proving to be a safe, effective option for over-50s.

Dancing through life without pain: acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, and laser therapy can help you stay active

Pain is real—but it isn’t a simple read‑out from injured tissue. What you feel is your nervous system’s running commentary on threat, shaped by sleep, stress, beliefs, hormones, movement load, diet, age, and health history. That’s why the same scan or diagnosis can hit different people in totally different ways

Trying to conceive? Learn how acupuncture can improve fertility, regulate hormones, and support natural conception—backed by evidence and clinical experience.

Inflammaging—a term now well established in the biomedical literature—describes low-grade, persistent inflammation that accumulates with age. It underpins many of the chronic, non-specific symptoms we see in older patients: fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, poor sleep, digestive slowing, and decreased resilience.

These symptoms often present before frank pathology is measurable, making early intervention both difficult and crucial. This is where Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)—particularly acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine—offers a valuable, evidence-aligned framework.

Low-grade chronic inflammation in ageing patients quietly sensitises pain receptors and disrupts mitochondrial energy production. This results in a clinical constellation often seen in older adults:

• Persistent, nonspecific muscle or joint pain

• Reduced physical resilience and easy fatigability

• Non-restorative sleep and heightened sensory sensitivity

• “Idiopathic” fatigue that doesn’t respond to conventional therapies

Emerging biomedical evidence highlights a bidirectional relationship: inflammation impairs mitochondrial function → lower ATP output → more reactive oxygen species (ROS) → further inflammation → more mitochondrial damage. This vicious cycle underpins syndromes like fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and frailty.