Book Appointment TCM Nature: Cooling TCM Taste: Sweet, sour TCM Meridian Affinity: Lung, Stomach, Spleen Benefits: ·       Clears heat ·       Resolves Phlegm ·       Resolves dryness ·       Tonify Yin ·       Promotes secretion of body fluids ·       Relieves thirst Spirituality: Pears are ancient and sacred symbols of love and separation. Therefore pears also ask us to look at life from a different perspe ..read more

Sore throat is when you have pain, irritation and scratchiness in the throat. The discomfort is worsened especially during swallowing or talking.   Depending on the area of the throat that is affected, sore throat can be divided into 3 types, namely: pharyngitis which presents as redness and swelling in the throat, tonsilitis which is the swelling and redness in the tonsils at the back of the mouth and laryngitis which is the swelling and redness of the voice box. Sore throat usually is caused by infections or environmental factors such as dry air, allergies, smoke, chemicals or even ..read more

To this day, many still question the workings of acupuncture. To this day, many also question spirituality and energy.   How does acupuncture work? How does spirituality work?   Acupuncture has its own different set of system which our ancestors have beautifully created to explain its workings in a genius circular model which has no beginning and end. Modern science have given many attempts to give an explanation of how acupuncture works according to its system. Those attempts that explain it have usually distorted and downgraded the complexity and depth of acupuncture to such a le ..read more

Nomenclature: English name/meaning: Central Reunion or Great Hammer Chinese name: Da Zhui Chinese pinyin:  大椎   Location: The acupoint is on the midline of the base of the neck, at the depression below the 7th cervical vertebra. Traditional Chinese Medicine Benefits: Enhances Qi and Blood circulation to the neck and head Clears brain Calms Spirit Expel Heat and Wind Tonifies Yang Scientific Benefits: Increases white blood cell production Treats neck pain and stiffness Relieves heat and toxins in febrile and blood diseases Treats mental illnesses such as psychos ..read more

Book Appointment TCM Nature: Neutral TCM Taste: Sweet TCM Meridian Affinity: Liver, Kidney Benefits: ·     Regulate bowels by its laxative effects, relieves constipation ·       Lubricate the intestines ·       Replenish Qi and Blood ·       Tonifies yin energy of Liver and Kidney ·       Treats tinnitus, dizziness, vertigo, premature graying of hair, dry eyes and blurred vision ·       Nourishes scalp and stimulat ..read more

Wind is one of the six external pathogenic factors of disease according to Traditional Chinese Medicine. These pathogenic factors can attack the body, enter the meridians, and cause diseases. Read about What is Dampness for another pathological factor here. Pathogenic Wind is the leading pathogen causing all diseases. Wind has the most influence among the six external pathogenic factors. This is because other pathogenic factors such as coldness, heatiness, dampness mostly attach themselves to Wind to invade the human body, resulting in complication of diseases such as headaches, nasal obstruc ..read more

A bloated stomach often feels tight and often painful. Even if the stomach does not look distended and swollen, the feeling of fullness and bloatedness can be still there. There are multiple reasons for stomach to be bloated. It can be due to hormones, stress or other underlying medical conditions such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome, gastritis, cancer. For relief of stomach bloatedness in the long term, the root cause of the stomach bloatedness needs to be diagnosed and addressed. However there are also simple food and diet therapies that can bring ease to the stomach bloatedness first. Her ..read more

We are so used to this instant world. In this instant world, we need everything instant. In this instant world, it is supposed to build up to give you everything instantly. You can take something instantly, you can know about something instantly, you can download something instantly. We switch on our phones and social media everyday and we are bombarded with advertisements and “solutions” that claim to be able to get that money, that body, that partner, that relationship instantaneously it is like magic. And the quick fixes are indeed magical. Because just like magic, they are not real ..read more

Book Appointment TCM Nature: Cooling TCM Taste: Sweet, sour TCM Meridian Affinity: Stomach, Urinary bladder, Liver, Spleen, Large Intestine Benefits: ·     Aids digestion and prevents constipation ·      Tonifies Yin ·       Clears heat ·       Circulates Qi ·       Eliminates toxins ·       Lowers hypertension ·       Good source of potassium and fibre ·      ..read more

Nomenclature: English name/meaning: Point of Longevity Chinese name: Zu San Li Chinese pinyin:  足三里   Location: The acupoint is about 2 to 3 inches below the knee on the outer side of the leg. Traditional Chinese Medicine Benefits: Harmonizes Spleen and Stomach Tonifies and replenishes middle Qi Unblocks meridian and free collateral vessels Disperses Wind Transforms dampness Reinforces healthy Qi Eliminates pathogenic factors Scientific Benefits: Relieves pain Balances hormones Releases tension Improves blood flow Controls asthma and asthma-related inflam ..read more