Chinese medicine offers a vast array of phenomenally powerful self-healing solutions. There are all sorts of techniques you can practice, alongside Western treatment, in order to alleviate health and wellbeing issues. In this free video, I introduce you to the first three.

We are all learning on the go about this illness – and Western science thankfully seems to be working on vaccine solutions at lightning speed. In the meantime, however, there are a whole host of techniques based in ancient Chinese wisdom that sit alongside Western advice and may help in the prevention and treatment support of Covid-19.

Far from being a negative experience, Chinese wisdom sees menopause as a deep energy shift – a time to heal, balance your energies and undergo transformation. And yet, almost every single person I see in clinic is suffering from horrendous symptoms. Understanding the internal imbalance that modern life creates is the first step to ensuring a smooth path through menopause.

The Chinese approach to health is that prevention is as importantas cure. The theory is that if your body is in a healthy, balanced state, it is harder for illness to get a foothold in the body. In the same way that we can identify the things that don’t help our immune system, there are many things that do, solutions that have served us for thousands of years.

Our obsession with food and its effects on our bodies has never been greater – yet obesity, eating disorders and diabetes rates are rocketing. I don’t like the term weight loss, it’s about finding your best body. Battling your weight, calorie counting and ‘no pain no gain’ are all outdated and there is a better – and healthier – way!

Chinese medicine has always rooted the emotional state firmlyin the body, rather than coming from the mind. Each emotion is associated with a particular organ, giving us a place to direct self-treatment. This is a huge shift in perspective; it means youhave a physical place where you can start healing yourself.

The health epidemic of the 21st Century. Chronic stress causes imbalance in the body and leads to health issues. In Chinese wisdom, stress affects the free flow of qi around the body. This results in stagnation, excess heat and impeded circulation. Learn about the body’s in-built systems to help us de-stress and restore balance – and how to activate them.

Chinese medicine is well known for effective treatment of skin conditions. Rather than simply treating the symptoms with a topical solution, we look to correct the underlying imbalance to treat the problem at source. Skin conditions provide us with an excellent roadmap of inner imbalances and stressed areas of the body.