Cholesterol
Use the middle point between the 3 fingers from the wrist line on both sides and press or massage in circular motions 36 times. Put both...
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Tinnitus
Help relieve tinnitus, which is ringing or buzzing in the ear. Use point Small Intestine 9 (SI(9), Ting Gong, which literally means...
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Hypertension
For those with hypertension who are over 50, use point Lung 9 (LU9) to help treat it. LU9 is known as the Great Abyss. This point gathers...
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Kidneys
Kidneys: the batteries of our body The Kidney system is the battery of our body, its essence critical for growth and development holding...
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Kidneys
In TICM, the Kidneys are also known as the root of life. That is because they hold our inherited wisdom and energy, as well as supplying...
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Kidneys
In TICM, there are three factors that are essential to sustaining human life. They are called of Jing (Essence), Qi (life force), and...
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Increase Stomach energy
One of the most important points of the body lies on the Stomach channel, called Stomach 36 (ST36). Its Chinese name is Zu San Li is...
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Heart acupressure
Those who come to see me will know how nosey I am. I like to look and smell literally everything on their body as so many patients do not...
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Seeds
I am a great believer in purchasing all foods with seeds as seedless foods are GMO. Even when we do purchase seeded foods, many of us...
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Prevent hair loss
Acupressure is a popular TICM method that requires pressure applied to specific areas of the body to help with certain issues. Our...
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Increase Yang
Gallbladder 38 is known as Yang Assistance and is located 4-5 finger widths above the knob on the outside of the ankle. On a physical...
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Tonify Yang
Yang is our internal sun. It provides us with our Yang energy. Ginger is like the match to ignite the furnace of our body. Picture the...
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Cold’s and flu’s
In TICM, we have always used food, herbs, hijama and acupuncture as our customised flu shot and immunity boost. This combination works as...
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Awkwardness in love
Do you know a couple that seems to have a genuine sense of togetherness? They complete each other's sentences. They're almost always on...
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Small Intestines
Small Intestines may not seem like an important organ and no one thinks about it unless they have a health issue with it. Small...
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Support your Kidneys and Bladder
Because of the strong presence of water during the winter season, we must support our Kidneys and Bladder as winter is associated with...
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Lectins
Everyone is always talking about gluten, wheat etc, but we may want to take a closer look at lectins. Lectins are a type of protein found...
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Constipation
Constipation is difficulty or inability to pass bowel movements for an extended period of time. Whilst one to two bowel movements per day...
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Digestive system
The digestive system which consists of the Stomach, Spleen and Pancreas are not just about food intake, absorption and digestion. It is...
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Lung health
Many people have lingering symptoms of past colds and infections that are the culprit of the Lung system that is not fully healed or...
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Frozen shoulder
Frozen shoulder is characterised by shoulder pain and range of motion loss in the rotator cuff region. Arm movements become difficult,...
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Heart health
Shrug your way to a healthy Heart. This simple movement activates the scapula also known as shoulder blade, which is related to the Small...
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Want healthy organs
The easiest way to maintain the health of your Heart, Lungs, Pericardium, Large Intestines, Small Intestines, San Jiao (lymphatic system)...
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Healthy boundaries
Beginning from the tip of the middle finger up through the arm to the chest is the Pericardium channel. On the inner wrist sits...
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