Weight Loss
I get so many ladies who complain that they have completely changed their meal plans, exercising more but still cannot shift their body...
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Dr Jahanara Monaf
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Kegel exercise
Health and fitness should be a major boom right now. Many people used to exercise 5-6 days a week. However, toned your tush or chiselled...
Dr Jahanara Monaf
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Shingles
Shingles is an infection caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), which is the same virus that causes chickenpox. This virus may stay...
Dr Jahanara Monaf
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Citric Acid Food Preservative
Citric acid is a food preservative and food flavouring that is commonly found in carbonated fizzy drinks, bottled juices and teas, baby...
Dr Jahanara Monaf
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Diarrhoea
Diarrhoea Whilst I never habitually encourage people to eat crisps, for diarrhoea relief I advise eating lightly salted crisps. The salt...
Dr Jahanara Monaf
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Taoism
Taoism (or daoism) is an ancient Chinese way of living and philosophy. Tao means "the way" or "the path". Furthermore, Taoism expresses...
Dr Jahanara Monaf
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Sardines
Sardines have been around for centuries, said to be named after Sardinia, an island off the coast of Italy, where they are found in...
Dr Jahanara Monaf
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Youthful Skin
Lasers, needles, make up plastic surgery, and shelves full of expensive serums and creams. That is only some of the things we do to keep...
Dr Jahanara Monaf
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Facial Diagnosis
Facial diagnosis is something I use on everyone who walks in. Their face will immediately tell me the type of treatment their body...
Dr Jahanara Monaf
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Wood Ear Mushroom
Wood ear mushroom is also known as black fungus, which is another favourite of mine, which is chewy like overcooked kangaroo meat. You...
Dr Jahanara Monaf
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Acupuncture before & after surgery
Having worked in a surgical environment, I know first hand that patients will not be discharged until we have seen a bowel movement. When...
Dr Jahanara Monaf
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Do's & Dont's of Crohns Disease
Use the below as a guide to the dos and don'ts to assist in the treatment of Crohn's disease. The number one tip that gets commonly...
Dr Jahanara Monaf
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Mung Beans
Mung beans have been used for thousands of years in Asia for their numerous and outstanding health benefits. They are a household staple...
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Breast cancer prevention tips
Limit stress: use acupuncture, meditation, moderate exercise like walking and Qigong to alleviate stress and overwork. Stress harms the...
Dr Jahanara Monaf
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Reishi Mushroom (Ling Zi)
Ling Zi mushroom or Ganoderma lucidum, perhaps best known as reishi mushroom has been used in TICM for more than 4,000 years. The Chinese...
Dr Jahanara Monaf
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Eyes
What do your eyes say about your health? Your eyes are the window to your soul which I have to say that both Islamic and Chinese...
Dr Jahanara Monaf
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Positive Vibrations
Now more than ever, we must raise our vibrations and keep it high in order to defeat the silent spiritual and psychological war we are up...
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Optimal vaginal health
Wear cotton undies instead of synthetic fabrics Avoid cold drinks and excessive raw foods during the period. Don't have sex during your...
Dr Jahanara Monaf
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Nourish vital energy & Blood
When you are eating to nourish your Blood, you are eating to please the functioning's of the Stomach and Spleen. In TICM, the Spleen is...
Dr Jahanara Monaf
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leeks
Te scholar Ibn al-Qayyim in his Prophetic medicine mentioned some of the health benefits of leeks. He said that when leeks were cooked...
Dr Jahanara Monaf
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Coriander roots
Please keep the roots of coriander. Coriander roots have the ability to reduce fever. So next time you or your children have a fever,...
Dr Jahanara Monaf
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Swimming
Swimming Swimming is an important part of life worldwide, but perhaps does not apply as much in Europe. I know it is definitely a way of...
Dr Jahanara Monaf
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Breathwork importance
Breathwork importance Breathing seems pretty simple and straightforward, but it is far from simple which we take for granted it's health...
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San Jiao
San Jiao The San Jiao is classified as an organ in TICM. The San Jiao is unknown outside of TICM but most likely closest to the lymphatic...
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