The Zang Fu and the Wu Xing   So, last month I tried to explain how acupuncture can treat pain, this month I will attempt to explain how it can treat everything else. In 500 words. Good luck with that I hear you say! The dictionary definition of health is ‘to be free of illness …

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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was….Dao                                                                                                                                                       As this is my first foray into the world of Chinese Medicine for the Oracle, I feel the best place to start is at the beginning, and the beginning in Daoism, from which Chinese medicine springs, is the separation of Yin and Yang. …

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The Liver – The General   If you’ve ever come to see me for acupuncture the chances are that you have had a needle inserted in a small depression between the first and second toes. This point, known as Tai Chong or Great Rushing, is one of the most used of all acupuncture points, and …

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