Recently I completely lost my cooking mojo. After two batches of muffins so awful that even the chickens wouldn’t touch them and a globby gluten…

Constipation is a common digestive symptom that unfortunately affects most people at some point. Ideally, you should be passing a stool once or twice a…

Virtually every aspect of your health and wellbeing are influenced by the health of your digestive system, and the community of bacteria that live within…

Modern life is busy and most people feel tired or exhausted at least some of the time. Usually, going to bed a bit earlier and…

It’s Febfast time again. Holidays are definitely over, and we’ve all returned to the reality of work and school. If your holidays were a little…

Acute inflammation is a normal physical response to an injury or infection, but chronic inflammation is implicated in a large number of health complaints. Infection,…

Chinese medicine utilises a number of different mushrooms for their medicinal and healing effects.  Readily available species such as button or shitake mushrooms also have…

How well you digest and process food is an important determinant of your overall health.  In Chinese medicine the digestive organs (Stomach and Spleen) digest,…

Leafy greens are nutritional powerhouses full of fibre, vitamins and minerals.  They also contain abundant amounts of carotenoids – antioxidants that protect cells and may…

A recent study supports the use of acupuncture for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome when used in conjunction with standard treatment. Patients were divided…