If you’ve ever read anything I have written before, chances are you’ll have stumbled across YIN / YANG theory + the five elements - the foundations of which Traditional Chinese Medicine is based upon... It is no secret I love to talk about this topic, sorry not sorry. Everything in nature is made up of one of the opposing forces, yin or yang - femininity and masculinity respectively. And within this, there are the 5 elements; Fire, earth, metal, water and wood. Each element

SPRING time, the element of Wood… In Traditional Chinese Medicine, each season is represented by an element in nature. Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood. Spring / Wood is the season for new birth and growth, and is the colour of green. It controls the liver function of processing, detoxification and storing blood as well as supporting the Gall Bladder, assisting in smooth Qi (energy) flow. The energy of wood moves upwards and outwards like that of a flower in bloom, a tree s

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) philosophy has always said that for health and happiness to flourish, we need to live in harmony with the

Endometriosis is so common among women, but not talked about enough, so I want to keep the conversation going... I believe that wherever you are now is exactly where you are meant to be. And I believe I came to be a doctor of Chinese Medicine with an interest in Women’s Health because of where I have been and what I have lived. I am the person and the practitioner that I am today because of the experiences I’ve had. A few years ago now I suspected I had Endometriosis, the a

Ok. Let’s talk old medicine for new women…I’ve made it my personal mission to tear down the walls that divide Eastern and Western medicine, and share why I think TCM is so fabulous for the modern women.