Chinese Medicine

An Oldie but a Goodie - Acupuncture helps Fertility!

Pregnant City Girl | Posted 11.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Pregnant City Girl

Theory behind it includes the possibility that herbal remedies and acupuncture can affect the ovulation and menstrual cycle and enhance blood flow to the uterus.

Therapeutic Approaches in Reflexology

Elena Barbiero | Posted 16.10.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Elena Barbiero

Energetically speaking, there are two main approaches to a reflexology treatment, and it's down to the skill of the therapist to ascertain which one is best. One can choose to act according to a non-interference principle, as simple 'catalyst': this is when there isn't really an interaction between patient and therapist. The therapist 'lends' his/her energy as a medium to support healing. The mere 'presence' of the therapist is enough to help the healing process, the treatment being the medium. A second avenue is the one of active release, where the therapist actively stimulates or seeks to modify energy patterns, having identified an imbalance.

Research Suggests Plant Extract May Combat Prostate Cancer (PICTURES/VIDEO)

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.08.2012 | UK Lifestyle

A drug derived from a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine may help combat prostate cancer, research suggests. Celastrol, extracted from the ...

Animal Allies - The 'Bear' Reality of China

Andrew Telling | Posted 14.08.2012 | UK
Andrew Telling

The thought of an intelligent, sentient Moon Bear being locked in a cage no bigger than itself for 20 years with a dirty, metal catheter crudely inserted in to the gall bladder while bile is endlessly and painfully extracted sounds like a torturous experience beyond the capabilities of any living being. But it happens.

Chinese Medicines Contain 'Traces Of Endangered Animals'

PA | Posted 13.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle

DNA testing of traditional Chinese medicines has shown that many contain traces of endangered animals. Scientists who analysed 15 samples of powder...