What Does Stress Actually Do to the Body's Systems?

Stress is a normal physiological response triggered when we feel threatened. When we are stressed both our “fight or flight” responses and our immune systems are activated. These normal responses can be helpful as they prepare our bodies to help deal with the source of the threat. However, when we are under too much stress, or ongoing chronic stress, our stress hormones might not return to normal levels; we are then left in a permanent state of fight or flight.

When we are stressed, we often feel irritable, frustrated and angry, or anxious, afraid and depressed. Alongside these feelings, our bodies also react, causing various aches and pains anywhere in our body, or other symptoms such as insomnia or increased pre-menstrual symptoms.

Moon Phases for Well-being

For centuries, the moon and how it affects human behaviour has been at the centre of mythology and folklore around the world. The very word “lunacy” dates back to the 15th century when it was believed the moon and its phases could make people become more or less aggressive, depending on its place in the lunar cycle. But how does the moon affect our day to day lives?

WellbeingYin StudioOctober 21, 2024Moon Phases, ebbs and flows, tides, gregorian calendar, lunar calendar

Your Body is a Garden ...

What does gardening have in common with Chinese Medicine? Quite a lot actually. Stemming from the Taoist tradition, Chinese medicine practitioners look at the body as a microcosm and as part of the natural world. Just like in gardening, the same principles of soil preparation, fertilisation, planting and weeding are necessary for good health.

Why Managing Your Energy is More Important Than Managing Your Time

We think that to get more done, we need to work longer hours. The problem with that is that time is a finite resource. Energy is a different story - it is a renewable resource. What can you do to better manage your energy and not get burnout.

How Does Chinese Medicine Support Your Digestive Health?

Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture treatments can improve digestive function through supporting the Spleen and Stomach meridians. From a biomedical perspective, Acupuncture supports the Vagus nerve and regulation of the Gut – Brain axis.

Acupuncture also calms the central nervous system and this can also have a beneficial effect on digestion.

How to take your basal body temperature (BBT)

BBT charting is an incredibly simple and useful tool in helping you (and us!) gain greater insight into the timing and quality of your menstrual cycle. The shifting of your hormones throughout your cycle is reflected in small changes in your body temperature, and BBT charting helps us to really see what is going on and what could be contributing to your health issues. For a smooth and healthy period, your body needs to be producing the right levels of the right hormones at the right times – not always an easy task in our chemical-filled, stressed out lives.

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