November 16, 2016 in Testimonials by admin

“amazing ” – Mrs Hambley – Shrewsbury

I began seeing a Chinese doctor, who was amazing, she worked in harmony with my medicated fertility cycles and would advise certain practices, food and habits at different points of the month, such as moxibustion, kidney warming, eating lots of sweet potato and having been vegan and then vegetarian I even followed her instructions to have plenty of bowls of chicken soup, I would also not go anywhere without my feet snuggled in a big pair of warm woolly socks, for the Chinese believe that by keeping the feet warm aids circulation, especially to the uterus and I would happily embrace the 45 minutes I did nothing except lie in a peaceful room, listening to relaxing music whilst I had acupuncture. Clinical research has found that receiving acupuncture alongside IVF treatment can increase pregnancy rates by 65%* and although this was still my goal, over the months of regular visits to Dr Zou I had also started to find that the grief that I had been carrying deep inside my stomach since the death of my brother started to lift and with it I had started to experience a new optimism.

November 15, 2016 in Acupuncture News, Chinese Medicine by admin

An Integrated Approach to Fertility – by A Hambley

One of our patients, Mrs Hambley, wrote a wonderful article for the ‘Green Parent’ magazine on combining IVF with naturopathy and acupuncture for the best chances of pregnancy. It’s highly recommended for a good read. Life style, relationships, various types of treatments, diet, mind practice and many other elements need to be taken care of to make miracle true.

Full article  here (external link)

Or you could download a pdf here.

November 15, 2016 in Testimonials by admin

Jenny – Shropshire

6 sessions of acupuncture, my blood retest confirmed what I already knew, as I was feeling so much better. That I wouldn’t need to start taking lifelong medication for my thyroid as the test showed, it was now normal.

Thank you very much for your extremely professional treatment.

July 26, 2016 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Acupuncture Enhances Sports Performance and Recovery

Acupuncture has been used time and again to help athletes to relieve pain. But acupuncture and the accessory modalities associated with it can do so much more. Using acupuncture treatments can actually enhance an athlete’s performance and recovery from any sports-related injuries.

When an athlete is in training, he or she is constantly pushing themselves to be better: a better speed, a higher jump, a further distance, etc. An athlete’s body is put through constant stress. Muscles are pushed to their maximum and sometimes tiny microscopic tears form. If the athlete were able to rest properly, these micro-tears would self-heal. But, when an athlete is in training, the micro-tears don’t have time to heal properly. So the body becomes continuously fatigued, sometimes painful and the probability of serious injury increases. Acupuncture helps the body to heal, restores healing levels of energy or Qi (pronounced “chee”) and strengthens the body inside and out, thus accelerating the athlete’s recovery time.
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June 18, 2016 in Testimonials by admin

Wow what a difference it has made – Ron, Shrewsbury

Published in ‘AS News – Spring 2016’. 

After much thought and a little research, I decided to give acupuncture a chance. Wow what a difference it has made. I’m unsure of the total effect on pain relief but it has had an immense impact on my overall sense of body relaxation and physical and mental well being.

In Autumn 2015 after a little additional neck pain, my acupuncturist massaged my neck following my acupuncture session. She then explained she did also offer acupressure massage. After just three sessions I am wholly committed to this. The effect on my neck and shoulders has been amazing plus the overall whole body experience is really profound. A hour of acupressure massage, possibly alongside acupuncture, could be considered a useful contribution to AS therapeutic treatment options.

June 15, 2016 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Summer is the most ‘Yang’ season

By Dr. D Zou

Summer is the most ‘Yang’ season. Warm temperature stimulates the growth of all things in nature. For us, summer is the best time to have our body functions balanced and prepare a healthy body for the whole year. Here I list a few tips to help you to get through the summer.

1. more fruits
   With higher temperature and more outdoor activities life style, we loss more body liquid in the summer, and the water from fruits is the most absorbable fluids to our body. The preferred juicy seasonal fruits are melons, especially water melon, Cantaloupe.
2. more ‘cooling’ vegetables 
   Cucumber, tomato, Celery & Lettuce, mushrooms and bitter melon
3. more ‘anti-inflammatory’ diet 
   Summer is the season with most digest problems. Add some ‘anti-inflammatory’ ingredients into your summer diet is a great way to prevent from ‘bad guts’. The helpful ingredients are: garlic, onions garlic chives and leeks.
4. ‘muti-Vitamin’ diet
   Tomato, green pepper, plums, and pears are great source of Vitamins.
5. keep up with water and mineral salt
   Avocado & Soy bean products (such as bean curd & miso soup) are good source of  Potassium
6. protein rich food
   More activities mean more burning of our body protein. More fish, lean meat, eggs  and Soy products would keep your energy up and prepare a heathy body for the gruesome winter ahead

Wish you all having a glorious summer!

March 19, 2016 in SJHill Clinic by admin

Mother’s joy at alternative therapy success – County Times 18th March 2016

Acupuncture ‘helped me conceive’    – by Owain Farrington ([email protected])

Click here for a scanned version of this article on County Times.

A WOMAN who gave birth despite unsuccessful in Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) treatment believes acupuncture may have helped her conceive.

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