Vegan ‘Cream of Broccoli’ Soup
The health benefits of broccoli Spring is all about those beautiful greens, and the nutty, rich flavour of broccoli makes for the perfect invigorating meal. Broccoli is chock full of beta-carotene, selenium, and zinc, and is, therefore, a powerful immune system...
Coffee – Is it Good or Bad for your Health?
The Benefits and Risks of Coffee as seen by Chinese Medicine Let’s talk about coffee today. Do you belong to the group of people who have a strong love for coffee and cannot live without it? Most probably yes! I get regularly asked by my clients if coffee is healthy...
Fibroid Diet – Best and Worst Foods and Drinks for Shrinking Fibroids
Fibroids: What are they and how are they detected? Uterine fibroids, also called myomas, are benign tumours which mostly appear on the inner and outer wall of the uterus in the pelvic cavity. These tumours can be as small as a sunflower seed and can grow bigger than a...
Create a Happy Balanced Life – A Guide to Define your Unique Path
An interview with Jacquelyn Salvador, the author of the book "360 Living: Practical guidance for a balanced life" about creating a happy balanced life. Burn-outs, depression and having the impression of leading a senseless life, is something very widespread today. Why...
Congee: Health Benefits and How to Make this Rice Porridge
Congee is a healing rice porridge used as an everyday medicine to heal and sustain your health Where does this healthy, simple rice porridge come from? This ancient recipe from Traditional Chinese Medicine heals your gut health and is a real dish for kings. Food is...
What are low AMH levels or Anti-Mullerian hormone and how does it affect fertility?
Many women come to see me for a fertility consultation after being diagnosed with low AMH levels by their gynaecologist. This can be devastating news as they then believe that they have little or no chance at all of falling pregnant naturally, and also have a reduced...
5 Foods that Boost your Sex Drive
Libido-Boosting Foods that Improve your Sexual Drive Do you need fuel for your bedroom fire? Every one of us experiences phases of low libido, and sometimes our need for sex does not match our partners. However, if your lack of interest in sex lasts for long periods,...
4 Top Tips for Breastfeeding
Enjoy the article by my colleague Diana Powell Bodrone, who works as an English-speaking midwife and lactation consultant in Paris. Breastfeeding is a journey we take as mothers and having a few tips up ourselves can be helpful to make this journey more smooth. My...
Hypothyroidism – Diet and Medical Plants that Help
Nearly everyone of us knows someone who is suffering from a thyroid disease, women are above-average more likely to be affected than men. Hypothyroidism develops when the thyroid produces less thyroid hormones needed for metabolism, energy and other functions in the...
Sleep Problems & Heart Palpitations – How a Change in Diet and Chinese Medicine Can Help
Do you feel restless in the evening and have difficulties falling asleep? Do you maybe feel anxious, dizzy and get easily scared? Then it could be possible that you suffer from a heart blood deficiency. Traditional Chinese medicine can help alleviate the symptoms...
