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My Acupuncture Blog
I always have lots to say about menstrual health. Below you will find posts ranging from how histamine impacts your menstrual cycle, how acupuncture treats menstrual migraines, to chronic inflammation and its impact on endometriosis and perimenopause, and so much more.
I hope you enjoy it, and if you have any questions, please feel free to send me a message.
What is it? Damp or phlegm?
Oh, damp and phlegm I have spent a long time trying to work you out! This is my attempt to show you how I am learning about them, because...
Andrea Dewhurst
Aug 2, 20213 min read
Chinese medicine nutrition
This blog today is going to examine the principles of Chinese medicine nutrition; a practice of healing using natural foods and a central...
Andrea Dewhurst
Jun 14, 20217 min read
Lunar New Year and a gift
EDIT: In 2023 the Lunar New Year will fall on 22nd January 2023 and this year we will be celebrating the Year of the Water Rabbit. For...
Andrea Dewhurst
Feb 8, 20215 min read
Tongue Twister
Recently it has been discovered that " COVID Tongue " is one of the new emerging signs and symptoms to be aware of. The tongue below...
Andrea Dewhurst
Jan 25, 20213 min read
The history of Chinese Medicine
Learning this medicine has been life-changing. Every day I am reminded that their observations 4000 years ago are still valid today. ...
Andrea Dewhurst
Oct 16, 20202 min read
The Building Blocks
As I come to the end of my first year, I am reflecting on what this year has been. I started in September with ZERO knowledge on Chinese...
Andrea Dewhurst
Jun 30, 20194 min read
Blood & Menstrual Blood
Just some light Maciocia reading over breakfast this morning about the Blood patterns. Every time I read something I am reminded why I...
Andrea Dewhurst
Jun 8, 20192 min read
Qi
Qi. It is a big one. It is everything. Jing (Essence), Shen (Mind) and Blood are all but different manifestations of Qi. As Maciocia...
Andrea Dewhurst
May 28, 20192 min read
The General
When we talk about internal organs, in Chinese Medicine, we are not prescribing the same attributes of disease as you might see in...
Andrea Dewhurst
May 18, 20192 min read
7 Qing
Our mental health is of paramount importance. If our mental health is not balanced we cannot be physically balanced. Chinese Medicine...
Andrea Dewhurst
May 14, 20192 min read
The Emperor
This week, I have been learning the patterns of the Heart. The Heart, in Chinese Medicine (and I can probably assume Western medicine),...
Andrea Dewhurst
May 8, 20191 min read
Ben Biao
If you ever watched my Instagram stories I kept banging on about my spring onion (that I had grown from a root). That spring onion...
Andrea Dewhurst
Apr 14, 20191 min read
My Passions and Plastic
Two of my great passions use a lot of plastic. Acupuncture and dogs! @higherhealthacupuncture wrote a great post about acupuncture and...
Andrea Dewhurst
Apr 14, 20192 min read
This Week I Learnt
Last session today, for two weeks! I've been feeling quite fatigued and not really present, however today was such a fantastic active...
Andrea Dewhurst
Apr 12, 20191 min read
I Love Data
I love the stories and connections which can be made with it. Before I quit to start studying acupuncture, data was a HUGE part of my...
Andrea Dewhurst
Apr 11, 20192 min read
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