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My Acupuncture Blog
Welcome to the Period Acupuncturist blog, created to bring clarity, evidence-based guidance and compassionate support to your reproductive and hormonal health.
From my acupuncture practice here in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, I work with local women, men and couples navigating fertility concerns, menstrual symptoms, PCOS, endometriosis, pregnancy wellbeing and overall cycle balance.
The articles below are designed to help you understand your body, make informed choices and feel supported every step of the way.
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Western medicine through a Chinese Medicine lens
When you come to your acupuncturist, you may already have a western medicine diagnosis for signs and symptoms you are experiencing. And...
Andrea Dewhurst
Oct 24, 20203 min read
Acupuncture and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
What is polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)? 1 in 10 people are affected by Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), and yet despite this...
Andrea Dewhurst
Oct 21, 20205 min read
How does a 'normal' menstrual cycle work?
This is a very brief and simple overview of the menstrual cycle and the hormones which are involved. I think it is important to...
Andrea Dewhurst
Oct 21, 20202 min read
What to expect, when you're expecting acupuncture: nursing advice
The analogy of the three-legged race is less about a race and more about team-work. Because one of the fundamental aspects of an...
Andrea Dewhurst
Oct 20, 20202 min read
How acupuncture can help with anxiety
All emotions are useful. We have emotions for a variety of reasons. To keep us safe. To motivate us. To allow us to care for...
Andrea Dewhurst
Oct 20, 20203 min read
What to expect, when you are expecting acupuncture: acupuncture needles
I remember my first acupuncture appointment. Imagining the needles to be like those you get injections with. I was thrilled, and...
Andrea Dewhurst
Oct 16, 20203 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
Sharing Is Caring
"We are, in essence, in quiet collaboration with each other". Jill Blakeway's - Energy Medicine I have said before that the community I...
Andrea Dewhurst
Oct 13, 20205 min read
What Is Stopping You?
Does it work? What a great question. And an important one. You need to know if I can help you. There is so much evidence to show how...
Andrea Dewhurst
Oct 12, 20202 min read
Head-banging: acupuncture for headache relief
Today's blog post is going to look at acupuncture for headache relief. It will examine the reliable evidence for acupuncture for headaches.
Andrea Dewhurst
Oct 7, 20207 min read
The Fifth Season
Until studying Chinese Medicine I had only known about four seasons. But late Summer, or the 5th season, is becoming my favourite time. ...
Andrea Dewhurst
Sep 14, 20202 min read
Menstruation
It took me 37 years and studying acupuncture to learn that my menstrual cycle shouldn't be: Painful Heavy with dark blood and clots Mood...
Andrea Dewhurst
May 13, 20205 min read
Cystitis case study
When I first started learning about Painful Urination Syndromes. I was blown away by the patterns, their various signs and symptoms,...
Andrea Dewhurst
Apr 3, 20202 min read
Got a cold? I've got a point
Having rocked the annual cold and flu season, I started thinking about how Chinese Medicine could help everyone. In times like these, and...
Andrea Dewhurst
Mar 19, 20201 min read
Let's talk about cystitis
Cystitis was one of the first diseases I was keen to understand from a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective. I have had it (albeit...
Andrea Dewhurst
Mar 19, 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
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