A wintry Tai Chi Qigong set (10-20 minutes)
While we are away I have a great short set for you to practice. The emphasis is on being gentle soft and fluid in your movement, and...
Walk like a Plantagenet
A lot of Chinese medicine is just good common sense. Its basic premise is to live like you were designed to live. When something is used...
What to drink in autumn
About 2300 years ago, a clever chap (or more likely a collection of clever chaps) wrote down some brilliant healthy living advice in a...
What bacon belly is and how to get one
Bacon has more to do with electricity than you might think, and electricity has an awful lot to with health (and explains why children...
How to make a blooming good cup of tea
My father loves to tell the story of how he fell in love with my mother over a cup of tea, precisely at the moment when he offered her...
Are scientists basically hippies? (And what it has to do with health)
The first time I remember seeing the yin-yang sign, it was on a T-shirt in an interesting little shop, surrounded by crystals and the...
Why children bounce
I used to think Qi (pronounced ‘chee’) was some mysterious, magical force that I struggled to properly believe in, and then I read The...
Acupuncture for runners
Training for this year's Reading Half Marathon was not all smooth, with old injuries threatening a comeback. It reminded me of a blog...
3 Dragons Energy - Matcha Tea Energy Drinks
Sarah & Katherine are taking part in this weekend’s Reading Half Marathon. Apart from putting in the hours training they have a sneaky...
It’s not spring just yet - Look after your water for the wood to rise!
As I sit here writing I can see and hear the first signs of Spring in the garden – the daffodils are up, the snowdrops are in full bloom,...
