Just when you thought all the hype from the Year of the Rooster was long and gone, I thought I would reactivate it. After all, there is still at least most of the year to go. What predictions do we Read More
Newsletters
2016 The Year of Monkeypuncture
Many patients ask me what significance the Year of the Monkey will have for their health and other life matters such as love, finances and travel. Chinese astrology has historically had a relationship Read More
The Acupuncture Clinic Spring 2015 Newsletter
Spring is upon us here in the southern hemisphere in New Zealand. It looks as if we could have a real spring ahead of us as we just experienced a real winter with frosts. With Spring comes problems Read More
The Acupuncture Clinic Winter 2015 Newsletter
Here in Napier, we actually had snow for the first time ever and it was in the last weeks of Autumn! And now that I am writing the Winter newsletter, the weather is actually quite mild. Read More
The Acupuncture Clinic Autumn 2015 Newsletter
It seems strange writing a newsletter at the moment about Autumn when here in Napier, New Zealand, we are experiencing such hot weather and there is no sign of Autumn to be seen anywhere. Of Read More
The Acupuncture Clinic Summer Newsletter 2014
Well it is the day before summer in New Zealand here in sunny Hawkes Bay but I still need to wear a jacket to go outside. Let’s hope that I don’t at least have to put the heaters on at work this first Read More
The Acupuncture Clinic Spring Newsletter 2014
Spring is upon us again which will bring changes and challenges to our health. Traditional Chinese medical physicians advocated that one should live in harmony with the seasons in order to prevent Read More
The Acupuncture Clinic Winter Newsletter 2014
It’s hard to believe that winter has actually come to Napier, New Zealand. If it is winter, it is very mild. Having unseasonable weather actually causes problems to our health, even though we might Read More
The Acupuncture Clinic Autumn Newsletter 2014
Autumn is upon us and brings with it new challenges to our health. Chinese medicine theory views that each season poses environmental stresses on specific organs and in autumn it is the lungs and Read More
The Acupuncture Clinic Summer Newsletter 2013
The Acupuncture Clinic is well and truly into summer. For those of you in the Northern hemisphere, depending where you are, you may be experiencing exactly the opposite of what the weather is doing Read More