Chronic Health

Chronic health conditions are complicated in nature. The mere fact that a disease has been around long enough to become chronic often means there is a tangle of sub clinical conditions accompanying it. Chinese Medicine’s ability to understand the body holistically can help us see clearly through this tangle.

Many chronic health conditions can be traced back to a significant event in one’s life after which you feel you have never fully returned to health. For some people it’s contracting an acute illness such as glandular fever, for others it’s experiencing a dramatic emotional upheaval. Traditionally this is thought of as a lingering pathogen. Where the body continues to be affected by the energetic imprint of an illness or event.

You may not have experienced an “I’ve never been right since….” moment, rather you are just feeling the effects of a long-term busy lifestyle filled with late nights, inadequate nutrition and high stress days. In Chinese Medicine we regard this state of sub-clinical ill health as a chronic ‘dis-ease’. These days it is often diagnosed as adrenal fatigue, or Kidney Qi Deficiency.

There is much that can be done to improve how you are feeling emotionally and functioning both mentally and physically.

Chinese Medicine’s treatment approach to chronic disease is highly restorative. We focus on nourishing the body and soul while allowing for the release of any debris that may impede health. We recognise the long-term effects that sub optimal health has on the mind and spirit and as such will always treat holistically to restore full vitality.

Clinically we have found Chinese Medicine may be helpful for managing the symptoms of conditions such as:

• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Digestive Disorders including Crohn’s Disease, Coeliac and Irritable Bowl Syndrome (IBS)
• Sleeping Disorder
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome
• Migraines
• Chronic Pain