Heiwa Clinic

11/01/2024

💙TCM & Five Element Acupuncture & Kinesiology based in Fareham.💙

Licensed acupuncturist, BA (Hons), BSc (Hons) Acupuncture, MBAcC, Diploma In Paediatric Acu, Diploma in Fertility, Gynaecology & Obstetrics Acu.

I am Kinesiology Practitioner and acupuncturist. Both disciplines put together with the knowledge of human biochemistry and essential nutrition have enabled me to look at the body in depth to identify and treat the root cause of a patient’s symptoms or health concerns. This approach facilitates the body to truly repair and re-balance.

Heiwa Clinic offers:

🔹5 Element & TCM Acupuncture
🔹Cupping
🔹Moxibustion
🔹Funtional
🔹Functional Biochemistry
🔹Applied Kinesiology
🔹Sports Injury repair
🔹Diploma Fertility, Gynae, Obstetrics
🔹Diploma Paediatric

Treatments for; back pain, stress, fatigue, muscle pain, fertility issues, pregnancy, morning sickness, emotional support, inducing, IBS, migraines, sciatica and many more ailments don’t hesitate to contact me.

👼Specialised extensive training in fertility, gynae, pregnancy and obstetrics have supported many clients with success, who have been going through IVF, fertility issues, pregnancy, and labour. If you would like to know more call or text 07941 660036.

08/11/2023

𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭-𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞-𝐅𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐲

Diets containing higher amounts of certain food categories appear to be protective against cardiovascular (CV) disease and premature death, suggests a new study with a broad international scope.

Diets rich in certain foods, such as nuts and vegetables, and also whole-fat dairy products may cut risk for cardiovascular events, suggests an analysis based on a large international study.

06/11/2023

𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

Depression — a chronic feeling of emptiness, sadness, or inability to feel pleasure — is one of the most common mental health conditions. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it affects around 5%Trusted Source of adults worldwide.

Exercise can help manage weight, reduce the risk of disease, strengthen bones and muscles, and even improve brain health.

03/11/2023

𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐍-𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐍'𝐒 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 -
Giving patients with Parkinson's Disease and constipation a probiotic for 3 months improved not only their gut microbiome but also nonmotor symptoms such as sleep, fatigue, and constipation, results of a new randomized trial show.

A four-strain probiotic helped patients with Parkinson's disease and constipation reduce the delay in levodopa treatment effect and improve symptoms such as sleep and fatigue, in a randomized trial.

06/04/2022

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬' 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬? 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐁𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐆𝐮𝐭𝐬

Living past 100 years is a rare feat for a human. New research suggests that centenarians might have their gut microbiomes to thank, at least in part.

A study of Japanese people who have lived over a century found they harbor distinct groups of bacteria in their gut, which generate unique compounds and might even ward off infections and other environmental stressors.

Centenarians, in general, are less susceptible to age-related chronic illness and somehow capable of thwarting infectious diseases. Now it seems the gut microbiome – the billions of microorganisms living in our digestive tract – could help to explain why.

Living past 100 years is a rare feat for a human. New research suggests that centenarians might have their gut microbiomes to thank, at least in part.

03/04/2022

𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

A study analysing the association between a wide variety of prenatal and childhood exposures and neuropsychological development in school-age children has found that organic food intake is associated with better scores on tests of fluid intelligence (ability to solve novel reasoning problems) and working memory (ability of the brain to retain new information while it is needed in the short term).

Children whose diet included more organic foods scored better on tests of fluid intelligence and working memory, a new study reveals.

01/04/2022

𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚-𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐠𝐚-𝟑 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬

For decades, there has been great interest in whether omega-3 fatty acids can lower rates of cardiovascular events.

For decades, there has been great interest in whether omega-3 fatty acids can lower rates of cardiovascular events. In 2018, results from the Reduction of Cardiovascular Events with Icosapent Ethyl-Intervention Trial (REDUCE-IT) were published in the New England Journal of Medicine and showed that a...

30/03/2022

𝐅𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭- 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞-𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬

In a study involving more than 8,600 Australian adults, higher intake of fruits and vegetables was associated with lower perceived stress, particularly in the middle-aged adults.

They found that people who ate at least 470 grams of fruit and vegetables daily had 10% lower stress levels than those who consumed less than 230 grams.
The study strengthens the link between diets rich in fruit and vegetables and mental wellbeing. They are rich in vitamins, flavonoids and carotenoids, which reduce inflammation and oxidative stress, both of which are factors in poor mental health.

In a study involving more than 8,600 Australian adults, higher intake of fruits and vegetables was associated with lower perceived stress, particularly in the middle-aged adults.

28/03/2022

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭.

A new study finds that plastics release many more toxic chemicals throughout their life cycle than previously thought, posing significant risks to both people and the planet.

You know that phthalates and flame retardants are toxic. But a new study finds that a quarter of all chemicals in plastics could be equally harmful to you.

26/03/2022

𝐀 𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝-𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬

A diet rich in fermented foods enhances the diversity of gut microbes and decreases molecular signs of inflammation, according to researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine.

A diet rich in fermented foods enhances the diversity of gut microbes and decreases molecular signs of inflammation, according to researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine.

21/03/2022

𝐆𝐮𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Research has shown that the communities of bacteria that live in a mouse’s gut are essential for the animals to exhibit normal social behaviour with other mice. Mice that have been bred to be germ-free, without a gut microbiome, display significant antisocial behaviours, such as avoiding a stranger mouse rather than interacting with it.

Researchers identified the gut bacteria E. faecalis as a mediator of social behavior and corticosterone levels in mice.

19/03/2022

𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐬

Autism spectrum disorder is four times more common in boys, which may help explain why there's far less research about autism in girls.

Now scientists think they have figured out why - it is because they need fewer brain mutations to be vulnerable to the disorder. By comparison, girls need to have many more genetic mutations in the brain before they are affected by the disorder, say researchers at Yale School of Medicine.
Autism also affects different areas of the brain of boys and girls. The researchers studied the brains of 45 girls and 47 girls with autism and discovered the accepted wisdom that one special area of the brain was affected was only true for boys. In girls, a different region—the striatum, which controls cognition, reward and co-ordinated movement—was more susceptible.

The girls with autism also had many more genetic mutations, known as copy number variations, in the striatum region.

THURSDAY, April 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Autism appears to develop differently in girls and boys, so the findings of research conducted mainly with boys might not apply to girls, a new study suggests. Autism spectrum disorder is four times more common in boys, which may help explain why there's....