The Southdown Clinic (Harpenden)

29/12/2025

Finding Balance Through Menopause with Acupuncture. Menopause is a natural stage of life, but for many women it brings challenging symptoms, hot flushes, night sweats, disrupted sleep, mood changes, and fatigue. These shifts can feel overwhelming, especially when they impact daily wellbeing.
As an acupuncturist and Chinese Herbal Medicine practitioner at The Southdown Clinic, I support women in navigating this transition with greater ease. Acupuncture offers a gentle, holistic approach that can:

• Reduce hot flushes and night sweats by calming the body’s nervous system
• Improve sleep quality and ease restlessness
• Support emotional balance, helping to reduce stress and anxiety
• Restore energy and vitality, promoting overall wellbeing
By working with the body’s natural rhythms, acupuncture helps restore harmony, addressing not just symptoms, but the underlying imbalances that contribute to them.

If you’re experiencing menopausal changes and looking for a supportive, non-invasive therapy, acupuncture could be a valuable part of your journey.

Get in touch with Helen today 07790 363867 or email helenthomastcm@aol.com. The Southdown Clinic, helping you feel better this Winter season.

27/12/2025

Looking for ideas to fill the time between now and new year (and beyond)? Here’s a round-up of what’s on… https://www.mumsguideto.co.uk/harpenden/articles.php?articleid=580

27/12/2025

Our SALE starts today 🎉
All Christmas lines now reduced, pop by and pick up a festive bargain while stocks last 🎄✨

27/12/2025

Each season brings unique challenges for our bodies, winter can drain energy, spring may stir allergies, summer often tests hydration and balance, while autumn can highlight immunity and digestion. With the right nutritional support, these transitions become opportunities to strengthen resilience and feel your best all year round.

Book in with Emma Burden, Nutritional Therapist and Bioresonance Practitioner at The Southdown Clinic in Harpenden. Emma helps individuals heal their gut, naturally lose weight, boost energy, and feel amazing in their bodies again.

With Adult Nutritional Therapy, we look at how diet, lifestyle, and environment affect your overall health. By creating personalised, realistic nutrition plans, she support clients to:
- 🌿 Improve digestive health (IBS, bloating, reflux, constipation)
- ⚖️ Balance hormones (PMS, perimenopause, PCOS, endometriosis)
- 💪 Boost energy and resilience during seasonal changes
- 🛡️ Strengthen immunity to reduce recurring infections
- 🧠 Support stress management and cognitive health

Food is more than fuel, it’s a powerful tool for healing, balance, and vitality. Emma's approach is personalised, evidence-based, and practical, ensuring strategies fit your lifestyle rather than overwhelm it.
Seasonal changes don’t have to mean setbacks. With the right nutritional support, you can feel energised, resilient, and confident, whatever the time of year. If you’re ready to take control of your health and wellbeing, Emma at Southdown Clinic is here to https://zurl.co/PtVXk more about Emma’s nutritional therapy services here https://zurl.co/E0Acn
The Southdown Clinic, helping you feel better this Winter season.

25/12/2025

As the year draws to a close, we want to take a moment to thank all of our clients, colleagues, and community for your continued trust and support. At The Southdown Clinic, wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do, and this festive season, we hope you find time to rest, recharge, and enjoy moments of joy with loved ones.

From all of us here, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a healthy, peaceful New Year. We look forward to supporting your wellbeing in 2026.

24/12/2025

For more information about this and other exciting vacancies at our wonderful school please visit https://kwschool.co.uk/vacancies/

24/12/2025

✨🎄We’re not crying…

24/12/2025

🎄 Christmas Day Pharmacy Opening - St Albans & Harpenden 🎄

If you need urgent medication or none urgent advice on Christmas Day, the following local pharmacies will be open to support our community:

📍 St Albans & Harpenden
Please check the image below for locations and opening times.

We recommend attending only during the listed hours.

If you’re unsure whether you need to be seen, please call 111 which is available 24/7.

Wishing all our patients a safe and peaceful Christmas!

24/12/2025

23/12/2025

As the seasons change, our bodies and minds often feel the impact, whether it’s winter fatigue, spring allergies, summer stress, or autumn aches. These transitions can leave us feeling out of balance, affecting energy, sleep, and emotional wellbeing.
Amanda Lanchbery, Five Element Acupuncturist at The Southdown Clinic in Harpenden, specialises in helping people navigate these shifts with greater ease. Acupuncture offers gentle, holistic support that adapts to your needs throughout the year.

✨ How acupuncture can help seasonally:
- ❄️ Winter: Boost energy, ease stiffness, and support immunity.
- 🌸 Spring: Relieve hay fever, sinus issues, and restore vitality.
- ☀️ Summer: Calm stress, improve sleep, and balance mood.
- 🍁 Autumn: Support digestion, ease joint pain, and strengthen resilience.

With postgraduate training in obstetrics, fertility, oncology, and adolescent mental health, Amanda also brings specialist knowledge to women’s health, supporting fertility, pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause.
Acupuncture works by restoring harmony in the body, whether viewed through the lens of Traditional Chinese Medicine (balancing Qi) or modern science (stimulating nerves, improving circulation, reducing inflammation). The result is a therapy that supports both physical and emotional wellbeing.
If you’re feeling the effects of seasonal change, acupuncture can help you realign and restore balance. Get in touch today, 07951 160551 or email amanda.lanchbery@thesouthdownclinic.co.uk
The Southdown Clinic, helping you feel better this Winter season.