Turning Point Acupuncture

04/27/2022

Operations can have cognitive side-effects, particularly in the over-65s but also in the very young, where anaesthetic has been linked to ADHD. How can science minimise the danger?

09/29/2021

We all believe we should exercise more. So why is it so hard to keep it up? Daniel E Lieberman, Harvard professor of evolutionary biology, explodes the most common and unhelpful workout myths.

04/26/2021

Icing muscles after strenuous exercise is not just ineffective, it could be counterproductive, a new study in mice suggests.

03/19/2021

I've seen a number of patients over the year that posture and their work station has contributed to their visit to see me. This article is a combination sales pitch and good information. Worth a look if you are looking to improve your work station.

20 of the top options for developers and office workers to choose which is the best ergonomic chair for back support. Let's find out the best suitable chair.

01/12/2021

Here is a more in-depth article explaining how the Covid vaccine works specifically for each one. It is detailed but understandable.

See how the leading vaccines train the immune system to fight the virus.

01/12/2021

After analysing more than 1,000 raw foods, researchers ranked the ingredients that provide the best balance of your daily nutritional requirements – and they found a few surprises.

12/16/2020

Here is a concise and clear article explaining the three different technologies for making the Covid vaccine if you are interested.

Pfizer announced Monday that its mRNA vaccine, which relies on a snippet of the virus' genome, succeeded in the final stage of clinical trials.

12/01/2020

A short little article about seasonal eating patterns from a TCM perspective.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, eating with the 24 solar terms promotes harmony both within our own bodies and with the outside world.

11/26/2020

Who could have imagined last Thanksgiving where we would be this year. Crazy. I wish you all a happy and relaxing day full of love and friendship.

11/11/2020

Now that the cold weather has returned I want to remind everyone the importance of wearing some form of a neck warmer. There is a acupuncture point we call Du-14, it is between your 7th cervical vertebra and the 1st thoracic vertebra. It is a location were heat or cold gathers, gaining entry into the body. Think about how a cool wet cloth feels on a hot summer day when placed on your neck, the same applies on a cold winter day. For anyone who has chronic neck pain and especially if you have had neck surgery, keeping Du-14 warm is very important. Scarves, neck gaiters, turtlenecks all work well for covering this sensitive area.

09/15/2020

I came across this short, informative article today. It is worth the read.

Start sipping.

08/25/2020

I thought this was a very interesting article.

The mind is one of the most powerful generators of bodily symptoms.