 |
 |
COVID SAFE PRACTICE |
An average female will bleed each month starting from about 13 years old up until her late 40s /early 50s. (not taking into account pregnancies). That’s a lot of blood loss!! The colour of this blood can be an indicator of fertility and health status of a women. Therefore, it is important to know what…
Help with Morning Sickness from the team at ben&biao. 50 -90% of women suffer from nausea during their pregnancy, with the nausea and vomiting usually starting within the 6-7th week, and generally subsiding by week 12-14. Can beans help with morning sickness? Apparently so! A study by Taylor et al has shown that molybdenum appears…
A recent meta-analysis looking at 14 trials involving 1030 women again showed that acupuncture and Chinese herbs can alleviate the symptoms that come with perimenopause and menopause. The study in 2020 reaffirmed that while periods may cease, it doesn’t have to be a time of pain, discomfort, hot sweats, mood swings and insomnia. What is…
When I started my Chinese medicine training in 2000, I had already been working for 14 years in finance. I was 30, well travelled and I worked and played hard. While none of my female work colleagues were ‘ready’ to have kids most of my school friends had either started or literally finished their baby making. My…
This is the second part in our acne series blogs. Part 1: ‘Hormones and Acne’ can be read ‘here’ In our first blog we wrote about the role of hormones in acne. Another major contributor to acne is inflammation. Inflammation is part of our body’s defence system. It is our body’s protective response to something…
Acne is a life altering condition. That may sound strong because it does not effect one’s ability eat, sleep and exercise. It does however diminish self-confidence to such an extent that people will alter their lives to avoid showing faces, shoulders, backs or any other part of the body that is affected. Sometimes, even after…