Louise and Ken Lloyd
Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine

Rheumatic Arthritis
In April 2006, as a Mayway consultant, I was called by another European TCM herb company consultant to construct an emergency formula for over 1000 people in the Andaman Islands where there had been a recent outbreak of malaria (shao yang symptoms) that had quickly lead to acute rheumatic syndrome (autoimmune condition). The rheumatic [...]

Allergic Rhinitis
Definition:–
‘allos’; altered
‘ergion’; reactivity
‘rhin’; nose
‘itis’; inflammation
In allergic rhinitis the altered reactivity is to what may be considered innocuous substances like:
1 Human skin cells (the major constituent of house dust), house dust mite plus other dust produced by insect bodies such as flies, midges, blood worms etc.
2 Mould spores are a major problem found inside and [...]

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Morning Sickness
 
Morning sickness is a very common disorder, occurring in 50 – 80% of all pregnant women (Smith 2002).  Symptoms associated with morning sickness can range from not only nausea, vomiting, retching, but excess salivation, cravings, food aversions, intense hunger, heartburn, burping/belching, smell, pica (desire to eat something inedible), tiredness [...]

The first multi bed clinic in Dorset will soon be starting at the Poundbury Clinic for pregnant and post natal mothers.  This allows the cost of each session to be halved making the treatment more affordable and accessable.  First treatment costs £30 and follow ups cost £20.  Any herbal treatments are supplementary to these costs.
Acupuncture and [...]

I attended a very informative seminar on endometriosis and Chinese herbal medicine.  It is not a quick fix or miracle cure but it can help women regain control of their lives.  It can be successful at controlling menstrual pain, helping with fatigue and exhaustion, and enable a woman to turn a desparate situation in to a relatively normal life again.  [...]

Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine are effective for many disorders of pregnancy including: morning sickness, threatened miscarriage, abdominal pain, uterine bleeding, oedema and hypertension.  It can also help with indigestion, constipation, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, anaemia, insomnia, cramps and carpel tunnel syndrome. 
 For many women these treatments are too expensive to be able reap the benefits.  [...]

Join us on Wednesday November 14th for an informative evening where you can find out all about the therapies that are on offer at Chic.  Short talks will be held and freebies are on offer through our raffle!  Talk to practitioners and find out how it can help you.  Call Chic on 01305 834800 for more information

In September we gave an informative talk in Weymouth, Dorset, about how acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine may help MS sufferers.  Research suggests that it may help: reduce disease progression, reduce flare ups, improve quality of life, improve blood circulation and regulate metabolism.
Further infomation about TCM and MS

We think this would be a good idea.  What do you think?  Is Dorset ready to share their health issues?
In China this way of treating is common place and there are a few clinics already running in London, like the Gateway clinic in.  It means cheaper treatments and everyone can benefit from each other in terms [...]