Healthwise Clinic Natural Health Blog

The winds in spring are bitterly cold this year.  According to traditional chinese medicine the winds in Spring can cause health problems, and we need to protect ourselves and wrap up warmly.

Our skin is usually left unprotected, however, even if we are wearing coats, scarves and gloves, as well as thick warm boots.

One of the best ways to protect the skin is to use 100% natural skin balms.  At Healthwise Clinic, Andrew Loosely has been so concerned about the quality of the high street skin creams available that he has formulated four natural skin balms to deal with many skin problems.

At this time of year children can often be seen with red, sore-looking cheeks and the perfect way to deal with this is to use Purple Balm which is expecially created to help with all red skin problems.  The wind can be very harmful to children’s skin particularly, and Purple Balm will soothe the skin.

Beauty Balm from Healthwise Clinic

Adult skin which is not red still needs protecting with natural organic products.  Beauty Balm from Healthwise provides a protective layer from the bitter wind, and you can be sure contains no harmful parabens or any of the toxic substances that unfortunately are used to “improve” the touch experience of many skin balms and creams.

Beauty Balm and Purple Balm can be lightly massaged and warmed in between the fingers for a moment to make the application easier if the balm has been left in a cool place.

The other balms in the range solve more pervasive skin problems.  Yellow Balm is formulated to help with the type of eczema where there is weeping skin, and Clarifying Balm is perfect for situations such as Athlete’s foot.

Feedback to the balms is very positive for solving skin problems, and the fact that they are 100% natural, and 90% organic and certified by the Soil Association is also seen as a great benefit.

Traditional Chinese medicine links to the lunar calendar which is based on the Moon.  Health is affected by the seasons and each season is linked to different functions within the body.

This year 2010 the first day of the new year, which is also the first day of Spring, is on 14th February.

The Chinese approach is to dedicate each year to an animal.  2009 for example was the year of the Ox, and 2010 is the Year of the Tiger.  An ox and a tiger have little or nothing in common, and the year ahead has the potential to be very different from the past year.

The years rotate, and you can work out which year you were born in.  To have “Tiger” qualities you would be born in 1902, 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, and 1998.

Here is a brief summary of the qualities of Tiger people:

Tiger people are sensitive, given to deep thinking, capable of great sympathy. They are naturally centre of attention, and if ill demand a great deal of sympathy.  They can also be extremely short-tempered, however.

Other people have great respect for them, but sometimes tiger people come into conflict with older people or those in authority. Tiger people cannot make up their minds, which can result in a poor, hasty decision or a sound decision made too late. They are courageous and powerful. Tigers are most compatible with Horses, Dragons, and Dogs

Chinese medicine and your health

In chinese medicine as you probably know we treat the whole individual rather than the symptom.

Even within each Year of the tiger there are other influencing factors, and each year is dominated by a particular element:

Water, Wood, Fire, Earth or Metal.

While it can be fun to find out about the qualities of a particular year, or Chinese animal type, the most important aspect for your well-being is to have a personalised diagnosis.

Your health is determined by the balance of energies within your body.  some of these may have been influenced by your year of birth, some by upbringing, and some by your dominant thoughts.  Your health is a complex and fascinating subject, and our great joy at Healthwise is to help people realise how much of their own health is within their own power.

The magnificent energy of the Year of the Tiger will, we hope, help us to improve the health and well-being of a lot more people who are suffering.

Related

• Year of the (Metal) Golden Tiger – 2010 (coconuter.blogspot.com)

A report today in the Daily Mail talks about the fact that a little girl’s tumour disappeared…quite agaisnt medical expectation.

Comments on the article cover all kind of responses, some very negative, some delighted.

For us at Healthwise it simply confirms our view that health is much more than simply a physical phenomenon  affecting the body.

The mind and the spirit are involved, too.

Treatment with acupuncture, traditional chinese medicine and herbal remedies affects every part… and that includes the mind and spirit as well as the body. It is wonderful that this little girl has not gone blind – or worse.  While we are delighted we are not astonished.

Doctors know a lot, but the best keep an open mind, too.  In traditional chinese medicine we genuinely value the relationship with our patients, as it is a key part in treatment.   Trusting the medical practitioner and feeling heard and listened  are factors in re-establishing health and well-being in the adults we see.

The article does not mention the relationship with the doctors and the girl’s attitude towards her condition, but we would expect it to be a contributing factor.

May she and her family have a wonderful life together.