BRISTOL CHINESE MEDICINE CLINIC
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Acupuncture | Chinese Herbal Medicine | Tui Na Massage | Nutritional Therapy | Radiant Health Coaching
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About Neil
Neil is a firm advocate of the use of Chinese health practices in the pursuit of optimum health.
He believes that holistic Chinese medicine techniques remain the best way to treat illness and improve health on all levels and is dedicated to spreading this message far and wide.
He teaches that everyone can improve their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being, in a constant and ongoing 'Radiant Health Evolution'.
If you want to experience that evolution for yourself, you're in the right place.
Book Review: ‘Wild Fermentation’ by S. Ellix Katz
/in Nutrition & Healing Foods, Recommended Reading /by Neil KFermenting foods preserves them, improves digestibility, creates new nutrients, and has numerous health benefits. It is also a culinary adventure, creating new tastes and textures. This wonderful book opens the doors to simple home fermentation, so that we can all claim back the fermented foods of our ancestors. What is fermentation? Simply the action of […]
Ultimate Bone Broth – How To Make Healing Meat Stock
/in Nutrition & Healing Foods /by Neil KPART 1 – The Basic Bone Broth Meat stock, AKA ‘bone broth’ is one of the most effective healing foods that you can make. It contains the concentrated essence of the ingredients used, and being liquid, is extremely easy to digest. It is also very simple to make. Not to mention the fact that it […]
Acupuncture good for ‘mystery symptoms’
/in Acupuncture, Bristol, Diseases / Conditions /by Neil KA recent study by a team from Exeter university has found that acupuncture is an effective treatment for the ‘mystery symptoms’ effecting people who are unable to get a diagnosis. 80 patients were studied, who had a mixture of undiagnosed musculo-skeletal problems, chronic pain, fatigue and emotional problems. Half of the participants received 12 acupuncture […]
Chinese Dietary Therapy Magazine
/in Nutrition & Healing Foods /by Neil KChinese Dietary Therapy (or Chinese Nutrition) is a subject that I believe is one of the cornerstones of Chinese Medicine, and the surest path to good health. Although it’s something I use a great deal in my practice, it’s sadly quite neglected among the community of Chinese Medicine practitioners, and it can be hard to […]
World T’ai Chi and Qi Gong Day 2011
/in Qi Gong, T'ai Chi /by Neil KSaturday April 30th 2011 is world T’ai Chi and Qi Gong day! This annual event is a day to showcase the many and varied styles of T’ai Chi and Qi Gong, with many clubs and societies in the UK participating. There are often demonstrations and taster sessions for you to try out what’s on offer. […]
Feeling out of sorts? Get a ‘tune-up’ treatment
/in Diseases / Conditions, Yang Sheng /by Neil KIn ancient China, doctors would travel from village to village, where they would see every villager in turn and give the treatment or advice as required. In return the doctor would receive a small payment from each person he saw. If a villager got sick, then they stopped paying. In this way, the doctor’s job […]
“Meditation Causes Changes In Brain Structure”
/in Qi Gong, T'ai Chi /by Neil KA recent study by the University of Massachusetts, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Bender Institute of Neuroimaging has shown that deep meditation produces detectable changes in the hippocampus, the area of the brain that deals with memory, emotions, spacial orientation, and navigation. The participants meditated for 27 minutes a day, for eight weeks, and their brains […]
Stress Reducing Chinese Herbs (Video)
/in Chinese Herbs, Diseases / Conditions, Nutrition & Healing Foods /by Neil KI’ve just uploaded a video about how to use Chinese food-herbs to combat stress and anxiety, focusing on Longan fruit and Albizzia flower… Longan is a dried fruit that nourishes Heart Blood, and has been traditionally used for stress, anxiety and insomnia. Albizzia is a tree flower which is made into a tea for Liver […]
Chinese New Year of the Rabbit
/1 Comment/in Chinese Zodiac /by Neil KOn Feb 3rd we entered a new Chinese year – the year of the Rabbit. Rabbit years are characterised by rest and calm, much needed following the ferocious and turbulent Tiger year that has just gone. In rabbit years, persuasion wins out over force – this is a year for diplomacy, discussion and negotiation. Concessions […]