Monday 26 March 2018

Acupuncture for adrenal insufficiency

Acupuncture for adrenal insufficiency 

The patient

Female patient developed adrenal weakness since giving birth to her second child. She had blood sugar problems and needed to eat constantly day and night to avoid dizziness and weakness. She felt congested in the sinus, heavy in her limbs and was tired all the time, all of which made her very anxious.

The treatment

After one session of acupuncture, her blood sugar level felt normal again and she no longer needed to eat regularly. The blocked sinus cleared along with the heaviness in the body. Her anxiety level also reduced significantly.

The patient was prescribe Chinese herbal medicine to support and sustain the treatment outcome.

Monday 12 March 2018

Acupuncture for stress relief

Acupuncture for stress relief


The modern hectic lifestyle can make us feel stressed and overtime this can develop into a wide range of symptoms, namely insomnia, digestive issue such as IBS, constipation, headache, infertility, PCOS, skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis, as well as worsening degenerative diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
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Acupuncture can be a very effective treatment method for the above conditions and patients can often start getting relief from symptoms after the first session. Chronic conditions such as skin issue, rheumatism and infertility will take longer to treat and may be best assisted with herbal medicine prescriptions.

Please browse my blog and read real patient cases of how they benefitted from acupuncture treatment.

If you would like any further information or book a consultation with me, please contact me on  ivyxxu@xuclinic.co.uk.