April showers bring May flowers. Unfortunately there weren’t that many showers so how the rest of spring and summer will pan out is anyone’s guess.…
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Published 3rd May 2017 by Ka Hang Leoungk
April showers bring May flowers. Unfortunately there weren’t that many showers so how the rest of spring and summer will pan out is anyone’s guess.…
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Leave a CommentPublished 5th April 2017 by Ka Hang Leoungk
This past Sunday was a fine spring day – the blustery, invigorating kind we get by the river at Greenwich. As I watched the waves…
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Leave a CommentPublished 8th March 2017 by Ka Hang Leoungk
Although the spring equinox doesn’t start officially till 20 March, it does feel like spring is in the air. There is more light, the plants…
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Leave a CommentPublished 23rd February 2017 by Ka Hang Leoungk
Previously, I’ve written about the nature of food-types in Chinese medicine (in case you missed it), and apparently the concept is becoming more mainstream than…
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Leave a CommentPublished 23rd February 2017 by Ka Hang Leoungk
I often talk about the “nature” of a food in Chinese medicine ie when to avoid hot or heaty food, and when too much of…
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Leave a CommentPublished 12th October 2016 by Ka Hang Leoungk
Autumn has hardly begun but a lot of people coming for acupuncture seem to be feeling run down. A slight tickle in the throat, some…
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Leave a CommentPublished 9th September 2016 by Ka Hang Leoungk
The bank holidays have come and gone, which officially marks the end of summer in the non-astronomical calendar. Students are preparing to go back to…
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Leave a CommentPublished 25th July 2016 by Ka Hang Leoungk
In Chinese medicine, the summer is associated with joy and vitality, which isn’t too hard to understand. The garden truly comes alive with a sea…
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Leave a CommentPublished 4th April 2016 by Ka Hang Leoungk
In the blink of an eye, winter is slowly coming to its end and giving way to spring. After a long season of darkness and…
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Leave a CommentPublished 11th January 2016 by Ka Hang Leoungk
January is a time of new beginning and promise, of renewal and and reflection. We have come so far over the past twelve months and…
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