Wellness Journal
Welcome to the Vale of Health Wellness Journal! We’re a team of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Acupuncturists, Reiki Healers and Naturopathic Nutritionists, dedicated to helping you feel better and reach your health and wellness goals. If you’ve found your way here, we’re excited to support you in making small, meaningful changes to your diet and lifestyle that can have a big impact on your overall health.
In our journal, you’ll find expert insights on holistic living, including fertility and emotional wellness. Expect tips on navigating seasonal changes, nourishing recipes, how to tackle difficult hormonal conditions, analyses of new research, and lifestyle advice rooted in ancient practices. These are the tools that have helped us and our clients, and we hope they do the same for you.
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The Souls in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Mind, Body & Spirit Connection
Discover the five "souls" of Traditional Chinese Medicine—Hun, Po, Shen, Yi, and Zhi—and their connection to emotional and physical health. Learn how to nourish these aspects of consciousness through diet, herbs, and lifestyle. Explore how acupuncture and TCM can restore balance to your mind, body, and spirit.
Visualisation: Worth the Hype?
Positive mental imagery can significantly enhance our health and wellbeing. Scientific evidence shows that joyful emotions improve our immune system and overall bodily function. Techniques like visualization can boost natural killer cell activity and enhance immunity, helping prevent diseases, including cancer. Achieving a state of positive imagery involves visualising healing outcomes.
How to optimise your sleep
Improve your sleep by starting your day with natural light, especially before checking your phone. Discover how the relationship between cortisol and melatonin can regulate your sleep-wake cycle and enhance your energy levels throughout the day. Learn simple, effective tips for better sleep hygiene that can benefit your emotional wellness, hormone health, fertility, and overall well-being.
Hot-Cold Therapy Benefits
Hot-cold therapy combines the benefits of hot baths and cold exposure to enhance health. Warm baths relax muscles, improve blood flow, and may lower blood sugar, reducing diabetes risk. Cold water boosts circulation, reduces post-workout soreness, and elevates mood by increasing endorphins. This invigorating practice, embraced by cultures like the Romans, rejuvenates the body and mind.
Immune Health According to TCM
A strong immune system is vital for good health. In Chinese medicine, protective Qi (Wei Qi) relies on nutrient absorption and oxygen. Essential elements for immune health include a mainly plant-based diet, regular exercise, 6-8 hours of sleep, and a balanced weight. Focus on protein, limit sugar, increase antioxidant-rich vegetables, and consider vitamins A, C, E, D, B6, B12, and essential minerals like zinc and selenium. Enjoy nature and reduce stress for optimal well-being!
Does Having Negative Thoughts Influence Our Health?
Learn how negative thoughts can impact our health and immune system. Discover the power of facing the truth and embracing emotional awareness. Explore how confronting our emotions can lead to significant change and healing, rather than relying solely on blind optimism.
Grounding/Earthing - Worth the Hype?
Grounding, or earthing, connects your body to the earth's negative charge, promoting a stable bioelectrical environment. Our modern lifestyle often isolates us from this connection, but studies show that grounding can alleviate chronic pain, improve sleep, and enhance immune and digestive health. Try spending 30-40 minutes barefoot on natural surfaces like grass or sand, or use earthing products like mats and sheets.
Negative Ions: Explained
Negative ions play a crucial role in enhancing our health by cleaning the air of allergens and pathogens. They promote happiness, relieve stress, improve breathing, increase energy levels, and enhance sleep quality. In polluted urban areas, counteract harmful positive ions by embracing nature. Seek negative ions walking in nature, sunlight, flowing water, and after rainfall for optimal health.
Meditation: the How and the Why
Learn how meditation can transform your emotional wellness and health. Discover simple techniques like Yoga Nidra, Relaxation Response, and HeartMath to reduce stress, promote healing, and improve sleep. Start with 10-20 minutes a day to experience the powerful benefits of meditation for your mind and body.
Vagus Nerve: How to Stimulate it to Decrease Inflammation
Learn how to activate your vagus nerve to reduce inflammation, stress, and trauma effects. Explore simple techniques like deep breathing, humming, cold showers, and laughter to support your parasympathetic nervous system and promote emotional wellness. Perfect for stress relief and healing.
The Effects of Blue Lights (from digital products)
Blue light from screens can disrupt sleep, damage skin, and strain eyes. Learn how to minimise its effects with screen filters, antioxidant-rich diets, and protective habits. Discover the benefits and risks of blue light and how to safeguard your health from digital exposure.
The Impact of Trauma on Health
Early-life trauma can shape our health, often resurfacing as chronic conditions like autoimmune diseases or cancer. Discover how subconscious triggers from past experiences affect your well-being and how lifestyle changes and healing practices can promote recovery. Learn about transformative insights from Dr Jeff Rediger and Dr Gabor Maté, and explore the benefits of meditation and distant healing. Start your journey to healing today!
Genes, do they affect our health?
Explore how your environment and beliefs impact your genes and health. Learn why chronic disease is influenced more by lifestyle than heredity and how shifting negative thoughts to positive ones can change outcomes. Inspired by Bruce Lipton’s Biology of Belief, discover why "our beliefs pull the trigger" in health and healing.
Managing Your Negative Emotions
Discover practical tips to manage anxiety, stress, and negative emotions that affect your immune system. Learn about calming foods, supplements, and exercises to enhance emotional wellbeing and protect your health. Simple lifestyle changes can make a big difference in how you feel and stay resilient.