Not Just PMS: PMDD Natural Treatment

Not Just PMS: PMDD Natural Treatment

What is PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome)?  Premenstrual Syndrome is a combination of symptoms that some women experience before their menstrual period. PMS is quite common; it is estimated that around 75% of women experience some form of PMS. PMS tends to follow a predictable pattern, and …
Herbs for Period Pain

Herbs for Period Pain

At some point in their life all women experience some form of period pain or discomfort. For some this is mild and for others it can be a debilitating pain A report in 2008, which included 39 randomised trials involving a total of 3475 women …
Hormone Imbalance and Chinese Medicine

Hormone Imbalance and Chinese Medicine

Hormones play a very important part in a woman's body. They support some of the very crucial functions of the body such as growth development, metabolism, reproduction, digestion, mood as well as cell and tissue growth. It is normal for hormones to change over time, …
Amenorrhea (absent period) & Chinese Medicine

Amenorrhea (absent period) & Chinese Medicine

Absent period, known as Amenorrhea is when a female experiences absence of menstruation. A women should normally menstruate every 23 to 35 days. There are 2 types of Amenorrhea. Primary - when a women has never had her first period. Secondary - when a women …
What the colour of your period can tell you about your health

What the colour of your period can tell you about your health

Talking about menstrual blood is still considered a taboo topic but taking a look at the colour and reveals a lot about your overall health. Chinese Medicine places a huge importance on a women’s menstrual blood. The first step in diagnoses for a woman in …
Understanding Menstrual Cycle – Yin Yang Phase

Understanding Menstrual Cycle – Yin Yang Phase

The quality of a women’s menstrual cycle according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can tell us everything we need to know about a women’s fertility and general health. Understanding these cycles and being more mindful towards the phase of cycle your body is in allows …
Chinese Herbal Remedies For PMS

Chinese Herbal Remedies For PMS

Premenstrual Syndrome ( PMS ) affects more then 90% of women during menstruation. (1). Before menstruation estrogen levels in the body are reduced, this change in hormones in most cases leads to PMS. PMS can affect your body physically as well as mentally such as …
Relationship Between Period Pains and Infertility – Chinese Medicine Insight

Relationship Between Period Pains and Infertility – Chinese Medicine Insight

Menstrual cramps affects many women regularly, at least 90% of women experience some form of period pain or discomfort during their period. As it is normal to experience PMS symptoms such as period pains, this pain often be overlooked and majority simply rely on painkillers to …
How to boost your fertility after an unsuccessful IVF

How to boost your fertility after an unsuccessful IVF

Traditional Chinese Medicine has helped many who may have gone through IVF without success. Mrs. Pendy, a client at GinSen Clinic London, got pregnant in less than five months of using TCM despite failing IVF three different times.When she visited GinSen, she wanted to understand …
Your Guide to Adaptogen Supplements

Your Guide to Adaptogen Supplements

Adaptogens have been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for thousands of years, but over the past year or two, interest in adaptogenic supplements has skyrocketed. If you are interested in learning more about how adaptogens can help support your body, read on. What are Adaptogenic …