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Javea, Alicante, Spain
I graduated from Acupuncture Colleges Sydney in 1982 and have been in private practice since.I have also been a lecturer at said college and internationally for a number of years as well as a board member of the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese medicine Association (AACMA)including 2 terms as national president. Moved to Spain in 2001 and set up practice in Javea and Moraira (Alicante) Modalities: Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, manipulative therapy and veterinary Acupuncture. Fellow AACMA. Honorary member Acupuncture Ethics and Standards Organization. Active member World Federation of Acupuncture Societies.

Saturday 8 January 2011

Acupuncture for colds and flu

Acupuncture, being used a lot for prevention of disease, is one of the best treatments to prevent colds and flu entering the body. Winter being the season where we are most likely to get a cold, is a good time to get constitutional treatments. If, on the other hand you already have symptoms of a cold, like sore throat, chills and fever, body aches and/or a runny nose, Acupuncture is still useful by tonifying the body’s defences and immune system and shorten the length of the disease. Some Chinese herbal formulas are particularly useful in preventing colds and flu’s, while others  are more effective in getting you better more naturally.
Seasonal Acupuncture treatments 4x per year will also prepare you for the next season. As nature changes, we change. Think about it!

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