jade_dibblee, Author at Jade Chinese Medicine

Evidence based medicine – sounds good. What does it actually mean?

MedicineJuly 10, 202395Views 0Likes 0Comments

Since its fairly new term with some serious potential for misunderstanding, I thought I’d take some time to explain what ‘evidence’ actually means with regard to medicine and health sciences. This is a long post with some fairly technical terms. I apologise. But, in the words of Neil deGrasse Tyson ‘“Science literacy is a vaccine…

A few Self Care Suggestions

Personal CareJuly 10, 2023114Views 0Likes 0Comments

Self-care can be challenging at the best of times, but especially when you already don’t feel well, it can feel borderline on asking the impossible. It isn’t impossible. But the point is: you have to start somewhere. Doesn’t matter where it is. But in this case something is always better than nothing and being where…

Summer Lovin’

Personal CareJuly 10, 202393Views 0Likes 0Comments

Late summer is here, with hot muggy days and sudden afternoon thunderstorms. Late summer is considered to be one of five (not four) major seasons in the East, with this phase in particular associated with the earth element: as such, it’s a time of nourishment and nurturing. It’s the time of ripening before the harvest…

Lets Talk about Stress

Mental Health, Personal CareJuly 10, 2023131Views 0Likes 0Comments

In my years of practice one of the major things I’ve noticed is how busy many people are and how normal it becomes – until of course, they turn up in in my clinic stressed and anxious. Much of what we call ‘anxiety’ is actually stress – the constant go go go of everyday life…

Pain Pain Go Away…. Yes Please!!

Health, PainJuly 10, 202379Views 0Likes 0Comments

It probably wont surprise any of you to hear that pain the first reason most people come in to see me. Its the first reason most people book in with an Acupuncturist and the thing Acupuncture is best known for. Theres a good reason for this: Acupuncture has been proven to perform equally and over Morphine (!!)…

Chinese Herbal Medicine, Acupuncture and Immunity

Acupuncture, Oriental MedicineJuly 10, 2023156Views 0Likes 0Comments

Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture have been used for hundreds of years to treat immune, lung and respiratory conditions of all kinds. From asthma to allergies, coughing, hayfever, and both resistance to and treatment of viral and bacterial infections (bronchitis, pneumonia, and the like). If you’re thinking ‘What? Wow! How can this be possible? And…

Essential Oils Usage and Safety: Myth busting and Misinformation

Personal CareJuly 10, 2023145Views 0Likes 0Comments

Essential oils are the new health and self care buzz: use them on yourself, your family, drink them and do whatever you like! Splash them around! I have two words in response to these suggestions: just don’t. I’ve been involved in the essential oil industry for more than two decades. As an interested layperson, staff…

Why you shouldn’t google DIY Natural health remedies

Health, MedicineJuly 10, 202373Views 0Likes 0Comments

There’s this phenomenon I’m observing a lot lately… I’m sure you’ve noticed (or done it) yourself too… it’s the DIY natural remedy search. This is not only through google, but through forums and other pages like facebook, be that interest groups and forums or just as a post requesting advice. There are a number of…

The best time for Acupuncture

Acupuncture, Oriental MedicineJuly 10, 2023105Views 0Likes 0Comments

One of the questions which arises frequently for acupuncture treatment is – I have X condition – when should I come for acupuncture treatment? 1. Theres a famous Chinese saying you may have heard: ‘The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago: the second best time is now’. Although Chinese medicine is…

What is dry needling? Isn’t it just acupuncture?

AcupunctureJuly 10, 202392Views 0Likes 0Comments

Over the last few years theres been a considerable upsurge in Acupuncture awareness. It seems to be everywhere: Acupuncture for anxiety, acupuncture for insomnia, acupuncture for immunity, acupuncture for fertility! This is fabulous. Its really very exciting that Acupuncture has started to become much more mainstream in consideration for so many aspects of health, because…

Its Spring!

Health, Oriental Medicine, Personal CareJuly 10, 202357Views 0Likes 0Comments

In Chinese Medicine, Spring is the time for renewal and regeneration. Its a time of new life, beginnings, and activity. Its time of yang, action and movement – time to get up and go, to do things and to clear out the old and redundant in your life, be that physical or emotional, energetic or…

Emotions, Wholeness, and Chinese Medicine

Mental Health, Oriental MedicineJuly 10, 202376Views 0Likes 0Comments

One of the best things about Chinese Medicine is that it has never viewed the mind and the body as separate entities, to be treated and considered as mechanistic isolated parts. Each of us is a complete and whole person, to be treated and considered as such. What balance and harmony are, for each person,…