Fire Horse Year 2026: Chinese Medicine Insights & Wellness Tips

Bǐng Wǔ 丙午: Entering the Fire Horse Year 2026 One of my favourite things about the turn of a new year is the changing of the guard within the Chinese lunar calendar. The Year of the Wood Snake in 2025 seemed, for many, to invite an uncomfortable kind of upgrading. For some, it brought necessary…

Menopause, Gut Health & the Holistic Body

As women transition through perimenopause and menopause, their internal landscape undergoes profound transformation. Fluctuating oestrogen and progesterone levels can alter mood, sleep, temperature regulation, and circulation. However, beyond the hormonal shifts, what I observe in clinic and what current research increasingly confirms, is that the gut plays a pivotal role in how women experience this…