What we treat
Natural remedies for health
Treating the whole you
Fertile Ground is a Chinese medicine and acupuncture practice with clinics in London W1 and Moorgate London EC2
Whether in the clinic itself or in the comfort of your own home, I hope I provide a caring, supportive environment for the treatment of whatever ails you, using acupuncture, herbs, natural nutrition and other holistic therapies.
Unlike the ‘one disease, one treatment’ concept of Western medicine, Chinese Medicine offers a method of personal diagnosis and treatment aimed uniquely at you and based on your own constellation of symptoms.
For example, if you suffer from migraine, your diagnosis and treatment will probably be quite different from the sufferer down the street. Similarly, if you’re finding it difficult to conceive, your difficulties and diagnosis are unique to you and I will treat you accordingly.
It’s well known that health conditions can be a worry and disturb your mind and spirit, This can make your problem and existing symptoms seem much worse. Conversely, anxiety, depression and stress can actually lead to real physical symptoms and health conditions.
Because Chinese medicine sees the body and mind as a continuum it can offer a way of bringing your mind and body back into balance.
Meditative Chinese exercises such as qi gong can really help to tether mind and spirit and reduce stress levels and I often ‘prescribe’ it for my patients.
Certainly, to some degree, your general health is in your own hands and lifestyle factors are a major influence. You need to recognise your ‘bad habits’ (well, you probably already know what they are!) and you’ll probably need to make some adjustments. I can certainly help you to work out what needs to be done and to look at the strengths and weaknesses of your diet.
Treatments at Fertile Ground
I treat all manner of health conditions. My main focus is on women’s’ health, from menstrual and fertility problems, pregnancy and the post partum period. and the transition to menopause.
I treat men too. Often alongside their partner where there’s a fertility issue, but also for pain, anxiety, depression, digestive and sleep problems.
I am particularly interested in how our mind and spirit interact with our general health. The two are completely inter-twined and an imbalance in either can lead to anxieties and depression. or more physical women’s health issues. It’s well known that stress can interfere with conception and in acupuncture there is even a meridian connecting the heart and the uterus which might be used to treat fertility or menstrual problems.
Whatever health problem or western diagnosis you have, Chinese medicine has its own ‘energetic’ view and diagnostic methods.
Although, for convenience, I have listed conditions by western diagnostic labels, Chinese medicine knows nothing about endometriosis, for example. It has disease categories (Bing) such as Painful menstruation (Tong jing) and symptom patterns (Zheng) within that category. So depending on your own symptom set, Endo might carry a diagnosis of, for example, qi stagnation leading to blood stasis, or cold congealing blood, or spleen deficiency with damp etc. That pattern diagnosis will guide the treatment.
IVF, of course, is uniquely Western, but acupuncture has been shown to be helpful in supporting the process and outcomes. Even here, your underlying personal pattern is always taken into consideration.
| Conditions we treat | ||
|---|---|---|
| Menstrual Health | Fertility and Conception | IVF |
| Miscarriage | Post Partum health | Menopause |
| Endometriosis | Thrush and Cystitis | IBS and gut problems |
| General Health | Mind Matters | Stress |
| Pregnancy & birth | PCOS | Pain |
| Sleep | Digestive disorders |
If you’d like to find out if I could help you, please get in touch, or book a treatment.