Even when we would recover from challenges such as stress, depression, anxiety or relationship difficulties more quickly, sometimes cultural taboo stops us when we need to see a counsellor.
Japanese acupuncture is very similar to that practiced in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and is a fast and effective anxiety treatment.
This article discusses what our bodies can accomplish in pregnancy and day to day life.
Mindfulness training is increasingly popular among doctors and psychologists as a practical tool to help patients who are anxious, stressed or depressed. It may be a new concept for some people, the root of it is thousands of years old. Also known as Mindfulness Meditation, the benefits are both incredible and far-reaching.
Mindfulness is our natural ability to bring attention to our experience as it unfolds in the present moment, bringing us back to what is happening in the here-and-now. It is a practical grounding in the “present-ness” of human experience.
Useful tips to help you manage the stress caused by other people around you Everyone has a certain amount of stress in his or her life. This can result from family, job, finances and general life responsibilities. Often though, stress can be passed on from person to person like an infectious disease or second hand […]
Professor Helen He is a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and acupuncture specialist who trained in Beijing and has worked in Hong Kong at Holistic Central Medical Practice for the past ten years. Professor He is a very gentle person, which allows her to be successful in treating anxiety, stress and depression. In this video, Professor […]
This is an article discussing a teenager’s response to their parents divorce, some common feelings associated with divorce, and ways to deal with it.
This article discusses postpartum depression, & offers advice to a new mother experiencing symptoms. It also includes a help line for those in crises.
“Have you ever felt stressed?” The answer is very probably a resounding “yes”. At the best of times Hong Kong is a stressful city, but with natural disasters like the Japanese tsunami impacting people we know and work with, there is naturally an increase in feelings of helplessness and of anxiety about our own future. […]
Many people accept low level symptoms of illness as “normal”, living with them rather than seeking help — and a cure. Perhaps because they’re busy, perhaps because they don’t think that their “illness” will be taken seriously by the medical profession. At Holistic Central 15 professionals provide more than 20 therapies, bringing together western medicine […]
