Dr Maggie Ju Acupuncture London Chelsea, North Kensington, Notting Hill, and Richmond

Sinusitis, a common medical condition, affects millions of people worldwide. Often dismissed as a minor inconvenience, sinusitis can significantly impact your quality of life if left untreated. In this article, we will explore why it's crucial to get your sinusitis treated and the potential consequences of neglecting this common ailment. Understanding Sinusitis Sinusitis, commonly known as a sinus infection, occurs when the sinuses become inflamed and swollen. The sinuses are air-filled cavities located behind your forehead, cheeks, and eyes. When they become blocked and infected, it leads to a range of uncomfortable symptoms, including: Facial pain and pressure Nasal congestion Runny or stuffy nose Headache Coughing Fatigue Fever Types of Sinusitis There are several types of sinusitis, including acute, subacute, chronic, and recurrent. Each type can vary in duration and severity, but they all share the potential for complications if not properly treated. The Importance of Treatmen...

Hormones are the body's messengers, regulating various physiological processes and ensuring the body functions efficiently. These chemical messengers play a vital role in maintaining overall health and well-being. When your hormones are balanced, your body operates harmoniously, allowing you to feel and perform your best. However, imbalances in hormones can lead to a range of health issues. In this article, we will explore why it's essential to maintain balanced hormones and how you can achieve this equilibrium for a healthier life. Understanding Hormones Hormones are chemical substances produced by glands in the endocrine system. These glands include the thyroid, adrenal, pituitary, and ovaries/testes, among others. Hormones travel through the bloodstream to target organs and tissues, where they instruct these areas on how to function properly. Key Hormones and Their Functions: Estrogen and Testosterone: These sex hormones play a significant role in reproductive health and hav...

Hormonal imbalances can significantly impact the overall health and well-being of individuals, and estrogen dominance is a condition that affects many women. Estrogen dominance occurs when there is an excessive amount of estrogen relative to progesterone in the body. This imbalance can lead to a wide range of symptoms and potential health risks. While there are various approaches to managing estrogen dominance, acupuncture has emerged as a natural and effective method for restoring hormonal balance. In this article, we will explore estrogen dominance, its symptoms, causes, and how acupuncture can help address this condition. Understanding Estrogen Dominance Estrogen is an essential hormone that plays a crucial role in regulating the menstrual cycle, supporting reproductive health, and maintaining bone density. However, when estrogen levels rise too high or remain elevated for an extended period, it can lead to estrogen dominance. This condition is often a result of factors such as horm...

Long COVID, also known as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), has emerged as a challenging condition affecting a significant portion of individuals who have recovered from acute COVID-19. It encompasses a wide range of persistent symptoms that can endure for weeks or even months after the initial infection. As medical professionals and researchers seek effective approaches to manage the lingering effects of long COVID, complementary and alternative therapies are gaining attention. Among them, acupuncture has shown promise as a potential treatment modality. In this article, we talk about the role of acupuncture in alleviating the symptoms of long COVID and its potential benefits for affected individuals. Understanding Long COVID: Long COVID is a complex condition characterized by an array of persistent symptoms, including fatigue, brain fog, joint pain, shortness of breath, sleep disturbances, and mental health issues. These symptoms can significantly impact an individua...

Everyone has mood changes in some degree, however too much mood changes could be caused by ill health and further affects one’s health. Mood expressions include positive scales like "activity, joy, contemplation, calmness" and negative scales like "anger, irritation, depression, fatigue”. Patients with chronic disease supposed to have dominant negative mood scales. Do you know acupuncture can help you improve mood changes. A research has shown that there was an immediate, fast suppression of unusual slow high amplitude EEG waves in response to acupuncture needle rotation. Also there was a significant improvement on positive mood scales and a decline in negative mood scales after 10 acupuncture sessions. Patients with chronic pain reported a significant decrease of pain intensity after 10 sessions. Acupuncture is cost-effective compared with counselling or usual care alone in treating depression There is emerging evidence that acupuncture is effective for treating patient...

Fatigue is a common complaint in the clinic. Nonspecific fatigue is fatigue with no underlying medical cause. Some survey has shown that 20% of people feel unusually tired at any given time. It’s unusual to find anything physically wrong. However excessive fatigue affects one’s quality of life. Tired of being tired? How to get rid of fatigue? Acupuncture is one of the methods that you should try. Why No1 Many things in daily life can cause stress and stress makes you tired. Acupuncture can help reduce stress as a result it can help reduce fatigue. No2 Brain is the largest energy consumer and all the energy come from blood supply to the brain. Acupuncture can help improve brain blood circulation and energy supply to reduce fatigue. No3 Inflammation anywhere in the body can make you feel tired. Acupuncture reduces inflammation to reduce fatigue. No4 The tension of the body blocks blood circulation and makes you feel tired. Acupuncture reduces tension and improves blood circulation to red...

Fatigue is a very common complaint. How to boost energy and reduce fatigue with acupuncture? Blood circulation is a key step to boost energy. Blood circulates throughout the body and brings the energy to the cells to function. If blood circulation is poor, the nutrients will not reach the cells which need energy to do the work. You will see symptoms of fatigue. System circulation is the part of the cardiovascular system. Microcirculation is blood circulation in the smallest blood vessels which comprise arterioles, capillaries and venules. Arteriole wall is made up of smooth muscles, while there are no smooth muscles on the capillary and venule wall. Lymphatic circulation consisting of lymphatic capillaries also contributes to the microcirculation function. It carries oxygenated blood away from the heart through the arteries, capillaries to the tissues of the body. It provides the functional blood supply with oxygen and nutrients to the cells to all body tissue. It picks up carbon dioxi...

Because women are so busy all the time, they may not notice that they are growing older. Wrinkles may be already on our face; skin may become loose. Hormone level in the body has changed. Because of this change, it declared the old age’s coming. Some women may have unpleasant symptoms, such as hot flush, night sweaty; these symptoms may exist a few years before menopause starts and may last a few years afterwards. For them, pleasant summer became unbearable hot; night became sleepless nights. What can you do about it? Hormone replacement therapy may relieve the symptoms, but the risk to take is very big which include having breast cancer, stroke and dementia etc. For this reason, alternative treatment is a good choice. Acupuncture was recognised as an effective way to reduce hot flush. Borud et al performed a randomised controlled trial to study effectiveness of acupuncture for hot flush. 10 sessions of acupuncture were given to acupuncture group and advice on self-care was for control...

Stress causes changes of many systems in the body. In response to stress, the level of various hormones changes, such as glucocorticoids, catecholamines, growth hormone and prolactin. This allows the body to cope with stress situation. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis consists of a serial of endocrine organs including hypothalamus, pituitary gland and adrenal glands. In response to stress, this axis is activated to promote survival. Stimulation of this axis results in hypothalamic secretion of corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF). CRF then stimulates the pituitary to adrenocorticotropin (ACTH), 8-lipotropin and 3-endorphin. Plasma levels of these hormones can increase two- to fivefold during stress in humans. ATCH stimulates adrenal glands to produce glucocorticoids which are a class of steroids. cortisols stimulate the formation of glucose and activates antistress and anti-inflammatory pathways. Stimulation of the pituitary-adrenal axis is also related to release of catecholamines...