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A holistic health consultation can
then round up the TCM consultation.
Achieving specific goals in your
health is the starting point from which
we explore your lifestyle, diet and
emotional health. In addition, we explore
your Chinese medicine body type to
further understand the strengths and
weaknesses of your body. During the
holistic health consultation, we develop
a personal health plan with a guide on
your next steps, a report on what to eat,
drink and avoid, and suggestions about
which exercises and lifestyle changes
will be most suitable.
At Balance Health, we are fortunate
to have a variety of hands-on, alternative
medicine and mind-body therapies
available that we can recommend for
each individual, depending on their
needs. This enables us to go beyond
Chinese medicine and to integrate
a much deeper understanding and
healing of your body.
How many sessions would
someone expect to have with a
practitioner before noticing an
improvement?
The t rea tmen t du ra t i on va r i es
depending on your health issues and
what you would like to achieve. Patients
with a cold or flu who seek to cure
the symptoms can see our Chinese
medicine doctor once and recover
within three to seven days. Patients who
seek to treat, say, infertility would usually
see our doctor over several months,
with weekly appointments, as in that
particular case we are aiming to restore
overall body health and treat the root
cause of an imbalanced body.
Are there any complaints or
conditions that people in Hong
Kong commonly come to you with?
Common conditions we see in Hong
Kong include stress and anxiety, which
we can treat successfully and relatively
quickly with acupuncture. Stress is
often the root cause of a weak digestive
issue which can further manifest itself
in weight gain, lack of energy, insomnia
and so on. Apart from coughs and colds,
we see many people suffering from
respiratory illnesses such as asthma,
and also skin allergies. From a Chinese
medicine perspective these are a result
of a comparatively weaker immune
system and a sign of a body that needs
to be strengthened naturally.
Generally speaking, is there
anything you can recommend
for people who live here to stay
healthy?
A strong body will be more able to
withstand the harsh conditions of
Hong Kong, be it high pollution, stress
or long working hours. People who
would like to assess their current body
condition without seeing a doctor
can try our online body-type test
. It will
assess your current body condition and
indicate any imbalances you might have.
Prevention is key, and our tool helps you
to understand your body condition and
indicates those areas that you might
need to pay more attention to.
What is the biggest difference
between TCM and Western
medicine?
The ailments and disharmonies that
are assessed in Chinese medicine are
different to those inWestern medicine. In
Chinese medicine, one would not treat a
vitamin D deficiency but instead look at
enhancing the yang qi (essential energy)
and organs that are out of balance. The
result might be a balanced vitamin supply
but achieved through different methods.
Interestingly, to get more sun is one
of Chinese medicine’s approaches to
enhance yang qi, which is in line with
the Western treatment of increasing
Vitamin D. At the end of the day, each
system uses different methods and
different strategies all with the same goal:
achieving a healthy and balanced body.
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