It’s all over the news: WHO officially announced burnout is a workplace disease. We’re not surprised: we’re treating an alarming number of professionals suffering from stress, anxiety, insomnia, and ultimate burnout every week. Burnout can have dire consequences – your career, home life, mental wellbeing and physical health can all...
Mind, mood and brain power
The most amazing antioxidant and detoxifier: sulforaphane in broccoli seed extract
According to the National Academy of Science, broccoli and broccoli sprouts contain the largest amounts of glucosinolates and sulforaphane, which are potent inducers of enzymes that protect against chemical carcinogens and involve in liver detoxification. In its raw form, broccoli has a substance called myrosinase inside it, which converts to...
What can you do to sleep better?
“I can’t fall asleep easily,” “I can’t switch off at night,” “I go to bed late and then wake up super early the next morning,” “I feel like a zombie the next day!” Does any of this sound familiar? If so, know that you are not alone. Sleep deprivation is...
Introducing triple P – Positive Parenting Programme
When it comes to raising kids and teenagers, everyone has an opinion. So, as a parent, when confronted with one or more difficult situations to handle, it is very difficult to know what’s best and what works. Following the Triple P, you will not need to guess what attitude to...
Depression and anxiety: you don’t need to suffer in silence or alone
Have you or your loved one experienced difficulties with depression and anxiety? Are you aware of some of the signs: unable to remember things or concentrate; find it difficult to sleep or sleeping too much; feeling tired all the time; no energy or emotion about anything; avoiding activities you usually...
Homeopathy for anxiety, stress and panic attacks
By Mina Weight, Homeopath, IMI-Integrated Medicine Institute Chinese version 跳至中文版 It’s completely natural to experience anxiety and stress from time to time. You may feel anxious and worried when delivering a presentation, preparing for a tough conversation with colleagues, or juggling children’s schedules, for example. As scenarios like these are...
Support your kid’s health with homeopathy
As the summer holidays are drawing to a close and families are returning to Hong Kong, parents and children are preparing for the start of another school year. Many children will be looking forward to starting school again, embarking on new activities and getting to know new teachers. Others, however,...
A Happy New Year: understanding depression and the natural solutions
Depression hurts. It’s the ‘black dog’ of the night that robs you of joy, the unquiet mind that keeps you awake. It’s a noonday demon that only you can see, the darkness visible only to you. —Jon Kabat Zinn Over the past two weeks most of us have been given...