Dr. Benita Perch, Naturopathic Physician at IMI, shares her top tips for boosting the immune system.
Interview with Dr Benita Perch by Honeycombers.com – How stress affects mental health, especially in the workplace
by Sophie Cullen | Jan 13, 2020 A ridiculously high proportion of our time each week is spent at work, so it’s no wonder that the workplace can be one of the biggest stressors we encounter. Thankfully, Dr Benita Perch and her team at IMI are trying to combat this with their...
What’s behind your anxiety? Discover sources and solutions with naturopathy and psychotherapy
Your health and happiness are dependent on seven factors: mind, body, emotions, spirit, energy, community and environment. Seemingly unrelated, these interconnected factors all play a significant role in how you feel and how you are every single day. Take Jane, a thirty-year old first-time mum who was unwell and unhappy....
Holistic Health: IMI On The Pros Of Naturopathic Medicine – an article featured in CompareRetreats.com
Holistic Health: IMI On The Pros Of Naturopathic Medicine (This article is referenced from https://magazine.compareretreats.com/holistic-health-imi-on-the-pros-of-naturopathic-medicine/) There’s a lot of mistrust in modern life, from news sources to politicians, and this feeling has filtered into medicine too: the New York Times reported last year that only 34% of Americans trust medical experts. This...
Prevent antibiotics – take a natural approach to boost your child’s immunity
About this time of year at IMI, we start to see more cases of colds, coughs, flu and other illnesses that become increasingly common over the winter months. Living in Hong Kong, and the combined factors of pollution, a dense population, stressful living, rapid weather changes and the overuse of medications...
Methylation: why does it matter to your health?
Have you ever wondered why some people react more poorly to environmental factors such as pollution and stress compared to others, and why some people respond much better to the same therpies and treatments? As it turns out, a biochemical mechanism in our body known as Methylation may hold the...
Why living in Hong Kong may influence your need for supplements
Why some people believe in the benefits of supplements In the ‘yes’ camp, we have had years of recommendations from the medical community, and the common-sense idea that we likely aren’t getting a complete set of vitamins and minerals from our diet and can supplement any nutritional imbalances. Why some...