Care Cure Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine

We are designed to react to threats, real or perceived. If a threat is perceived, energy is directed away from normal functioning in the body. The sympathetic nervous system (which branches from the central nervous system) is triggered into a 'fight or flight' response. This is all well and good if you have a large toothed mammal coming up the rear and you need to defend yourself (or even better make a hasty exit) as it is essential for survival. But experiencing physiological changes of this kind on a day to day basis is not good for your health. Stress is the body’s reaction to our current, modern day threats which can be attributed to a whole range of factors including work or overwork, family life, grief and financial worries.The difference is that instead of the body experiencing a once off momentary change, it experiences the same changes over a prolonged period of time producing the same physiological effects. Essentially energy is being directed away from ess...

Acupuncture and Herbs to treat Sinus Infections Sinusitis  or  sinus infection  is inflammation of the air cavities within the passages of the nose. Tiny holes that connect your nasal passages to your sinuses get blocked. It can be caused by a number of factors including colds and flu viruses, infection, polyps, allergies and irritants. If your sinuses can’t drain properly it causes inflammation and swelling around the nasal area. This can directly affect your breathing, cause pain, irritation, headaches and affect your day to day living. The combination of acupuncture and Chinese herbs is a highly effective way to treat both the symptoms and the root cause of your sinusitis. Our practitioners stimulate the small channels that connect the sinuses to the nasal passages. Stimulating these congestion points increases blood flow to your sinuses and loosens mucus . This allows the mucus to drain into the nose from the sinuses and allows air to flow into the...

Offer is Available in Care Cure Acupuncture Clinics St. Augustine Street, Galway City, Shop Street, Tuam and Lower Georges Street, Dun Laoghaire. Care Cure Clinics Ireland has five branches across Ireland: Galway, Dun Laoghaire, Tuam, Loughrea, Longford. Contact us right now on 086-2159282 or through the online chatting service to get an instant appointment!  https://chat.center/carecure

Feiyan Slimming Tea is a fast and effective way to aid the weight loss process. Here are just some of it's benefits. Benefits of Fei Yan Chinese Herbal Slimming Tea • Fei Yan Tea is a fast and effective way to aid slimming and weight loss by controlling and reducing the body's blood fat and cholesterol levels. • The tea aids metabolism to increase the burning of calories and improve digestion and elimination. • Fei Yan tea is an infusion prepared from medicinal plants which contain effective components for anti-Hyperlipemia and reducing fat accumulation. • Fei Yan Tea won the Golden Prize at The First Health Product Expo of China in 1993. We have one pack of 20 tea bags for €10 and a second pack containing 2 boxes each containing a sealed foil package of 20 tea bags How to use Fei Yan Tea • Soak 1 tea bag in approx. 150ml of boiling water for 5 - 10 mins. • Take 1 cup of tea in the morning and one cup of tea in the evening after meals. Mi...

Beat Winter Snuffles With Chinese Medicine According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, there is a protective layer of energy called ‘chi we’ running the length of your body. This energy acts to prevent any outside attacks from harsh weather, viruses or bacteria entering the body.   But when the weather varies this energy is especially susceptible to attack and the body finds itself unprepared to resist the colder temperatures. When this happens the lung meridian (channel) looses it’s ‘chi we’ protection and catches cold. This leads to the immune system breaking down and allowing infections to infiltrate the body system causing coughs, sore throats, chest infections, colds and flues.   Acupuncture and herbal medicines rebalance the ‘chi we’ protection and strengthens the healing energy of the lung meridian. This helps the immune system to effectively fight off infection and maintain a healthy, strong body. Acupuncture can also be used to prevent flu and colds...

Thinking about the perfect gift? Want to be a Bit Different but Can't Decide What? Tired of the Same old Same Old? If you answered Yes to any of these questions then why not go all out this year and surprise your loved one with the gift of a Care Cure Acupuncture Voucher this Christmas. The Christmas Voucher Package includes a Free Consultation in all of our Clinics in Galway City, Loughrea, Tuam, Dun Laoghaire and Longford and allows you to chose from a range of Soothing, Relaxing, Healing Treatments such as: • A Special of A cupuncture, Massage & Cupping - €70 • Acupuncture Session for Enhanced Well Being - €50 • Reflexology Session - €40 - 30 minutes - €70 for 1hour • Chinese Massage/Acupressure €40 for 30 minutes • Cosmetic Acupuncture €60 including facial massage • Ear Candling - €30 for both Ears • Cupping €20 Alternatively you can choose a value price and let the Voucher open for whatever treatment the person receiving t...

When visiting our clinic for a consultation, you will be asked to stick out your tongue so our practitioner can diagnose your condition. This can seem like a very strange request, and you’re usually left to wonder what they saw there. This article helps clarify what your practitioner sees on your tongue by clearly explaining the basics of tongue analysis, and will also show you how you can use that information to make dietary choices to benefit your overall well-being. Basically, your tongue is a reflection of what’s happening inside your body. Natural medicine tries to find balance in your whole body. Along with your pulse and symptom presentation, your tongue is an easily accessible way to find out what your inner landscape looks like, and can help you know what will bring you further into, or out of balance. WHAT TO LOOK FOR Shape Is your tongue thin and pointy, or is it more thick and flabby with tooth-marks around the edges? Is it quivery? Is some of i...

WHAT IS FACIAL REVITALISATION ACUPUNCTURE? Facial Revitalisation Acupuncture is a painless, non-surgical therapy used to help you look fresher and delay the signs of aging. The treatment has in recent years attracted media attention with the Irish Times newspaper acclaiming that Acupuncture ‘is a viable alternative to cosmetic surgery and the effects can run much deeper than simply improving appearance. HOW DOES FACIAL REVITALISATION ACUPUNCTURE WORK? Facial Revitalisation Acupuncture works by inserting small painless disposable needles into the face to stimulate the flow of Qi (Energy) and encourage blood flow to the skin, to improve the improving complexion and strengthen muscle tone. This treatment also brings nutrients to the skin and flushes out stubborn toxins. Needles may also be inserted at specific points on the body so Qi can be accessed to flow more smoothly. Each Facial is tailored to the individual and you will be asked about your medical history and other...

Smoking not only costs money, it is anti-social and affects all organs of the body. Studies show that a smoker is easily prone to contracting a sore throat, skin rash, chest infection, etc. When pregnant smoking has been known to harm the fetus and medical research shows a higher risk of the baby being born premature or underweight. Everyday 300 people die as direct results of smoking-the equivalent of a jumbo jet crashing 24 hours. As an average smoker the habit may cost you over 800 pounds a year, but nowadays more and more smokers know that they are harming themselves and that they should quip but the habit feels almost impossible to break. Even for those who are determined to stop smoking, willpower alone may not be enough. All over the world people have tried different ways of giving up cigarettes - nicotine patches, hypnosis, sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. In China Acupuncture has been a tried and tested, proven way of healing addiction. It is an...

ALLERGY/ INTOLERANCE TESTING Care Cure Acupuncture Offers an extensive intolerance test which measures the sensitivity of up to 110 food items, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, food additives, colouring and preservatives. We also include a test for dust mites, pollen and animal hair. An intolerance usually occurs when we eat too much of one particular food like wheat, potatoes or cheese. In Ireland, a country known for damp wet weather, our bodies find it difficult to dige st wet grains like wheat as the digestive system is not hot enough. This is seen when Irish people go on holiday to countries like Italy and amazingly have their intolerance to wheat disappeared. The allergy test is conducted by snipping a small strand of hair – this allows us to conduct our test and it makes no difference to the results whether you dye your hair or not. Then we have a short questionnaire which is sent with the hair to our labs for analysis. Within 5-10 working days we will have your r...

Sports participation although a great form of exercise and community spirit can sometimes put a strain on the body and result in muscle aches, injury pains, pulled ligaments, twisted ankles and broken limbs. Acupuncture and Chinese Massage is an effective treatment for dealing with sports injuries and general body wear and tear. Whether you are suffering from the aches and pains of old injuries, sprained muscles or just need a healthy energy boost our therapies can aid recovery. Recent studies have shown that acupuncture causes the body to produce natural steroids and promotes the production of natural endorphins. Steroids decrease inflammation, while endorphins act to block pain messages allowing the brain to focus on the more important task of healing. Herbs can also be used to reduce inflammation as well as strengthening the body Traditional Chinese Medicine can help ease a wide range of pain conditions such as: Joint and Soft Tissue Repair Neck and Shoulder in...

Acupuncture needles FAQs: Here are the answers to some of the most asked questions in the clinic by patients. Hopefully, you will find them helpful and gain a better understanding of acupuncture. 1. What are the needles like? Patients are often reassured to discover that acupuncture needles are very fine and thin as the diameter of one single hair. However, over 2000 years ago, needles were made from bamboo or stone. As the human civilization developed, iron, gold and silver were late r on used to make the needles. In the modern times, acupuncture needles are most commonly made from stainless steel which gives the needles certain important qualities, such as impossible to break, very flexible, and will not rust. 2. How are needles sterilized? Acupuncturists always employ single use pre-sterilised disposable needles when treating patients. After each use, the needles need to be disposed in a sharp object box to ensure that no infection can be transm...

Traditional Chinese Medicine has been very effective in alleviating pain caused by sports injuries among others and seeks always to root cause the source of such pain. One such injury treated by Chinese Medicine is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) which is an injury associated with the peripheral nerve tissues and their responses. To explain Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a nerve entrapment which manifests itself as pain, numbness or weakness in the forearm, wrist or hand. Some people with this condition can experience difficulty in discerning hot from cold sensations while others experience it as a deterioration of local tendons, muscles, ligaments, and sinew. It can come on from an injury to the nerves or as a side effect of pregnancy and can be felt as debilitating and cause a reduction in quality of life. The combination of Acupuncture and Moxibustion which is the treatment recommended by Traditional Chinese Acupuncture can alleviate the pain and heal the damaged tissues of peo...

The section below explains how the condition of the liver channel is connected with uterine fibroids.  Your liver regulates the blood in your body – in other words we say in Traditional Chinese Medicine theory that the liver has been given the function of storing blood in the body, regulating blood flow and preventing blood overflow.   I.               Storage of Blood Blood from the liver glorifies and nourishes the body’s meridians (channels which flow through the body) and it also nourishes your fingers/toes nails and eyes. If blood stored in your liver failed to nourish the meridians, it would result in symptoms including numbness, pins and needles, tendon twitch, muscle spasms, and convulse of limbs. Similarly if the eyes do not receive proper nourishment from the liver blood, patients will experience dry, sore eyes or even blurred vision. If your nails do not get enough blood supply, they will be...