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Jun 26
7 min

My horse has laminitis, what should I do?

Laminitis is a scary and awful condition to see in a horse or pony. I know from experience as one of my ponies is prone to it ever since...

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Silvia Russo

May 15
1 min

Herbal medicine for sleep

Difficulty sleeping?

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Silvia Russo

Apr 12
3 min

The age of evidence based research in CAM (Complimentary and Alternative Medicine)..does it exist?

I frequently get asked does herbal medicine work? In my 14 years of experience I will say yes, not for ALL conditions but it certainly h...

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Silvia Russo

Apr 12
3 min

The distinction between holistic medicine and reductionist medicine

There is been much debate over the years around the differences between Western medicine and so called CAM (Complementary and Alternative...

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Silvia Russo

Apr 12
3 min

No reviews on google or testimonials? Ethics and law in Chinese medicine.

One of my patients spoke the other day about how surprised she is by the number of people who don't seek to know a practitioner's qualifi...

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Silvia Russo

Apr 12
3 min

Herbal medicine for babies and children, is it safe?

Herbal medicine is actually invaluable for children's health. After all, good health is an essential building block in a child's formativ...

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Silvia Russo

Apr 12
4 min

How does our emotional wellbeing affect our physical wellbeing? Chinese medicine can explain!

I recently read on Harvard health that there is new research saying that lower back pain can be worsened by stress. Well, frankly, that ...

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Silvia Russo

Apr 12
5 min

A modern rationale for how healing occurs and how it inspired me to created my business logo

Nature's role in healing

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Silvia Russo

Apr 12
4 min

Debunking the myths on the herb Echinacea

Firstly, I want to acknowledge and say a big thank you to Professor Kerry Bone, for the information in this blog. Kerry and collaborators...

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Silvia Russo

Apr 11
2 min

What is Chinese Medicine? What is acupuncture? What is dry needling?

Chinese Medicine is a coherent, unique and holistic way of looking at health and disease that developed over thousands of years in China,...

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