Lucy Clarke Blog

Research based articles

Welcome to my blog.  Here you will find information on Nutrition Therapy, Functional Testing and Acupuncture and Fertility Support. I write about the health topics I discuss in clinic, and the areas I get asked about most often.

6 Healthy Living Tips for 2020

Feeling depleted after the festive season? January is the perfect time to reset. Drawing on principles from Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, this post shares six practical tips to boost your immunity, restore energy, and start the year feeling your best — from better sleep and nourishing food to staying warm, active, and creative...

Acupuncture? But I don’t like needles!

Why come for acupuncture if you don’t like needles? Some people don’t like needles, in fact, some people fear and hate them. I used to think, ‘Surely they wouldn’t want acupuncture? Turns out I was wrong. . .   While I was training 2 things happened that made me think patients who don’t like...

What is Chinese Tongue Diagnosis?

When you come to see me for Acupuncture, I usually ask to see your tongue. Why? Because Chinese tongue diagnosis helps make acupuncture more effective. Here are some of the reasons...

Can Acupuncture treat your Back Pain?

Ever wondered if Acupuncture can treat your back pain? or Why Acupuncture seems to work for some people and not others? Your friend said acupuncture ‘works’ but your uncle said it did nothing for him. . . Let me explain why this might be...

Man holding painful back

7 Easy ways to drink more water

The benefits of drinking water and staying hydrated are well known. Any Google search will list why you should drink water and they include – improving and regulating your digestion, eliminating toxins, hydrating your skin, improving your complexion, aiding concentration and supporting clearer thinking. People have less headaches and it helps with weight...

Glass of water

What exactly is Cupping therapy and how can it help me?

These marks are left on the skin after Cupping therapy, one of the treatments I use alongside Acupuncture. Historically, cups were made from bone but nowadays they are made from glass, bamboo and many practitioners, including myself, use plastic cups with a hand pump. Cupping – How is it done? How does it...

Cupping marks on woman's back

Inclusivity Statement

Supporting every body

As a Fertility Support Trained practitioner, I am committed to supporting every birthing body, and all permutations of the people it takes to make a family. To using the correct Pronouns for each person who walks through the door. To recognise the unique journey taken by same-sex couples and the complex and sometimes traumatic journey that fertility work can represent to Trans and Non-binary people. To treat known egg donors and surrogates without judgement. To acknowledge the unique challenges medical racism (or even just existing in a black or brown body) can pose to people of colour, and within this, to recognise our own privilege and be open to course correction without fragility. To embrace people in bigger bodies, differently-abled bodies and people of all religions. And finally, to accept without question the lived experience of all people who walk through our doors. We aim to treat people fairly and to recognise and respond to their individual needs, experiences and aspirations. Firmly believing that human diversity strengthens and enriches our society, a Fertility Support Trained practitioner strives to provide healthcare without discrimination and with open-hearted, skilled, support.

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