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    ASK THE EXPERTS

    Nov 27, 2020 5 minutes

    CHINESE MEDICINE EXPERT

    Jonathan Orchard is an experienced acupuncturist and holistic health coach specialising in Chinese medicine (abundanceandhealth.co.uk).

    Q I often overindulge at Christmas, can you offer any advice on how I can avoid it?

    A Christmas is a time of celebration, connecting to our loved ones, relaxing and enjoying ourselves, being grateful for what we have and thinking of others. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), health is about finding a natural balance that is authentic, rather than a dogmatic idea of what is right or wrong. It is not something static and rigid, rather it is a relaxed ebb and flow. In this context Christmas is the time to take pleasure in a bit of indulgence. Some indulgence is good for us! It’s the ‘over’ indulgence that is the issue. If you pay attention to

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