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There are some great acupuncture points to boost the immune system and treat symptoms of the common cold and flu. Are you suffering from coughing, headache, sore throat, blocked or runny nose and loss of energy? Then acupressure on these points will ease those symptoms and help your body to recover. Acupressure Manual Warm up your hands by rubbing them. Hold these points for 1-2 minutes with light finger pressure twice a day. We want to feel the change of sensation on the ski

Welcome back after what seemed to be an endless summer. I took a long summer break filled with time for my family, friends and my kids … and lots of travel …. In fact at some point in the timeframe of 9 days i travelled from Germany, to the Netherlands, to Seattle in the US, back to the Netherlands and then to Turkey. 4 countries, 3 continents, 4 climates, 3 different time zones and 10 hours time difference. This kind of travel is super hard on the body as it messes up with o

It's spring again. And maybe you have, like me, an ambivalent relationship with this season. It's finally getting warm, beautiful flowers evolve, the air is full of chirping birds and one can enjoy the outdoors again. If it wasn't for my running nose, sneezing and itching eyes. Yep, it is also the season of hay fever. Every year I hope it will not hit me, but every year again I go through tons of paper tissues in this time of the year. Here are some tips on how you can relie

Welcome to the first post of this new series. This series will explore acupressure and self-massage manuals to relieve symptoms of many common illnesses. You can apply them at home on yourself and your children. They are safe and easy to do. Acupressure works by placing pressure on specific points on your meridians (energy channels) on the body to release Qi. With acupressure you support your immune system for a quicker recovery. My youngest son could not sleep this Saturday