What is acupuncture?
This is without doubt one of the main questions I get asked when I tell people I run an acupuncture clinic. Followed swiftly by....how does it work and does it work? To answer the last question first, YES!!! It does work! The natural response from that then is,...
Overcome Period Pain
Why I know it’s possible to overcome period pain even though you’ve been told it is normal! Who is affected? Many women experience period pain at some stage during their lifetime. Research has shown that up to 75% of young women and up to 50% of adult women...
Why does healing seem so hard?
What is it about 'getting better' either from a cold, an injury, a chronic condition or a deep rooted pattern that seems so hard to overcome? Why have we forgotten how powerful we actually are? Why have we forgotten that we have much more control than we believe we...
Free talk: Chronic Migraine and Stress
Free Talk: Chronic Migraine and Stress Thursday March 15th 2018 6pm - 7pm at Joanne Burke Acupuncture Clinic What you need to know about controlling Chronic Migraine and reducing stress naturally WITHOUT extreme diets and impossible...
Your body knows how to heal itself from Migraine!
You've been dealing with this pain for so long, that you have completely forgotten what it feels like to feel "normal". You wake up every morning wondering if you're going to be struck down with migraine and have to spend the day on your own, in the dark and in...
Setting health goals
At this time of year setting goals and resolutions for the year are often the hot topic of discussion at coffee break. We come in to a new year full of determination that this is the year that it is going to happen. "I'm going to lose weight, I'm going to eat...
Why getting to bed early is so important
Many of us believe that we can survive on 5-6 hours of sleep per night and I feel the optimum word here is....Survive!! We have forgotten what it feels like to not be in survival mode and that life can flow more easily and that we can have better clarity. We NEED...
Why I know it is possible to overcome Chronic Migraines Even when conventional medicine is not working!
Photo by Jimmy Bay on Unsplash Who is affected? About 12-15% of the population of Ireland suffer with migraine, which is more than half a million people. Women are 3 times more likely to be affected compared to men. This can manifest as severe pain, vision and balance...
What is Qi?
Photo by Natalya Letunova on Unsplash Anyone who has had acupuncture will have had the word Qi said to them many times. “The needles help to keep the Qi moving smoothly”; “the reason you are feeling pain there, is because the Qi is stuck”; “it is important to eat well...