Journal · Notes from the clinic
Notes on acupuncture, Chinese medicine & the body.
Long-form writing from a working clinic in Haggerston, East London — the medicine in practice, the conditions I see most often, and the lineage it all sits inside.
Featured · No. 004
Beyond Needles: Why Philosophy Still Matters
On why the philosophy behind acupuncture is still doing real clinical work — and why the medicine loses something essential when you treat the points as mechanical.
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No. 002
Lineage
Rivers Beneath the Skin
A primer on the meridian system as classical Chinese medicine described it.
Primer
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6 min
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Nov 2025
No. 003
Cancer support
Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN)
One of the most stubborn legacies of chemotherapy — what the research says, and how the clinic approaches it.
Clinical
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8 min
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Nov 2025
No. 001
Women’s health
Alleviating Tamoxifen Side Effects
Easing hot flushes, joint pain and sleep disruption alongside oncology care.
Clinical
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7 min
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Jun 2019
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