Acupuncture is thought to have been in existence for over five thousand years and has certainly been written about for over two thousand years. Well practised it is a powerful aid to addressing many diverse health problems.

Sandy Sandaver practises an integrated form of acupuncture encompassing Five Element Constitutional Diagnosis and Traditional Chinese Medicine (also known as TCM).

Chinese Medicine treats illnesses

as an an imbalance of the body’s

energy or Qi (pronounced Chi). Qi,

or energy runs throughout the

body through a series of pathways

or meridians closely related to the

nervous and vascular systems.

When the Qi flows strongly, the body

is at its best and most efficient. When

it is weak, or the meridian lines are

blocked at certain points, then the

body sickens.

Many people have acupuncture as a

preventative treatment or because

they feel below par but are not ‘ill’ in

the Western medicine sense.