Life Medicine - complementary health clinic in Highgate, North London

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Therapies

The clinic offers the whole family a full selection of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) therapies practised by our dedicated team of skilled and experienced practitioners.

CAM is any medical system, practice, or product that is not thought of as standard care. Complementary medicine is used along with standard medical treatments. One example is using acupuncture before and after IVF embryo transfer. Whereas Alternative Medicine is used in place of standard medical treatments. For example, homeopathy to treat colic instead of a method that a GP suggests.

Increasingly people in the UK are choosing to combine standard medicine with the CAM practices to treat their health. Integrative medicine is a total approach to care that involves the patient's mind, body, and spirit.

We aim to provide the very highest standards of CAM for your family, together with the latest up to date research and relevant information to help you choose the best treatment for your needs.

Life Medicine Clinic - Chinese Herbal Medicine

Practitioner Jo George

The Chinese healing art of Acupuncture dates back at least 2,000 years and some authorities maintain that it was practiced as long as 4,000 years ago.

Chinese Medicine is a complete medicinal system that is capable of treating disease in all its forms, and people of all ages.
Very fine needles are inserted into specific points on the body that have been known to re-harmonise and restore health and wellbeing.

While an acupuncturist will treat whatever complaint you present with, the traditional view places great importance on preventing disease before

Practitioner Jo George

Herbal medicine constitutes a large part of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which has been practised in China for more than 5000 years.

TCM is still a primary therapy in a number of Asian countries, routinely practised alongside Western medicine is in public hospitals in China.

People of any age and constitution can safely use Chinese Medicine and it can be used in combination with orthodox western medical treatment.

Following the initial diagnosis, the herbal formula constructed will be modified at different stages of the patient's recovery or illness.