This week on the #Wednesdaywellbeing show I'm replaying one if my favourite interviews with Frank Ramsay.
Frank is the author of 'Blue mondays forging a career in chinese medicine'. Cruising a new world view. Alternative medicine at Sea! A new frontier!
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Tonight we chat with Frank about his mental health and mania, and the healing, transforming nature of his experience.
His own life and his extensive studies in mental health nursing and Traditional Chinese medicine give him a wealth of knowledge he brings to tonights show.
We also chat about the theories around acupuncture for depression. Our discussion is around mental wellbeing and the research showing acupuncture can alter brain chemistry and increase serotonin production (which is lowered in depression). Acupuncture is also known to increase endorphins (the body’s feel-good hormones) in the nervous system and brain, which may improve mood.
Acupuncture has been shown to down-regulate the areas of the brain responsible for pain, stress, anxiety and worry. We discuss the currently used medical model for mental wellbeing and how with advancement in knowledge and holistic therapies we can support people in a more effective way.
This podcast is sponsored by The Northern College of Clinical Hypnotherapy
www.thenortherncollegeofclinicalhypnotherapy.com