Yorkshire Evening Press, 4th November, 2002"Fit for winter" by Hugh
MacPherson
It is common for people to have difficulty making the transition from
one season to another, says Hugh MacPherson. In China, people traditionally used to visit
an acupuncturist four times a year, at the change of each season, to help them make the
adjustment. At this time of the year, the air generally begins to get damp. It can be an
especially difficult time for those whose bodies find it difficult coping with winter,
such as people with weak lungs or asthma sufferers.
Hugh, who runs the York Clinic for Complementary medicine on
Tadcaster Road, says that acupuncture is very good at boosting the immune system, helping
your body to fight off infections coughs and colds. People tend to come to him with
specific problems, Hugh admits, but acupuncture can be a great way of giving the
“whole body an MOT”. Where it really beats orthodox medicine for complaints such
as coughs and colds, however, is in its ability to prevent you from developing them, he
says.
