British Acupuncture Council member Mark Shepherd featured.

To find a qualified acupuncturist, visit the British Acupuncture Council www.acupuncture.org.uk/find or 020 8735 0400

Ditch coffee, dairy and EXERCISE if you want to have a baby (and it worked for the Duchess of Cambridge)

To find a qualified acupuncturist, visit the British Acupuncture Council www.acupuncture.org.uk or 020 8735 0400

Here are ‘5 of the best’ products which will help you maximise their training schedule with as little disruption as possible

As the marathon season will soon be upon us, runners are reaching the most important and enduring part of their training schedule which can put a lot of strain on the body and health.

Times columnist Gaby Hinsliff writes on yesterdays new NICE guideance for fertility, noting a widespread need for help with the problem – acupuncture is very effective and works well alongside IVF treatments. To find out more, call a registered British Acupuncture Council practitioner www.acupuncture.org.uk/find or read the latest research on male infertility and female fertility

Toyah uses acpuncture for insomnia

Denise van Outen used acupuncture when conceiving. Always visit a practitioner registered with the British Acupuncture Council - www.acupuncture.org.uk

Article recommends the use of a qualified acupuncturist for pain relief.

Always visit a practitioner registered with the British Acupuncture Council, www.acupuncture.org.uk/find

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Watery eyes and stuffy noses are seasonal martyrdom for millions of allergy sufferers around the globe, but now a German study finds that some help may come from an unlikely source - acupuncture.

Researchers, publishing in the Annals of Internal Medicine, found that 71 percent of people reported an improvement in their allergies after eight weeks of acupuncture.

Lead researcher Benno Brinkhaus will be giving a seminar at the Acupuncture Research Resource Centre (ARRC) symposium in London on 2 March (www.arrcsymposium.org.uk)

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