Chi Yu Wellness Centre is the winner of the 2017 Book Local Community Choice Award for the Wellness Centre category in London.
We have been “awarded the 2017 Book Local Community Choice Award for top Wellness Centre in London for your commitment to excellence in providing the best level of service to your customers on an ongoing basis.”
Exercise and even dance therapy are key to reducing risks for dementia and related diseases based on recent evidence by scientific studies. Without a doubt, the benefits of exercise on your mental health are numerous, significantly improving moods, creating extra energy and preventing mental illnesses. In addition to physical movement and dancing, dementia can be prevented by stimulating the mind and brain with mental exercises as well as healthy diets and lifestyles.
The Statistics
In the UK, there are 850,000 people affected by dementia and this figure is expected to rise to 2 million by 2051. A person develops the condition every 3 minutes or 225,000 this year alone according to the Alzheimer’s Society. The risk factors for the brain disorder include cardiovascular diseases, poor lifestyle and genetics. These factors are crucial in determining whether a person is likely to contract dementia or not. The fantastic news is that there is something you can do about these risk factors. For example, lifestyles can be modified whether you are smoking, drinking or simply living unhealthily.
Exercise to Avoid Dementia
One of the main components to healthy living is exercise. The NHS UK recommends 150 minutes of moderate exercise in a week for adults (19-64) and some form of strength exercises 1-2 times per week. It does not need further scrutiny to understand why exercise is good for you. When you are physically active, blood and oxygen supply to the brain is enhanced contributing to the development of new neurons. It increases your energy, improves sleep and uplifts your mood. Physical activity improves your blood circulation, gets your heart pumping and strengthens cardio functioning. Hence, on a scientific level, exercise is good for your physical health and mobility.
Its most important benefit, however, is that exercise is linked to emotional wellbeing. Studies show that there is a connection between exercise and mental health. When you exercise, the brain produces and releases serotonin, a neurotransmitter that puts you in a good mood. Not only will you feel great after a workout or cardio exercises, your mental condition is also enhanced putting you in high spirits, making you forget problems, clearing cobwebs and invigorating spirits. Improving lifestyle through exercises contribute to preventing the early onset of dementia by enhancing mental health.
Dancing: A Better Alternative
If you love to dance, you are in for a treat. Not only does dancing makes you feel good and gives those rusty bones a chance to stretch, it also improves your mood and alters your mental health. Further still, evidence (New England Journal of Medicine study, 2003) suggests that frequent dancing is the most important activity to ward off dementia reducing the risk by as much as 76%, better than doing crossword puzzles (47%) or reading (35%).
The research looked at 11 activities and found that freestyle dancing is the most beneficial in reducing dementia. Dancing requires constant and rapid decisions forcing your brain to rewire and renew in several ways. The study concluded that sequenced/choreographed dancing and sports (cycling, swimming) had no benefit in reducing the risk of dementia.
Similarly, a 2012 study at Minot University in North Dakota suggests that dancing improves cognitive skills and moods. Other researches point out the benefits of the activity such as mood improvement, stress reduction, memory and spatial recognition development.
The Lesson
Getting the brain worked up is vital to keeping it healthy. On top of physical movement and dancing, nurturing the brain with mental activities can help it stay alive and renew neurons. Reading, doing crosswords, playing video games and learning new things such as languages are stimulating activities for the brain that can reduce your chances of getting dementia in the future.
As you grow older, your body will progressively weaken and become susceptible to many different health problems, ranging from high blood pressure to mobility impairment. As such, it is increasingly important for you to adopt healthy eating and lifestyle habits as you age. Unfortunately, many seniors in the UK are not doing so. According to an article published in AgeUK, more than one million Britons above the age of 65 are either at risk of malnourishment or malnourished. Here is a guide that can help you improve your health and well-being.
Healthy Eating Tips
Drink More Water: As you age, it is likely that you will feel thirsty less often. However, you should still make a point to drink a minimum of six times every day, or more if the weather is warm or you are exercising. Drinking water is important because it supports many vital functions in your body, including hydration, blood circulation, and digestion.
Consume LessSalt: Overconsumption of salt can lead to increased risk of heart disease and high blood pressure. You can reduce your salt intake by limiting your consumption of high-salt foods such as cured meats, snacks, and sauces. Also, make a point to select low-salt varieties of foods when shopping and use herbs and spices to flavour your foods instead of salt.
Limit Intake of Saturated Fats and Trans Fats: Saturated fats and trans fats are detrimental to health, and they are often found in foods such as pastries, pies, fried and battered foods, chips, and chocolate. If you enjoy eating desserts, choose those that are partly nutritious and avoid foods that are high in sugar, saturated fats, and trans fats. Examples of healthier options include fresh fruits, and whole grain-based cakes and crumbles.
Increase Calcium Consumption: Osteoporosis is a condition that reduces the density of bones, making them more vulnerable to fractures. This condition is commonly experienced by elderly people, but you can control it by consuming enough calcium, vitamin D, and fluoride. Calcium is one of the most essential nutritional needs of seniors, and it can be found in dairy products such as milk, cheese, and yoghurt.
Being physically active is one of the best ways to stay healthy during old age. It can improve your energy levels, heart health, bone strength, respiratory system, immune system, and overall well-being. To get enough exercise, you can try walking, jogging, playing sports, or following an exercise program. Yoga can also be very beneficial to your health, as it can enhance your blood circulation, reduce stress, and boost your mental health. It is also important that you get enough sleep every day and go for regular medical checkups to keep track of your health.
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For an elderly person, relaxation is not only a form of enjoyment, but also a necessity to a certain extent. So, pamper yourself with a visit to a spa or wellness centre every now and then. This can help reduce stress and rejuvenate your body, mind, and spirit. There are many different services available in a wellness centre, including facial, massage, physical therapy, and yoga lessons. Some of these services provide therapeutic healing and pain relief, and they can make you feel more refreshed, energised, and younger.
(Deep Tissue Massage at Chi Yu)
Staying healthy as an elderly person can be challenging. However, if you have enough discipline and perseverance to maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle, you will be able to live a happier and longer life.
New Eminence Organics Skin Care products are available now at chi yu and online. Ask in store for details or click images below to find out more from our online store.
There is a place of healing in a quiet area of Marylebone that combines genuine oriental holistic treatments for the mind, body and spirit. A place of Zen and serenity where you can let your stresses go and let its practitioners get to the bottom of your body’s concerns.
This little slice of East meets West retreat is called the Chi Yu Wellness Centre – Chi Yu meaning “healing and shizen chiyu ryoku means the ‘body’s’ self-healing ability’. As soon as one enters the centre, one can immediately breathe in the calm and zen throughout the space which is brought about by the scents, music and aesthetics. Read more (article link) or PDF version.
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Web (https://experienceluxury.co/chi-yu-wellness-centre/)
Acupuncture has been practiced in Asia for thousands of years, but most notably in China and Japan. There is strong evidence to support assertions that acupuncture may help with the treatment of a range of conditions, such as aches and pains, acute and chronic conditions.
“A growing body of evidence-based clinical research is discovering how the body responds to acupuncture and its benefits for a wide range of common health conditions. A lot of people have acupuncture to relieve specific aches and pains, such as osteoarthritis of the knee, TMJ, headaches and lower back pain, or for common health problems like an overactive bladder. Other people choose acupuncture when they can feel their bodily functions are out of balance, but they have no obvious diagnosis. And many have regular treatments because they find it so beneficial and relaxing” [source: British Acupuncture Council]
Acupuncture is based on the belief that illness can occur when the flow of energy known as Qi or chi in the body becomes stagnant. During the acupuncture treatment, very fine needles are carefully inserted into specific acupuncture points, which are located on different areas of the body, usually on meridian pathways, to restore the flow of Qi and encourage the body’s own healing process. This holistic approach focuses on you as an individual, not your illness, as all symptoms are seen in relation to each other.
What’s it like to have Acupuncture at Chi Yu?
Your acupuncturist will conduct a comprehensive consultation before the start of a course of acupuncture sessions, especially if it is your first ever session at chi yu. It is necessary to establish your general medical and health history, to understand your condition or conditions and the main associated symptoms. Other factors like your lifestyle, including diet and exercise, and your sleeping quality are also asked about in order to establish an holistic picture of your overall wellbeing.
Next your acupuncturist will take your pulses as well as an examination of your tongue, which together can reveal the quality of your Qi energy. Now the acupuncturist has enough information to determine which acupuncture points will receive a needle. Needles are sterile, individually packed and used only once. During needle insertion you may feel a quick pricking sensation, which is not usually painful. The length of time the needles remain inserted varies but it is usually for several minutes in order to allow the treatment to take effect. Your acupuncturist may insert needles into different points for each session depending on how the condition is responding to treatment. Removal of needles is quick and painless.
After the treatment, your acupuncturist will advise, as necessary, lifestyle or dietary changes so that the effect of the treatment will be longer lasting and enhance your well-being as a whole. Each session can last from 30 minutes to 60 minutes depending on the concerns and conditions. Acupuncture can be combined with other therapies, such as cupping or heat treatment or massage, which could help boost effectiveness.
All of our acupuncturists are professionally qualified, highly trained, experienced but most importantly they are genuinely passionate about supporting our clients well-being. Find out more about our therapists here.
Please feel free to contact us if you would more information about acupuncture or make an appointment request, please call, email or enquire through our website, contact details below:
Enquire & Book: Tel: 020 7486 0304 Email: info@chi-yu.co.uk Web enquiry form
The owner of chi yu wellness centre, Mami, is an experienced acupuncturist as well as highly qualified complementary practitioner with many years of successful practice and thousands of happy clients who have benefitted from her healing touch. Watch Mami’s video below about acupuncture at chi yu. (Also in Japanese and Chinese)
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“TRANQUIL TREATMENTS. The Marylebone neighbourhood just a few blocks off Oxford Street is one of London’s wellness hotspots. A local favourite is Japanese Chi Yu Wellness Centre specialising in holistic treatments combining acupuncture, aromatherapy, massage, and other complementary therapies. “Many Londoners and travellers look for stress relief,” says Mami Tsang, founder of Chi Yu. But as we all experience stress in a slightly different way, Tsang and her team always look for a unique, tailored treatment that will leave the customer feeling relaxed, energised, and ready to take on the world.”
At this time of year, especially following the festive period, overindulgence can leave you feeling lethargic or sluggish, or the cold weather can affect blood circulation resulting in cold feet and/or dull skin. If you are suffering these symptoms then we can help kick start the new year with our Japanese Cosmo Facial andReflexology package. Combining these two therapies helps to improve lymphatic and blood circulation, restore the body’s function – including digestive function – thereby assisting your body to detox more effectively. Book a package now to feel healthier, revitalised and rejuvenated.
Japanese Cosmo Facial & Reflexology Package Options
Option A: 60 minute treatment – £90 instead of £100 SAVE £10
Option B : 90 minute treatment – £110 instead of £125 SAVE £15
Option C :120 minute treatment – £135 instead of £155 SAVE £20
To Book: Call 02074860304 or email info@chi-yu.co.uk
Products that could be used in Reflexology: Lakshmi organic foot cream
Products that could be used in Japanese Cosmo Facial: Eminence Organics and Chidoriya skincare
(PleaseNote: Products used depend on skin type, individual requirements and outcome of the consultation)
Terms & Conditions
Offer is available until 31st January 2017. The appointment must be taken before 31st January. Cannot be combined with any other offer including prepaid accounts.
What is Japanese Cosmo Facial?
Japanese Cosmo facial is a dynamic facial massage to improve the tone of the skin by lifting the facial tissues and through detoxifying, nourishing and re-energising massage techniques. A combination of facial reflexology, acupressure and lymphatic drainage are also applied to make your skin looks fresh and luminous.
What is Reflexology?
Reflexologyis an ancient healing art that uses a finger pressure to access the whole body through the feet or hands. Reflexology helps unblock areas of congestion to restore balance to body and mind. Specific points and meridians on the feet are also stimulated to encourage the natural flow of Qi in the body. Watch video below to find out more.
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We are closed for the holidays on Thursday 24th Dec 2015 to Sunday 3rd Jan 2016 – reopening on Monday 4th Jan 2016.
We would like to thank all our clients for choosing chi yu for your health, wellbeing and beauty needs and it has been pleasure caring for you. We wish you happy holidays and hope you will have a wonderful, happy and prosperous New Year. We look forward to seeing you all again in 2016.
Mami Tsang, owner and complementary practitioner of chi yu, contributed to the blog of Healing Holidays by explaining the Benefits of Acupuncture, excerpt below:
Acupuncture has been practiced in China for thousands of years as part of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is based on the belief that illness can occur when the flow of life force energy known as Qi, which runs through the body in meridians or channels, become stagnant. During the acupuncture treatment, very fine sterile needles are carefully inserted into specific acupuncture points located on different areas of the body to restore the flow of Qi and in turn restore health.
Acupuncture has been known to treat a range of health conditions. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there are over 40 different conditions and symptoms that are treated effectively by acupuncture, including rheumatoid arthritis, nausea, TMJ, headache, menstrual pain, and lower back pain. Based on scientific evidence, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) also recommends acupuncture as a treatment for chronic lower back pain, chronic tension headaches and migraines. Read more
Welcome to our new website! After months of development and content creation we are happy and proud to have launched. We have retained as much of the look and feel of the original as possible, because we still love the design created by our excellent designer, Tricia Shiel, but we have made a lot of content and navigation improvements and added some great intro videos for all our treatments in the treatments page.
Booking Request Form
We have improved our booking request to make it a little easier for you to make a booking enquiry. It’s not online booking as we believe it is better to to talk a real person when making a booking.
Online store coming soon!
As well as a new website we will soon be launching our first online store, so that you can buy all the products offered in the centre and more. We will continue to expand the product range gradually so make so to sign up to our newsletter or FaceBook page for news and updates.
We hope you enjoy exploring our new website and of your we look forward to seeing you in chi yu soon.
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