Clare Pyers

21/08/2025

Hey TCM practitioners! I’m diving into preeclampsia next weekend (Aug 29-31) with an exclusive online lecture for IICMC2025 ahead of the live event in October. With 20+ years of TCM know-how, I’ll break down how this is an important condition for every fertility practitioner to understand, and how to tackle this pregnancy challenge using science-backed Integrative TCM strategies. You’ll get actionable strategies to reduce the risk for your patients using acupuncture, herbal medicines, supplements and nutrition. No fluff, just real info that is clinically relevant with strategies you can actually use. Register now and level up your fertility practice - link in my bio!

10/04/2025

Healthorexia is orthorexia’s overachieving sister.

Healthorexia = the obsession with optimizing everything.
Supplements. Sleep trackers. Cold plunges. Gut tests.
Biohacking becomes a full-time job.
And if you miss a step? Guilt. Fear. Disconnection.

You can be healthy and flexible.
Informed and intuitive.
Disciplined and soft.
Let your body be your guide, not your to-do list.

Health isn’t a checklist.
It’s a relationship—with your body.
And it’s okay if that relationship is still healing.

01/04/2025

You know that feeling like your brain is always full?

That’s the invisible mental load. It’s one of the biggest, most overlooked reasons women feel exhausted, anxious, and burnt out.

We’re not just doing the jobs we get paid for.
We’re managing entire households in our heads:
📅 Calendars
🛒 Grocery lists
💬 School forms
💡 Doctor’s appointments
😮‍💨 Emotional support for everyone

All of this. On repeat. It's unrelenting.

And while the world applauds “doing it all,” the truth is, it’s too much. This load doesn’t just impact your mind, it affects your hormones, nervous system, and overall health.

💥 Burnout
💤 Adrenal fatigue
🌡️ Perimenopausal chaos
🧠 Mental exhaustion

We need to talk about this. Normalize sharing the load. Sharing the load means sharing the mental energy to remember the things at all. "Helping" is not helpful. Taking full responsibility for tasks from start to finish, without needing to be asked IS helpful.

Shared responsbility is one crucial step to allow women to make space for rest and recovery.

❤️ You’re not failing.
You’re carrying too much.

👉 Swipe through the slides to learn more
💬 Tag someone who needs to hear this
🔁 Save this post for when you need a reminder

27/03/2025

Oh ChatGPT. How will you surprise me next? 🤣🤣🤣

25/03/2025

📣 I wrote a book chapter!! 🖊️
Well… a chapter in a very special book 😍

I’m incredibly proud to have contributed to Ethics for Acupuncturists, the first ethics textbook created specifically for acupuncturists and Chinese medicine practitioners. 🙌✨

My chapter explores how we can make clear, values-based decisions in clinic—even when faced with the murky grey areas that modern integrative practice can bring.

Whether you’re a new grad or decades in, this book will change the way you think about ethics in our profession. 💡

Congratulations to .medicine and all the contributors on a successful project 👏👏👏

Available now—link in bio if you want to check it out 📘💻

24/03/2025

With 3 sickies in my house at the moment nursing snotty noses, sore throats and aching bodies, I want to stay well and healthy. Symptoms of aching neck and scratchy throat started to appear last night, so I took some Yin Qiao Wan pills from my emergency home stash and had an early night. I woke up this morning feeling fine, but not confidently out of the woods yet.

So here I am today taking my own medicine - my formula is a modified Ge Gen Tang. In Chinese medicine terms this formula releases pathogenic influences from the exterior to prevent them going deeper, helps to prevent the accumulation of phlegm, and targets the neck/shoulders and throat.

Ban xia
Huang qin
Ge gen
Gui zhi
Bai shao
Zi su ye
Niu bang zi
Gan cao
Jie geng

Many of these herbs have antiviral and antibacterial properties, antioxidant properties too. The taste is very special. But the effects are very worthwhile.

The best time to treat a cold is before it has started.

Thanks to for taking care of me and formulating this prescription for me ❤️❤️

14/03/2025

I love starting my day with a cacao smoothie, after experimenting with all different types of breakfasts, this one suits me best in all the ways. Sometimes I make it choc-raspberry flavour - this was one of those days. Yum!!

It’s easy to get 150g protein in a day, if you are intentional about your eating.

🥛Meal 1 – Carbs: 38g | Fat: 3g | Protein: 56g
✔️ Protein powder
✔️ Collagen powder
✔️ Cacao powder
✔️ Skinny milk
✔️ Raspberry powder

🍗 Meal 2 – Carbs: 28g | Fat: 10g | Protein: 55g
✔️ Chicken breast
✔️ Carrots
✔️ Currants
✔️ White wine vinegar

🐟 Meal 3 – Carbs: 10g | Fat: 11g | Protein: 43g
✔️ Salmon
✔️ Honey mustard salad

🥜 Meal 4 – Carbs: 7g | Fat: 21g | Protein: 3g
✔️ Macadamia nuts
✔️ Raspberries

📊 Daily Total: 83C | 45F | 157P = 1500 calories

05/03/2025

Most people wait until they feel really bad before they take action… but what if you could catch imbalances early and fix them before they turn into bigger issues?

Or maybe you know you already feel not-quite-right but your blood test results are all “normal”.

🔎 Here’s the truth: Your blood work holds the answers. Even if the results are “normal”. If you’ve been feeling “off” lately—tired, sluggish, struggling with mood swings or brain fog—your body is trying to tell you something.

✅ The good news? A few key blood tests can reveal what’s going on beneath the surface.

📌 Inside my latest article, I break down the essential blood tests you should get BEFORE your first appointment (or anytime you want a full-body check-in).

💡 We cover:
🩸 Full Blood Count – Anemia, infections & immune health
🦠 Thyroid Function & Antibodies – Metabolism, hormones & energy
🔥 Inflammation Markers – Are you dealing with hidden inflammation?
💪 Iron & B12 – The silent causes of fatigue
🔬 Hormone Panels – For men & women (because balance matters!)
And more!

👀 Get ahead of your health now—before symptoms become serious. I’ve put together a simple guide to help you understand exactly which tests to ask for and why they matter.

👉 Read the full article here: https://www.clarepyers.com/blog/2025/2/28/blood-tests-to-get-before-your-appointment
💬 Drop a 🔥 in the comments if you’re ready to take charge of your health!

01/03/2025

📌 What Does 150g of Protein in One Day Look Like? 🍽️💪

I am in a caloric deficit phase right now which means 1500 calories is my target each day. But I know the importance of protein, I am constantly talking to my patients about protein, and I know how hard some people find it to even get to 100g protein daily, let alone 150g. (Hint: portion size matters, and eating 3 big protein serves a day gets you there). I am aiming for 150g because I need to support my body to do cool things: building muscle and bone density, hair growth, sleep, and general healing.

Most days I get all my carbs from fruit and veg, but this particular day I felt like having some pasta. Yum. Here’s exactly what I ate on a busy work day to fuel my body, build muscle, and stay on track! 👇

🥣 Breakfast:
Maple syrup, cacao powder, 7g collagen powder, 350ml low-fat milk, 40g protein powder
📊 Macros: 26C | 4F | 55P

🍝 Lunch:
100g Cooked tortellini, pasta sauce, 150g extra lean beef mince with taco spice mix
📊 Macros: 27C | 4F | 42P

🥛 Snack:
Cacao powder, maple syrup, 250ml low-fat milk
📊 Macros: 14C | 1F | 11P

🍗 Dinner:
160g Chicken breast, salad with dressing
📊 Macros: 5C | 14F | 48P

🍏 Dessert:
Apple & a spoonful of ice cream
📊 Macros: 37C | 6F | 2P

⚡ TOTAL: 150g Protein! 💪🔥
(1502 calories: 120C | 40F | 158P)
Balanced, high-protein, and delicious! 😋 Whether you’re bulking, cutting, or just aiming for more protein, this is proof you can hit your goal while enjoying every bite!

What’s your favorite high-protein meal?

18/01/2025

22/11/2024

✨ Folate & Fertility: What You Need to Know ✨​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Pregnant or planning a pregnancy? 🤰 Let’s talk about folate—a nutrient that’s absolutely essential for you and your baby. 🌱

Here’s the deal:
🛑 Folic acid = synthetic and may not be the best option for everyone.
✅ Methylfolate and folinic acid are natural forms of folate that your body can use more effectively, especially if you have an MTHFR gene variant.

💡 Did you know?
When you take folic acid as a supplement, unmetabolized folic acid (UMFA) can build up in your bloodstream, it's even present in cord blood in newborn babies! Studies are investigating whether this plays a causative role in disease. Natural folate forms such as folinic acid and methyl folate avoid this issue and support healthy DNA repair, detoxification, and fetal development.

👶 For most women: Methylfolate and folinic acid offer all the fertility and pregnancy benefits you’d expect without the drawbacks.
👩‍⚕️ For women with a history of neural tube defects: Folic acid is still the gold standard for prevention.

Let’s get folate smart! 💪🌿 Learn more in my latest blog post (link in bio).

🎯 Tag a friend who’s TTC or expecting 💕
💬 Let me know in the comments if you’ve switched to natural folate forms!
💡Practitioners - what are your favourite prenatals with activated B vitamins? Comment below to share your fave products right now.
🖥️ Have you booked in for my pregnancy and obstetrics webinar this Sunday?

’sHealth

07/08/2024

I’ve been downloading a massive chunk of my clinical into these 4 webinars that I haven’t covered in this level of detail before. Coming up over the next 2 months, you can get 16hrs of targeted women’s health clinical pearls in a mix of online webinars and in-person seminars. All are recorded for you to watch later.

If you haven’t yet been to any of my seminars, a cool fact you don’t know yet is that you will get a detailed clinic manual (aka my full slide deck) to take home with you. This manual gives you everything you need to treat your patients with confidence in a holistic way using nutrition, herbs, acupuncture and supplements, and you can refer back to it for years to come.

Get the full womens health seminar series at a discounted price. Individual seminars can also be purchased. Can’t wait to share this info with you all! 💗💗💗

Link in bio