Shelley Osborne-Shaw

24/11/2025

If you know someone who would like a restorative gift this Christmas, gift vouchers are now available, Reflexology, Acupuncture or Nutritional therapy. I can’t think of a better way to kick start the New year! DM me for any enquiries.

24/11/2025

If you know someone would appreciate a restorative gift for Christmas, gift vouchers are now available and can be sent via email. DM me for any enquiries.

13/10/2025

I’ve put together a wonderful package to help you kick start your wellbeing this winter. This time if year can be super busy and we can tend to forget about ourselves and get caught up in the whirlwind of Christmas looming, social events and for some a busy work period. This can all impact not just physical health but also mental health. With the darker days, colder climate and less time outside our mood can be impacted.

This package is designed to help support your energy and stress levels, whilst keeping you grounded and calm, with both the healing components of acupuncture and reflexology complimented with a nutritional support it’s a winning combination to have as part of your wellbeing toolkit this winter.

Check it out, link in bio. Or DM me to enquire.

25/08/2025

🍀 Your gut influences everything from digestion and mood to immunity and energy. When in balance, you feel nourished and resilient. When it’s not, symptoms like bloating, fatigue, anxiety, and skin flare ups can creep in.

Nutrition and targeted gut testing help us understand what’s growing and what needs pruning! Curious about your gut? Looking to Optimise your health and digestion? DM me to explore testing and tailored support.

19/08/2025

30/07/2025

The wisdom of Chinese medicine

20/07/2025

💪 So it’s not just about gains, it’s about goals, gut and values. Which one fits your vibe?

🧈Whey is rapidly absorbed, offering quick energy release and fast muscle recovery thanks to its high leucine content, but if you have a sensitive gut or lactose sensitivity this may not be the one for you.

🫛 Pea protein on the other hand digests more slowly, providing steadier energy, it contains more iron and fibre but is lower in leucine. It’s a good choice for sensitive guts, minimal chance of bloating.

🙌 Both are complete proteins but each aligns with different dietary needs and therapeutic goals.

🏃‍♂️ Match the protein to your physiology, not just your plate.

23/06/2025

What can you do to help support Butyrate production?

* Eat foods high in prebiotics, think onions, garlic, flaxseeds, lentils, asparagus, peas & beans.

* Enjoy fermented foods such as kimchi, sauerkraut, kefir and miso.

* Aim to include a source of fibre with every meal such as leafy greens, nuts, seeds, whole grains such as whole wheat, brown rice and oats.

* Enjoy polyphenol rich foods such as dark chocolate, extra virgin olive oil, green tea and dark leafy greens.

* Avoid ultra processed foods and those high in added sugars as they feed your less helpful microbes which can crowd out the good ones.

* Make your plate colourful, avoid plates of beige food. Our gut microbes thrive on diversity.

* The take away here is that what you eat can really impact how you feel. Your gut doesn’t just digest it communicates and protects. By feeding your gut the right types of fibre you help it produce butyrate a tiny molecule with massive influence!

* I must add Butyrate is just one of the many powerful gifts a fibre rich diet brings to your body and mind.

💖 So consider your next fibre rich meal an act of self care because your gut and brain will thank you for it.

19/06/2025

Anxious, flat mood, bloated? Or just not yourself lately? Your gut might be trying to tell you something.

The gut and brain are in constant conversation, and when an imbalanced microbiome and/or inflammation disrupts that connection, it can show up as low energy, low mood or heightened anxiety alongside gut symptoms.

By calming the gut, supporting digestion, and gently nourishing the nervous system, we can bring the body back into balance. Your body’s not broken it’s just asking you to listen.

At my practice I offer nutritional therapy, acupuncture and gut testing to support all of these areas.

You don’t need to decode this alone, DM me if you want to chat more about these therapies and begin your Gut + Mood Reset Journey.

08/05/2025

Emotions and the body

Quite often we might say “I have butterflies in my tummy” or “I’m so sad my heart aches”. In Chinese medicine the emotions are associated with certain organs and regions of the body, and are thought to cause a particular movement of qi.

For example:

Anger is associated with the liver and causes the qi to move upwards

Worry is associated with the digestive system and causes the qi to knot

Sadness is associated with the lungs, it is heavy and can consume the qi

Joy is associated with the heart , it relaxes the qi

Fear is associated with the kidneys and causes the qi to descend.

When selecting acupuncture points to balance the emotions it is not about clearing an emotion it’s about encouraging it to transform by balancing the movement of energy in the body.

Interestingly a 2014 study including 701 participants used a topographical method to map bodily sensations of participants in relation to certain emotions. This included an increase in activity such as heart rate, heat, tension, breath or a decrease in activity.

Anger induced increased activity in the upper part of the body including the chest head and arms

Happiness enhanced sensation all over the body

Sadness induced heaviness in the limbs with reluctance to move and mild activity in the chest

Depression decreased sensation of activity all over the body.

Have you experienced physical sensation or symptoms triggered by emotions?

Sometimes we focus so much on the physical body, and yet most of us will find that we feel so much better physically when our emotions are settled, therefore let’s not forget about practices and therapies that simply help us to feel good in our hearts and mind.

13/04/2025

Sometimes we just don’t know what to say!

When someone is stressed it is a sign they are struggling. By simply telling someone to chill out it will completely undermine the severity of their stress and the reality of their overwhelming emotions. This can make them feel like they are failing, somehow not coping where others are able to, or they may feel completely unsupported as their worries and anxieties are not understood.

It’s is so easy to tell someone to relax when you are already relaxed, but really when any of us are stressed we just need help. Stress can manifest in many ways including anger, sadness, shame, guilt or overwhelm but there is one thing that can lighten the load, kindness.

So although stress can seem spiky, harsh or cold when you are on the receiving end or even in the same room, simply show a little kindness, offer some help, or just pop the kettle on and lend an ear. When we respond to stress with stress it just becomes horrible, but kindness can go along way.