by admin
5 March 2026 
Imagine being the only person in your team with a runny nose and scratchy throat 360 days of the year. If you can relate to this, we feel you and want to help you.
It starts with a tickle in your throat or a sudden sneeze, and before you know it, you’re reaching for the tissues again. Isn’t it? Do you feel like you are always the first person in your team to catch every bug entering the building? This can be a highly frustrating issue, and it might even make you not want to get out of bed at all!
The problem is that most people assume they just have bad luck. But at Acubody, we have found that there is a very logical reason for it. Continue reading to know why your body has stopped defending itself and how Chinese Medicine in London can help you get back on the front foot.
The Reason Your Body Isn’t Fighting Back
In a busy city environment, your immune system is working 24/7. When a colleague sneezes, or the person next to you on the Tube is coughing, your body has to spend energy to keep those germs from taking hold.
The problem is that we are already spending our energy budget on other things, such as long hours at a desk, the stress of deadlines, and the constant noise of the city. Therefore, when your body is focused on managing stress, it often de-prioritises the immune system.
You aren’t catching every cold because the germs are stronger; you’re catching them because your body is too busy dealing with the internal stress of your life to fight the external germs in the office.
How Your Energy Gets Depleted
Think of your health like a bank account. You have a certain amount of defensive energy to spend each day. If you aren’t sleeping deeply or if you are eating on the go, you aren’t making enough deposits into that account.
Eventually, you go into debt.
In the world of TCM, we call this defensive energy Wei Qi.
When this energy is high, it acts like a physical barrier just under your skin. When it is low, the barrier becomes thin, allowing every office bug to walk right in. This is why you might feel wiped out for two weeks while someone else is fine in two days because their account was full, and yours was empty.
Using Herbs and Acupuncture to Rebuild Your Energy Account
The goal of our treatment isn’t just to stop the sneezing; it’s to help your body rebuild those energy reserves so you can defend yourself again.
We often recommend Chinese Herbs in London because they work internally to tonify or strengthen your system over time. We might use herbs like Astragalus (Huang Qi) to boost your overall vitality, or Ginger to warm the body and help it push out a cold when you first feel it coming on.
Alongside herbs, we use specific acupuncture points to help your body refocus its energy:
- Stomach 36 (Zusanli): Located just below the knee, this is one of the most powerful points for building up your bank account of energy and immunity.
- Large Intestine 4 (Hegu): Found in the soft webbing of the hand, this point is used to clear heat and congestion from the head and throat.
- Kidney 27 (Shufu): Located near the collarbone, this helps open the chest and supports the lungs, making it easier for you to breathe when everyone else is congested.
Ready to Break the Cycle?
At Acubody, we want to help you move away from that feeling of walking on eggshells every time a colleague coughs. By combining acupuncture with herbal medicine and a few small changes to your daily routine, we can help you build a body that is genuinely resilient. So, give us a call or visit our clinic if you are tired of feeling vulnerable to every office bug.
