55 Women leading Hong Kong’s wellness revolution – an article featured in Compare Retreats magazine
Naturopathic doctor Benita Perch is one of the Managing Directors and senior partners at IMI. As vice president for the Integrative Association of Naturopaths in Hong Kong.
How to boost your immune system – an article featured in Pacific Place
Dr. Benita Perch, Naturopathic Physician at IMI, shares her top tips for boosting the immune system.
What’s behind your anxiety? Discover sources and solutions with naturopathy and psychotherapy
Your health and happiness are dependent on seven factors: mind, body, emotions, spirit, energy, community and environment. Seemingly unrelated, these interconnected factors all play a significant role in how you feel and how you are every single day. Take Jane, a thirty-year old first-time mum who was unwell and unhappy....
Holistic Health: IMI On The Pros Of Naturopathic Medicine – an article featured in CompareRetreats.com
Holistic Health: IMI On The Pros Of Naturopathic Medicine (This article is referenced from https://magazine.compareretreats.com/holistic-health-imi-on-the-pros-of-naturopathic-medicine/) There’s a lot of mistrust in modern life, from news sources to politicians, and this feeling has filtered into medicine too: the New York Times reported last year that only 34% of Americans trust medical experts. This...
Prevent antibiotics – take a natural approach to boost your child’s immunity
About this time of year at IMI, we start to see more cases of colds, coughs, flu and other illnesses that become increasingly common over the winter months. Living in Hong Kong, and the combined factors of pollution, a dense population, stressful living, rapid weather changes and the overuse of medications...
Folate vs. folic acid: what’s the difference?
If I asked you which of these vitamins was found naturally in food, folate or folic acid, would you know the answer? If not, you’re in good company. Medical professionals, nutrition experts, and health practitioners frequently mix up the two, simply because the terms are often used interchangeably. They are...
Methylation: why does it matter to your health?
Have you ever wondered why some people react more poorly to environmental factors such as pollution and stress compared to others, and why some people respond much better to the same therpies and treatments? As it turns out, a biochemical mechanism in our body known as Methylation may hold the...