The people behind PlainJournal
Every guide here is written, tested and signed by a person. Four regulars, no ghostwriters.
Roland Pike Lead writer
Nine years writing health features, allergic to fear-based copy. he looks at evidence first, especially on how long one session should last.
- Soaking during your period: what to do and what to skip
- Do you treat a moxa blister: the full sequence and where it drifts
- Moxa for children: four details people skip
- How long one session should last: nine specific questions
- Water temperature for a foot soak, explained once properly
- Water temperature for goji berries: what to do and what to skip
- Keeping broth overnight: four details people skip
- The first glass of water in the morning: nine specific questions
Amos Reilly Contributing editor
A long-term practitioner with six years of notebooks. he prefers how much longan is too much pieces you can tick off.
- What to add to the water: nine specific questions
- Dealing with moxa smoke, explained once properly
- Choosing bucket depth: a version you can actually follow
- Gap between moxa and a shower: judging it before you start
- Order and placement in moxa work, explained once properly
- A summer sour plum drink: the order that saves effort
- Controlling salt in broth: a version you can actually follow
- Who should drink ginger-jujube tea: method, rhythm and limits
Curtis Vale Staff writer
Nursing background, used to translating clinical language. he marks clearly what you can handle and what needs a clinic.
- Diabetic feet and soaking: making the complicated part simple
- Setting up a safe corner at home: nine specific questions
- How often in winter: four details people skip
- Who moxibustion suits: four details people skip
- Managing thirst after a session: what to do and what to skip
- Pear soup for autumn and winter: judging it before you start
- Does tea disturb your sleep: what to do and what to skip
- Using aged tangerine peel correctly: four details people skip
Verity Lang Regular contributor
Eight years running community health sessions, where the questions are always small. she writes only the parts of a one-week summary template you can act on.
- Sweating after a soak: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
- San-jie plaster versus moxa: three things to understand first
- Sleep straight after soaking: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
- Choosing between moxa sticks and cones: nine specific questions
- When moxa is the wrong choice: nine specific questions
- Herb ratios in medicinal broths, explained once properly
- How much liquid a day is right: making the complicated part simple
- Chrysanthemum tea is not for everyone: making the complicated part simple