Linda Upton B.Ac., Cert.Ac (Nanjing), M.R.C.H.M. has been practising Chinese Medicine for over 40 years. She did her initial 3-year Acupuncture training at the International College of Oriental Medicine in East Grinstead, England, qualifying in 1977. She also received a certificate in Remedial Massage during that time. Then in 1983 she travelled to Nanjing, China, to study for 3 months and to work in a hospital where every patient was treated with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs. This invaluable experience inspired her to train further, and in 1994 she finished a two-year qualifying course in Chinese Herbal Medicine in London. She has practised in Gloucestershire since 1980 and is a member of the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine.