Justin has practiced Chinese medicine since 1996, his background is really in western science and he thought about going into research after getting a BSc.(Hons) in Marine Biology from Swansea University in 1987. His acupuncture studies started in 1993 at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine (CICM) in Reading. He graduated as an acupuncturist from CICM in 1996 and later as a Chinese herbalist in 2002 (after another three year course).