Fall brings harvest time, the beauty of the changing leaves, and less daylight. In Chinese medicine, fall is associated with the element of metal and the lungs. It is a time to slow down, go to bed early, regroup and begin to move and think inward in preparation for...
The short answer is “YES!” acupuncture can help with weight loss- but the true answer is much more involved and requires several more questions in order to decide how to best achieve effective weight loss. Acupuncture can be an effective “assistant” to weight loss...
Tapping therapy, or Emotional Freedom Technique (ETF) is a form of acupressure using the same meridians as acupuncture. Tapping is simply tapping with the fingers on specific acupressure points to input energy and verbally explore issues. The tapping technique is...
What is the source of my pain? Pain is one of the biggest motivators to go to the doctor! Most people think they can deal with sharp pain, muscles that ache, a body that gets achy and tired at the end of a day. But when it gets to a point that you can’t handle it...
Acupuncture for pain is an effective treatment because it clears the blockage associated with pain. The fundamental saying in Chinese Medicine is “Tong Zhi Bu Tong, Bu tong Zhi Tong” which roughly means, "Where there is blockage there is pain, where there is no...
Chinese Medicine for Seasonal Changes Chinese Medicine is unique in that practitioners of the classical way take into account the seasonal shifts in our treatment strategies. For example, we are moving out Winter, the time of hibernation, quiet and storage, into a...
Classical Chinese Medicine takes into account the whole system of the body. It looks at the body like a tree and instead of treating a branch of the tree (a symptom) Classical Chinese Medicine goes to the cause- to treat the root of the problem.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) may improve fertility by correcting underlying issues that can contribute to infertility, low sperm count, etc. and provide a more optimal environment for conception. It can enhance many women's health issues at every stage of life...
Chronic Pain May Be Alleviated by Acupuncture Acupuncture is used throughout the country as a complementary treatment for pain relief and in some scenarios, acupuncture is used in the place of biochemical anesthetics. Physical pain is common for many Americans. A...
Cupping is an alternative therapy used to reduce pain and stimulate blood flow to a specific area. In fact, some of the oldest descriptions of cupping date back to 1,550 BC in the Ebers Papyrus, one of the oldest existing medical texts unearthed in Egypt. Cupping has...