Traditional Chinese Medicine
Acupuncture for Wellness
Should I get acupuncture if I’m not sick? This is a question people often ask. For more than 2,500 years practitioners of acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) have emphasized the importance of preventative medicine rather than waiting until disease begins. Yang-sheng is the preventative branch of TCM, yang-sheng means to ‘nourish life’. The tradition of drinking bone broth to nourish wellbeing comes from the yang-sheng branch of TCM.
Food as Medicine
Mama Always Said: You Are What You Eat
Maybe mom really did know best when it came to nutrition. As research has shown, what we eat can actually impact our health profoundly. Over the years, we have learned that our dietary choices can influence our risk of disease. And some have made it a profitable business to teach us new ways to look at food (anti-inflammatory diet, Keto, heart healthy, etc.). continue reading
The Yin Water Rabbit
Welcome to the year of the Yin Water Rabbit! The Chinese New Year is on Sunday, January 22nd, 2023.
The Chinese New Year is a Lunar New Year because the dates of celebration follow the phases of the moon. The lunar calendar paves a sequence of Chinese zodiac animals.
How is the Chinese zodiac different from Western astrology? continue reading
Acupuncture for Sports Injuries
Whether you are a professional, college, or high school athlete (or maybe just a weekend warrior), you know that injuries can happen when you least expect it. Sometimes, it’s a traumatic injury because your body was pushed beyond its limit and sometimes, the injury comes from simple overuse. And every athlete wants to get back on the field, court, or track as quickly as possible. continue reading
How Acupuncture Can Improve Lung Health
The health of our lungs isn’t necessarily talked about a lot when general health is discussed. Typically, cardiovascular health, chronic pain, cholesterol and stroke risk tend to be the more common topics. Many don’t think about lung health until there is a problem and then improving it becomes priority number one. continue reading
