Category: Acupuncture
Do Not Forget: It's Spring!
With all the craziness of coronavirus (CV) going on, it can be easy to forget that we are in the season of growth: Spring! Well, it may also be easy to remember, since the weather is getting nicer and most... Read More
What's the Point? Nei Guan, P6
The 6th point on the Pericadium channel is named Nei Guan, or Inner Pass. The main use for this point at home is to benefit nausea that is due to almost any cause, whether from morning sickness during pregnancy or motion... Read More
The Opioid Epedemic
Enough about the current "pandemic" that's still go our heads spinning, today and for the next two upcoming columns I would like to remind everyone about our country's current Opioid "epidemic". Although several businesses, including healthcare businesses, have had to... Read More
TCM Stages and Herbal Treatments for Coronavirus Infection
There are two main schools in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) (Cold Damage and Warm Disease) that explain the stages of invasion of an external factor, which in Western parlance includes colds, flus, and the current progressions seen in the COVID-19... Read More
Traditional Chinese Medicine treating Coronavirus
With the outbreak of coronavirus taking up the news, it is important to understand what it is, how it is spread, and what you can do to protect yourself. In China, new infections have been decreasing, and they have been... Read More
What's the Point?! He Gu, LI4
The point today is He Gu, the fourth point on the Large Intestine channel (LI4). First things first: this point induces labor and is contraindicated during pregnancy! If you have a headache during pregnancy, do not use this point please! He... Read More
Chinese New Year: Year of the Metal Rat
This weekend ushered in the year of the Metal Rat with the Chinese New Year. The Rat is the first symbol of the Chinese Zodiac and represents the rise of a new day. This year should be good for all zodiac... Read More
The Changing Seasons: Autumn
The Changing Seasons: Autumn In Chinese Medicine, we talk about the functional energy in the body; this energy is called Qi. It is the motive force to produce change and movement within the body. The theories and philosophy that went into... Read More
Chinese Medical Massage: Tui Na
Before the technique known as Acupuncture, the healers in China used their hands as tools. Their instinct led them to rub, knead, push, and pound themselves and others to help warm up or battle anything from fatigue to various injuries.... Read More
Pain Relief with Acupuncture
Pain Relief with Acupuncture Bù tōng zé tòng, tōng zé bù tòng The above statement describes the fundamental understanding of pain in Chinese Medicine. It translates roughly to “no free flow implies pain, free flow implies no pain.” When an injury occurs,... Read More
