The journey of recovery from addiction is a transformative experience laden with unique challenges and opportunities. As you navigate this path, consider preconception care a proactive step that can significantly impact your future and your potential family.
Read MoreAcupuncture has been gaining recognition for its potential to provide support for individuals undergoing IVF (In Vitro Fertilization). Numerous studies have indicated that acupuncture could potentially increase the success rates of IVF procedures. Through fostering a state of relaxation and targeting fertility-related issues and then combining it with functional medicine knowledge and skill acupuncture presents itself as a valuable complement to the IVF process.
Read MoreMany new moms wonder which medicines and herbs are safe to take while breastfeeding. It's well known that what a mother eats can end up in breast milk, so it's important to be cautious about medications and herbs.
Read MoreI wanted to talk about something that I think a lot of people forget or don’t even know about acupuncture, and that is how GREAT it is for keeping you well! Did you know that at the heart of traditional Chinese medicine is prevention?
“Maintaining order rather then correcting disorder is the ultimate principle of wisdom. To cure disease after it has appeared is like digging a well when one already feels thirsty, or forging weapons after the war has begun.” Nie Jing-2nd Century B.C.
Read MoreReishi mushroom is known as Ling Zhi in Chinese medicine and is considered one of the powerhouses of the mushroom world.
The scientific name for Reishi is Ganoderma Lingzhi and contains many beneficial chemical constituents that in western medicine lends themselves to supporting heart, micro biome, Adrenals, and immune systems.
Read MoreI recently had a really wonderful discussion with one of my clients about his progress and transformation since he has started acupuncture. He shared with me about how a huge piece of his progress has been a very positive and subtle change in his mental health.
Read MoreThe western medical views of insomnia and sleep difficulty is very different from the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Western medicine pretty much has two avenues eliminate a physical reason and then its usually labeled as stress, anxiety or depression and is treated with sleeping pills and antidepressants. TCM it is much more then that and the reasons aren’t categorized that easily because each person is unique and individual.
Read MoreDo you have a case of the grumpies? Do you have trouble with irritability and frustration? For all you men out there do you struggle with erectile dysfunction or libido problems? Ladies do you have menstrual problems or are struggling with menopause?
If you can answer yes to any of these questions or even a few of these questions it may be the result of what I like to call a grumpy liver. In traditional Chinese medicine these all can be signs of an imbalance in the energetics of your liver system.
Read MoreI don’t know about you but I have been long awaiting its arrival. Back in January I began my garden dreaming pretty hardcore and haven’t let up since. What am I going to plant? Where am I going to plant it this year? How will I keep the dog out of the plants? How will I amend the soil this year? Do I need a new shovel? I could keep you here forever, but along with those daydreams of the spring to come also came thoughts of what spring means to Traditional Chinese Medicine and what that may mean for my clients and their health.
Read MoreLet’s start by talking about some of the things that magnesium helps with in the body. First off magnesium is a mineral and it is used in over 300 biochemical reactions in the body. Some of the top functions that Magnesium supports are normal nerve and muscle function, immune support, steady heartbeat, and bone strength.It helps to adjust blood glucose levels and it can even help with PMS symptoms.
Read MoreI don't know about you but this winter has been super dry and causing me some grief. Not only have I had skin so dry and itchy that you could sand wood with it but also with a dry cough that sorta weasels its way into our house and meanders in and out in and out at all hours.
So to battle the dryness I decided to dig out one of my cook books. Cook book? How is a cookbook going to fight the dryness? Because my dears food is medicine!
Read MoreI wanted to talk about Kombucha. I love it! I just recently added some new tea to feed my own home brew and got to thinking that it might be a fun thing to write a blog post about. My scoby sits on my counter looking like some kind of space alien. It quietly sits in its jar eating the surgery tea and breathing outs its little microbial breath which I happily drink.
Read MoreAs a mother of a wild three year old who goes to daycare I am always on the lookout for a way to boost the immune system. I love her so much but she is a walking petri dish and wonderful little vector. Though my background is in Chinese herbs and there are lots of wonderful options I also have Appalachia in my blood and so I also like to look to folk medicine and eastern herbs.
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