This Christmas, the greatest gift you could give yourself is longevity, feeling like yourself, and a pain free life. The holiday season provides a wonderful opportunity to take stock in your health because of added holiday stress and lowered energy from winter. In this article, we will delve into the significance of checking in on your health and explore acupuncture self-care tips that can contribute to a balanced and vibrant life.   How Winter Affects Your Energy Different

Traditional Chinese Medicine views things differently than other medical systems. In TCM, there are guidelines that are considered very logical when it comes to the seasons. These guidelines lay out what foods and activities are best for each season of the year. Chinese medicine teaches us to live in harmony with the seasons. In TCM, there are actually five seasons – summer, late summer, fall, winter and spring.  Every season has many associations which help guide people to c

One of the most common questions we hear in clinic is: “Should I use heat or ice for this?”   In Western medicine, ice is usually the go-to for injuries. It reduces inflammation, numbs pain, and feels good on a swollen ankle or freshly pulled muscle. But from a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) perspective, we tend to lean the other way.   Let’s break it down.   Ice Might Calm Your Injury… But It Can Also Slow Healing Yes, ice works as a short-term fix – it constricts blood

Physical symptoms are often manifestations of mental and emotional stress, and there’s one easy act you can do every day to bring calm to not only your mind, but almost every organ in your body.   Gratitude practices aren’t just a mindset but offer deep physiological impacts that influence your whole-body health. This concept is supported by both traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine perspectives.   I’ve watched emotional pain create worse physical symptoms in man

Military service shapes people in profound ways through discipline, loyalty, courage, and resilience. However, your nervous system might not know that your service has ended.   Are you struggling with pain, tension, and lingering stress that followed you home after deployment? You’re not alone, and we’re here to help you toward recovery.   This Veterans Day, we honor not just your service, but your healing journey. Acupuncture and herbal medicine provide a gentle, natural wa

If you thought that taking as much vitamin B possible was good for you, think again.   I was reviewing the ingredients on a supplement the other day and couldn’t believe what I was seeing. The suggested dose had 14,000% of the vitamin B your body needs daily – I find this really frustrating.   That’s an absurd amount, and it can hurt you.   Yes, vitamin B is removed from your body when you urinate, but this doesn’t mean that you can take high doses and leave your body unaffec

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