East Meets West
Acupuncture To Boost Fertility
With more couples deciding to start a family later in life and our Western diet predisposing us to obesity and other health care concerns that can decrease fertility, the ability to conceive ‘naturally’ is becoming increasingly difficult.Couples are not only turning to fe...
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Face Reading
This is an ancient practice that is a truly an extraordinary way of being able to see deep into your body. Your face is a reflection of your health, a magic mirror.Your face can tell you what is happening inside your body.The Chinese have been studying the face...
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How To Cleanse Your Body Of Toxins
The U.S. Centre for Disease Control tested the blood and tissues of about 2500 people and found 150 different toxic chemicals, including PCBs, lead, and other carcinogens. These toxins are only a minute portion of the number of chemicals currently in use in North America...
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Biopuncture
What is Biopuncture?Biopuncture is the injection of sterile biologic products into specific locations of the body. It is also known as Acupuncture Injection Therapy (AIT). Acupuncture points can be chosen based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) principles and di...
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What Is Ayurvedic Medicine?
After graduating from nutrition school, I decided to focus on Ayurvedic healing methods. This was the class I enjoyed the most and applied many practical changes. With my strong background in traditional cooking I was already familiar with some of the spices and herbs us...
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The 12 Moves to Wellness
This season, many of us feel overwhelmed by our to-do lists and do not want to add more to that list with New Year’s resolutions or other such self-imposed undertakings. Being a fan of simplicity, I’ve come up with 12 easy moves you can make towards wellness. 1...
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Simple Solutions for a Sound Sleep
Are you getting enough sleep? If your answer is no, then youre not alone. Approximately 29 percent of Americans report getting less than seven hours of sleep per night on a regular basis. Sure many of us can handle the loss of an hour or two or even three every now and th...
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Treat Breast Cysts with TCM
Most women know that regular breast exams are important, but many of us neglect to do them. Breast exams allow us to feel out possible areas of concern so they can be addressed early. Though it can be scary, many of those lumps are actually nothing to be concerned about. Many lu...
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Shark Cartilage for TCM is Often Cruelly Harvested
Last month I went to see the movie Sharkwater. My husband was excited because he loves sharks, and he thought the movie would be an action movie showing sharks as dangerous man-eaters, like in the movie Jaws. Instead, the movie starts off in an underwater sequence with a diver, C...
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Control Pain with TCM, Not Acetaminophen
Acetaminophen finds its way into most home medicine cabinets in the form of brand name products Tylenol and Excedrin, and in many cold medicine and prescription painkiller combinations. In fact, it is one of the most commonly used drugs, with 28 billion doses bought in the U.S. i...
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Protect Yourself Naturally From Influenza
When it comes to the H1NI virus—sometimes called swine flu—there seems to be two types of people: those who are terrified of it, and those who are tired of hearing about it. As the global pandemic alert levels continue to climb, the media jumps to find the most shocking pieces t...
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Active Health: Acupressure
“What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.” - Ralph Marston "The future depends on what you do today." - Mahatma Gandhi “What you do today, creates every tomorrow.” - Oprah Helping you help yourself is my motto. I believe that each of us is most responsible for...
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Time to Renew
Crocuses are blooming! During spring flowers begin to bloom, leaves appear, and birds return from the south. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnosis and principles are based on observations of Nature. Spring is time to renew our bodies, just as it is a renewal time for na...
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Letting Go: Cleansing and Detoxifying with TCM
Your immune system defends the body against anything foreign which may cause problems. Sometimes the immune system becomes confused and reacts against things that are not dangerous. Allergic reactions are an example. You can be allergic to virtually anything. Common air-born all...
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Give Acupuncture a Chance
Are you still skeptical that pins can heal your ills? I understand your doubts. My mother is a practicing nurse and my father has a PhD in chemistry. It’s no surprise that in school my favorite classes were the sciences. I did well in chemistry, biology, and math because the answ...
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Prostate Health & Traditional Chinese Medicine
While the majority of people seeking alternative and complementary medicine are women, we must not neglect you men out there. Prostate health is one area that becomes an issue for most men at some point in their life. Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH) Benign prostatic hypertroph...
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Go Green with Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) follows the flow of nature. Although where I live is green throughout the year, spring still heralds new growth: new green leaves, new and greener grass, new flowers, and new sprouts. Going green for spring involves eating more organic greens, s...
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TCM: ABCs (Apples, Bananas, & Carrots) of Food
If you learn about nutrition by watching TV or following fads, you are probably confused. According to TV ads, chocolate flavored hazelnut breakfast spreads and sugary cereals are "part of a nutritious breakfast"; and enriched white bread is “as healthy as whole grain...
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Ward Off Allergy Attacks with TCM
While fall is the best time to start treating your allergies, it is never too late to benefit. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), autumn is associated with the respiratory system. The lungs are blamed for most allergies because the lungs bring in air through the nos...
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Digestion According to Traditional Chinese Medicine
What foods should I eat? For my patients, both with and without digestive health issues, this is a common question. My answer is not that simple. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) principles have me change my recommendations from person to person, as well as from season to seaso...
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How Do You Spell Relief with TCM?
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been used for thousands of years to treat pain and injuries. More and more people are discovering what has been passed down from generation to generation in Chinese culture. Whether you are a professional athlete, a weekend warrior, or a new...
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Traditional Chinese Medicine & Spring
Because Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) was developed thousands of years ago, ancient practitioners looked to nature to help to define the body’s organ systems. Each organ was related to an element from nature. Five elements were chosen: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. ...
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The 5 Elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) was developed through studied observations of people and their symptoms, and of nature. In order to more easily describe patterns of balance and imbalance, five elements from nature were chosen: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. Each element ...
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Traditional Chinese Medicine: Spring Cleaning
Of course, cleaning your house and workspace is important, but don't neglect your body and mind this year. Here are some scary statistics…About 6000 new chemicals are listed weekly in the Chemical Society's Chemical Abstracts. That adds up to more than 300,000 new chem...
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Traditional Chinese Medicine: Spring Forward
The classic TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) textbook, The Medical Classic of the Yellow Emperor, has a famous saying: "Instead of exerting great effort to cure disease, a wise man will take precautions when he is healthy." Preventative medicine is important. Because ...
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Making The Common Cold Less Common with TCM
The common cold could not be more appropriately named. U.S. citizens suffer about 1 billion colds per year, with an average of two to four colds per year for each adult, and six to 10 colds for children, who have immature immune systems and who are often in close contact with ea...
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