With the kiddos back in school and fall in full swing, it’s officially cold season. It’s not always possible to avoid the common cold, but it is possible to keep yourself healthy so your body can best fight off infections. Below, we discuss 5 easy ways to better your immune support to lead a healthier life.
One of the four diagnostic methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), pulse diagnosis is a great way for your practitioner to glean vital information about your overall health. Before imaging technologies, doctors needed a way to determine the status of their patients’ internal organs and learned that the pulse could offer a wealth of information. While the pulse is an instrumental tool used in both Western and Chinese medicine, in TCM, it is used to assess the overall health and functionality of the major organs, blood flow and the state of the qi/energy (in the body).
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). While it has been practiced for thousands of years, it has only recently made waves in the U.S. with articles in publications, such as Refinery29 and Harper’s Bazaar. But with all the recent publicity, it’s important to sort the fact from the fiction, which is why we’re here to explain the gua sha benefits you need to know.
March is National Nutrition Month with the theme of “Put Your Best Fork Forward!” Food is perhaps one of the most simple ways to create and maintain health in our bodies. As something we do multiple times each day, how can we make the best choices to support our healthiest selves? The answer is incorporating medicinal food into our diets.
In general, acupuncture is safer than Tylenol (serious adverse affects <.01%), and can be a great addition to medical care during pregnancy. Here are 7 specific ways prenatal acupuncture can relieve pregnancy-related pain and discomfort.