Dry eye is a common complaint at the optometrist’s office. Symptoms include dry, itchy, eyes. Causes of dry eye are diverse. Sometimes the root cause is treatable, and sometimes only the symptoms can be managed. However, dry eye syndrome is…
Age-related macular degeneration affects more than 1.75 million individuals in the United States on an annual basis. Most are told there is no help for their condition. Fortunately, MicroAcupuncture is an effective treatment that has helped many suffering from macular degeneration…
The adage you never know how important something is until you lose it is never more true than when dealing with our eyesight. It is the sensory organ we rely on more than any other. This can be very concerning…
Whether it’s positive stress (like planning a wedding) or negative stress (such as getting laid off), everyone has felt the effects of stress at one point in their lives. Stress often manifests as physical symptoms, such as fatigue, headaches and…
Our bodies are designed to handle stressful situations, referred to as the “flight or fight” mode, wherein when we need to quickly react, the body goes into action and produces hormones that stimulate the adrenal system, raise cortisol levels and…
Dizziness is a symptom that is very commonly experienced by many people. However, it is often ignored, mismanaged and poorly understood by both mainstream medicine and complimentary and alternative healthcare providers. Dizziness can be a catch-all term people use to…
When it comes to concussion recovery, treatment plans need to take into account the wide variety of symptoms and issues unique to each individuals injury. Acupuncture has a regulatory or modulatory effect on a person’s physiology and is a great…
Lately, I’ve been chatting with a lot of people in the clinic about meditation. We all know that it is good for us – it relieves stress, improves your mental health, gives your brain a boost, it can reduce inflammation…
Qigong is perhaps not as well-known as some of the other modalities of East Asian Medicine in “the west”. This is a shame, as it is a well-developed and powerful healing system. Qigong is pronounced “Chee Gung”. Here is the…
Many patients visit my clinic as a last ditch effort for their health. They’ve seen their primary physician, one or many specialists and possibly other integrative care practitioners before they decide to give acupuncture a shot. By this time, their…