As a Doctor of natural medicine, I believe strongly in the healing power of nature. So as the cold and flu season approaches, there are many natural approaches to optimizing one’s immune system in order to get yourself ready for…
A torn ACL, menstrual cramps, a broken heart –– life brings all sorts of pain. The good news? You are meant to experience pain. It is your body’s way of signaling stress; your innate intelligence gently aching (or screaming impatiently) to stop,…
Photobiomodulation therapy is defined as the utilization of non-ionizing electromagnetic energy to trigger photochemical changes within cellular structures that are receptive to photons. Mitochondria is particularly receptive to this process. At the cellular level, visible red and near infrared light (NIR)…
In Japanese culture there is something known as Shinrin-Yoku, which translates to “forest bathing”. Studies have demonstrated a wide array of health benefits, especially in the cardiovascular and immune systems and for stabilizing and improving mood and cognition. When people remember…
Traditional Chinese medicine is a medical system that incorporates numerous methods for treating disease and illness. One of the tools found in the toolbox of the Traditional Chinese medicine practitioner is known as moxibustion. This technique involves the burning of…
A lot of people are quick to spot treat a problem without really understanding the reason for the problem. If you’re one of those, you’re not alone. It’s the way of the Western medical model to spot treat. What I mean…
In the Western world, most of us have a bias to one style of Medicine: allopathic or western medicine. The normal cycle for most of us who get sick is this: we get sick, we go to the doctor, we…
While those in the field of acupuncture know that it works, because we see the results every day and have extensively studied the archives dating back thousands of years of Chinese medicine, it is always cool when a new study demonstrates…
While there are a few different patterns for insomnia, in Traditional Chinese Medicine all of them include the heart or heat. Try eating calming and cooling foods to help promote deep sleep. Calming foods to eat 1-2 hours before going to bed:…
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a system that seems quite foreign to many in the Western world. However, this medical system has been around for over 3,500 years, in comparison to the Western medical system, which has been around since…
