Language is used to relay thoughts, feelings and intentions to one another on a daily basis. But sometimes there are hidden meanings that can get lost in translation. This is particularly evident in East Asian Medicine, where our organs have…
Transitioning from National Stress Awareness Month into Healthy Vision Month gives us pause to consider that one of the biggest contributors to vision issues is stress. And even though it sounds like a broken record, the best way to maintain…
While most people associate acupuncture only with needles, there is actually a lot more to this medicine. Acupuncture in just one component of the larger East Asian Medical system. Ear seeds, for example, are a popular form of herbal treatment, which…
East Asian Medicine has an amazing track record because it has been developed and adjusted over a long period of time. This makes it invaluable when it comes to treating a number of health problems, many of which are still…
High blood pressure or hypertension, is rampant in our society. Current estimates from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) show that 48.1% or 119 million adults in the United States suffer from hypertension, but only a 1/4 of those diagnosed…
There is a group of prescription and over-the-counter medications that are known as proton pump inhibitors, PPI’s for short, and a vast majority of people in the US take these every single day. Proton pump inhibitors reduce acid secretion in the…
Have you been feeling forgetful or foggy headed? If you feel like you can’t focus, feel detached and unfocused with a cloudy mind, feel tired even with plenty of sleep, or struggle to stay on task, you might be experiencing “brain fog.”…
Have you ever just felt like something was off? You’re not quite able to pinpoint it and whenever you bring it up to your family physician, they tend to write it off, but you just don’t feel yourself. Did you…
Everybody feels tired from time to time. And generally, when you get a good night’s sleep or change up your habits, this transient tiredness goes away or improves. But sometimes, no matter what you do, you just can’t get moving…
For many people, the thought of using a needle to help relax the body, ease pain and calm the nervous system, may seem a little insane. But for those who have experienced the blissful magic that acupuncture needles can provide,…