Food cravings are very common. They’re difficult to ignore and typically manifest through an intense or urgent desire for a specific type of food, which will vary from person to person. Everybody has a craving for some food item at sometime…
A very common complaint that I hear from my patients is that they constantly feel tired. Sometimes this fatigue is related to lack of sleep, but often there is no amount of rest that seems to alleviate the fatigue. From an acupuncture…
As summer warms up and progresses, so does the possibility of experiencing heatstroke. But there are things you can do to help prevent heatstroke or even treat it, should it occur. East Asian Medicine (EAM) offers some tried and true…
The prostate gland is an important part of the male sexual reproductive system. It is located between the penis and the bladder and it surrounds the urethra. The urethra, part of both the urinary and reproductive systems, provides the pathway…
East Asian Medicine and it’s most popular modality, acupuncture, work because they adjust the body through the main driving force, energy. In East Asian Medicine (EAM), it is sometimes referred to as qi (pronounced “chee”). Acupuncturists understand that when these pathways become blocked…
Sweating is an essential function of the body that helps to excrete metabolic wastes, cool the body down and moisten our skin. The way in which we sweat is affected by a lot of factors including diet, medications, mood, hormone…
As we move into the warmer summer months, it is very common to see more people enjoying ice cold drinks, popsicles, ice cream, salads and chilled fruit. And while these items may help keep you from overheating, there is more…
Most people have at least heard of acupuncture, but electroacupuncture, also known as E-stim (electrostimulation), might be a little less familiar. And to some, it might sound even scarier than acupuncture. Let me assure you, it is neither scary nor…
Bloating is a condition where the abdomen feels full and tight, and it is usually caused by excess gas. Or as I refer to it, Michelin Man Syndrome. It is a very common ailment that is experienced by 1 out…
Have you ever felt nauseous after hearing bad news or gotten so angry that you felt your blood pressure rise? Emotions can affect your physical health in a variety of ways and East Asian Medicine (EAM) theorizes that each emotion…