You may have heard that acupuncture is great for relieving stress, pain, sleep issues, digestive disorders, breathing problems, headaches, fertility concerns, and so on... but do you know how it actually does all these things? Well, the answer is both complicated and simple. Confused yet? Keep reading. Remember that acupuncture (a modality of Traditional Chinese…
Read more5 Ways Your Spleen is Different in Chinese Medicine
If you know much about Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), you probably know that acupuncture and TCM practitioners view your internal organs in a much different way than your science-based conventional medicine does. While both frameworks of medicine are important to our health care, TCM is unique in that it views your body as a direct…
Read moreA Good Massage – from a TCM Perspective
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="136"] Chair Massage at Yellow Gazebo[/caption] Although acupuncture is my specialty and not massage, I've been lucky enough to have had some great training in massage, and I've worked with massage therapists for several years. I'd like this blog to talk about what I think a good massage should be, according to…
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