In Eastern Medicine the pancreas is associated with the spleen and stomach. One reason is location. These organs are all found in the left middle portion of the body, just underneath the ribs. This time of year (late summer) the pancreas is most active just like the stomach and the spleen. It’s purpose is to […]
Acupuncture Can Help Reduce Anxiety Symptoms Anxiety affects people of all ages and can have varying physical manifestations. Someone may have mild symptoms from anxiety that can restrict certain activities, while other people may have panic attacks that are debilitating (or someone can experience both). Acupuncture can be helpful in varying cases of anxiety because […]
Before we can talk about how Eastern Medicine can be effective for stomach issues, we need to establish the differences between what are stomach issues in Western versus Eastern Medicine. Massage and Acupuncture are effective tools for gastrointestinal disorders such as: GERD, peptic ulcers, reflux, gallstones, IBS, diarrhea, and constipation. However, only the first three […]
Anxiety is related to the heart in Eastern Medicine and the heart is a summer organ. By that I mean the heart is most active during the summer months and least active during winter. The common sense reason behind this is that people are more active in summer and less active in winter. In addition, […]
Acupuncture is a great tool for heart health. If you have had acupuncture before you know that it makes you feel more relaxed. That feeling of relaxation is you giving your sympathetic nervous system, the fight or flight response, a break in order for the parasympathetic nervous system, rest and digest, to operate. In acupuncture, […]
Nope, it’s not just you — everyone is talking about CBD. You can now find this anxiety- and pain-relieving cannabis compound it in more products than ever before, from vape pens to oils to topical muscle rubs. And the trend is set to continue, thanks to the recent passage of the farm bill, which contained a provision legalizing […]
I ran my first marathon in the fall of 2018. It was the longest distance I have ever run. The day after I felt pretty good, but there was a moment during work on Monday where I thought I could feel the lactic acid sitting on my muscles like some kind of sludge. It passed, […]
Pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) is a condition experienced by women up to a week or two before the onset of their menstrual cycle. The emotional and physical symptoms that women experience typically resolve with the start of their menses and can vary monthly. PMS affects women during their reproductive years (12-51). Not all females will experience […]
Easter was originally a holiday to celebrate fertility and reproductive health. According to Eastern medicine it’s natural for a healthy woman to become pregnant easily, have a normal delivery and birth, and produce a strong healthy child. In Chinese medicine the liver is the main organ involved in regulating the female reproductive system. It’s no […]
Tension headaches commonly arise from strain in the sub-occipital muscle group, a band of four muscles located at the base of the skull. Our activities of daily living may be the biggest culprit and with text neck, now, an epidemic in our culture, tension headaches are on the rise. Any activity that keeps the head […]
