Summer is here, which means I’m up north hiking in the woods as often as I can, and I’m very aware of ticks here in New England. Despite being super careful, I found an attached tick on myself last summer. After a three-week course of antibiotics, that experience made me particularly aware of treatment and how this medicine can work… Read more »
Pregnancy is based on blood and qi. Blood and qi are based on the emotions. Suppressed emotions will lead to disharmony in the chong mai and ren mai. This is the cause of infertility. – Complete works of Jing Yue (Jing Yue Quan Shu) Zhang Jingyue (c.1563-1640). Are you struggling to conceive either naturally or through Assisted Reproduction Techniques (ART) such… Read more »
The holidays have come and gone leaving colder temperatures and snowy roads . . . it’s winter time in New England. While technically the days are getting longer, this is really the heart of the winter season and it can feel like it may never end. If you find yourself feeling any of the following symptoms, you may be suffering… Read more »
“In cases of disease and disorder, the physician should first address the diet and lifestyle.” – Sun Si-Miao (581-682 CE) Over the years, I have had many inquiries wondering if acupuncture can help with weight loss. Since many are looking for a “magic needle” they are disappointed with my answer. Yes, acupuncture can help with weight loss if it’s used… Read more »
“Thus, the wind-evil is the main factor to induce various disease, it has many variations, and has no regular pattern when it turns to become other diseases. But, in the last analysis, the diseases are stemmed from the invasion of wind-evil.” – Simple Questions (Su Wen), Chapter 42. In case there was any questions about it, last week’s weather demonstrated… Read more »
