Monthly Archives: January 2018
5 sneaky things that may be sabotaging your health
There’s nothing quite as frustrating as when you think you are doing all the right things for your health and still don’t feel the way you would like. You are exercising, eating well, and even getting massage, acupuncture, or other self-care. Still, you have nagging health issues. Maybe your digestion is not quite right, your […]
Postpartum Depression: How Acupuncture Can Help
One of the things I wish we talked about more openly is that many women struggle with postpartum depression. It is common. I hope that we can all agree that there is no shame in experiencing it. There are many ways to get help with postpartum depression. In acupuncture, there are a few indicators pre-delivery […]
Insomnia & Chinese Medicine
Pain is the primary impetus for most patients coming into our clinic. Although acupuncture is usually very effective at treating pain, it becomes limited when sleep is hindered. Often there is a correlation between insomnia and pain patterns. Our bodies perform some of their best repair mechanisms while we sleep, and if we cannot find […]
Attitude of Gratitude
The holidays have passed and now we can take a collective deep breath. Whether the holidays are a time of running around, or a rejuvenating break from work, the end of the calendar year can be a blur. While January is culturally a time of “re-starts” and resolutions, it’s important to remember that, in the […]
New Year, New Self Care
What is Self-Care? We often refer to self care as creating time to relax, get a massage, or treat ourselves with food and fun shopping sprees. All of this can definitely be incorporated into self-care, but the real heart of self-care is taking care of ourselves. Taking care of ourselves often relieves a number of […]
Stick Out Your Tongue 