Did you know that spring time is the Liver time? In Chinese medicine, one way of looking at the body, and the external world, is through the lenses of the 5 Elements. According to these principles, all change—in the universe and in your body—occurs in five distinct cyclical stages or elements. Each of these stages is associated with a particular… Read more »
“When a person lies down and cannot sleep, the Yin organs are injured, the Essence has no residence and is not quiet, and the person cannot sleep.” – Simple Question (Su Wen), Chapter 46 How many nights do you toss and turn, finding it hard to fall asleep? Or perhaps you fall asleep quickly, only to wake up early and can’t fall… 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 »
Yeah Fall! I love when the nights turn cool, the mornings are crisp, the sky seems bluer and the leaves are starting to change to brilliant reds, oranges, and yellows. Autumn is a time when the yang and warmth of the sun begins to lessen and gives way to the yin and cooler seasons of fall and winter. Fall is… Read more »
Apple picking is one of my favorite fall activities. Walking through an orchard on a crisp fall day and hand picking my own food feels very satisfying, and is also a wonderful way to spend a day outdoors. Plus, nothing tastes as delicious as a crisp, sweet/tart apple fresh from the tree. This year, I look forward to loading up… Read more »
Acupuncture is becoming more and more mainstream; you hear about it on the news, you read about celebrities who are treated with it, and modern research is proving its efficacy. When people first learn of my profession they usually ask, “Why did you become an acupuncturist?” If you told me when I was in my twenties that I would someday… Read more »
