In Chinese medicine, six types of “evil” qi (pathological, atmospheric influences) exist that can invade the body leading to symptoms of disharmony in the body. The external evil qi that can affect mankind are the…
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The Importance of Blood
By Karl Bower, Lic.Ac. This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 3/13/2014. Blood is important. This may seem obvious, but from an East Asian Medical perspective, this is…
Chinese Herbal Medicine: Historical Perspective and Formula Design
By Michael Dell’Orfano, Lic.Ac. This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 11/7/2015. Before acupuncture was discovered, other methods of healing were known and commonly used in ancient China. Prior to…
Emotional Eating
By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 8/20/2015. Do you eat when you are stressed, angry, upset, or bored? Do you sometimes find yourself grazing…
Common Concussion Symptoms
By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 3/17/2014. This is part of a series of posts about holistic treatment of concussions and mild Traumatic Brain Injuries.…
Fighting Depression with Natural Medicine
By Michael Dell’Orfano, Lic.Ac. This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 4/4/16. The inspiration for this particular blog post is the reality of what I see on a daily…
Why am I so tired?
By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 7/18/2014. One of the most common symptoms that patients complain of in our office is a constant feeling of…
Acupuncture & Herbs for Anxiety
By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 5/14/2014. Anxiety is a very common issue that we treat in our clinic using acupuncture and herbs. While anxiety…
Pain in the Butt? How to treat Piriformis Syndrome with acupuncture and massage.
By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 10/25/2014. The piriformis muscle is a flat, band-like muscle that runs across the buttock and laterally rotates the hip.…
Treating Common Sports Injuries with Acupuncture
By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 5/5/2017. Acupuncture has become more and more mainstream in recent years, and has made the news when professional athletes…