Autoimmune conditions often afflict the external physical structure of the body – the joints, skin, bones, blood vessels, muscles and hair. Inflammation coming from an “overactive” immune system can damage body tissues, creating degeneration. There are often symptoms of pain that also accompany the autoimmune...
Manic-depression and Bi-Polar Disorder are conditions that affect many people. When exploring treatment options, one does not always immediately think of acupuncture. However, as an acupuncturist I have had a lot of success helping manic-depressants regain control of their lives. I’ve come to see acupuncture...
Trauma resolution has long been a specialty in my acupuncture-healing practice. I’ve worked with many men and women who suffer from the remnants of past emotional, physical and mental traumas. Sometimes the patient recalls the events of the trauma, sometimes they are repressed and unreachable. I...
My friends often laugh at my insistence that “there is an acupuncture point for everything.” At this moment, with all the change and destruction occurring around us, there’s not much to laugh at. Yet, funny enough, there is a point that relates to what has...
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that’s the most adaptable to change.” Charles Darwin. Chinese Medicine places strong focus on the theme of change and its effect on the human body and...