What does it take to really change? What’s required to break habitual patterns that make us unwell and unhappy? It’s easy to look out into the world and see what’s wrong with it. It’s easy to look at our past and identify what went wrong,...
There's a common term in acupuncture treatment: “the healing crisis." This is a rather dramatic name for a common, often mild occurrence. This “crisis” is a “detox period” which usually manifests as cold or flu-like symptoms, diarrhea or phlegm expulsion, or a short period where...
It’s common within any medical system to focus on physical issues. The same is true for acupuncture and Chinese medicine. Pain is perhaps the most common ailment treated by acupuncture. However the more ancient a medical system, the more latitude for the treatment of mental...
As an acupuncturist I notice several types of people who come to me. Those who have heard acupuncture is highly effective for certain conditions such as pain or fertility. Others who want a more holistic and even spiritual (mind-body) approach to healing. And finally those...
I explained to a patient today that acupuncture treatment can be like cleaning out a clogged drain. It takes time, with periods of relief in the process. This patient was coming to me for chronic hip and leg pain. I explained to him that his...
