Acupuncture has an immunomodulatory effect on the body. It restores, rejuvenates, and reconnects brain and body centers. This is the main reason it is so successful in combating colds and other viruses, restoring sleep, reducing anxiety and improving cognition.
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Natural Allergy Relief: 6 Effective Strategies
Easy and natural ways for managing and reducing allergy symptoms that work Spring brings a wave of pollen from trees and grasses. While the use of over-the-counter allergy meds is okay in the short term, incorporating some easy, at-home practices can help. Also, you might benefit by adding acupuncture and specific herbal formulas to accelerate…
Covid Is Still Around. Some Self Help Tips
Whether it’s due to the resilience of the virus or the new strains that keep popping up, Covid is still here and will probably never be completely stamped out. Viruses persist. Thankfully its rampant spread has diminished. After providing some easy-to-follow advice for lessening symptoms with natural remedies using easy-to-obtain ingredients, I will go over…
The Importance of Diet and Nutrition in Autoimmunity
There is a huge link between autoimmunity onset and leaky gut, also known as intestinal permeability. The small intestine especially is vulnerable to persistent inflammation and this affects its ability to absorb nutrients from food. Detoxification and proper diet go together. Chinese medicine has always recognized the link between the liver and digestion, in fact,…
Post-COVID viral syndrome
These days a new sector of patients has graced my door – people who are suffering from long Covid. The sequela of post-viral illness is a challenge for eastern and western practitioners alike. Long Covid means that the person has been experiencing persistent post-viral symptoms that last longer than 12 weeks (Moramarco & Williams, 2022).…
Autoimmunity & Thyroid, an Eastern approach
Auto immunity is difficult to catch right away. It is more commonly seen in women, and it is unclear whether this is simply because women report more of the symptoms, or because of the link with estrogen. Some theories for the cause are estrogen dominance, latent viral illness, adrenal gland weakness, and heredity. Estrogen can…
Why Itch?
Itching is a bothersome thing. What is so ironic about it is that when you itch, it is often due to something deeper than the skin. While contact dermatitis (touching metals or plants) is commonly associated with eliciting the famous histamine response) there are many reasons we itch. Itching can be a side effect of…
The Treatment of Circulatory Disorders with Chinese Medicine
Many health conditions can predispose someone to poor circulation – the most common ones are high blood pressure, diabetes, polycythemia (sticky blood), fibromyalgia, and atherosclerosis. While it is true that problems of blood circulating freely in vessels is a problem that comes with aging, any issue that impedes blood flow can lead to ischemia. This…
Using Chinese Herbal Formulas and Acupuncture for Allergies
Allergy season is upon us. Many of my patients suffer with some degree of allergy. Spring brings a wave of pollen from trees and grasses. While the use of over-the-counter allergy meds is okay in the short term, using natural remedies with herbs combined with nasal rinsing is much better for reducing symptoms and healing…
How can acupuncture help the thyroid?
Of all the auto immune and endocrine disorders combined, the most common one I’ve seen in practice is hypothyroid, and usually it is the autoimmune variety known as Hashimoto Disease. I have also encountered cases of non-autoimmune thyroiditis. When treating any thyroid dysfunction, I always ask that patients bring in recent labs. It is also…
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