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To Make or Not to Make... A Traditional Perspective on New Year's Resolutions

Taking all of this into consideration, let’s zoom in on January energetics and wintertime in the northern hemisphere; the time of year that is characterized by the element, Water.

The Dairy Dilemma... Part 2

I got such great feedback on my first post about dairy, I figured it would be worth pursuing another one. If you haven’t read Part 1, please head over and read that first because I am going to proceed here like you are all very astute Chinese medicine thinkers. That being said, today we need to talk about Dryness because this is a condition or an imbalance that dairy can actually help with. To understand why, you need to have a little bit of a background on something called Yin Deficiency.

Acupuncture

How to Make the Most of Your Acupuncture, Part 2: Debunking Common Misconceptions

The feedback after my original post, How to Make the Most of your Acupuncture, was unbelievable. It quickly skyrocketed to one of my most popular posts, so I figured, why not do it again?! This is definitely a subject I have a lot of insight and opinion on!

What is Preventative Medicine and Why is it Important?

What is ‘preventative’ medicine, truly? Arguably more important, why do we need it? You see, although I can be particularly opinionated and passionate at times, I like to think I have the ability to zoom out and see the bigger picture. As a result, I will not ever promote Chinese/Eastern medicine as the only way, because I truly believe there is a time and a place for Western medicine as well. The evolution, science, and development of this system plays an extremely important role in all of our lives and it is crucial to be able to see this.

3 Ways to Find Healing through the 7 Chakras

About two years ago I took one of the most life changing classes ever. It was called Esoteric Acupuncture and was taught by Dr. Mikio Sankey. His work is extensive and intricate and I came away with many newfound tools and treatment strategies, but my biggest takeaway was the world of the chakras! We learned how to diagnose and treat using this ancient system and I am forever changed.

Liver Qi Stagnation: The Pathology Everybody Has!

If you live in the world today, chances are you have some form of one of the most common Chinese medical diagnoses, Liver Qi stagnation. Liver Qi what now? Gah! All this Chinese medicine lingo is so confusing. Well... wait, it doesn’t have to be! Let me break it down for you.

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