Latest Articles:
- Auricular Acupuncture: What it is and why is everyone talking about it?
- 7 Ways Acupuncture Can Help With Running Injuries
- Acupuncture and Fatigue
Share this page
Tag Archives: tcm
3 Reasons Acupuncture Supports Couples Facing Infertility
When you consider all the changes in our agricultural practices, the increased number of medications we take, as well as our dependence on plastic and technology that is constantly emitting low-grade radiation, it’s no surprise more couples are having trouble conceiving. Current statistics show one in six couples who are trying to conceive are facing fertility issues. And while
Posted in Acupuncture
Also tagged infertility, ivf, pregnancy
Comments Off on 3 Reasons Acupuncture Supports Couples Facing Infertility
4 Tips for an Energizing, Joyful Summer
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, each season is associated with one of the elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. Perhaps unsurprisingly, summertime is associated with the element fire. Fire represents maximum activity. In nature, everything is at its peak growth during the summer, so TCM sees our energy as its most active and exuberant. Summer is the time of
Posted in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Also tagged summer
Comments Off on 4 Tips for an Energizing, Joyful Summer
Extraordinary Vessels – Dai Mai
In addition to the 12 main acupuncture meridians that flow along the surface of the body, there are also deeper channels of energy in the body called the Extraordinary Vessels. You can understand the relationship between the primary acupuncture channels and the Extraordinary Vessels by thinking about what happens when it rains: first, small ditches become full – these
Posted in Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Also tagged dai mai
Comments Off on Extraordinary Vessels – Dai Mai
4 Lifestyle Tweaks to Thrive this Spring
In traditional Chinese medical theory, one of the best ways to stay healthy is to live in balance with the seasons. Balance, in this context, means mindfully crafting your diet and certain aspects of your lifestyle based on what season it is.
An easy way to think about this is with fruits and vegetables: we are lucky these
Posted in Spring, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Also tagged liver, spring
Comments Off on 4 Lifestyle Tweaks to Thrive this Spring
Eating Well for Springtime
Traditional Chinese medicine says aligning your diet with the seasons is one of the best ways to stay healthy. Mother Nature provides exactly what we need to be healthy. Paying attention to the fruits, vegetables, and herbs that grow during different seasons in the region where you live is a great way to incorporate the philosophies of traditional
Posted in Diet, Favorite recipes, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Spring, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Also tagged diet, recipe, salad, spring
Comments Off on Eating Well for Springtime