Acupuncture Effects: what to expect after your treatment.

2025-01-24

New things can be a little scary, especially when they involve needles. If you’ve taken that first step and gotten an acupuncture treatment – that’s great. This article has some...

Stress Relief

Stress Management Resources

2024-11-15

When irritants and worry become chronic it can be difficult to manage stress. It all sounds easy, just take a deep breath and relax. In practice, this can be super...

Stress Relief

What is Chronic Stress?

2024-11-08

The term chronic stress has been getting a lot of attention lately. Everyone has experienced stress at some point in their life. So, how is chronic stress different? Have you...

Stress Relief

What is the Stress Response?

2024-09-07

This post is Part 1 of a 3-part series on stress. Acute stress, the “fight or flight” response and how stress affects the body are the topics of this post....

Acupuncture & TCM, Health & Wellness

Ear seeds – Auricular Acupuncture

2024-08-12

You may have experienced ear seeds during one of your acupuncture appointments. I sometimes apply them at the end of a treatment. The seeds remain in place for a few...

Acupuncture & TCM, Headache Relief, Health & Wellness, Pain Management

Temporomandibular Disorders

2024-02-28

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a hinge-type joint that connects your jaw to the temporal bone of the skull. It lets you move your jaw up and down and side...

Acupuncture & TCM

What is Qi?

2023-07-15

What is Qi? Many explanations of Qi make it sound like a mystical substance that flows in our body along invisible channels. Problems in our body are often attributed to...

Acupuncture & TCM

What is Acupuncture

2023-07-14

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been slowly growing in popularity in the West since the early 1970’s. However, it is still not well understood by many people. TCM is a...

Acupuncture & TCM

Sugar Addiction

2022-02-01

Sugar tastes so sweet, but it’s effects on the body are anything but. If you’re like me and think about reducing sugar and just can’t seem to do it you...

Acupuncture & TCM, Health & Wellness

Acupuncture for Flu Prevention

2021-10-25

Temperatures have dropped and we’ve had our first snowfall of the season. My local pharmacy is now advertising flu shots, which is a good reminder that flu season is just...