Together, your two feet contain more than 50 bones, many joints and a couple hundred muscles, tendons, and ligaments that hold them together and help them move.

Feet have a tough job, everyday, they bear body weight while walking, running and jumping. It is not a surprise that, over the course of life, much wear and tear can happen.

Ear Massage

An ear massage is very relaxing. Gently massaging ears for 5-10 minutes daily, can reduce stress, calm anxiety, relieve pain, and even reduce substance cravings.

Acupuncture is effective for the treatment of “functional infertility.” It is not the appropriate therapy for infertility involving structural modifications, such as fallopian tube damage or severe endometriosis. Therefore, people suffering from infertility should first have a complete medical evaluation to understand the exact nature of the problem.

Taoism is a philosophy or way people look at life. Lao Tzu believed that the way to happiness was for people to learn to "go with the flow." Instead of trying to get things done the hard way, people should take the time to figure out the natural or easier way to do things. Everything would then get done more simply, thus, life in general becomes simpler. This is called "wu-wei", which means "doing by not doing”.

The Lily Bulb has a long history of being used as medicinal plant in China.

Modern research has found that lily bulbs contain a variety of substances that can promote health and well-being. According to traditional Chinese medicine, lily bulbs have sweet and slightly cold properties, and are associated with the Lung and Heart meridians.

Patients often ask me “How to choose between acupuncture and physical therapy?” The answer is not easy because every individual condition is different.

Treated with acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. Up to fifteen percent of the population may have IBS, although only about twenty percent of this group will seek medical help. Women are affected twice as often as men. Among individuals with IBS, 42% have gastro esophageal reflux symptoms (GERD), and 45% have functional dyspepsia (FD).

The weather is cool and crisp. The sun is beginning to set earlier. The leaves are changing color. Fall has arrived.

Fall is the season associated with the metal element in Chinese Medicine. Energy tends to move slower, goes inward more and starts to store for winter. Emotionally, this is the season associated with grief and sadness. Physically fall corresponds to the lungs, skin, and large intestine.