Chinese medicine and acupuncture approach to treating Bell's Palsy is quite effective. In fact, I have seen it over and over in my practice in the past 20 years! Acupuncture is often the only safe, natural solution to Bell's Palsy. It works very effectively especially if it's done early in the diagnosis! In today's video, I share the [...]
I thought it'd be fun to write an ode to acupuncture! A short poem to convey the beauty of acupuncture, its benefits, and how it has changed lives for centuries. I'm NOT a poet by any means, I just wanted to pay tribute to my craft with this ode, and the video which I had fun recording. [...]
Back when I was in Acupuncture college, we were told: "to practice as an acupuncturist, you only need 5 tools: needles, cotton balls, forceps, alcohol, and a sharp container!" If only (ahahaha 🤣) My main acupuncture supplies are needles, cotton balls, alcohol, forceps (just in case!), a tray, sharp container, moxa tools, gua sha, cups, 7 star/plum [...]
I love the Heart meridian! In clinical practice, I use HT 5, HT 6 and HT 7 acupuncture points quite often in my daily protocols. In this new series on acupuncture points I cover the locations & functions of each channel. My aim is to make each point easy to locate, as well as differentiating all acupuncture [...]
Why is it important to understand the 5 Seasons changes, the 24 hours health clock and the 7 years life cycles according to Chinese Medicine? Because, it is extremely useful in clinical practice! These circadian cycles follow nature, which help give us clues of imbalance. It also helps us educate our patients when we are discussing disease [...]
I love the Spleen Channel! In clinical practice, I use a lot of its acupuncture points. SP4, SP 6, SP 9 and SP 21 are a very big part of my practice 😍 In this new series on acupuncture points locations & functions of each channel. My aim is to make each point easy to locate, as [...]
