I have a patient who is the perfect picture of Lung Qi deficiency! She has a very weak voice, and when she talks, it takes effort. In addition, she has asthma since she was a child, eczema on her wrists, and catches colds, pneumonia and other pathogens which weakens her Wei (defensive) Qi every time! As practitioners, [...]
Over the years in my practice, I've had many patients coming in with amenorrhea. Most of them because of coming off the birth control pill, and wanting to conceive. Acupuncture is fantastic to restore balance and flow (YES! Pun intended!) so it's the perfect natural modality to use, to get a woman's menstrual period back on track. [...]
Recently, a friend of mine told me she was going to the Amazon Jungle for a 10-day retreat. Initially, that sounded fun and exciting for her. Shortly after, she described to me what she'd be doing in her trip. She was going to participate in an Ayahuasca ceremony every day! If you're not familiar with what Ayahuasca [...]
Every time I have a new patient, I start with the 8 Principles first, then I go more in depth with the other patterns of differentiation in order to make a proper TCM diagnosis. This intro to TCM Diagnosis made easy is all about the basics of the 8 principles and how to apply them in clinical [...]
Let's face it, TCM Diagnosis is the HARDEST part of Chinese medicine! My foundation teacher used to say: "There is no wrong treatment in TCM, only the wrong diagnosis!" So I thought it'd be great to start a new series of posts dedicated to make TCM Diagnosis a little easier to grasp. This one is all on [...]
Conventional medicine treats heavy periods with mostly prescribing the birth control pill, or a hormonal IUD, which can be a temporary solution to avoid becoming anemic. However, in the long run, it causes more problems and other issues. This is why I love Chinese medicine so much! TCM looks at the root cause and treats each patient [...]
