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 love how acupuncture is FANTASTIC when it comes to Dysmenorrhea Relief. Or how Traditional Chinese Medicine can help with Menstrual Cramps. Because I know first hand what it feels like to be stuck in bed with so much pain I vomited most of the time. When I was a teenager, I was affected by dysmenorrhea and [...]
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 to use the points along the Small Intestine meridian for their pain relief functions. My all time favourite acupuncture points combo for chronic pain behind the scapula are: Si 3 & Li 4 (as the distal points) Si 9, 10, 11 ( as local points) GB 21 (as the acupuncture point for surrounding muscle) In [...]
Do you agree that LIVER Qi stagnation is the most common TCM pattern in clinical practice? Because stress and lack of movement stops the flow of Qi! And who is not stressed out nowadays? In this video, I break down the root causes of Liver Qi stagnation but also the consequences if not treated. And then I share [...]
What's the difference between excess DAMPNESS and excess PHLEGM in Chinese medicine and how do we treat them? I get asked this question all the time by my students 😍 Together, dampness and phlegm have similar symptoms, tongue, and pulse. Unfortunately, it's not easy to treat either of them. We need acupuncture, food and herbs for this! [...]
