Tag Archives: energy

Tag Archives: energy

How One Patient’s Journey Led to Breakthroughs in TCM and Scalar Wave Therapy

Introduction: In the world of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), every patient’s story is unique. Sometimes, the body’s energy flows in unexpected ways, presenting both a challenge and an opportunity for discovery. Recently, one of our patients experienced such a journey, navigating intense heat sensitivity rooted in both heat toxicity and yin deficiency during menopause. Her […]

Harmonizing Body and Mind: The Integral Role of Objectivity in TCM

In the complex world of healthcare, the distinction between objective information and subjective experience often blurs, especially when understanding the intricacies of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). TCM’s diagnostic system, deeply rooted in the observation of patterns and macroscopic information, highlights the importance of balancing empirical data with individual experiences. This blog delves into the critical […]

Harmonizing Health: Acupuncture for Late Summer Imbalances

Late summer brings warmth and transformation, but it can also bring about imbalances in our well-being. In Chinese Medicine, this season corresponds to the Fire element and can lead to what’s known as summer damp-heat – an internal disharmony similar to excess heat and humidity in modern terms. Acupuncture, a traditional practice gaining modern recognition, […]

Side benefits of Acupuncture

Of course most of you are coming here for pain. But did you know there are also the following side benefits of acupuncture: -Relaxation (dopamine, seratonin, and endorphins) -Improved life flow (sometimes called luck or fortune) -Good prep for surgeries and procedures -Flushing of bad negativity and introduction of new (held back) opportunities -Release of […]

WARNING: Summerheat and Liver Surging!

Dear Patients,Unfortunately we had a very muddled summerdamp season as spring doddled. We passed through wind-heat almsot not at all, as it was cold. Then the summerdamp came and went, thankfully for most (I hate vomit and diarrhea, too!) without note. But there has been a surge of surging pulses, red tender tongues, damp-heat or […]

Neck Pain

Necks are quite complex, actually. There’s a lot going on in them in a small amount of distance and space. There are muscles, bones, discs, veins, arteries, lymphnodes, glands, a voicebox and the floating hyoid bone, and of course nerves. What causes your neck pain? Mostly it is problems with the facets between the vertebra […]

Waiting

Some things it seems we can only wait in life, for it to come. Fixing health issues is not one of those things. But, fortunately, acupuncture can work on health or life issues. It just depends on what you want to do.

When it comes to health issues, it is best to immediately circulate the vital energy (Qi) of the body, to free the mind and spirit and relieve pain, malnutrition, and blood flow issues. Most of the time this gives immediate relief (48% in a single visit, according to 3 studies I did in clinic). But sometimes it increases the feeling until the blockage is removed. You cannot know ahead of time which case you will be, this is one of the biggest mysteries of healing and acupuncture.