Traditional Chinese Medicine
Health is Wealth: The Wisdom of Late Summer
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Greetings to all my precious people!!
We are in the “dog days” of summer — that long, sultry stretch the ancient Romans named diēs caniculārēs for the rising of Sirius, the Dog Star, alongside the Sun. But even as the heat peaks, the wheel is already turning. Chinese Medicine recognizes a fifth season the West often misses: Late Summer — the transitional time when summer’s extreme Yang, all brightness and heat, begins to yield and soften into the cooler Yin of autumn. continue reading
Acupuncture as a Supportive Therapy in Cancer Care
Anyone going through cancer treatment remembers certain milestones; diagnosis day, first/last day of chemo, and hopefully the eventual all clear appointment. First, the focus is on survival. But as the weeks pass, it isn’t just cancer that patients are fighting. It’s the nausea that lingers for days, the bone-deep fatigue, the sleepless nights, and the anxiety that creeps in quietly when the room is dark.
Oncologists often warn that, “Treatment can be as challenging as the disease itself.” What no one often realizes is that support can come from unexpected places, including through adjunct therapies like acupuncture. The integration of acupuncture into cancer care is not to replace conventional treatments, but to support patients through them. continue reading
Can Acupuncture Bring Relief Between Multiple Sclerosis Relapses?
A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) can change life in an instant. One minute you’re seemingly fine and the next you find yourself in a neurologist’s office. Symptoms can creep in over a few months. Symptoms like tingling in the hands, unexplained fatigue that sleep doesn’t fix, and moments where your legs feel like they don’t belong to you.
MS is a chronic neurological condition where the immune system mistakenly attacks the protective covering of nerves, disrupting communication between the brain and body. Symptoms vary widely and include fatigue, pain, mobility issues, bladder dysfunction, and cognitive challenges, but what unites many patients is unpredictability.
Conventional treatments helped manage disease progression, but the day-to-day symptoms can remain. Many people with MS explore complementary therapies, not as replacements, but as support. And that’s where acupuncture comes in. continue reading
We Mother Each Other
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“I can promise you that women working together –
linked, informed, and educated –
can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.”
~~ Isabel Allende
Greetings to all my precious people!!
We’ve spent the month of June exploring:
June 5: Taking up space (reclaiming the belonging mother’s body first taught)
June 12: Finding your voice (speaking from the body mother gave you)
June 19: Healing the mother wound (breaking the lineage pattern)
And now, the final piece: We are the mothers now.
Not just to our children (if we have them). But to each other. continue reading
Acupuncture for Stress and Anxiety: A Research-Backed Guide to How and Why It Works
Stress and anxiety have become defining health concerns of modern life. Fast communication, demanding schedules, and constant stimulation keep many people in a near-continuous “fight-or-flight” state. Over time this activation can disrupt sleep, digestion, mood, immune function, and cardiovascular health.
While conventional treatments such as psychotherapy and medication can be highly effective, many individuals seek complementary approaches that regulate the body rather than simply suppress symptoms. One of the most studied integrative options is acupuncture, a traditional East Asian medical therapy practiced for thousands of years and increasingly validated by modern clinical research. continue reading
