In Chinese Medicine, there’s a huge connection to what’s going on with the body. The state of a patient’s emotional health can be a direct internal factor of a patient’s overall well-being. Different emotional imbalances can cause dysfunction and pathology in the organs and the meridians. The Organs and The ...

By and large, most women have to wear bras. It’s just a social norm. While it may be more natural to ditch your bra and let the ladies hang, it isn’t practical in this day and age to go braless in public. Even though most women wear bras every day, ...

ly Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a long-term, progressive, and disabling autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation and pain in the joints. The most commonly affected joints are the hands, knees or ankles. Rheumatoid Arthritis is also a systemic disease, which means it affects the whole body. It occurs when a person’s ...

COVID-19 has resulted in large, widespread changes across the globe. Almost everyone worldwide has been affected by the coronavirus outbreak in some capacity or another. Each individual has been impacted in a unique way, and each person’s mental health has been challenged differently. Taking care of your mental health is ...

Yin and Yang is a huge component of Chinese medicine. The principle behind Yin and Yang is that all things exist as inseparable and contradictory opposites. Some examples of this includes day & night, old & young, and male & female. Yin and Yang should be thought of as complementary, ...

Gua Sha is an ancient technique where the skin is scraped with a blunt-edged tool to produce a therapeutic effect. “Gua” means the process of scraping the skin, and “Sha” is the petechiae, or the redness that is create. With Gua Sha, we take super short or very long strokes ...

The majority of our classic textbooks say that Chinese medicine has been around between 2000 to 3000 years. However, archeologists have found bone fragments and bamboo needle-like instruments that date back to 6000 years ago. They believe that these artifacts were originally used for acupuncture needles. They also found many ...

Menopause is an often unpleasant experience that happens to every woman at some point. Menopause is usually considered to have occurred once you have missed your monthly menstruation period for 12 consecutive months, but there are several other symptoms that can accompany this life change. Signs of menopause: Irregular monthly ...

With so many restrictions surrounding air travel, many people have questions about traveling with essential oils. It's best to use 5-15 milliliter bottles that are then stored in one clear plastic container or bag. All of the liquids need to be less than 100 milliliters, with a grand total of ...

1. Chronic bend in the hip Prolonged sitting and long drives often result in a chronic bend at the hips. If you don’t focus on straightening out your hips, this chronic bend leads to more tightness that will eventually lead to anterior hip pain. Always remember to straighten out your ...