One of the most frustrating experiences a patient can have is pain without injury. You hurt, you ache, you’re exhausted—and yet every scan, test, and image comes back “normal.” Doctors shrug. Friends suggest yoga. You begin to wonder if the pain is som… [READ MORE]

Burnout is not a personal failure, a lack of willpower, or evidence that you need a better planner. It is a physiological and energetic state, one that shows up when stress, cortisol, and Qi fall out of rhythm with one another. In Western medicine, we… [READ MORE]

If you’ve been wrestling with bloating, fatigue, brain fog, or that mysteriously low mood that shows up after lunch, Chinese medicine may point the finger at an unsung hero. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), digestive issues and the speen are inse… [READ MORE]

Why Acupuncture and Women’s Health are Such A Good Match When patients ask why acupuncture and women’s health seem to go together so naturally, the short answer is: Chinese medicine has been paying close attention to women for about 2,000 years. The lo… [READ MORE]

If you’ve reached the point where melatonin shrugs, chamomile yawns, and your phone’s “sleep mode” quietly judges you from the nightstand, you’re not alone. Many patients come to us after supplements have stopped working and bedtime has become a nightl… [READ MORE]

How Acupuncture Modulates Inflammation, Supports Resilience, and Reduces Symptom Severity for Autoimmune Conditions Acupuncture for autoimmune conditions is often sought out not because someone wants a miracle, but because they want their nervous syste… [READ MORE]

If you’ve ever come to an acupuncture appointment feeling irritable, bloated, tense, sighing more than usual, or quietly fantasizing about yelling at your inbox, you may have heard a familiar phrase: Liver Qi Stagnation. It shows up everywhere in moder… [READ MORE]

Many people arrive at our clinic with a familiar story. They’ve seen their primary care doctor, maybe a specialist or two, had labs drawn, scans ordered, and results reviewed. Everything looks fine. And yet, they don’t feel fine. They feel tired but wi… [READ MORE]

If you’ve ever wondered why your acupuncturist seems deeply interested in your wrist while you’re mostly interested in getting back to your day, welcome. TCM pulse diagnosis is one of the most misunderstood, quietly sophisticated tools in Chinese medic… [READ MORE]

Perimenopause has a way of arriving unannounced, rearranging your sleep, mood, temperature settings, and patience, then acting as if this is perfectly reasonable. Many women are told to grit their teeth and wait it out. Fortunately, acupuncture for per… [READ MORE]