Holistic Care

Cupping therapy is the ancient Chinese medicine practice of applying suction to the skin to effect healing. Today it is used in many countries around the globe for a long list of conditions ranging from headaches to skin disorders.

Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang

The formula you’ve never heard about to soothe America in 2020/21

#theeformulaof2020

Since the many events of 2020 our culture has been through a lot, to say the least. All too commonly patients are presenting with a whole new (or enhanced) set of symptoms, resulting at least in part, from all the tumultuous shifts in our external environment. Anxiety, depression, insomnia, and burn-out are all on the rise. Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang or Bupleurum Powder to Spread the Liver has been in use for the last 400 years and might be making a comeback! Read More

Auricular acupuncture (stimulating points in the ear with needles) has been around for thousands of years, as long as acupuncture itself. It is considered a “microsystem” in acupuncture, with points on the ear corresponding to every point on the human body. Read More

The Chinese character for acupuncture actually translates to “acupuncture-moxibustion”. You would not be alone in wondering what exactly is moxibustion? Perhaps you have come into the clinic on a certain day and smelt a very peculiar scent of ‘something funky’ being burned- that’s moxa’s unique scent! So, what is moxibustion and why is your acupuncturist burning it? Read More