For millenia Chinese medicine has been used to treat upper respiratory diseases from the common cold to pneumonia. Classical Chinese medicine views externally-contracted disease as shang han (cold pathogen) or wen bing (warm pathogen) and the depth to which the pathogen has penetrated is...

I get many people in my practice who are suffering from GERD and gastritis (aka heartburn & reflux). Their symptoms vary from mild irritation of the throat and burping to severe stabbing pain in the epigastrium and inability to lie flat due to the pain. Many of them feel that their condition is...

If you haven’t heard of plantar fasciitis (PF) it’s because you have been blessed with never having to experience it. If you have, it’s because either you or a loved one has unfortunately had to deal with the stabbing pain that comes with PF and the effect it has on daily living. For many of you...

The first thing you think when you’re experiencing your first episode of Bell’s Palsy is, “am I having a stroke?!” Thank goodness the answer is no, you are not having a stroke! While a stroke is due to the blockage of blood flow to the brain, Bell’s Palsy (also called idiopathic facial paralysis)...

Chinese Medicine divides illness into internal and external causes of disease, and treats them with an equal amount of attention and rigor. External causes of disease range from the obvious like viruses and bacteria to lifestyle choices such as poor diet and overwork, things we wouldn’t consider...

The current opioid epidemic is predicted to claim 500,000 lives over the next 10 years1. It is an epidemic that brings over 1,000 people everyday to the emergency room2, taxing hospital resources and placing an economic burden of nearly $95 billion a year on insurers3. The big question that hangs...

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not the right acupuncturist for everyone. There have been multiple occasions when I’ve referred patients to other acupuncturists who I think would meet their needs better, both from a specialty standpoint and personality-wise. For example, someone who is...