“Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.” – Mark Twain “The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.” – Samuel Johnson Although the quotes Read more…
Kids often times respond very well to Oriental medicine! In our clinic, we perform acupuncture on children five years of age and older. Often times, they can receive additional benefit from Chinese herbs. For children under the age of five, a Chinese herbal prescription is best (without the acupuncture). We also train parents Read more…
People often use “raw” diets and assume it is very good for their body, sometimes ignoring the signs that their body is having trouble with a completely “raw” diet.
Patients always ask us if they can do the activities that might be contributing to their symptoms. For example, a woman with recurrent elbow problems who plays tennis asks if she should keep playing tennis. In the typical western medical community, the general answer is “you’ll probably just have to live with it…unless you Read more…
One key tip as an example of the medical brilliance of this time period is the following: always eat your evening meal no less than two hours before going to bed at night. Why? The body’s first instinct…