School is starting this month… already! This article features reminders and ideas to prepare children’s mind and body for the shift in schedule. Typically, children return to school and some type of illness makes itself available to them. In order to help your child maintain the best possible health through school it is important…
Author: Daisy Lear
“When you have the courage to open your heart completely to love, a miracle happens. You start perceiving the reflection of your love in everything. Then eating, walking, talking, singing, dancing, working, playing – everything you do becomes a ritual of love.” – Don Miguel Ruiz Well put. I thought Don Miguel Ruiz’s words…
Cupping is a method of treatment that has been used by the Chinese people for thousands of years. A cup made of plastic, glass, bamboo, or the earliest known device being an animal horn, is attached to the skin using negative pressure to create local congestion. The placement of suction cups upon the skin brings…
Shonishin is the Japanese form of acupuncture for infants and children. Shonishin does not involve using acupuncture needles. Instead, hands, fingertips, q-tips, and soft toothbrushes are used to help soothe and comfort. Infants and children typically respond quickly. These techniques can be used for people of all ages, although more time and persistence is needed for adults as we…
The original intention of Chinese medicine is not only for the treatment of dis-ease, but as preventative medicine. This article will focus upon moxibustion, a warming type of therapy using a particular herb.
Over the years I have been asked many questions about acupuncture, such as; how does acupuncture work? Are you putting needles into nerves? Do I have to believe in it? Well, how does acupuncture work? I honestly don’t think anyone truly understands… Let’s begin somewhere near the beginning, but please understand that this information is a…
People come into the office for treatment of various conditions, especially pain. For example, discomfort, pain and misalignment at the upper back, especially “between or under the shoulder blades” is very common… Why? Is it posture, work related, stress related, emotional, everything we can possibly think of? Within the context of Chinese medicine, pinpointing the source does not matter because every aspect of an individual’s being is taken into account in order to provide thorough treatment.
There are many commonly known Chinese herbs that are easy to grow in our climate, if not difficult to deter! In this article we will discuss these herbs and skim the surface of their health benefits.
Recently, I was asked by three people for information about what they could do to address their most recent health concerns; physical stress injury, alcohol recovery & stress, and follow up after Lyme disease. Since two of the people do not live here, I wanted to send a few ideas that they could easily do at home to add to their regimen. Even though each person is very different, the common thread is inflammation.
The transition between seasons is upon us, and it is a good time of the year to take care of ourselves by getting plenty of rest, eating well and focusing on supporting our immune system. In this article, I’d like to share information from our local Naturopathic Doctor, Cheri King: