At the Kokin Healing Center, we’re all about education. We love to empower our patients to learn how to take good care of their bodies; and we’re always learning ourselves. In that spirit, the Healing Blog is a place for us to teach and to learn. We hope you enjoy these posts and share them with friends, family and colleagues.
We’ve all heard of and maybe even experienced a sprain or a strain. But do you really know the difference? A sprain is defined as a stretch or tear of a ligament. A strain, on the other hand, is defined as an injury to a muscle or tendon. Sprains can result from a...
Spring is the season of growth, regeneration, increased activity and new beginnings. During the season of spring, people experience many changes. Allergies, high blood pressure, headaches, sinus pain and congestion, anger, irritation and tendon problems are just some...
Alcoholism affects nearly 16 million adults in the United States, yet only approximately 1.5 million Americans actually seek and get help to deal with their addiction. According to the National Center for Statistics and Analysis, nearly 88,000 people die from...
Women’s health is a unique segment of the healthcare industry, and since January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, I'd like to talk about how acupuncture can help with this important piece of women's health. The cervix is just one small part of the uterus,...
Researchers from the Tianjin University of Chinese Medicine tested the efficacy of acupuncture, herbs and drug therapy for heart health, and what they found was incredible. The addition of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapies increased patient outcomes by 28...
For some women, the ability conceiving comes easy. For others, it can be a much more difficult and stressful problem. We know that often it's easy to get emotional and feel like it's your fault that you can't conceive. Sometimes, you feel like you'd be willing to try...
Most people have heard of the field of acupuncture by now, but did you realize the scope of the practice encompasses Chinese medicine, which includes so much more than needles? Let’s explore this ancient therapy. First of all, the practice of Chinese medicine starts...
Addiction is defined as the compulsive physiological need for and use of a habit-forming substance, which means addiction can manifest in a lot of different ways - compulsive social media use, overeating into obesity, gambling away your life savings, or recurrent use...
For 3,500 years, we have used acupuncture as a form of treatment and therapy. Acupuncture is the process of activating your internal self-healing mechanisms by applying stimulation such as needling, moxibustion, cupping, and acupressure on specific sites of the body....
We see many adolescent patients struggling with severe acne that often coincides with significant stress. Our kids are under an extreme amount of pressure these days, and often this can cause hormone imbalances that lead to inflammation throughout the body....
Marin — acupuncturist, nutritionist, and owner of the Kokin Healing Center — is beloved by her patients. Read about patients that have found success at the Kokin Healing Center in Calabasas.