by irapahanel | Mar 17, 2023 | chinese medicine, Healing Blog, Healthy Food, heart, nutritional therapy, stress, TCM, wellness
The dictionary defines stress in multiple ways, but there is only one that matters when we discuss how stress affects our physical bodies. Stress is defined as a physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension. Stress actually does have a...
by irapahanel | Mar 1, 2023 | chinese medicine, Healing Blog, Healthy Food, heart, nutritional therapy, TCM, wellness, winter
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the heart can be considered the most important organ in the body. All other organs connect to the heart and help the heart function as best it can. According to TCM, regulated blood circulation depends on the heart’s energy flow, or...
by irapahanel | Feb 24, 2023 | chinese medicine, Healing Blog, Healthy Food, heart, nutritional therapy, TCM, wellness, winter
The heart is an energetic system we often treat in Traditional Chinese Medicine. According to Chinese Medicine theory, there are many systems of energy within the body. Each of these systems corresponds to certain physiological and psychological functions. So when we...
by irapahanel | Feb 15, 2023 | acupressure, acupuncture, chinese medicine, Healing Blog, kidneys, nutritional therapy, TCM, weight loss, wellness, winter
Winter, in most places, is a time of colder, shorter days. So naturally, when there is less reason to be outdoors, the body tends to want to stay inside where it is warmer. The body’s metabolic rate will be slower, which means eating foods full of sugars can become...
by irapahanel | Feb 1, 2023 | acupressure, acupuncture, chinese medicine, Healing Blog, spring, TCM, weight loss, wellness
Most people look forward to spring. It means new life, longer hours of daylight, and depending on where one lives, warmer weather. This transition allows for the ability to get more done and spend more time outdoors, possibly shedding those extra pounds gained over...
by irapahanel | Jan 18, 2023 | acupressure, acupuncture, chinese medicine, Healing Blog, TCM, weight loss, wellness
Should I get acupuncture if I’m not sick? This is a question people often ask. For more than 2,500 years practitioners of acupuncture & Oriental medicine (OM) have emphasized the importance of preventative medicine rather than waiting until the disease begins....
