by anica | May 5, 2021 | 5 tips for headaches, chinese medicine, headaches
Spring is a time when headaches can strike even the least suspecting person. Allergens in the air, changing humidity and barometric pressure, and the return to stimulating, active lifestyle can all contribute to headaches. Even if you don’t typically suffer from...
by rose | Apr 29, 2020 | acupuncture, headaches, Healing Blog, migraines
Having recurring migraines is similar to parenting a temperamental toddler. When they go from being annoying to actively disruptive and mildly infuriating, there is often little one can do but grit your teeth and persevere. The helpful suggestions for managing this...
by rose | Apr 8, 2020 | chinese medicine, headaches, Healing Blog, herbal medicine
We often say in Traditional Chinese Medicine that the liver is the system most easily susceptible to stress. Stress knots the Qi (energy) and makes its flow stagnate – this happens most quickly in the liver energy system. The liver, in TCM, is in charge of the...
by rose | Jan 29, 2020 | headaches, Healing Blog
Tension headaches are the most common types of reported headaches that usually consist of a dull ache in the head coupled with tenderness in one’s scalp, neck and shoulder muscles. It’s often also described as having a sensation of pressure or tightness reaching the...
by rose | Jan 23, 2019 | headaches, Healing Blog, migraines
Migraine headaches are a bit of mystery to the medical world. This ailment tends to be poorly understood and frequently undiagnosed and undertreated. According to the Migraine Research Foundation, this neurological disease affects nearly 39 million Americans....
by rose | Jan 16, 2019 | headaches, Healing Blog
There are four main types of headaches: tension, cluster, sinus and migraine. There are varying triggers for these headaches as well, such as food, stress, hormones, dehydration and weather. Fortunately, eliminating the triggers and finding natural ways to prevent and...