Effortless Healing: Can Imbalances Clear up on their Own?

by irapahanel | Mar 25, 2022 | acupuncture, chinese medicine, Healing Blog, herbal medicine, nutrition, stress, Women's Health

Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Yes, but…..there are a few things to consider when relying on our ‘natural propensity towards health’. The most important of which is entropy, the second law of thermodynamics, a disorderly force we must contend with. It runs counter to...

Menopause & Acupuncture: Easing the Transition

by irapahanel | Mar 2, 2022 | acupuncture, chinese medicine, Healing Blog, herbal medicine, lower back pain, Menstrual Issues, Women's Health

Menopause, for some women, is a welcome transition to the post-reproductive phase of one’s life, and for some, can be challenging due to the symptoms many women experience. From a Chinese Medicine perspective, it is the inability of the body to adjust its energies...

College Stress and Acupuncture

by irapahanel | Sep 8, 2021 | acupuncture, chinese medicine, Healing Blog, stress, Women's Health

Arizona State University conducted a study on the effects of stress on college students and staff in a “large urban college population.” The study was a two-group, randomized controlled trial where the participants underwent either sham acupuncture or verum...

Eating Right for Late Summer

by irapahanel | Aug 25, 2021 | bloating, chinese medicine, Healing Blog, herbal medicine, indigestion, Women's Health

Late summer is a time of transition, when we move from the most Yang time of the year to the beginning of Yin time. The earth is preparing for its next season. The 2-3 weeks between each season is the time associated with the Earth element, and a time to ‘return to...

5 Alternative Treatments and Home Remedies for Psoriasis 


by irapahanel | Aug 18, 2021 | bloating, chinese medicine, Healing Blog, herbal medicine, indigestion, Women's Health

For people with psoriasis, suffering from painful symptoms like inflamed, flaking and red skin is not pleasant. The chronic skin condition is due to an overactive immune system that can be triggered by a number of internal and external factors. Many Western treatments...

Natural Ways to Alleviate Headaches from an Eastern Medicine Perspective

by irapahanel | Aug 11, 2021 | bloating, chinese medicine, Healing Blog, herbal medicine, indigestion, Women's Health

When you get a headache what does it feel like? Is it dull, nagging, aching and lasts all day? Is it sharp, stabbing, throbbing and short-lived? Where is your pain located? Does it feel like a tight headband going from your forehead to the back of your head? Maybe...