Kokin Healing Blog
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine as Complementary Treatments for Alcohol Withdrawal and Cravings
Alcohol dependence is the second most common psychiatric illness in the United States, only depression is more prevalent. For someone addicted to alcohol, withdrawal symptoms can be life-threatening, so it is vitally important to receive treatment and support from a...
Finding Relief: How Acupuncture Can Help Treat Addiction
Addiction affects millions of Americans each year. Whether it's substance abuse from alcohol, nicotine or other drugs, addiction is a disease that takes treatment and commitment to overcome. Many times, rehabilitation doesn’t work the first time, but takes many tries...
Acupuncture: A Promising Treatment for Chemotherapy Side Effects
Acupuncture is an effective treatment for the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation. Patients feel an increase in energy and a reduction in nausea, nerve pain, and skin irritation. But what does the research show? A 2018 study published in the World Journal of...
Stressed Out? Try Acupuncture’s Three Points to Help Reduce Stress and Improve Health
The dictionary defines stress in multiple ways, but there is only one that matters when we discuss how stress affects our physical bodies. The definition is this, “stress is a physical, chemical or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension.” And while most...
Anxious Minds: Exploring Anxiety through Eastern and Western Perspectives
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health condition in the US. Despite very different medical terminology used by Eastern and Western practitioners, there are significant overlaps in the understanding of how anxiety disorders can arise and play out in the...
Combat Stress and Improve Your Health The Natural Way
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...
Treating Stress with Heart Healthy Foods
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...
The Many Dimensions of the Heart
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...
Healthy Eating for 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...
Transitioning from Winter to Spring with TCM
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...
Meet Marin L. Kokin, L.Ac.
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.