Sugar Addiction
Sugar tastes so sweet, but it it’s effects on the body are anything but. If you’re like me and think about reducing sugar and just can’t seem to do it...
Ear seeds – Auricular Acupuncture
You may have experienced ear seeds during one of your acupuncture appointments. I sometimes apply them at the end of a treatment to continue the effects of a treatment. What...
Common Cold Headache
In a previous blog post, TCM View of Headaches, I mentioned that headaches can arise from external pathogens or internal impairment. This post will look at one of the headaches...
TCM View of Headaches
Headaches affect 1 in 6 people. To a chronic headache sufferer, figuring out why they have them can be a challenge. This blog will explore the TCM view of headaches....
Safe Snow Shoveling Tips
Living in Calgary it’s a given that we’re going to get some snow. As I write this post we are under a snowfall advisory of 20 cm of new snow...
What is Qi? A Brief Explanation.
What is Qi? Many explanations of Qi make it sound like a mystical substance that flows in our body along invisible channels. Problems in our body are often attributed to...
Home Workout: Keeping healthy under quarantine
With gyms closed down and many of us now working (or unemployed) from home, getting our usual dose of exercise can be challenging. Even without a formal exercise program many...
Food as Medicine
Yesterday I listened to a webinar by Andrew Sterman about using food as medicine to support the immune system. Using foods for health and healing is a full branch of...
Acupuncture Effects: what to expect after your treatment.
New things can be a little scary, especially when they involve needles. If you’ve taken that first step and gotten an acupuncture treatment – that’s great. This article has some...
Frequency of Acupuncture
Acupuncture acts to boost the body’s innate healing system. Healing is a process in our body, not an instant reaction. Because of this it will take more than one acupuncture...