Spring Into Action

Spring Into Action

One basic tenet of Chinese Medicine is that we are connected to the local environment and to the vast universe. It follows that, as the world changes, we do well to also change. Our physical and mental health improves if we adapt to the idea of continual modification...
Easing Allergy Symptoms With Acupressure And Diet

Easing Allergy Symptoms With Acupressure And Diet

Want to learn how to ease your allergy symptoms at home? Watch this video I made with my friend and colleague Tracie Hinton-Chavez. In this installment of ‘Easy Health At Home’  we discuss allergies; including dietary suggestions, how gut health affects...

Seasonal Acupuncture for Optimal Health

Seasonal acupuncture treatments just four times a year serve to boost our overall health, immunity and can correct minor annoyances before they become serious problems. Acupuncture is popularly known for correcting problems but Americans are less aware of the...

Rebecca Talks About Treating Children with Food Allergies, Complex Cases And More

Rebecca Avern’s new book ‘Acupuncture for Babies, Children and Teenagers: Treating both the Illness and the Child’ came out September 21st! Her book emphasizes internal causes of disease in children and the importance of treating the whole child as well as the...
The “Pollen Vortex” Is Here – Chinese Medicine Can Help

The “Pollen Vortex” Is Here – Chinese Medicine Can Help

Recently my Chicago acupuncture office has been receiving calls from people who are looking for allergy relief. Apparently we can blame the Polar Vortex for this, too. Our recent brutal winter has led us to a “pollen vortex”, not good news for people who suffer with...