The Festival Of The Hungry Ghosts

Halloween is our haunted day to dress the kids up and allow them to roam the streets demanding treats. But it’s only one day! China celebrates for an entire month! According to legend, every year …

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What Are Allergies And How Can Acupuncture Help?

Acupuncture relieves allergies River West Chicago

Specific acupuncture points can bring quick relief, opening up the sinuses, reducing inflammation and relieving congestion.

Regular treatment can calm the histamine reaction, strengthen the immune system, balance the body and often dramatically decrease the unpleasant symptoms.

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New Micro Needling Research

As micro-needling becomes more popular, we learn more about its benefits and drawbacks. Today, I want to bring you up to date on the research. For anyone unfamiliar with this technique, micro-needling is a minimally …

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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 …

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Winter Squash Soup

Winter Squash is a wonderful food for a cold rainy season. The abundance of this tasty squash peaks in early Fall and is available to early winter. During cold weather, I suggest that you switch …

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Healing

Did you know that the literal meaning of the word healing is “to make whole”? I like that idea; it is hopeful. Healing might refer to your recovery after an illness or trauma to your body or mind. Chinese Medicine operates on the philosophy that our bodies have a natural ability to self-heal, to come back from the wounds we receive, both large and small.

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Are You Getting Enough Of This Vital Mineral ?

Magnesium glycinate has been increasing in popularity for several years –  with good reasons. However, since 2020, I’ve seen this impressive mineral hit superstar status in my practice. Why? Probably because it effectively addresses many …

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Cupping and Olympic Athletes

I’ll bet there are many Winter Olympic athletes who use cupping, but they may be hard to find. We notice cupping more often in the Summer Olympic Games – no surprise – because the athletes …

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