Kathleen Russell Port is licensed to practice acupuncture and herbology by the state of California Acupuncture Board. She is also a diplomate in Chinese Herbology and Acupuncture (granted by the … Read More >>
Meet Kathleen
About the Medicine
Within Chinese cosmology, all creation is born from the marriage of Yin and Yang – the two polar principles: Earth and Heaven, winter and summer, night and day, cold and hot, wet and dry, inner and … Read More >>
Five Element Acupuncture
Since opening my practice in 1997, I’ve studied with a variety of teachers and learned a variety of techniques to help relieve pain, improve digestion and sleep, reduce stress and anxiety, and even … Read More >>
The Dirty Dozen The Clean 15
Strawberries, spinach and kale topped EWG’s 2020 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce list of the dirtiest, or most pesticide-contaminated, fruits … Read More >>
Does Acupuncture Hurt?
"Acupuncture” means to puncture the skin at a specific point (with a needle). Because acupuncture needles are quite thin, they are … Read More...
Glossary of Acupuncture
Why a glossary of Acupuncture Terminology? Because an acupuncturist commonly uses words in an uncommon way. This glossary is … Read More...