It may not be polite to stick out your tongue as an editorial comment, but it’s just one of the things your acupuncturist will ask you to do when you come in for an appointment. Your tongue corroborates your health history, and is part of important fact-finding before treatment begins. We “read” the tongue by…
Living (and doing a lot of driving) in Los Angeles, we often are stuck in a traffic jam, whether it’s a 10-lane freeway or a 4-lane local shopping village. Pain is a sign that there is a “traffic jam” somewhere in your body, and acupuncture excels in relieving the” jam.” It’s one of the reasons why…
People new to acupuncture are a little excited or nervous (or both) about how the needles will feel. Once a few needles are placed, they relax. And within 15 minutes it’s more common than not to see people either fall asleep or drift off for a while. Even people who are coming for cosmetic acupuncture,…
You know it’s healthy to eat seasonal foods and to be “in tune with the seasons.” What does that mean and why is it important? It means we don’t look for fresh corn on the cob in January, and that hearty hot soups don’t appear on restaurant menus in July. It’s why we sit inside…
It’s happening! Flowers and trees are blooming, little green shoots are emerging from the dirt, tiny leaves are sprouting and days are increasingly longer. The energy of Spring is gaining momentum, despite the occasional rain or chilly night. In this picture, do you see one piece of bamboo reaching higher than the others? That’s Liver…