August 2, 2016

A Mainstream Sensation Santa Rosa, California is a beautiful, idyllic community offering some of the most cutting edge medical and health treatments available.

It’s been a crazy year for allergy sufferers here in Sonoma County.  We had so much rain that things seem to be in constant bloom.  I know this because my car has been covered in a thick layer of pollen for the last three weeks.  What are people to do though if they don’t want […]

For years now I have been talking to people about acupuncture and how it can relieve pain and a host of other conditions. It is ancient Chinese medicine that usually involves sticking very fine needles into your skin.  It is usually painless and can be a very relaxing experience. A lot of studies have been […]

Acupuncture works by helping to re-align a body’s “chi”, or “Qi”. This is a Chinese term that generally refers to an energy force which permeates the human body. It is also thought that Qi could be interpreted as oxygen and therefore relating to circulation within the blood vessels of your body. It sounds incredibly non-scientific, […]

You probably know about acupuncture. What was once a mysterious alternative treatment has become a mainstream choice for healthcare, but here are some fascinating things that you may not know.

Acupuncture is known to be one of the most ancient medical treatments in the world for a large variety of illnesses. Otzi, the iceman, whose 5000-year-old mummy was found in the Alps several years ago, appeared to have the acupuncture meridians tattooed on his back that may have been treatment for arthritis. Egyptian mummies have […]

Happy New Year everyone! Here’s hoping that 2016 will bring you much joy. A large part of how 2016 turns out depends on you. We all recognize that, which is why everyone knows what “New Year’s Resolutions” means. Resolutions are tricky. Sometimes people resolve to lose 10 pounds without even knowing if that’s a healthy […]

Top 10 Ways To Boost Your Immunity Eat in tune with the season- Learn about the nature of each season and eat in harmony with it. Winter is a time of contraction and slowing down. It’s a time of moving inward, sleeping and resting more, eating more warming and nourishing foods to support your immune […]

Chinese Herbal Medicine research goes back more than 2,000 years, as evidenced by one of the oldest texts on the subject, The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon also known as the Huangdi Neijing. Since that book, thousands of other books have been written about that text and the discoveries that have been made since “Huangdi Neijing” […]

Where your health is concerned, you want to do a little extra research before you choose a practitioner. And some people are even more uncomfortable scheduling a first visit with an acupuncturist than with other health professionals because acupuncture is unfamiliar to them. That’s perfectly understandable, but if you find a caring and qualified acupuncturist, […]