Posts By: Juanita McLaughlin

Insights Into How Acupuncture Heals Acupuncture needles promote the flow of Qi and amplify the signal within the body that carries the blueprint for healing. Inside of you and throughout the universe is an intelligent energetic system that enlivens your body and activates your life. Oriental Medicine (Chinese Medicine) engages this energetic system to bring… Read more »

Spring – Rebirth, Growth & Abundance of New Life Spring brings in the vibrancy of new growth, activity and warmth. The seeds are sprouting, flowers bloom and the sun warms the earth. The body is freed from the work of keeping warm against the cold of winter and can now express new beginnings and bring… Read more »

Coping with Stress – How Acupuncture Can Help Stressors come in many forms in our modern society, how we are impacted by them can greatly affect our health. Stress is a natural nonspecific response of the body to the various demands placed upon it. Healthy stressors such as physical exercise, learning new things both physically… Read more »

Steps of Care Steps towards health and vitality with acupuncture care. Feeling healthy goes beyond the absence of acute or chronic illness. Often, we don’t acknowledge our health until it is compromised. Most patients begin acupuncture treatment to receive quick relief from pain, discomfort or other symptoms. This is Relief Care. Each visit builds on… Read more »

Clinical studies have suggested that using acupuncture to treat colds and flu can reduce the incidence of upper respiratory tract infections and shorten the length of the illness. Acupuncture and Chinese medicine work by rebalancing the body’s systems, regulating the body’s healing energies and enhancing the immune system.

Allergies and Oriental Medicine According to Chinese (Oriental) Medical theory, the symptoms and signs that indicate a Western diagnosis of allergies relate to imbalances in the meridian and organ systems of the body. These imbalances may stem from a variety of causes including; stress, poor diet, constitutional weakness, pollutants and environmental toxins.

Winter – the season to retreat & reflect Retreat & Reflect – With the winter solstice we will officially enter the winter season, and put the shortest day behind us. We need to bundle up, eat nice warm food, and cuddle up next to a fire. The tradition of Oriental medicine regards winter as a… Read more »

Navigating Through the Myriad of Dietary Recommendations Daily we are exposed to various messages telling us what we should eat; often one message conflicts with the other. Oriental Medicine offers the guidance of looking for balance; overeating in any one direction often causes imbalances. Overeating fatty fried foods causes a reaction in the body, as… Read more »

Tips for Staying Healthy in the Fall Foods – Eat more cooked and fewer raw foods. Sour, astringent foods like lemon, lime, pickle, vitamin C, seaweed, and sourdough bread can all benefit your health. Enjoy spicy/pungent foods like onion, garlic, radish, horseradish, and cabbage. Hearty concentrated foods like root vegetables, soy products and barley are… Read more »

Acupuncture: What’s All The Buzz About? It is only one component of this health care system; this medicine also incorporates herbal supplementation, bodywork, nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle. Because of its prevalence in countries such as Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia, it is now called Oriental Medicine in the west to cover the wide variety… Read more »