We’re in the process here of creating a library—a wellness library of sorts. Please take a chance to browse through a variety of articles on acupuncture for migraines, acupuncture for allergies and sinus issues, acupuncture for sciatica, acupuncture for… everything! We also have a ton of articles on herbal medicine, cupping, meditation, diet, and other aspects of lifestyle and personal transformation. Enjoy!
I spent nearly 15 years as an anti-histamine junkie. I developed severe allergies in the spring of my 17th year, which initially manifested as laryngitis-type symptoms and got progressively worse. My doctor prescribed allergy medication, which worked for a...
Do you like to feel good? Me too. But the vast majority of us are conditioned to extract “feel-goodness” from something out there. We rely on external circumstances and internal thoughts/emotions/sensations to “make us” happy. For those of you...
Digestive bitters are typically plant-based tinctures famed for aiding digestion. They are the basis of both cocktails and medicinal concoctions, and many traditional cuisines will have bitters folded into their recipes. What are digestive bitters? Digestive bitters...
We do it 8 hours a day, and we’re probably not doing it well… I like to think of myself as a sprightly 30-something, but I’m definitely no stranger to back, neck and shoulder pain. I notice it all the more that it comes up all the time at the clinic: an...
Here’s another one for the “why-don’t-they-teach-this-in-grade-school” list—rock-solid organizational skills. Life as we now know it has so many of us feeling like we’re jugglers who never learned how to juggle. And while some of us have an innate (or even learned)...
Here we’re using the word “Washingtonian” as a synonym for “insanely busy.” So part of this warm-up’s perfection is that it’s QUICK while still being thorough. Plus, it has a great dramatic name: The ***SPARTAN DYNAMIC WARM-UP***(followed by the DYNAMIC STRETCH, both...
Many patients in my Washington DC acupuncture practice have two goals in common—to experience fundamental emotional peace and greater physical well-being. And they want to find ways to sustain this peace and well-being in their daily lives. They may not call it...
As holistic medical systems such as acupuncture and Chinese medicine have emphasized for more than 2000 years, the state of the mind and emotion is intimately connected with the health and wellness of the body. This approach to healing the whole person—the mind,...
With the growing popularity of holistic medicine, many people are becoming interested in natural, gentle treatments for their allergies and sinus issues. At our Washington DC acupuncture clinic, we’ve developed an 8-step protocol for addressing these symptoms...
Probiotics are the “friendly” bacteria found in the small and large intestine that work to create a healthy digestive system. When the ratio of “friendly” bacteria and “bad” bacteria tip in favor of the bad guys, this is called intestinal dysbiosis. These symptoms may...
It’s been a while since I’ve written a post—I hope the holidays went well for everyone, and happy new year. And a big welcome to those of you who are new to the Transformational Acupuncture blog. I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a weeklong spiritual retreat...
A patient of mine came in to my Washington DC acupuncture office a few months ago with chronic and severe ankle pain. One of her great loves is walking through the city daily with her husband, and also walking and hiking on her many travels. In addition, as she...
Ah, cholesterol. And its good friend, saturated fat. Invariably, when the topic of healthy eating comes up, one of the first things many people bring up is how they eat a healthy low-fat diet, and try their best to stay away from those bad, evil, high-fat foods....
I’m very pleased to publish the first case study from my Washington DC acupuncture practice. “Jennifer” is a 28-year-old patient who came to my office in April with lifelong insomnia, which had been getting worse in the past 6 months. Read her case...
Why do many people turn to meditation? They are interested in relieving their suffering. Suffering comes in many forms—physical, emotional, and mental. As I mentioned in a previous article about finding a meditation style that is right for you, there are many...
When I first started meditating and studying spiritual philosophy in earnest, about 12 years ago, my goal was spiritual enlightenment. I clearly remember, in 2000, participating in a group meeting at the Heartwood Institute, a holistic healing training center where I...
Clients often ask about Chinese herbs vs. Western pharmaceuticals. One of the biggest differences between conventional Western pharmaceuticals and Chinese herbal medicine is that the Chinese herbal medicine tradition contains many herbs that help strengthen and boost...
Awareness Based on my own intensive process of healing through nutrition, I found that in the end, the most important part of the healing process came not as much from changing what I ate as from developing a greater awareness, or mindfulness, around the whole eating...
