If you’ve recently been diagnosed with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome — or you suspect that’s what’s behind the random flushing, the sudden food sensitivities, the brain fog, the gut problems that seem to come out of nowhere — I want you to know something: you’re not crazy, and there is a path forward. As a…
🌿 How Acupuncture Helped Megan Find Relief 🌿 Are you considering acupuncture for constipation? At 37, Megan was tired of feeling uncomfortable in her own body. She struggled with constant bloating, irregular digestion, and sometimes went days without a bowel movement. The discomfort made her feel drained, sluggish, and disconnected from the life she wanted…
Acupuncture for Depression? Surprising Results! At 32, Sarah felt like her life was unraveling. Once a confident professional, she now found herself barely able to get through her workdays. Depression had taken hold, making even simple tasks feel insurmountable. On top of that, she dealt with persistent digestive issues—rarely having bowel movements, constant bloating, and…
Acupuncture for Low AMH: Can Chinese Medicine Help You Get Pregnant? If you’ve just gotten your AMH results back and the number is lower than you expected, I want you to take a breath. I know how that moment feels — the fear, the frustration, the sense that time is slipping away. As a licensed…
Maegan N. Hodge Speaks On Lyme Disease Last summer, our Principal Acupuncturist, Maegan N. Hodge, took some time to sit down with her colleague Andrew Miles, DOM of the Botanical Biohacking podcast to discuss the modern treatment of Lyme disease and how traditional practices of “witchcraft” in ancient southern China unwittingly contributed to advances in…
Fluid Circulation and the Gut: The Two Most Important Systems for Health One of my teachers says something that is very obviously true but also quite helpful to think about: “The basic requirement of health is to have highly oxygenated, highly nutritious blood flowing to all of the tissues in the body.” This means you…
Acupuncture For Headaches, Explained Oh, Richmond, you all seem to have a lot of aching heads! Clearly, you are not alone, as headaches are one of the top ten most disabling conditions. Good news! We are going to talk you through the discomfort, and teach you about when acupuncture for headaches is most appropriate. Specifically,…
Acupuncture for Hormones: Why Your Hormones Are Off — And What Chinese Medicine Does Differently If Your Hormones Feel Like They’re Running the Show, You’re Not Imagining It You know the feeling. The bloating that shows up like clockwork a week before your period. The mood swings that make you feel like a completely different…
What is Chinese Medicine? Chinese medicine, which includes the acupuncture modality, is a nature-based healing modality that has thousands of years of rich history. It is still being used today in clinics and hospitals throughout China and most of Asia as a primary medical modality, and its popularity has been increasing in Europe and the…
Acupuncture For Stress If you’ve gone through a particularly stressful period in your life and feel drained or chronically prone to “getting stressed out”, you should consider Chinese medicine, or acupuncture, as one of the best ways to recuperate your energy. Stress is a part of life, but if the body isn’t able to maintain…
What is Chinese Medicine? What is Acupuncture? Acupuncture and Chinese medicine are poorly understood terms. In the Western world, we have developed an unfortunate nomenclature for practitioners of Oriental medicine. We call nearly all practitioners of this fully developed medical system “acupuncturists”, despite the fact that acupuncture is only one of the many tools available…
Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs for Allergies It’s that time of year again! The trees are starting to bud out, and bulbs are coming out of the ground (never mind the periodic snows we were still getting in Richmond in mid-March this year). Folks are already pouring into the office with the beginnings of their seasonal…
Acupuncture and Bloating: 7 Root Causes (And How We Treat Each One) Can Acupuncture Help With Bloating? Yes — and in most cases, it can help significantly. Bloating is one of the most common digestive complaints we see in our clinic, and it responds remarkably well to acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. But here’s the…