Many of our clients suffer from heartburn and/or reflux. The medical term usually attached to this nasty uninvited phenomenon is GERD...

​Though Moxa is usually associated with classic Chinese medicine, this technique is also used in an isolated manner to enhance and...

Chinese medicine has been claiming for thousands of years that one of the most common causes for joint pains we have is “dampness” which...

“a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.” The dictionary...

Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common problem that can have a serious negative impact on well-being and can tax our...

Using a herbal remedy for a cold, a flue or UTI is perhaps one of the wisest ways to treat it. The formula is often combined with an...

Nurturing the blood starts by nurturing our qi, which is “the mother of the blood". So whatever is t rue for a diet designed to tonify...

The following tips are applicable to you if you have been diagnosed with a condition called heat in Chinese medicine. Recommended foods:...

Dampness is one form spleen deficiency syndrome takes. Therefore, the strategies that combat spleen deficiency are the primary tool for...

Things to avoid: Cold (temperature) or frozen food Excessive use of fats Industrialized food Soft Drinks Sugar, particularly white sugar...

Meridian therapy follows imaginary lines along the surface of our body, lines that follow clear physiological patterns that roughly follow t

The following model was introduced to me by my brother in law, Nigel Dawes, who is an accomplished Shiatsu practitioner and teacher and...

​​Oriental medicine regards sleep problems as a very serious issue. Deprivation of sleep, according to Oriental medicine, is far more...

Though there are many ways to handle a headache. It seems that the combination of acupuncture, Chinese herbs and oriental body works is...