⚡️ When working in the clinic, I’ve seen many patients come with the problems of too much heat inside the body, and these present with a wide range of symptoms, and sometimes patients do not know why or what to do about it. 📍 Hot Body in Chinese Medicine When the weather is hot, we …
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👉🏻 Feeling dizzy is the most common reason people go in for a doctor’s visit or even the emergency room. Dizziness is a reasonably general term that can mean anything from feeling light-headed, dizzy, faint, off-balance, or unsteady to feeling nauseated or like you’re about to pass out. Vertigo is a specific type of dizziness …
👉🏻 Most of the time in every acupuncture treatment, acupuncturists consider it essential to ask their patients about their digestive system function. 📌 Why is gut health important? 👉🏻 Growing research on the gut microbiome shows it is connected to virtually every organ system in the body. More specifically, the health of the gut microbiome …
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👉🏻 Skin disorders like eczema, dermatitis or skin rash can significantly impact one’s quality of life and overall well-being. Conventional treatments often include topical steroids and antihistamines, but these measures may not always provide satisfactory relief or have undesirable side effects. Therefore, many patients use alternative and complementary therapies like Traditional Chinese Medicine. 📌 How …
👉🏻 When patients complain of musculoskeletal pain, headaches, or constipation, I always ask, “How much water do you drink daily?” A typical response is, I drink two cups of coffee in the morning, one or two glasses of wine with dinner… So many people overlook that a lack of water can cause health problems or …
👉🏻 Sleep disorders are one of the most common complaints the clinician will encounter in daily practice. Sleep disturbances are, in most cases, complex issues and are not simply due to stress. 📌 TCM thinking about insomnia Chinese medicine does not consider all cases of insomnia to fall under one umbrella, which allows the individual …
👉🏻 Everyone experiences feelings of anxiety or apprehension at times. Sometimes people suffer from excessive dread or panic, even when not in immediate danger. In some cases, the complex cascade of emotional and physical sensations encompassed by the term Anxiety is so pervasive that it becomes a chronic mental health condition. The coronavirus pandemic has understandably …
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👉🏻 Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a widespread functional gastrointestinal disorder, creates significant stress and discomfort for a startlingly large percentage of the population. It affects 10-22 per cent of the general population, with worrisome symptoms, including pain, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, disruptive patterns of defecation, and general intestinal unease. What Cause IBS? 👉🏻 The cause of …
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👉🏻 Bell’s palsy is a neurological disorder that causes facial paralysis. This condition frequently affects only one side of the face. Bell’s palsy is caused by damage to the facial nerve, which controls the muscles on the face. Bell’s palsy affects everyone, but it is most common in young adults, the elderly, diabetics, and pregnant …
Sinus problem is one of the most common conditions in our clinic. So many of my patients have chronic sinus pain, pressure, and discomfort. Sinus is the hollow cavities in the skull that are lined with soft tissue. Healthy sinuses are filled with air. However, if they become inflamed due to triggers such as viruses or …
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