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“Can acupuncture or dry needling break a migraine?” This question was posed recently in a group that I follow, and it made me want to write about it because the answer isn't quite as simple as yes or no. I treat a lot of people with migraine, and sometimes someone will come in during an attack and experience a significant change during or shortly after treatment. But migraine is much more complicated than simply having a painful head. And what we're trying to achieve with nee

If you've lived with eczema for any length of time, you'll know it's far more than "just dry skin." The relentless itching, cracked skin, disturbed sleep and constant cycle of flare-ups can affect every part of life. For parents, it can be heartbreaking watching your child scratch until they bleed, trying cream after cream and wondering if anything is ever going to make a difference. Chinese herbal medicine has been used to treat skin conditions for thousands of years. During

As you guys know - we ( Chinese medicine practitioners) don't like ice - and we judge people silently when they ask for ice in drinks! The adage is that ice is good for 2 things: 1: gin and tonic 2: preserving dead people. So with the weather as hot as it is - how do you keep cool!? We need to protect our Yin in the summer and in the winter this would be our Yang energy that needs help. Yin foods and drinks cool and nourish and balance the heat in the body - The focus is on c