Category: Health and Wellness

The Healing Power of Acupuncture: Release Stress, Restore Balance, and Reconnect With Yourself

Imagine feeling the weight lift off your shoulders as the ancient art of acupuncture works its magic on your body and mind. Shifting your state of being like whispers of nature, acupuncture gently unlocks the pathways to your inner calm. Release and Rejuvenate As the needles make contact, your body responds by releasing endorphins—your natural […]

UNDERSTANDING CHINESE MEDICINE, HERBS AND VIRAL PATHOGENS

 We are in the heart of a very tough period of sickness worldwide and we are trying to understand things better. Chinese Medicine views getting sick as an interaction between immune system strength or defensive Qi versus the strength of the invading pathogen. Western medicine seeks to combat symptoms with medicine or prevent illness […]

Stress in Today’s World and What Oriental Medicine Has to Say About It

Stress is a big health topic in our modern world. On the Front Range, we have all felt the effects after the historic floods. It impacts all of us in our daily lives, affecting our happiness, sense of well being and our health. And it is a contributing factor, if not a leading factor in […]

Treating Pain with Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

Chronic and acute pain is a major driving force for health care systems within the United States, as well as the entire world. Some recent studies have estimated that as many as 116 million people (nearly one third of the U.S. population) experience chronic pain on a daily basis at any given moment. Pain is […]

Oriental Medicine’s treatment of Common Cold & Flu

We are in the heart of cold and flu season with most colds and flu occurring during the fall, winter and early spring. Both colds and flu are viral in nature and constantly mutating from year to year. Oriental Medicine views catching colds/flu as an interaction between immune system strength or defensive Qi verses the […]