What is Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine?

What is Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine?

By Kathleen Kenneally, L.Ac.               Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) emphasizes a holistic approach that treats the whole person, unlike Western medicine, which attempts to separate the disease from...
Emotions and Our Health

Emotions and Our Health

From a Chinese medical point of view the emotions play a big part in a person’s total health and well-being.  There are five main emotions considered when diagnosing an illness – anger, joy, worry, sorrow/grief, fear and each emotion is connected to a...
Chinese Facial Diagnosis

Chinese Facial Diagnosis

How Does The Earth Element Show on Your Face?   The ancient art of Chinese Facial Reading is one of the techniques used to diagnose illness, to evaluate the flow of life force energy and to assess the spirit of an individual.  The practice of facial...

Acupuncture? What is It? Will it Help Me?

Acupuncture is the stimulation of the specific acupoints along the skin of the body involving various methods such as the application of heat, pressure, and more commonly used penetration of thin needles. It is a key component of traditional Chinese medicine, which...

Having Trouble Getting Pregnant?

If you have been trying to conceive a child for more than a year, there is a good chance that something may be interfering with your reproductive function. Infertility is defined as the inability to become pregnant after having regular unprotected sexual intercourse...