For centuries, acupuncture has been a popular way to help martial arts fighters manage the physical effects of their rigorous training regimes. Nowadays, even high-profile athletes like Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, and David Beckham use acupuncture to improve their performance, endurance, and mental clarity during post-exercise recovery. But it's not just athletes who can benefit from acupuncture - whether you're a yoga enthusiast, a cyclist, a hiker, a swimmer, a dancer, or jus

What is sports acupuncture, and how can it help my pain? Sports acupuncture often combines trigger points, motor points, neurofunctional acupuncture, and instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization techniques (IASTM) to restore mobility and range of motion to the affected tissues and joints. This article will explain trigger points, motor points, and neurofunctional acupuncture. For more information on IASTM techniques, check out my recent blog post , where I go into more d

Are you looking for slow-cooked recipes to nourish your body for winter? Are you tired of the same bowl of bland oatmeal for breakfast? Let me introduce you to a delicious breakfast alternative for gut health that will blow your mind. Enter Congee. What is Congee? Congee or rice porridge is a traditional Chinese breakfast food. It is the chicken noodle soup of the East. Congee is characterized by having a high water-to-grain ratio and simmered at low temperatures for hours. R

There are certain times in our lives when we reflect on our behaviors and decide things we want to change about ourselves, our lifestyles, relationships, or our careers. This is necessary if we want to grow and become better people. Most of us look to the start of the new year as a clean slate to implement change. But as we all know, change is HARD to sustain. While researching New Year's resolutions, I found that somewhere between 80-90% fail. Why is it so hard for humans to

This post describes the benefits of cupping, gua sha, moxibustion, and electrostimulation.

My goal of this article is to help reframe how we think about our periods. I want to help you understand your period, learn from it, and how to live according to where you are in your monthly cycle. I'll admit that I knew very little about my menstrual cycle until I started acupuncture school. I went to the gynecologist when I was 16 because of irregular periods. The doctor suggested I go on birth control to regulate my cycles. I thought, "Great, I'll get my period more reg