How TCM Can Help Manage Your Allergies Dealing with seasonal or chronic allergies can significantly impact your quality of life. Whether it’s pollen in the spring, dust mites throughout the year, or pet dander at home, allergic reactions can cause discomfort, fatigue, and frustration. If you’re seeking natural solutions beyond conventional treatments, personalized Traditional Chinese…
Chinese Medical Practices: A Comprehensive Approach to Wellness Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has played a pivotal role in healthcare for centuries. However, the term “Chinese medical” can seem mysterious, even daunting, to those unfamiliar with its concepts. This blog aims to demystify Chinese medical practices and delve into their immense potential for promoting holistic wellness.…
3 Styles of Acupuncture – Endless Benefits If you’ve been watching our Tuesdays with Tamara Live Videos on Facebook, then you’ve probably heard Tamara refer to different styles of acupuncture: TCM, Five Element, and Balance Method. In case you’re scratching your head wondering what this is all about, we wanted to take a moment…
This simple meditation suggests that you “smile” to all of your internal organs and glands. It is a way of saying “thank you” to your body for working 24 hours, 7 days a week! Focusing your attention and smiling in this way can calm the autonomic nervous system, revitalize the internal organs, and increase the…
Dr. Dazey’s Immune-Boosting Stew Food is powerful. It not only gives us sustenance and energy to go about our days, but it also has healing powers that can help strengthen organs, fortify Qi energy, and even boost our immune system. When we enjoy foods that grow with the season, and eat the foods our bodies…
The concept of gardening gives us an excellent illustration for the theories behind Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and acupuncture. Imagine you are a gardener whose job it is to help a garden thrive. To help nature along, you must provide necessities such as water and fertilizer. You must make sure plants receive the right amount…
Sucrose, or sugar as it is commonly known, is currently the most popular sweetener used in the food market today. On a daily basis, the average person obtains almost 20% of their calories from sugar alone. On average, that’s 150 pounds of sugar every year. When ingested, sugar is broken down into compounds that provide…
Painkillers are being abused like never before. The media likes to sensationalize the use of prescription pain medications being sold in dark alleys by neighborhood thugs and resident riff-raff. But what about the gentleman who just purchased the drugs legally from his local pharmacy, as prescribed by his doctor. Is he in any less danger…
One of the biggest myths about acupuncture is that “once you start, you have to go forever.” First of all, it is entirely up to you how long you choose to continue to get treatments. Of course, like any other healthy habit, the longer you maintain it, the better your quality of life. But just…
Whether you realize it or not, one of the most powerful forces in your life is your self-image. A positive, healthy self-image can carry you to heights you’ve never imagined, while a negative self-image will pin you down like a lead weight. To a large degree your self-image is influenced by the pictures and messages…