This time of year, our wood element is most active, and its corresponding organ pair, Liver and Gallbladder, need extra love and care. To keep your liver and gallbladder clear, keep your diet light and include foods that emphasize the yang, ascending, and regenerative qualities of spring.

Our team provides acupuncture, bodywork, nutrition, resources and health tips to help you have a healthy pregnancy, connect with baby and feel your best.

Spring is about new growth, movement and fresh perspective, similar to the functions the Liver performs in the body. To keep your liver and gallbladder clear, keep your diet light and include foods that emphasize the yang, ascending, and regenerative qualities of spring.

In Chinese Medicine theory, every season relates to one of the 5 elements and specific organ systems - learn how to support the health of your liver and gallbladder which are most active in the Spring!

Pumpkin, the trendiest of Fall’s bounty, is so incredibly healing. It’s full of beta-carotene which converts to Vitamin A in our bodies. Enjoy this delicious pumpkin muffin recipe, best served warm with a hot cup of tea!

As a professionally trained expert on health and wellness behavioral change, health coaches empower you to change your habits and behaviors to achieve your health and wellness goals.

Chinese medicine recommends warm and cooked foods in general to stoke your digestive furnace, fuel your metabolism, transform fluids (think bloating, puffiness, water retention and loose stools) and strengthen your body’s ability to produce Qi and blood from the food you eat.

This week we welcomed Nicole LaFountain to our Blue Heron family! She just moved to Charleston from upstate New York. Her approach to healthcare is to find and treat the root cause of symptoms, and help her patients learn to take an active role in their healthcare.