Illuminate Your Life: a chinese medicine blog

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Spring + Liver Qi

The transition from winter to spring can feel like going from sleeping to waking. You can make this transition a little smoother by moving your Liver Qi!

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How to Support and Boost Blood

Blood deficiency is a common occurrence in women. Our favorite ways to support and boost blood are through lifestyle changes, herbal medicine and acupuncture treatments.

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Acupuncture for Fertility

Acupuncture is a restorative treatment that brings vitality to your reproductive organs, nourishes your blood and hormones, reduces stress, and calms and uplifts your spirit.

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Let Us Be Your Village

Whether you are trying to conceive on your own, preparing for Assisted Reproductive Techniques such as IVF and IUI, or just beginning to consider having a baby, we are here to help!

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Happy Women’s History Month

March is Women’s History Month. We want to honor all the amazing women out there by sharing information, tips and resources to support women’s health and wellbeing through all stages of life.

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What does a treatment with Sarah look like?

This dynamic treatment pulls from wisdom and experience with Traditional Chinese + Japanese Medicine, Ayurveda, Mindfulness Meditation, Energy Medicine & Nutrition to provide tools to add balance in your daily life.

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8 Health Tips for Spring

In Chinese Medicine theory, spring is the time of year when the liver and gallbladder systems are most active. Here are 8 tips to support the health and optimal functioning of this organ pair.

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What is Health + Wellness Coaching?

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.

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What is Thai Bodywork?

Originating from the ancient healing traditions of Ayurveda and Thai Buddhism, Thai massage is a common treatment in Asia and is slowly being accepted and integrated in Western culture.

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What is Fertility Coaching?

Fertility coaching is designed to guide, encourage and empower you throughout your fertility journey. You will learn to incorporate daily habits, self-care routines, mindset practices & nutrition strategies to further support your fertility.

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Year of the Water Tiger

The year of the Yang Water Tiger begins February 1st. The tiger represents the Wood element, embodied by strength, power, confidence and decisive action. This year is an opportunity to see anew, to implement our new priorities and strategies. We begin to move out of the more yin elements of the past years and embrace wood dynamics.

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Winter In Chinese Medicine

In Chinese Medicine, winter is a time of reflection and rejuvenation, to slow down and conserve energy. Winter is an opportunity to focus on the health and spirit of the kidneys, which are the center of energy in the Chinese Medicine system. It is a time to nourish your body and boost the kidney energy with self-care.

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Acupuncture + Asthma

We do incredible work helping people with asthma and other respiratory conditions. As always, we put on our detective hats to investigate the root cause and help the individual shift to greater wellness. It’s phenomenal to see how quickly and greatly people typically experience improvement, even those who are used to using multiple medications each day.

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Covid Policies For Your Continued Safety

We look forward to continuing to support you in 2022! With all the gatherings and travel over the holidays, we’d like to remind you of our Covid safety protocols. We are doing our utmost to keep you safe, as well as allow our doors to remain open so we can continue to provide you with care. Please continue to do your part by following our safety guidelines.

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Acupuncture for Winter Pain

As the weather starts to turn cooler, we often notice more complaints of pain from osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other inflammation related pain. Arthritis and other joint pain can affect people all year long, but with winter approaching, arthritis can be harder to manage and seriously disrupt your quality of life.

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Moxibustion – A note from Nicole LaFountain L.Ac

If you’ve been to an acupuncture clinic before, you may have noticed on occasion an earthy, smoky smell coming from the treatment rooms. This smell is produced by a process called moxibustion, where mugwort (ai ye) is burned either directly or indirectly on the skin to provide warmth and other therapeutic benefits.

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