BodaHealth Blog
I wanted to take this time to thankyou for coming to my new site. I am excited to share health information with my patients and interested individuals in my community about this ancient medicine.
I just spent the weekend in Seattle with Raven Lang and 12 other amazing female practitioners. The wealth of knowledge in one room was amazing! Among the many things that we learned were some great new techniques for morning sickness and turning breech presentations. A recent study shows that the success rates for turn breech baby presentation with acupuncture and moxa are upwards of 75%!
Breast milk offers many benefits to you child including boosting the immune system and strengthening digestion. For mom it stimmulates the release of oxytocin which helps the uterus contract and minimizes blood loss after delivery, and lowers the lifetime risks of breast cancer, ovarian cancer and osteoporosis. In Chinese medicine there are two basic patterns that cause insufficient lactation. Either not enough milk is being produced (Qi and Blood deficiency) or there is a blockage (Qi stagnation and Blood stasis). Both patterns are treated successful by Chinese medine with herbs, die
Have drugs and physical therapy failed to make the difference in your quest for better health? If so, it may be time to try something a little more traditional.
Stress
is the body’s natural response to physical, emotional and psychological
pressures, and its ability to handle stress is paramount to human
survival. Significant contributors to stress include
injury, illness, extreme fatigue, familial death, relationship ordeals,
and work anxiety. To
counteract the effects of stress, the body has a complete set of stress
modulation systems in place, with the adrenal glands operating as the
primary control center.
Did you know that September is “National Cholesterol Education month”?
This is a great time to take charge of your heart health and look at ways to lower cholesterol!
This is a great time to take charge of your heart health and look at ways to lower cholesterol!
A Registered Acupuncturist (R.Ac.) has a minimum of 1,900 hrs in 3 academic years, including 450 hrs of practicum and has passed the provincial licensing exam administered by the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners