-
Lost in the woods: Chinese medicine, depression, and the liver
I’ve briefly discussed depression in past articles, specifically that depression that can arise from a closed heart wherein a person loses the ability to feel joy. Today I want to turn to a more common kind of depression: stagnation of liver qi. In Chinese medicine, as in western medicine, the liver has an extraordinary number…
-
Treating closure of the Heart – Herbal formula Zhishi xiebai guizhi tang
In the previous two installments of this series we discussed the emotional and physical consequences of not having enough yin or yang in the heart and surrounding organs, particularly with reference to important Chinese medicine concepts and Chinese herbal formulas. You can read the first article here, and the second one here. Today we’ll take a…
-
5 principles that ensure an excellent acupuncture treatment at Watershed Wellness
Acupuncture treatment is one of the foundations of the clinical work we do at Watershed Wellness This form of medicine treats a huge variety of conditions, is safe and effective, and also is great combined with massage and yoga. This makes it a natural choice to be one of our primary modalities. I am excited to…
-
10 Things You Should Expect from your First Acupuncture Appointment
Every acupuncture practitioner is different just as every patient is different. The interaction between doctor and patient has a lot to do with the way the appointment proceeds and whether it turns out to be a mutually agreeable experience or not. However, there are some basic elements that will be present in every appointment. In…
-
Chinese Medicine and the Treatment of “Weird Diseases”
Many patients who come through the Watershed clinic are plagued by complexes of symptoms that Conventional Western medicine cannot explain. After many years in the conventional medical system, they are typically given a diagnosis of fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome or chronic fatigue syndrome. Unfortunately, this diagnosis rarely gives them viable treatment nor any hope for…
-
7 Ways to Ensure You NEVER Sleep Well Again (or, Chinese Medicine and Insomnia)
Sitting here up after tossing and turning for an hour, I find that I have a fair degree of clarity concerning a topic on many people’s minds – sleep. Or, more properly, the lack of it. Insomnia, anyone? Insomnia and other sleep disorders are a growing problem, particularly in Western nations. Because insomnia makes me…
