FAQ: Do You Give Yourself Acupuncture Treatments?

This is one of the most common questions I get from my patients. Everyone is curious what an acupuncturist does for their own treatment! It’s actually a more complicated answer than you’d expect, so the best I can say succinctly is “it depends.” I’ll give you the...

FAQs — Can You Treat Urinary Tract Infections?

This is the beginning of my FAQ post series! The series will be interspersed with other topics and will probably pop up whenever I’m asked a question often enough it inspires me to write about it! This first post tackles the question: “Can you treat urinary tract...

What Is a Healthy Immune System?

Last week I mentioned that the duration of an illness depends on two things: 1) virulence or strength of a pathogen 2) the state of your immune system and health   I covered #1 last week, and this week we’ll talk about #2. There seems to be an idea out there that...