Acupuncture

Acupressure Points to Help Depression

We’re confident that you’ve heard of acupuncture, but do you know where it comes from?

The study and practice of acupuncture and acupressure have been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for thousands of years and is an ancient healing technique. Acupressure and acupuncture apply the same principles, but acupressure uses pressure points instead of needles to achieve the desired results. continue reading »

Get to the point !

Hello all, this will be my first blog and I hope I can keep things interesting for you guys. The purpose of this blog is to help introduce acupuncture to a wider audience and shed light on some common misconceptions that I see from general practice. Over the coming weeks we will be going over interesting cases that I have treated successfully with acupuncture.

At the beginning of the month we will introduce a new pathology and talk about its etiology and how it is commonly treated. The following weeks we will delve a little deeper into the disease explaining its western diagnosis, its common presentations, how it is treated in both an allopathic setting as well as a traditional approach. We will conclude the month with a clinical case study and have a short discussion.

It is my hope that I can inform my patients about the merits of Acupuncture. I hope you guys join me in the weeks ahead so I can get to the point.

-Winson

Foods to Eat to Help Depression

Many have heard the question posed what came first, the chicken or the egg? But how does that concept apply to depression? It’s well-known that when we’re depressed, our motivation and interest in maintaining a healthy and balanced diet subsides in the same way our energy does. Harvard Medical Students positioned that same question in relation to depression; what came first, depression or a poor diet? continue reading »

Traveling the Energetic Highway: What Are Meridians?

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a system that seems quite foreign to many in the Western world. However, this medical system has been around for over 3,500 years, in comparison to the Western medical system, which has been around since the 19^th century. One of the concepts of TCM is that of the meridian or energetic pathways. This article will explore this concept a little more deeply. continue reading »

Opioid Addiction: What Is It and Why Is It Prevalent Today

Opioids. A word all too common to today’s society. Since the late 1990s, the number of opioid-related deaths has increased dramatically, having taken the lives of nearly 64,000 Americans each year.

The opioid epidemic is considered to be the deadliest crisis in United States history and overdoses have also become the leading cause-of-death in people under the age of 50 in the United States. continue reading »