Tag: health
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Tips for a Healthy Fall
If you’re starting to crave warm soup and day dream about a crackling fireplace, you’re clearly under the influence of fall. There’s a reason why your mood, food preferences and energy levels change seasonally. In Chinese medicine terms, fall signifies harvest, a time to reserve fuel and food while planning for winter. While in summer…
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Chinese Herbalism Part II: Medicine Made for You
Anyone who has ever owned a home knows you need more in your toolbox than a screwdriver. You might need a broom, drill or drywall to maintain your home. Your body is even more complex, and it’ll take a full toolbox to meet its needs and challenges throughout your life. By now you’re accustomed to…
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Strengthening Immunity With Traditional Chinese Medicine
Now that the globe is in the midst of a pandemic, immunity is more important than ever. The reality is, your immunity has always been essential to your health and longevity. Thankfully, strengthening your immune system is something you can control. Although COVID-19 is a highly contagious and potentially dangerous virus, you are not helpless…
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Heritage Now Offers Telemedicine
Heritage now offers Traditional Chinese Medicine from the comfort of your own home in the form of telemedicine. Now that many of us are staying home, this option removes the stress and time of travel to a medical office. With telemedicine consultations via videoconferencing, we can address health concerns as general as stress relief or…
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Cosmetic Acupuncture: More than Skin Deep
When it comes to enhancing the appearance, there are two major avenues — natural and otherwise. “Otherwise” includes botox, fillers and, of course, surgery. While some fillers are relatively harmless long-term, none of these techniques actually improves the health. Acupuncture facial rejuvenation, however, provides all the time-honored benefits of acupuncture, while also improving one’s appearance.…
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New Location!
Come check us out at our new location! Heritage Acupuncture & Wellness moved into a new office last month, and it’s working out great! We now share offices with Dr. David Leidich, D.C., who is planning some exciting new treatments we’ll announce in the future. The new office is located at 14 Consultant Place, Ste.…
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Considering Acupuncture? Read these Myths and Myth-Busters
Acupuncture has recently received a lot of attention as an excellent alternative to prescription painkillers, especially with the Veteran Administration’s successful use of Chinese medicine to combat dependence on opioid drugs. Is acupuncture right for you? Even though preventative and holistic therapies are becoming more mainstream, people still have a lot of questions…
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Janet Lee, L.Ac., Classical Chinese Herbalist
After several years of study, Janet Lee, L.Ac. has completed a certificate course with the Institute of Classics in East Asian Medicine (ICEAM), an in-depth classroom series and clinical experience focusing on classical Chinese herbalism. ICEAM offers in-depth training in the clinical application of Chinese herbal medicine according to the Han dynasty style of medicine…
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2017: Year of the Fire Rooster
If you’re catching your breath after the wild ride from 2016’s Year of the Monkey, the Year of the Rooster promises a more logical and rational experience. Even if you don’t believe in Chinese astrology, take-away lessons from this rooster year — which actually started January 28 — are common sense and universal. Roosters…
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Winter: Rest, Contemplation, Rejuvenation
Chinese medicine is not only a way to treat acute disease and discomfort, but also a system offering guidance about living healthy and harmoniously at any phase of life. Aside from the medicinal aspect — acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and nutrition therapy – this system reflects the beliefs ancient Chinese had about living everyday…