Yin and Yang
Yin and Yang is the comparison. Nothing is fixed.
Why is important to understand Yin and Yang?
It’s important to have a balance. Moderation is the key for East Asian Medicine. Not too cold, not too warm. If you know your tendency, you can make a choice to make a balance by food, herbs, and activities.
Five elements
Five elements consist of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. It is from the observation of the nature. Water is the winter. During the winter season, a seed stores information and energy. Wood is the spring. A germination starts from the seed with warm temperature. Fire is the summer. With heat, a plant grows. Metal is the fall season. It changes fruits and vegetables to harvest with a cool temperature. Then it transforms to the seed with cold temperature. Earth is the between seasons to transform from one element to another element.
Tongue Diagnosis
Tongue reflects your internal condition. Back in a few thousands of years ago, we did not have a blood or imaging test, but tongue analysis gave us good information to interpret inside body condition
Acupuncture for headache & migraine
Headaches can make life hard and cause irritability and anger. You may even experience vision and sound sensitivity which can negatively impact your sleep.
Where Does Anger Come From?
Where does anger come from? Is it an emotion caused by others or yourself? If someone cuts you off when you drive, you may feel a sudden rush of anger.
Acupuncture for low back & sacrum pain
Once we identify issues in the structure like lumbar spine subluxation or disc herniation to name a few, we can treat the condition with acupuncture point injection, etc.
Asian Herbs to make harmony inside
The conditions inside our bodies (Fire, Cold, Damp, Dry, Wind, Humid)
A simple explanation of how Acupuncture works for pain? (Part 2)
The brain controls the function of the entire human body. It gathers information from the innermost and outermost parts of our body.
A simple explanation of how Acupuncture works for pain? (Part 1)
If you experience pain, there may be poor circulation in that area. When we have good circulation, we do not experience pain. Therefore, the key to pain relief lies in making our circulation better.
Acupuncture for neck & upper back pain
Neck and upper back pain is the most commonly treated condition at Silverlake Clinic. This pain can limit your movements and capabilities.
Acupuncture for Auto injuries
The reasons we need acupuncture after a car accident are as follows: