Weight Loss

Letting Go of the Weight for Good

Acupuncture has gotten a reputation for helping with weight loss. Something about “magic ear seeds” that help you dump the weight has garnered attention in minor circles and I constantly get approached by people wanting to know if acupuncture can help them shed the weight. When women (as well as the occasional man) come to me specifically for acupuncture for…

Spring Attunement: What’s My Liver Got to Do With It?

“The months of the Spring season bring about the revitalization of all things in nature. It is the time of birth….this is the season in which the universal energy begins anew and rejuvenates…one should attempt to correspond to it directly by being open and unsupressed, both physically and emotionally.” Huangdi Neijing “The Liver holds the office of General .[and] storm[s]…

Acupuncture & Weight Control

Recently I’ve been getting a lot of inquiries about how Acupuncture  and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can help with weight control.  Most of the time I get asked about auricular acupuncture in particular.  Often it sounds like some have had the expectation that needling certain points of the ear can be a magic bullet.  When I field these questions I…