Seasonal Harmony: Supporting Lung & Spleen Health This September
Supporting Lung & Spleen Health
As the days grow shorter and cooler in September, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) teaches us that this seasonal shift has a profound impact on our body’s internal balance.
🌀 Strengthen Your Defensive Qi This Autumn with TCM + Acupuncture
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), we don’t see ourselves as separate from nature — we are nature. Just like the trees shedding their leaves, we’re invited to slow down,
🔥 The Heart in TCM: Why It Matters
As nature begins its shift from spring to early summer, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) encourages us to adjust our lifestyle to harmonize with this vibrant seasonal energy.In TCM, May is associated with the Heart meridian and the Fire element,
Acupuncture & Women’s Wellness: Natural Relief for Common Health Concerns
Many women experience health conditions that disrupt daily life, from migraines to menstrual pain and menopause symptoms. While medications can help, acupuncture offers a natural, holistic approach to symptom relief—with research-backed benefits!
Common Gardening Strains: Mobility, Muscles & Range of Motion
As the days grow longer and the flowers begin to bloom, many of us are eager to get our hands dirty and start planting, pruning, and digging in the garden.
New Year Resolution Help is Here!
Well, we made it through 2024. And now, on to 2025! Do you need a little help to make those New Year’s Resolutions a reality? Acupuncture just might be able to help.
Acupuncture for Anxiety: A Natural Approach to Calm
Are you feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety? Every year about this time, I start seeing more anxiety in my patients as the holidays approach. Add in a stressful election and you’ve got a recipe for A LOT of Anxiety!
Acupuncture & Herbs for Menopausal Symptom Relief
Did you know that acupuncture and herbs can help alleviate peri-menopausal and post menopausal symptoms? Research has shown a combination of acupuncture and herbs successfully relieves insomnia, hot flashes,
Acupuncture and Chronic Pain: The Evidence is Compelling
Is chronic or acute pain a part of your daily life? Did you know that acupuncture has been shown to be effective and people report an improved quality of life with acupuncture care?
Why I needle the ear
Why are you putting needles in my ear?
If you’ve come to see me, you may have gotten some needles placed in your ear, and I get this question frequently –
Happy Chinese New Year – Welcome Spring
Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year ushers in the Year of the Wood Dragon on February 10, 2024. Chinese New Year is the beginning of Spring. It is a time of celebration where families join together to start the new year off right.
Welcome Joie Jacala to the Balanced Energy Wellness Team!
Joie Jacala, LAc is a graduate of Pacific College of Health & Sciences in NYC. With an educational background in Western allopathic medicine, over 8 years experience and thousands of treatments on her acupuncture clinical resume,
October – World Menopause Month
Did you know October is World Menopause Month? Ok, I know the month is almost over, but I didn’t want to miss this opportunity to bring awareness to the many options available to support Women’s health and well-being as they make the inevitable transition into menopause.