We’re in the process here of creating a library—a wellness library of sorts. Please take a chance to browse through a variety of articles on acupuncture for migraines, acupuncture for allergies and sinus issues, acupuncture for sciatica, acupuncture for… everything! We also have a ton of articles on herbal medicine, cupping, meditation, diet, and other aspects of lifestyle and personal transformation. Enjoy!
by Nadia Bouhdili | Dec 12, 2016 | Lifestyle & Personal Transformation
This is our first micro-meditation lesson as part of our 10-Day Chill Pill Challenge. Read 10 Micro Meditation Lessons Livestreamed from Facebook for an overview of the lessons and challenge. You can also watch the Live Stream replay of this lesson below. One of the...
by Nadia Bouhdili | Dec 12, 2016 | Lifestyle & Personal Transformation
Welcome to this very first installation of our 10-day Chill Pill Challenge. A series of 5-minute mini-lessons on meditation that are available as Facebook Live Streams and instructive blog articles—like this one. The objective is to help you use meditation to...
by Nadia Bouhdili | Dec 8, 2016 | Lifestyle & Personal Transformation
So here's what went through my mind yesterday evening at 5:15pm: "Oh, Jesus. Here he comes." Broad-shouldered, wild-eyed, screaming incoherently at the top of his lungs, the man a-few-sandwiches-short-of-a-picnic was coming straight at me on Connecticut Avenue. I did...
by Nadia Bouhdili | Dec 3, 2016 | Lifestyle & Personal Transformation
First, a provocative question for you... In the last month, what percentage of your free time did you spend doing things that are "important" or "meaningful" to you—things that matter? If you are like most people, your answer is WELL under 50%. To increase that...
by Jeremy Riesenfeld, L.AC., M.AC. | Oct 26, 2016 | Physical Health
One of the most common reasons patients come to see us is for pain relief. Acupuncture is extremely effective for many patients in both relieving physical pain, and also at helping patients remain pain-free on an ongoing basis over the course of multiple acupuncture...
by Nadia Bouhdili | Jan 28, 2016 | Physical Health
We love turmeric for its myriad health benefits, which is why we carry the very finest turmeric supplements in our clinic shop. Here we detail (and trumpet) the benefits of Gaia brand’s Turmeric Supreme formula for Pain, which, along with Gaia’s Turmeric Joint and...
by Nadia Bouhdili | Jan 14, 2016 | Physical Health
Do you have tension headaches with any regularity? If so, congratulations—you’re part of a colossally large club. Of all headache types, tension headaches (also called myogenic headaches or muscle contraction headaches) are the most common. The World Health...
by Jeremy Riesenfeld, L.AC., M.AC. | Jan 8, 2016 | Mental & Emotional Health
Stress, along with anxiety and depression, is one of the most common issues that patients come in for at our Washington DC acupuncture clinic. Their chronic stress manifests as a wide range of emotional, physical, cognitive and behavioral symptoms. In many cases,...
by Courtney Codina, L.AC., MSOM | Dec 3, 2015 | Physical Health
Sciatic nerve pain is a common condition, and it can be a very debilitating one. Typically caused by an impingement of sciatic nerve in the lower back, pain will be felt radiating down the buttock and leg. There are many treatment options for sciatica, and acupuncture...
by Nadia Bouhdili | Nov 12, 2015 | Mental & Emotional Health
When insomnia rears its restless head, it can have many different faces. Traditional Chinese herbal medicine recognizes several different patterns of insomnia, and treats them according to their specificities. Here we walk you through four common types of insomnia and...
by Nadia Bouhdili | Nov 5, 2015 | Mental & Emotional Health
Modern city life has a lot to offer, sometimes even too much. Many people find themselves frazzled and exhausted at the end of a long work day, wanting nothing but a good night’s sleep, only to find themselves lying in bed for hours watching their minds race like a...
by Nadia Bouhdili | Oct 22, 2015 | Physical Health
As we discussed in our Secrets of Pulse Diagnosis post, tongue diagnosis is another primary method in Chinese Medicine for understanding what is happening inside the human body. It is the other “MRI” of traditional medical systems. While tongue diagnosis can be used...
by Nadia Bouhdili | Oct 8, 2015 | Physical Health
The pulse is measured in both Western medicine and Chinese medicine, but there are key differences. In Western medicine, we typically measure the heart rate, which is taken with blood pressure as part of a standard physical exam. In Chinese medicine, pulse diagnosis...
by Nadia Bouhdili | Jul 30, 2015 | Physical Health
Back pain for all ages… We all know the quintessential image of low vitality—the hunched, hobbling elderly person, one hand holding a cane, the other supporting their aching back. But if our patients are any indication, back pain does not discriminate by age. We have...
by Nadia Bouhdili | Jul 16, 2015 | Physical Health
An estimated 36 million people in the US suffer from migraines—that's a lot of headaches. But migraines are much more than a bad headache. They're a collection of debilitating neurological symptoms that can last from 4–72 hours. The most common symptoms experienced by...
by Nadia Bouhdili | Jul 9, 2015 | Physical Health
Our Washington DC acupuncture patients are a cerebral bunch. They get pain relief on the acupuncture table, but their minds want more: they want to know how we choose acupuncture points. Not an easy task, but we sum up our methodology for physical pain here. This...
by Nadia Bouhdili | Jul 9, 2015 | Physical Health
For those you suffering from acute or chronic neck pain, you understand why someone coined the expression “a pain in the neck.” Neck pain is also one of the most common areas of physical pain that we treat at our acupuncture clinic in Washington DC. Whether due to bad...
by Jeremy Riesenfeld, L.AC., M.AC. | May 13, 2015 | Physical Health
One of the most common reasons patients come to see us is for pain relief. Acupuncture is extremely effective for many patients in both relieving physical pain, sometimes immediately after insertion of the needles, and also at helping patients remain pain-free on an...
by Nadia Bouhdili | Apr 21, 2015 | Physical Health
I've been reaping the benefits of Chinese herbal medicine for two years now, and I get the impression that it's Traditional Chinese Medicine's best-kept secret. Given its effectiveness, lack of side effects, holistic, gentle, no-dependence, root-cause approach, I'm...
by Nadia Bouhdili | Apr 16, 2015 | Physical Health
I spent nearly 15 years as an anti-histamine junkie. I developed severe allergies in the spring of my 17th year, which initially manifested as laryngitis-type symptoms and got progressively worse. My doctor prescribed allergy medication, which worked for a while......
by Nadia Bouhdili | Jan 15, 2015 | Lifestyle & Personal Transformation
Do you like to feel good? Me too. But the vast majority of us are conditioned to extract "feel-goodness" from something out there. We rely on external circumstances and internal thoughts/emotions/sensations to "make us" happy. For those of you interested in...
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