Tag: acupuncture

A Very Useful Acupuncture Point

Acupuncture is an art, not a science. As such, all acupuncturists work just a little differently from one another. It’s been said that we acupuncturists have a relationship with certain points, and it’s true that I have certain favorite acupuncture points that I tend to use more than others. There is one point, however, that…


Liver 3 – A Wonderful Acupuncture Point

Liver 3 (Taichong/Great Rushing) is a very popular acupuncture point that I use everyday in my Chicago acupuncture practice. It is often a sensitive point when rubbed or needled so many of my patients ask me what that point is used for. You might want to see if you find the point sensitive on yourself. It is located on…


What Does Your Acupuncturist Really Know?

There is a lot of outrage and unkindness in our country, today more than ever. I get it. The polarization in the United States has come down to people not being able to have a meal with family members who share a different political viewpoint, while others are in an uproar about wearing or not…


Living Energy: How the Energy of Life Integrates With the Science of Medicine to Keep Us Strong and Healthy

We can’t see the air around us, but we can feel it. We walk in it, we breathe it in. And we can’t live without it. So what about energy? Not the energy we make to power our homes, our cars, and our phones, but the energy that keeps our hearts beating. We can’t see…