Please help us welcome Arica Zhong to BodaHealth! Arica is a Registered TCM Practitioner who incorporates a wide variety of healing methods and philosophies into her healing work with patients. Arica has been involved with traditional healing her entire life, through exposure to herbs, food cures and TCM therapies as a … [Read more...]
Trouble Sleeping? We Can Help
Every living organism on the planet needs sleep. It is an integral component of human health, and a sufficient amount of good quality, restful sleep is essential to prevent illness as well as cultivate health and facilitate longevity. The general medical consensus is that seven to nine hours of sleep is the appropriate … [Read more...]
Citrus Fruit: Chinese Herbal Medicine for Digestion
The last time you ate a tangerine, I bet you didn’t give much thought to the peel. Chances are you just peeled the fruit and threw away the peel, right? You may be interested to know that the tangerine peel you tossed out is actually an important herb in the Chinese formulary. Tangerines are a type of common mandarin, … [Read more...]
Peach and Apricot are Chinese Herbal Medicine
If you’re walking in an orchard during the late summer and looking for Chinese herbs, chances are that you’re looking for plants growing on the ground. However, for this month’s herbs, you’ll find them if you look up in the trees, in the form of peaches and apricots. The kernel from each of these stone fruits are a part of … [Read more...]
What is Chinese Medicine Good For?
An important and effective healing tool that we use at BodaHealth is that of Chinese Herbal Medicine. Because Chinese herbology is more complicated than buying a bottle of herbs at the drug store for your current symptom, and because the use of these herbs may feel unfamiliar to some, many people have questions. In … [Read more...]
Can Chinese Medicine Help with Stomach Issues?
If you’re having digestive problems, you may not think about Chinese herbs as a treatment. However, there are a number of useful herbs that are compiled into formulas in TCM that can promote good digestion and relieve your symptoms. TCM stands for Traditional Chinese Medicine and is a way to describe the use of Chinese … [Read more...]
7 Tips for Heart Health
There are several facets to the “Spirit”, and according to Traditional Chinese Medicine, various pieces/ fragments of the spirit reside in various visceral organs of the body. The “Shen” portion of our spirit resides in the Heart, and the Heart is known to govern the “King Fire” (bigger Yang True Fire, AKA: Heart Vitality). … [Read more...]
Hot Pot: A Chinese New Year’s Experience
You may have heard of Chinese New Year and think it’s a little bit like New Year’s Eve in Western traditions. However, Chinese New Year is a little different. First, it lasts for two weeks—this year (2022) it begins on February 1st and runs until February 15th. It’s also called Lunar New Year because the actual celebration … [Read more...]
How to Stay Healthy in the Cold Winter Months
We are all always seeking effective and simple ways that keep us healthy, particularly towards harsher seasons such as the Winter. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the more in tune we are with nature, the healthier and more harmonized we will feel. The Winter brings cold, darkness and hibernation, reminding us all … [Read more...]
7 Great Reasons to Try Moxibustion
There are many ways to stimulate an Acupoint, and one of those ways is through Moxibustion. Sounds like a robust word doesn't it? Moxibustion an ancient Traditional Chinese Medicine modality, which uses the healing power of burning a dried and often aged plant called "Mugwort" (Chrysanthemum Weed). In medicinal practices, … [Read more...]
Ear Acupuncture – It Works!
Ear acupuncture is a treatment that I use on many of my acupuncture patients for a good reason; it works! Also called auricular acupuncture, ear acupuncture involves the insertion of tiny needles into specific points in your ear to address imbalances and symptoms in different parts of your body. Much like foot reflexology, … [Read more...]
Practitioner Spotlight: Maryam Ghasemi – Effective Results with Rotator Cuff Problems and Frozen Shoulder.
Acupuncturist Maryam Ghasemi is a unique addition to BodaHealth. She has studied both in Iran and Canada; she is a teacher and a learner, and she has a foot in both Western medicine and Traditional Chinese medicine. I interviewed Maryam to find out more about her background and how she became interested in Chinese … [Read more...]
