The NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association) protocol is widely used in addiction treatment centers, crisis centers, community clinics, hospitals, psychiatric facilities and private practice. It is a low-cost, low-risk, and highly effective way to help people to improve their ...

Mushrooms are a common grocery food gracing our supermarket shelves but there are many varieties of these wonderful fungi that are yet to make their way into the mainstream. One of these varieties is Reishi; a ruby red mushroom teeming with health benefits that are becoming increasingly better ...

Mung beans, also known as Vigna radiata and commonly known simply as mung, or green gram, is a small green legume, the smallest member of the bean family. It resembles a tiny whole bean surrounded by a green husk. Mung beans can be eaten raw, partially, or fully cooked. They may be fermented, dried ...

The gua sha tool is known for its firming and brightening benefits. This flat, heart-shaped skincare tool is often made of rose quartz or jade crystal and is used to relax the muscles in the face, lift and firm the skin, aid with lymphatic drainage, and increase absorption of skincare ingredients. ...

Did you know that your tongue can do a lot more for you aside from tasting your food? In fact, Chinese doctors, who practice Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) have been using it as a key source of information about the condition of their patient’s bodies for many hundreds of years. Chinese doctors ...

Jonathan Chang is a licensed Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctor in Beijing, China. He studied under the renown late Doctor Wang Ju-Yi of Beijing, who, with over 50 years of clinical experience, developed 'The Applied Channel of Theories System'. Jonathan has a particularly interesting and ...

You might be wrapping yourselves in a warm blanket with a nice cup of hot chocolate right about now and, with the Christmas festivities coming in close around the corner I wouldn’t blame you! With the anticipation of gifts and roast dinners, winter is also an excuse to order Starbuck’s ...

Black sesame is a small black seed also referred to as 'Hei Zhi Ma' in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It originated in Africa, and its oil was praised in Babylon and Assyria times some four thousand years ago. According to an Assyrian legend, the gods were even drinking sesame-based wine ...

It may sound absurd to some that inserting fine needles at specific points in your body can actually have therapeutic effects for a range of diseases and conditions. Nonetheless, this ancient Chinese medical technique continues to withstand the test of time, having proven its clinical efficacy ...

Goji berries, also known as Wolfberries, are nutritious berries from a woody perennial plant native to Asia. You can find them at standard supermarkets or health food stores and they are comparatively priced to other dried fruits. Goji berries and have been used in Chinese medicine for years and ...