Migraine is a result of a deep deficiency, and remission is possible. If you’ve tried acupuncture before and didn’t get the help you were hoping for, there’s a good chance that the type of treatments that you received were not what you truly needed, as well intended as they were. Along with classical acupuncture treatments, diet and lifestyle changes can truly help you heal.

In six weeks of weekly treatments and classes on diet and lifestyle, you could be in a drastically different place with your health. Healing is possible, but it does require change, and this program can help support you in that process.

Advanced Acupuncture is the complete system of acupuncture, which treats the person, not the disease, as opposed to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which is a modern form of Chinese medicine that is the primary system taught in schools around the world.

The beauty of remote treatments is that we can help people even when we’re not in the same place, geographically, or if we’re contagiously ill or in lockdown or not able to travel. Healing is here for us, wherever we are. So far, I’ve done treatments with practitioners and non-practitioners, those experienced with acupuncture and inexperienced alike, in Australia, Washington, Indiana, South Carolina, and Louisiana, and everyone has said the same thing; they all reported a variety of sensations in the channel I was treating.

Personal care products—cosmetics, skin care, body lotion, soap, shampoo, etc—are often the last thing we think about when it comes to cleaning up our personal environment. Many of us read food labels and even pay attention to our food storage containers; yet, we’re washing our hands ten or more times a day with soap with chemicals that have been shown to cause harm to human health, most commonly causing chronic disease. Here are some of my favorites to get you going.

This post is about why coffee is likely making your migraine and autoimmune conditions worse, as well as my suggestions to kick the daily coffee habit.

While everyone in the health and wellness space is talking about how to deal with the influx of highly processed sugar via trick or treating, I want to both educate about sugar from the Chinese medicine model, as well as share how we deal with Halloween candy at our house. (Read on to learn about the Switch Witch).

In general, we tend to think of exercise as a positive thing; however, there are times where we may be exercising too much or doing a type of exercise that is actually making our health worse. Moving our bodies is important to prevent qi stagnation, to build strength, and related to qi stagnation, elevating our mood & mental wellness; however, when we struggle with migraines, we need slow, gentle exercise not high intensity-type workouts.

Beef stews can be bland or pasty or just plain uninspiring, but I promise you this one is anything but. Like most everything I make, it originated in one place, and over time and with adjustments, it came to be what it is today. Stews and soups—or at least the type of ones I make—are very forgiving, which is good, because if I can avoid measuring, I will.

Making delicious, nourishing food doesn’t have to be a chore, and it should also be delicious!

Warm & wet food like soups, stews, and cooked whole grains are integral to building mediumship—and putting chronic disease into remission—so if you’re not in the habit of eating a stew, soup, or cooked whole grain at least once a week, try to make it a goal to start there and then progress to once per day.

I’ll explain why TCM acupuncture is not going to be the solution you’re looking for in order to rid yourself of migraines. (The same applies for other chronic, degenerative diseases like autoimmune conditions and the like).

It takes time and energy, both in planning and in cooking—and don’t forget clean up! But, I think it’s worth it. Here are some simple, fairly quick meal ideas that are better than takeout.