Black sesame seeds have been treasured in Chinese medicine for centuries as a nourishing food for hair vitality. Discover their connection to Kidney Essence and Blood, explore their nutritional benefits, and learn how to make a delicious homemade black sesame paste.

Why do some people struggle to fall asleep while others wake throughout the night? Chinese medicine recognizes different patterns behind insomnia, including Liver Qi stagnation, Heart Blood deficiency, and Kidney Yin deficiency. Discover what your sleep symptoms may reveal and how acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine approach each pattern.

Ever wondered why cupping leaves different colored circles on your skin? In Chinese medicine, light pink, bright red, and deep purple marks have different traditional meanings. Discover what these colors may reveal about Qi and Blood movement, stagnation, Heat, and Cold.

Chinese medicine looks beyond individual symptoms to identify patterns in the body as a whole. Learn how symptoms, pulse and tongue diagnosis help guide individualized acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine treatments.

Fall is Lung season in Chinese medicine—a time to slow down, eat more warming foods and support digestion, immunity and sleep. Here are my favorite Chinese medicine tips for staying healthy as the seasons change.

Should you use heat or ice for pain? Discover how Traditional Chinese Medicine views chronic pain, why warmth is often recommended to move Qi and Blood, and when ice may still be the right choice.