Integrative Treatment of Cedar Fever
Allergy symptoms, including Austin cedar fever, can be controlled using an integrative medicine approach
Stillness + Movement for Optimal Immune Function
Consider a balanced approach of rest and movement to create optimal, long-term health.
How To Reduce Risk Post-Lockdown
As we begin to emerge from lockdown over the coming weeks and months, it’s important that we know the steps we need to take to help protect ourselves and loved ones. As COVID-19 surges on, research is helping shed more light on how we can minimize our risk. I highly recommend this guide written by Dr. […]
Covid-19 Austin Help Resources
You’ve heard enough about how to avoid COVID-19… Let’s talk about how to avoid going CRAZY being cooped inside, and what resources you have at your disposal from your home. This is a running list that was last updated 2 minutes before I hit send, so I am planning to continue to update this on […]
Austin Pain Relief
So long 2019, bring on 2020!! 2020 is poised to be a huge year in the world of pain relief. The 2010’s saw a rise in opioid prescriptions, addictions and recognition that this is an ineffective and unsustainable way to control pain in the vast majority of people. As we move into the 20’s we […]
How To Avoid The Flu
“I don’t have time for the flu!” That was what my patient told me this week. She had been fighting off something that her daughter brought home from school, and was praying that it was not the flu. Turns out it was a stomach bug, and not the flu, FYI. But can you relate to […]
Acupuncture for Arthritis!
May is Arthritis Awareness Month in the US, so it seems like the perfect time to dive into a topic that I get asked about a lot. More specifically, I usually don’t even get asked a question, but instead get some version of a statement such as: “I have a lot of knee pain, but I’ve had x-rays and they’ve confirmed that I have arthritis, so there’s really nothing that can be done unless I have surgery…”
What is Cupping Therapy?
By now you’ve probably seen the marks. Athletes, celebrities and probably some of your friends are sporting circular marks on their backs and shoulders that make it look like they got into a fight with a vacuum cleaner. Those marks are from cupping therapy, and are different from typical bruises in important ways. Typically, bruises occur […]
How To Use Chinese Medicine To Improve Heart Health
February is officially American Heart Month! Beside it clearly being part of a conspiracy to increase heart-shaped candy company sales (kidding!), American Heart Month is a time for us to bring more awareness to heart health. Heart disease is the #1 cause of death in the US and has been since 1921, and although we […]
Acupuncture for Back Pain and Anxiety In Pregnancy
My wife and I welcomed our first daughter to the world during my 2nd semester of acupuncture school. Not the greatest timing given how much I was giving (mentally and financially) to my education at the time, but we decided to start trying to conceive expecting it to take some time… apparently we are among […]
