Changing of the Seasons

Changing of the seasons

A time to rest and digest!

In Chinese Medicine, encompassing the autumn equinox is associated with the Earth element and the stomach/spleen organs, two of the primary digestive organs of the body. That’s right, the spleen is a digestive organ in Chinese medicine.

It serves to transform and transport the food and drink in the body into energy and usable matter and it plays a key role in our immune system (like the biomedical spleen function), the condition of our digestion, the strength and tone of our muscles or the fleshy substance of our body and our general energy as well.… Read the rest!

Nourishing Fall Recipes

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It’s time for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), nourishing Fall recipes! 

The Fall equinox is around the corner and Starbucks has already brought back the pumpkin spice latte. You might have noticed the shift in the seasons already as our bodies usually sense the change in nature before our minds do. Plants and crops have slowed their growing phase and are starting to draw inward and ripen instead.… Read the rest!

Welcome Laura!

Laura Goff LAc

Please help us welcome our newest Acupuncturist to Whitney Green Acupuncture!

While she’s new to us, Laura is in her 15th year of practicing acupuncture. She’s a graduate of OCOM with an MSOM and an NCCAOM board certified Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbologist. She completed her undergraduate degree from Ivy League school, University of Pennsylvania, majoring in Fine Arts and Urban Studies with an Anthropology minor.… Read the rest!

YINA Products

YINA

We are excited to announce that we now carry YINA skin care products at our clinic!

YINA uses Traditional Chinese medical knowledge to create skin care products that are effective and enriching.  They have a commitment to delivering efficacious and sustainable products.

Owners Angela and Ervina founded YINA with their vision to share skin care practices influenced by Chinese Medicine.… Read the rest!

Herbal Compresses

Ruby with Metta Holistic Health

My name is Ruby Ellison with Metta Holistic health and I practice Traditional Thai Medicine.

There are many wonderful modalities within Thai medicine but perhaps one of my favorites are the Thai Herbal Compresses.

Herbal Compress

These compresses are handmade and full of wonderful aromatic Thai herbs such as lemongrass and turmeric that help to heal, relax, and release.… Read the rest!

Tips for Self Massage

Self Massage Tools

When you don’t have time for a massage appointment, here are some tips you can do at home!

Self massage are techniques that you can do yourself to get rid of muscle tightness and tension throughout your body.

These techniques can be performed with your fingers, hands, and elbows. Others techniques may require simple items such as a ball (massage, golf, lacrosse, or tennis), or a foam roller.… Read the rest!