There’s a particular kind of tired that doesn’t go away with a good night’s sleep. You sleep, you get up, and technically you’re functioning, but you still don’t feel fully recharged. I’ve felt like that for years. It’s hard to explain because you’re not necessarily exhausted all the time. You just feel like you’re running a…
Category: Acupuncture
The Link Between My Gut and My Trigeminal Neuralgia
For years, I only ever treated my trigeminal neuralgia like a jaw problem. The pain was all in my cheek and mouth, so that’s where I looked. I spent years bouncing between dentists and doctors just trying to make it through the next flare-up. When my TCM doctor first told me the real issue was…
The TCM Organ Clock
Your body has a schedule. Here’s what it’s doing every two hours. I’ve noticed that how I feel at 3pm can be completely different from how I feel at 3am, and it’s not just because I’m tired. Our bodies have their own daily rhythms, and things like digestion, hormones, and energy levels change throughout the…
Wei Qi: Understanding Your Body’s Protective Energy
Some days I stride through the cold without a second thought. Other days I wince at the slightest breeze on my neck. It wasn’t until I started paying attention to those sensitivities that I truly began to understand Wei Qi. I’ve noticed this in my own body, and for a long time, I didn’t really…