“Where a cure can be obtained from diet, use no drugs, and avoid complex remedies where simple ones will suffice.”

- Rhazes, famed Persian physician (869-925 AD).

Initial treatments last an hour and a half, subsequent treatments last one hour. Each treatment will begin with an intake; we’ll ask about the details of your ailment as well as your general health and lifestyle. Fine-gauge needles the width of a hair will be inserted at acupuncture points that lie along channels in the body. You will rest on the table with the needles in for about 30 minutes. Common sensations elicited by the needling include a feeling of warmth, heaviness, aching, or movement. Most people qualify the sensations as novel, not painful, and very much enjoy their treatments. Patients are often so relaxed that they fall asleep on the table.

A custom-made herbal formula is often prescribed. These formulas are tailored to each individual patient and draw on thousands of years of herbal clinical practice.

Adjunctive therapies include cupping, gua sha, moxabustion, and tui na.