Understanding Autumn Grief and Healing She came to see me on a quiet Tuesday in October, just a week after finishing the difficult task of clearing out her mother's home. Her lab results were normal. She was sleeping, more or less. Yet something didn't feel right. She couldn't seem to take a full breath. "It's like there's a hand [...]
What My Emotions Are Telling Me: A Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective One of my favorite conversations to have in clinic is about emotions. Honestly, it’s also one of my favorite conversations to have with myself. If I’m feeling particularly cranky on the ride to work, there are usually two possible explanations: either the world is falling apart and [...]
Understanding Lab Results: Your Lab Report Doesn’t Know What Your Week Felt Like The number matters. So does the morning, meal, or difficult week surrounding it. It is the last Friday in September. The alarm is going off earlier, the calendar is filling faster, and summer’s breathing room already feels far away. This is often when people finally complete [...]
Do Your Medications, Supplements, and Lab Results Tell the Same Story? Medications, supplements, and lab results are often reviewed separately, even though they may all be part of the same health story. Your prescriptions may be listed in one medical portal. Your supplements may be sitting in a kitchen cabinet. Your latest blood test may be attached to an [...]
You open the window on a beautiful morning and, within minutes, your nose starts running. Your eyes itch. One sneeze turns into six. Maybe your nose becomes congested, your throat feels irritated, or you spend the rest of the day feeling tired and foggy. If this happens every allergy season, you may be wondering whether acupuncture for seasonal allergies [...]
Labor Day and Work-Related Fatigue: What Your Body May Be Asking You to Notice Labor Day is supposed to be a break from work. But what happens when your body stops working and your mind doesn't? Maybe the inbox is finally quiet. The groceries are waiting. There's a cookout on the calendar. Yet your shoulders are still tense, [...]
Become a Citizen Physician: How to Take an Active Role in Your Healthcare Medication safety begins with understanding that no prescription exists in isolation from the person taking it. A 2016 analysis published in The BMJ estimated that medical errors contribute to more than 250,000 American deaths each year. The authors argued that if medical error were recorded [...]
When Reflux Has a Story A gentler way to understand heartburn, acid reflux, and the body beneath the symptoms The 2:00 a.m. Moment She told me that she had eaten a perfectly reasonable dinner, gone to bed on time, and still woke with a burn in her chest and a bitter taste at the back of her throat. [...]
Low ferritin and fatigue can sometimes appear together, especially when the body’s iron reserves are running low. But ferritin is more than a number on a lab report. When interpreted alongside your symptoms, health history, and other laboratory findings, it can offer an important clue about your body’s available energy reserve. There is a kind of tiredness that [...]
This Friday morning, I will be standing in front of a room full of my colleagues at the Florida State Oriental Medicine Association (FSOMA) conference in Orlando. I am presenting on a project I have spent the last twelve years building: a clinical system designed to help practitioners translate complex lab work and symptoms into clear, actionable healing paths [...]