Mental health

Winter blues: acupuncture for seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

The winter blues is real: it is a type of depression that happens each year, in the fall & winter. SAD affects 5-10% of the population...

Stress & your period: what acupuncture can do

The hypothalamus is the part of the brain that controls the hormones that impact your period. It responds to factors like exercise,...

Acupuncture for repeated pregnancy loss & recurrent miscarriages

October is Pregnancy loss awareness month. A lot of patients who come to taproot have already been on a long and strenuous fertility...

Acupuncture & postpartum anxiety (PPA)

We are all familiar with the "Baby Blues", or Postpartum Depression disorder, but did you know that at least 10% of new mothers suffer...

PTSD, blurry vision & acupuncture

Our language is full of phrases linking our mood to our emotions: ‘rose–tinted glasses’ and ‘seeing red’, or an ‘eye opening’ moment....

Peri-menopausal brain fog: how to stimulate brain activity with acupuncture

During peri-menopause and menopause, mental functions are usually affected by the hormonal changes, and conditions arise involving both...

Plum pit syndrome: treating globus with acupuncture & herbs

Globus Pharyngeus is the name given to that pesky throat discomfort that has no visible cause, mostly regarded as a psychosomatic...

The 7 emotions & your sight: what if vision loss had an emotional component?

In Chinese medicine, physical and emotional symptoms are never separated. Each organ harbors a part of your consciousness (for example...

Getting help from Chinese medicine after pregnancy loss

October is pregnancy loss awareness month. Many women go through this tragedy isolated, but support is available. Your social media feed...

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