Traditional Chinese Medicine has its own quiet version of fasting, but it’s nothing extreme. It’s the gentle overnight pause our grandmothers practiced without thinking twice — an early supper, a closed kitchen, and a little space for the Spleen to rest. This post breaks down how cultural fasting, intermittent fasting, and TCM all point to the same truth: your body feels better when nourishment and rest take turns instead of competing.
A warm, funny look at why laughter during acupuncture is powerful. Feeling safe, moving Qi, releasing emotions, and building connection all create deeper healing.
When I switched to an animal-based diet in 2024, I expected better digestion — but I didn’t expect everything else. My chronic hip pain vanished, my migraines lifted, my “carpal tunnel” symptoms disappeared, and my nails grew long and strong for the first time in my life. My depression softened and then lifted, my anxiety calmed, and I suddenly wanted to socialize instead of hide. I could walk for hours, hike, even jog. My cravings vanished. My energy stabilized. I stopped thinking about food all day. And I lost fifty pounds without forcing anything.
Reintroducing variety later felt joyful and socially freeing, but my body pushed back fast. Now, through a TCM lens, I’m learning to listen, recalibrate, and find my way back to what truly supports me. This is the beginning of my Personal Healing Journey.
A playful, reassuring guide to the sensations women experience during acupuncture. From twitching and warmth to emotional releases and deep sleep, this list explains what is normal and why your body reacts the way it does.
A friendly, funny guide to what you think you should do before acupuncture — shaving, fasting, calming down, researching — and why none of it actually matters. Acupuncture works best when you show up as you are.
A lighthearted, woman-to-woman guide to all the things you might think are “weird” to tell your acupuncturist — cravings, PMS, bowel habits, dreams, moods, buzzing sensations — and why none of it is strange in Traditional Chinese Medicine. In acupuncture, your real-life symptoms are clues, not quirks.