DHARMA ACUPUNCTURE

How to naturally make pre and probiotics from the foods you eat. 

Your gut microbiome gets made and fed by the foods you feed it.  The healthiest and easiest way to balance your gut is to eat only vegetables for 2-3 days as a simple, gentle cleanse, then eat the following everyday:

Eat organic vegetables.  There are several recipes throughout my blog.  A recipes by season section will be posted soon.  If organic veggies are not available try to stay away...

While spring started over a month ago, it is now in full swing with warmer weather.  Here are some simple easy tips to assist your liver to do what it naturally does during the spring time. 

~To help release bile and cleanse the lymph, squeeze a fresh lemon into warm water each morning and drink before any other food or drink.  

~Eating foods of the season such as arugula, fresh greens like chard, and artichokes are natural liver power cleaners.  Beets an...

With all of the information and misinformation about coronavirus and corresponding tests, it has been a challenging feat to properly communicate with everyone individually. Here is some information which will hopefully provide some clarity.

The pandemic has been caused by a new/novel strain of coronavirus. The actual virus has been name SARS-CoV-2. SARS is an acronym for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, CoV stands for CoronaVirus, and '2' means that is the secon...

Inspired by recent events with my pediatric patients and their parents I decided to post a blog about how to handle fevers.  

Fevers are defined as 100.4 F and above.  In neurologically normal patients brain damage does not occur with a fever unless it is over 107.6.  Untreated fevers caused by infection will stay under 105.  

High temperatures kill viruses and bacteria and is a sign that the immune system is working, building strength, and figh...

Wei qi rests on the skin as our ever protective layer, warding off colds, germs, and viruses.  It can become weak when sleep is continually disturbed, when we are over exposed to the elements of too much wind, hot or cold, we eat bad food, etc. Keeping the wei qi strong is the key to staying healthy, and is thought of as the immune system in Chiense Medicine. 

Kids and adults having been coming into our clinic with colds and flus all winter long, an...

The start of the lunar New Year was Jan 25th. This year it delivered us into a cycle of birth, generation and harmony emphasizing water and metal. It also gives us a fresh, new start as it brings us to the beginning of the 12 chinese cycles, while also being a new decade in the western calendar. Now is the time to summon your will power to bring forth the changes you seek to make definite, lasting changes in your lifestyle and health. 

Water gives peace and calm w...

This Friday, Dharma Acupuncture is opening an additional location close by at 311 Neal St for our community acupuncture clinics and recently acquired raw herbal pharmacy. We will be linking our website and scheduler next week, but in the meantime, please call/text for an appointment if you are interested: 530.648.4192 in making an appointment for community acupuncture. We plan to host regularly scheduled clinics on most Tuesdays and Fridays.

Well winter wishes! We are in deep dark winter and need to be quiet, cozy and fill ourselves with warmth. Soups, teas, and warm nights by the fire or in the bathtub is what is best at this time of year. According to the Chinese medicine calendar we have another 3 weeks of this special time when we nourish the winter element of water which governs the Kidneys. Going to bed by 10PM and getting enough rest now will help us throughout the rest of the year. Living in...

With the change of each season our immune system becomes compromised as the weather shifts and different allergens in the air manifest.

Dharma Acupuncture of Grass Valley, CA, has announced a new pediatric back to school special where children can benefit from acupuncture and healing techniques