by Sean Guinan, L.Ac. | Oct 26, 2018 | body practices, folk remedies, traditional medicine
When you were a child, do you remember elderly folks in your community complaining about the pain in their aching joints when the weather changed? Well there’s good reason. In Traditional Chinese Medicine climactic and seasonal changes can be a cause of...
by Sean Guinan, L.Ac. | Oct 19, 2018 | body practices, folk remedies, traditional medicine
How many times did your mother tell you that you’d catch a cold if you went outside without warm clothes on? Well, she was right. In the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine lays a secret to staying well during the colder months. It all boils down to...
by Sean Guinan, L.Ac. | Oct 3, 2018 | body practices, folk remedies, traditional medicine
Living with the seasons is a central practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine. By following nature’s rhythm you begin to harmonize your relationship with the world around you. With the advent of indoor living and climate-controlled buildings it’s...
by Sean Guinan, L.Ac. | Aug 31, 2018 | self healing, traditional medicine
Disease is very much on a spectrum. Some people are well, some are sick, and a whole bunch of people are somewhere in the middle. So many times I hear from patients that they visited their primary care doctor because they just didn’t feel well. After a...
by Sean Guinan, L.Ac. | Jul 24, 2018 | body practices, folk remedies, self healing, traditional medicine
Epic health is built on behaviors. And when we bring awareness to our body practices, we can shift our daily habits to evolve our health in a good way. Take a moment and ask yourself, “what kind of body practices do I currently have?”. ...
by Sean Guinan, L.Ac. | Jul 11, 2018 | traditional medicine
Longevity is more than just living a long life. It’s also living well as we age. One of the hallmarks of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is how to re-think your normal as you transition through the seasons of your life. If you’re thinking that...
by Sean Guinan, L.Ac. | Jun 12, 2018 | traditional medicine
The tongue is a map of the whole body in Traditional Chinese Medicine. When we look at the tongue for diagnosis it is the closest thing we have to seeing an internal organ. We look at the color, shape, size, and movement of the tongue to give us information. We...
by Sean Guinan, L.Ac. | Jun 7, 2018 | folk remedies, traditional medicine
As an acupuncturist and Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, I see about 80-100 patients each week in clinical practice. And more often than not, people have TONS of questions about acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. They ask me things like: How...
by Sean Guinan, L.Ac. | Jan 19, 2018 | traditional medicine
Modern medicine values technology, convenience, and symptom management. And sadly, people are just getting sicker. With rates of chronic disease on the rise we clearly have a problem. Luckily, Traditional Medicine has much to offer! What is Traditional Medicine...
