Rose City Acupuncture Blog

In the past, before we invented stiff and constraining shoes, our feet looked very different. Here’s a fascinating article about natural feet, and how they work when not trapped inside restrictive shoes. Our feet change as footwear styles evolve. You … Continue reading →

More and more, I’m seeing personal sensitivities to foods that are healthy for others. In particular, women past menopause seem to develop food allergies. This can be a delayed response, so it’s hard to recognize. Continue reading →

Acupuncture license renewed! This year the Oregon Medical Board required everyone to take an online course on “Changing the Conversation on Pain,” which was as cheesy and awkward as you’d expect a state government-produced video to be, but contained excellent … Continue reading →

I love teaching self care. I can do great work here in the office, but long term change usually goes better if you do your homework. Sometimes that’s stretching, postural correction, or checking in with your body and releasing tension … Continue reading →

When a patient arrives for an appointment, I always ask if they need to use the bathroom. It’s better to get that taken care of before they are undressed and full of needles! One lady responded “When do I ever … Continue reading →

Someone posts this meme on my Facebook wall every time it comes around and it makes me sad. Look, I HAVE BEEN THERE. I was in severe chronic pain (9/10 on the pain scale) for years after my car accident. … Continue reading →

Purely coincidentally, I’ve had two patients in the past two days with the exact same complaint: Lightheadedness / confusion / disassociation from the body. One had gone to get an MRI and X- rays, but everything came back fine. One … Continue reading →

Explaining Nightshade sensitivities to busy waitstaff can be a nightmare -especially in different languages - so I made these handy cards. This way they can bring one back to the kitchen for the chef to review. I’m not going to say they work perfectly – … Continue reading →

I’ve talked about fascia before in this blog, but I wanted to expand on the topic: It’s SO important, causing so many resolvable issues. It’s frustrating to me that fascia is unknown by average people, and ignored by so many … Continue reading →

I’m getting a lot of questions about daith piercings that supposedly help you lose weight or stop migraines. These are a bad idea. 1) Piercers are NOT licensed to practice medicine. There is a reason we go to school for all … Continue reading →

Heartburn can be terrible. My patients often come in complaining of a string of miserable nights when nothing can calm the burning in their chests. The ache can extend to the throat and jaw.* Acid reflux is more than just annoying. If left untreated … Continue reading →

If you ever attend an event with me, soon you’ll notice people walking around with funny little stickers on their ears. Ear seeds are my mobile acupressure strategy. When people come up to me and ask what I can do … Continue reading →

I got rid of 95% of my old shoes once I made the switch to minimal, wide-toed, unheeled footwear. Wearing my old collection just felt awful after my toes were liberated. Like children, once they are educated, there’s no going … Continue reading →

I shared a link on social media about the importance of human touch, and there was an immediate pile of private messages thanking me. One person shared that just that day a co-worker had touched her shoulder as she scooted … Continue reading →

One bird can feed 2 people for three days with a little creativity. Try these chicken recipes – they’re all easy, healthy, yummy, and frugal – it’s the total chicken package! Day 1: Roasted chicken You can do this yourself (it’s … Continue reading →

I get a lot of questions about acupuncture for weight loss, and I figured it was time to say something about it here. Weight Loss Isn’t Always About Eating Less and Exercising More If you have an oral fixation, or … Continue reading →

Posture does more than make you look good: It’s important for your health! Being bent over creates tremendous stress on our muscles, squishes our organs, and blocks blood flow. I also affects our mood and digestion. Besides pleasing Grandma, there … Continue reading →

My personal health issues, combined with frustration with lack of results using the current common answers, continually take me to new and interesting places. In the past year most of what I know about metabolism, nutrition, and now feet (and … Continue reading →

Thanks to the warm weather, more people are letting their feet breathe by wearing comfortable sandals and flip-flips. And with all these toes out for a walk, I’m seeing a lot of toenail fungus. Some sources claim as many as … Continue reading →

Buying bio-mechanically correct shoes: First, read this article about foot function and how to assess healthy shoes. Then, look for brands like Born, Clark’s, Keen, Lems, Jambu & J-41 (sexy sandals!), Hoka, Altra, Vivo, Jafe, Xero, TOPO, Vivobarefoot, and Merrell. European walking … Continue reading →