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Stress and Lack of Sleep During a Pandemic
There is a Medium article circulating on the internet about “Surge Capacity.” It’s about how our lives during the pandemic have caused a continual drain. Stress was very much a thing pre-pandemic but during this time it has introduced many new and different...
An Interview with a COVID-19 Survivor
We touched base recently with one of our clients who recovered from a case of the Coronavirus. “For a week I just thought I was sick. And then I lost all taste and smell so I knew I should get tested for COVID,” said Junho, who fell ill at the end of June. By this...
Arthritis Pain and Swelling Management
Frustrated with the pain and swelling from your arthritis? Tired of the constant consumption of painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs? Do you feel your arthritis is detrimental to your overall health and wellness? You are probably not alone as arthritis is the...
Losing Weight Safely and Effectively for Summer
Every summer, we’re all inundated with calls to lose weight and get “bathing suit ready”. Online advertisers are particularly pushy about losing weight to look good for the summer. But weight loss gimmicks are full of unhealthy, starvation-based methods and chemical...
Dr. Ko’s Herbal Medicine Helps Family and Friends Heal from COVID-19
Michelle Hong is a nurse in Nebraska who mainly works with elderly patients. Unfortunately, she caught the novel coronavirus from her patients in the spring of 2020. As a nurse, she knew what she had to do to treat it, such as staying away from others for two weeks,...
Clinic’s Beloved Office Manager Looks to Acupuncture for Fertility Help
Jinnie Choi Davidson and her husband had been trying to get pregnant for a while before she started working as the office manager at 120 Acupuncture Clinic. In fact, she’d had several miscarriages and had been very discouraged. As she turned 40 and her husband turned...
Caring for Chronic Illness During the Pandemic
One of the ongoing warnings concerning COVID-19 has been around its impact on those with underlying conditions. Chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, diabetes, and even asthma, seem to make people more vulnerable to the bad effects of the coronavirus. The best...
Dealing with Anxiety Through the COVID-19 Pandemic with Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
It’s no secret that anxiety has been on the rise in modern society, particularly in the United States. There are plenty of culprits to blame: social media, economic recession, and job stress, to name a few. But with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic this year,...
It’s Not Just Arthritis: Patient Finds Relief from Herniated Disc through Acupuncture
As a longtime sufferer of age-related arthritis, Christa Moore knew something else was wrong when she fell flat on her back one night. Even though her doctors told her it was just arthritis, she persisted. “It was very painful,” she says. “I knew it was something...
More Than Pain Relief: Mother Finds Unexpected Benefits from Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
In 2018, Jenik Esmaeili started having bad pain in her abdominal region. The pain, which was centralized on her bladder, made it difficult for her to stand up or walk. She started seeing a variety of doctors around the Los Angeles area who prescribed different pills...