Yin Fire Holistic Health

05/09/2025

The healing space☺️

Thank you to all of those who have trusted in the process! I see you🤗

Making the world a better place one ailment at a time💙

03/20/2025

Congratulations on making it through another winter🌨️
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If you’d like to join the email list for the quarterly newsletters please let me know with your email address🗞️
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Here are the last two pages that I’d like to publicly share from the recent updates📰
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The small wins are what makes worlds of difference for some and I feel so lucky to get to witness you all 🥹

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These stories are here to remind you that it is possible for your body to heal, naturally. Don’t give up on yourself.
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Also, feel free to stop and smell the buds🌼 it can really help get your nervous system back into the pace of the earth.

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“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” ~Lao Tzu🪷

01/05/2025

What is shiatsu?
A Japanese style acu-pressure massage that helps to make space within acupuncture meridians for qi to flow. This type of therapy can be applied head to toe including fingers, face, and ears! Oils are not utilized, therefore the massage is received fully clothed.

It works similar to a lymphatic massage in that it supports the flow of the lymphatic system.

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What does it help?
Anything from body aches and pains to headaches, menstrual pains, joint stiffness, tension, sciatica, etc. Many people have claimed improved energy and sleep following a shiatsu massage.

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Cost?
$120 per 60 minute massage. This includes “tips,” but does not include taxes.

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Feel free to reach out with any questions! It is very different from your typical massage and is curated personally for each and every body. 💜

12/11/2024

Here is a little insight on the 5 angles I focus on with“reminding” the body on how to heal. It very much is influenced by the ancients of China.

1. Structural. Makes sense… if you get in an accident or your posture causes imbalances in your body then pain can arise!
2. Pathogenic. Mold, fungal, viral, bacterial, even metaphysical. You don’t have to be on board with the metaphysical, but I’ve found that sometimes that realm needs to be visited. (I do believe in God and ask for God’s support in all cases.) Chinese medicine describes “pathogenic” as wind, cold, heat, damp, etc. Different terminology for very similar scenarios. Sure, wind isn’t something we commonly see as pathogenic, but wind carries those little virus and bacterial particles doesn’t it?
3. Environmental toxins! One that isn’t talked about too much in Chinese medicine, but something I talk about quite a bit. Pesticides, pthalates, plastics, work exposures, etc. Mold can also be put into this category. If you were once exposed to these toxins, it could still be in your system today.
4. Lifestyle. Too much sitting, too much eating, overworking, etc. Balance is very important!
5. Emotions. Did you know that a higher score of “adverse childhood events” (ACEs) are correlated to greater likelihood of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, arthritis, high cholesterol… you name it. Traumatic experiences can change how you see and act in the world. It can actually be quite physical.

I do find that working on the non-material level of healing has been the most powerful. During the sessions I am not physically manipulating any structural body parts, but instead informing the body of which direction to heal. Sure, the stimulation of an acupuncture needle sometimes triggers a muscle motor response. That can be very nice, but the biggest and best results are in the interactions with a person’s “qi” or non-material energy that shapes and informs the body.

11/06/2024

Hello hello 👋

I go by Dr. Leslie and my last name is pronounced “foo.”

I do very alternative health care at Yin Fire Holistic Health. It seems to be quite powerful for most people to address some concerns from a different angle, especially if your have some pretty mysterious symptoms. Or maybe you’re fed up with the way that you have been treating specific symptoms?

Tapping into the subconscious using muscle testing is a pretty unique way of figuring out the root cause. Also, it can be quite a journey to get to the other side, but it really pays off! Sometimes the body asks for Chinese or western herbs, sometimes it needs a specific nutrient or food, sometimes the body needs you to remove something specific, sometimes the body needs a homeopathic. Every body is so different and it is so fascinating to be taken down each path.

It is such a privilege to be of service to my patient. I’m so very grateful to be in such a lovely town of Georgetown, KY!

May you all have a lovely fall season and spend some time to enjoy the beauty of nature’s shifting of colors and seasons! 🍂

10/11/2024

With TWO recent patients, we worked on the ability to “let things go.” And voila… one weekly bowel movement to THREE! Of course this doesn’t work for everyone. Also, the goal is to have 1~3 bowel movements daily, but little progress is better than none! Especially when it’s medication free.

Have you ever noticed stress/travel to affect bowel motility?? Wouldn’t it make sense that our fight/flight vs rest/digest response can affect our bathroom habits? Did you know that serotonin plays a role in both mood AND digestion, among many other important roles?

There is clearly a multitude of factors associated with digestion. Additionally, both Hippocrates and the ancients of China believed our gut to be the foundation of health.

Maybe those migraines or skin rashes stem from your digestive tract? You’d be surprised to see how connected everything truly is in our bodies!

Getting bowel movements back online can be a hard one💩 but focusing on that may significantly impact your overall health journey. 🙃

**Educational material only.

10/05/2024

When journeying through a holistic health appointment, sometimes the body will bring me to identify specific environmental exposures that need to be removed. Sometimes it’s the eyeliner, sometimes the shampoo, other times the detergent.

It’s interesting to stumble upon this tiny study that supports the “toxic world” theory. Not everyone will react poorly to pthalates or parabens. However, if you have certain gene mutations or other life stressors that prevent you from detoxing properly, that one line drawn above your eyes or blush on your cheeks can shift your gene expressions that much more into a negative direction.

Unfortunately, there are so many other chemicals in this world that are as bad or worse than the pthalates or parabens found in most personal care products. That’s why I believe it is best to bring our lifestyle back to nature. If you can’t make it, harvest it, or eat it then maybe it shouldn’t go on or near your body. However, we live in the world we live in. So here are a few brands I recommend as an alternative to some of the bigger name brand monopolies:

-Badger
-Dr. Bronner’s
-Well People’s
-Molly’s Suds

PMID: 36746253.

08/29/2024

07/20/2024

Disclaimer: every naturopath is different… some haven’t actually gone through rigorous medical training. Others who have may follow the conventional model.

As a naturopathic doctor, I focus on treating the root cause. This means addressing the cause of that fever, the cause of your joint pain, the cause of your sleep issues, etc.

I try not to give you the “anti” - pill. The anti-pyretic, anti-inflammatory, anti-anxiety, etc. I rely on the wisdom of the body and do my best to understand why it’s crying out for help through these symptoms.

Did you know that our immune system works more efficiently at fighting infection when the temperature is hotter within our bodies? Did you know the swelling of your sprained ankle is due to the repairing mechanisms of your immune system and if you take an NSAID it can actually lengthen your recovery time? (1)

Sure, we should regulate extremes to ease quality of life. Yes, emergency medicine has a time and a place and is very important for saving lives. But are you sick of just “watching and waiting?” Waiting until your disease progression has gotten so bad that you need pharmaceuticals, or even worse, surgery? Maybe it’s time to take your health into your own hands.

1. PMID: 23869068

06/28/2024

Around the time of the summer solstice, the plants have the most Yang (upward/outward/masculine/light/bright) energy. The yin energy is in a lull. This is such a fabulous time to harvest flowering tops and leaves and use the sun for extraction!

You can see in the plants all around us that most of their energy is being put up and out into their leaves and petals, soaking up all this Yang sun. This is the opposite of winter where the yin is the strongest, storing their energy into the deepest parts of their roots and seeds.

Are you feeling the energy of this outward movement? Are you feeling like taking up the space that you deserve and to speak out for your feelings? That’s this powerful Yang of life☺️.

Some plants I decided to use for this homemade salve include yarrow, sage, rosehips, and calendula🌼. These herbs are useful for antimicrobial support, anti-inflammatory benefits, healing with vitamin E, and blood moving for cuts, diaper rashes, scrapes, skin dryness, and lack of nourishment.

I’ll post the next steps of my salve making later😊 maybe I’ll make enough to gift to some of my regular clients this year.

06/19/2024

Acupuncture is so great for the mind, body, and spirit😇. I’ve seen amazing results with back pain, shoulder and neck pain, arterial insufficiency causing discoloration of the skin, numb hands and feet, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, rumination, urinary frequency, recovery from sprains/strains, fatigue, sleep support… to name a few.

Currently, the cost is $135 for the initial acupuncture session and only $90 for follow-up. Feel free to make an appointment while there are still openings!

06/10/2024

Hello everyone! My name is Dr. Leslie. I have my bachelors in biology, masters in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, and doctorate in naturopathy. I really love what I do because my goal is to help you feel better from the inside out. If you have a complicated ailment, then let’s work together to find the root cause.

I believe that there are a few common causes of disease: environmental toxins, emotional traumas, pathogenic factors, nutritional deficiencies, and structural imbalances.

Do you think any of these might be negatively affecting your health? Let’s figure it out!

Also, I’m working to add a “Prices” section to my website to be more transparent to anyone interested. 😊 ***Prices are subject to change as my schedule begins to fill up.