The Acupuncture Alternative

11/09/2021

The office is now closed. I am officially retired and am moving out of state in the next month. Thank you everyone for all your love and support for the past 26 years. I am referring all my patients to Kingoff Acupuncture. Bless you 🙏 all.

10/08/2021

Looking for acupuncturist and massage therapist to rent rooms in established acupuncture and chiropractic clinic in Oleander Oaks. $450. per room per month.

Also have massage and reiki tables for sale.

05/17/2021

Our beautiful planet is rich with a startling treasure trove of health-boosting herbs. He shou wu is one of the most powerful, effective, and legendary medical herbs of old. Research shows this botanical is a top contender in the adaptogen category. We’ll explore 18 Powerful ways he shou wu is

03/15/2021

⭐️TCM foundation!⭐️
The Gate of Vitality (the Ming Men Fire) is found residing between the 2 Kidneys. It provides heat for all body functions, warms the KD Yang, and nourish KD Yin.
- It is the root of Yuan (source) Qi.
- It is the source of heat for all internal organs.
- It warms Stomach & Spleen to aid in digestion.
- It warms the lower burner for better Bladder function in fluid transformation.
- It harmonizes sexual function for a healthy libido.
- It assists the KD function of the reception of Lung Qi for better breathing.
- It assists the Heart function of housing the Mind.

REN 4 and DU 4 are both great acupuncture points to activate the Mind Men Fire, especially using Moxa.

03/15/2021

Allergies affect some many people! Here are the different types of allergies according to TCM diagnosis:

🍃 Environmental allergies are a LU Qi deficiency, and can benefit from Lu 7 & St 36. Herbal Formula: Yu Ping Feng San.

🍕 Food sensitivities are a SP Qi deficiency and can benefit from St 36, Sp 3 & Sp 6.

🥜 Anaphylactic allergies are a Kd Essence deficiency and cannot be changed according to TCM 😞

🦟 Insect bites reactions comes from external pathogens invading the body. Clearing the pathogens may help, using BL 65, Li 4, Li 11 & Sp 10.

03/10/2021

According to Oriental medicine, the spring is associated with the Liver and Gall Bladder (Wood element in Oriental medicine).

A lot of people know about liver function, but not too aware of the gallbladder.
Did you know that liver and gallbladder organs are essential for our body’s capacity to process both physically (detoxification) and emotionally?

☘🍀In balance, these tendencies show up as our ability to create, cultivate, and bring our goals to life. Out of balance, they appear as stress, tension, irritability, anger, feeling stuck, restlessness, frustration, and of all the maladies that can be a manifestation of stress, in particular tension headaches, hypertension, PMS, mood fluctuations, and indigestion, to name a few.

☘🍀Disharmony in the wood element can show up at any time of year, but it tends to be more predominant in the spring. With the need to move and grow, imbalance here often shows up as stagnation, so a yoga practice can be an effective way to work with this element or to help create balance.

02/24/2021

Oriental medicine says that we should first try to resolve a health problem with diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes before looking towards therapies like acupuncture, herbs, medications, or surgery. For this reason, diet is considered the first line of defense in health matters.

All foods have a thermal property based on their effect on the body and in this way we can use foods therapeutically. Foods either have a warming effect, a cooling effect, or a neutral effect on the body’s internal balance. By eating according to our own internal environment, we can use these properties to correct imbalances and restore our body’s healthy balance.

People who tend towards a cool constitution should eat more warming foods to encourage warmth and circulation. People with a warm or hot constitution should eat more cooling foods to temper the body’s internal heat.

Here is the food energy chart.

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02/09/2021

Bear’s Garlic (Allium ursinum), also known as Ramson’s garlic, is one of the oldest, most revered medicinal herbs known in Europe – but not very well known in the U.S. Most Americans have never heard of this plant – much less consumed it. It is not the same plant as regular garlic (Al