I am often asked how I got into Chinese medicine, which some people find a strange profession.
I found Chinese medicine as a teenager after suffering from years of debilitating period cramps that no doctor could help me with. Without any attempt to determine their cause, the solution of multiple doctors and specialists was for me to have a hysterectomy—at age 15.
I said no.
Soon after, I found a doctor of Chinese medicine who did something no doctor had ever done before—she listened.
She took an extensive history, looked at my tongue, and placed her fingers gently on my wrists—one and then the other—to listen intently to my pulse.
The entire interaction was, in itself, a healing experience. Finally, I found someone who listened to what I was saying and valued what my body was telling me. Then, with kindness, my acupuncturist began unraveling the cause of my distress.
After a few months of acupuncture and Chinese herbs, the cramps that had tormented me for years went away. My treatments rectified the imbalances that were the root of the problem—and I fell deeply in love with this extraordinary medicine.
What Is Chinese Medicine?
Chinese medicine is a holistic medical system that has diagnosed and treated disease for thousands of years. More importantly, it teaches us how to live in a way that supports our happiness, health, and well-being...
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