Digestive Health

FROM SIMPLE BLOATING TO IBS OR CHRON’S, CHINESE HERBS AND ACUPUNCTURE HAVE INCREDIBLE POTENCY IN GETTING TO THE ROOT ISSUE OF THESE DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS.

THE WAY YOUR BODY DIGESTS YOUR FOOD CAN HAVE REPERCUSSIONS THROUGHOUT THE REST OF YOUR BODY.

COMMON SYMPTOMS THAT MIGHT BE DEEMED NORMAL OR BRUSHED OFF ARE ACTUALLY INDICATIONS THAT YOUR BODY IS NOT DIGESTING FOOD PROPERLY.

IMAGINE HOW CONTENT EACH ORGAN SYSTEM AND CELL IN YOUR BODY WOULD BE IF IT WAS FULLY NOURISHED - WE CAN HELP YOU GET THERE.

From a Traditional Chinese Medical perspective, the metabolism is like a fire that transforms food into nutrients that then circulate and nourish the tissues of the body.

When it is over or under active, or if there is stagnation blocking this metabolic warmth - imbalance and symptoms ensue. These are fairly easy issues to treat with a combination of herbal medicine, acupuncture and Chinese nutrition therapy.

Digestion & nutrition are crucial to the health of the rest of the body. We often treat the digestive system even when the focus is on other conditions such as fertility or hormone imbalance, as it is a common root cause of other imbalances in the body.

Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine, alongside acupuncture, has an unique ability to address the many aspects that impact our ability to digest food as well as the way our digestion impacts the rest of the body. By optimizing the digestion we are treating:

  • Blood sugar and insulin

  • Hormone balance

  • The microbiome

  • Systemic inflammation

  • Nutrient absorption

  • Dysbiosis

  • Stress / cortisol management

Common conditions we have experience treating:

  • Nutrient deficiency

  • Difficulty absorbing iron

  • IBS/IBD

  • Colitis

  • Chron’s disease

  • Food intolerances

  • Morning sickness

  • Blood or mucus in stools

  • Fullness/discomfort after eating

  • Prolapse

  • Bloating

  • Diarrhea & Loose stools

  • Constipation

  • Tenesmus

  • Nausea & Vomit

  • Heartburn

  • Acid reflux

  • Weight loss

  • Abdominal and stomach pain

  • Hemorrhoids