by iyashi | Sep 23, 2022 | Child/Kids Health, Chinese Medicine, Cold/Flu/COVID, COVID 5, Eastern Medicine, Family Health, Nutrition
Fall has barely begun but the cold and flu are in full force, and COVID is still going on (though less for right now). I am already seeing increase cases of colds in my office and am helping my patients via herbal telemedicine consults. And this year, we have to...
by iyashi | Apr 8, 2020 | Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, COVID 2, COVID19, Eastern Medicine
As of 12pm 4/6/2020, Los Angeles has 6360 cases of confirmed COVID19 individuals. The Public Health Department is asking all Los Angelenos to continue to Shelter in Place, and in particular for this week, to even avoid grocery shopping if you can, as we have a...
by iyashi | Jan 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
I got sick this winter break, which is very rare for me, but I thought it was just me. When I started hearing from and reading several of my acupuncturist colleagues’ Facebook postings that they too were sick, I knew this one was not the run of the mill cold...
by iyashi | Sep 9, 2017 | Acupuncture, Eastern Medicine, Family Health, Uncategorized
Copyright: sritangphoto / 123RF Stock Photo Autumn, like Spring, is when the weather varies drastically, as the season shifts from one extreme to the other (as in from the hot summer to the cold winter that is to come in the case of Autumn). At least here...
by iyashi | Dec 16, 2014 | Family Health, Uncategorized
Even if it isn’t snowy and cold, winter weather affects everyone—including those of us in sunny Los Angeles! You really can’t fool Mother Nature—or your body clock that ticks along with the seasons. During the winter, it is natural to feel a little...