As a graduate from Chengdu Chinese Medical Institute in China. I have specialized in herbs, acupuncture and acupressure massage for over a decade. In addition, I studied the treatment and prevention of heart and vascular diseases at the Beijing Heart and Vascular Diseases Treatment and Research Center. Aftrer graduation, I worked with well known doctors of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) and continue to use their special therapies here in my center. In the United States, I hold an NCAA (National Commission for the Certification of Acupruncturists in Washing, D.C.) Diplomate of Chinese Herbology and Acupunture, and am certified by the National Commission fotr the Certification of Acupuncturists in Washington.

For over 3,000 years, the Chinese have been using methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), such as acupuncture, acupressure, and herbs to treat illness and pain. They believe that disease is caused by an imbalance of "qi" (pronounced chee), the vital life energy force in the body, and disharmony between the body's yin and yang. When the body's qi is restored and yin and yang are balanced, disease can be overcome. With their thousands of years of experience, the Chinese have mapped out the complex flow of body energy and how and where is passes from one channel (meridian) to another. Chinese meridian charts illustrate over 300 acupoints on the body whcih all correspond to related internal organs.

Whereas conventional western medicine emphasizes an eradication approach to combat illness, TCM looks at an individual holistically and works to assist the body in rebalancing itself. Practitioners of TCM examine the whole body, rather than one organ or system. Analysis is broad based and takes into consideration the patient's state of mind, yin/yand, the internal and external body, deficiences of excesses, the season of the year, and climate. TCM works well with both acute and chronic conditions.

Although imbalance of yin/yang and qu can occur at every life stage, the degreee of imbalance may differ according to one's age. A slight imbalance can often be adjusted by the body itself, while a serious illness can be helped by TCM. In the middle aged and elderly, TCM plays an active role in improving well being, maintaining health, and prolonging life. Environmental pollutants' harmful effects on the body can be reduced by herbal cleansing teas as well.

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