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“In Chinese Medicine, different pathways of energy are in different locations on your head and they mean different things.”- Dr. Shiroko Sokitch Did you know that magnesium is responsible for [...]

“There are a lot of possible reasons that you might have fatigue even if your medication on your thyroid is okay.” Dr. Shiroko Sokitch If you’re dealing with fatigue and looking for solutions [...]

  “Find ways that really make you happy, tiny little things that you might be able to do every single day for yourself.”- Marcelle Pick OB/GYN, NP   Most of us are struggling with [...]

Several years ago, I was presenting at a workshop and a man came up on the stage to “demonstrate” how Chinese medicine works. I asked him if he had any symptoms to tell me about. He [...]

What does it take to heal the seemingly inevitable onslaught of a migraine? I have worked with hundreds of patients to successfully discover the causes behind the migraines and relieve their [...]

This month, we will be talking about Peri-menopause and it’s myriad symptoms. Peri-menopause begins several years before menopause and is the process of your body’s hormones [...]

My patient Adam had been in a severe car accident when he was young. He nearly died of his injuries and spent several months in intensive care. He attributes his miraculous healing to the love of [...]

I have been practicing acupuncture in Santa Rosa CA for 25 years, and I am still awed by it every day. It is an incredible treatment modality, and an amazing treatment to receive. Despite this, [...]

If you’re finding yourself reacting to more and more foods that didn’t used to bother you, you might have leaky gut. Many of my patients are surprised when they find out they have [...]

When I first learned about acupuncture, I fell in love with the concept of it. I had never experienced it but knew I wanted to study it. While working in the Intensive Care Unit in my residency, [...]