Acupuncture and Pain
It's counterintuitive to think that getting stuck with needles will help you with pain - but it does. Low back pain and sciatica, neck pain and migraines.
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Articles
Writing on acupuncture, herbs, and integrative health.
Can acupuncture help with mental health?
A holistic approach to mental health focuses on responding to symptoms with respect and acknowledgement.
Acupuncture & the Reproductive System
Imbalances in the reproductive system can be a sensitive subject for people - and natural medicine is a sensitive treatment.
Some people say Microneedling is better than botox
What facial acupuncture is, how it works, the side effects, and how many treatments most people need.
Can natural medicine help my skin condition?
Skin conditions can be tricky to treat, but Chinese and Natural Medicine have a way of getting to the internal source of the seemingly superficial issue.
Perspectives on lab testing
There are so many different ways to test the biochemistry of our blood. None of them are perfect - and all of them are useful. A breakdown of the four most commonly used hormone lab tests.
Untangling Health
The guiding principles for the way Bess practices medicine — eight ideas that came out of the 2020 pivot to Human Nature Medicine.
What is autoimmune disease?
Autoimmune disease occurs when the body loses part of it's ability to differentiate between "self" and "other."
What is health?
Seems like a pretty straight forward question, yeah? No. Bess on the etymology of health, and why she asks every patient to define it for themselves.